Frozen: Let It Go!

I told a few people I would post a clip from one of the numbers "Let It Go" so here it is.

This is from the rehearsal! 

Show days!

Lasst weekend Friday and Saturday were the show days, and boy what a weekend it was! Being a teacher's assistant/ teacher to the students is very tasking ( props to all teachers out there ) it seemed like such a long weekend, but it felt so amazing to see the kids so happy and joyful at the end... Even if the road there was extremely stressful!

These are from the rehearsals on Monday the 6th they had the set for the play set up in the fellowship hall so the kids could practice on.

This is a picture of the set, which is always amazing! There is more to it, like the floats on the right had side and other windows and signs that are able to be seen because they can only work in the theater itself.

This is a video of the boomwhacker number. (not the full thing of course) 

This is one of the rehearsal pictures when we were at the Baldwin Park Performing Arts Center, Mr. Billy is in the middle directing the kids as the three "Divas" sing "Let It Snow" on the floats (a part I once did *tears*) and the younger kids dance in front of them.

Rehearsal is an important aspect of performing, especially when working with younger children,  so there was a lot of it! Sadly I had to work backstage helping the kindergarten through second graders change and get on stage for their numbers, the teachers really needed help and they were thankful for me, so I wasn't able to see the show or get good video of it but I did ask a friend in the audience to get some clips so I'll be posting those shortly!

 

These are the kids I helped backstage; they are in their bird costumes,which they couldn't hang or put on for themselves, but how could you not help those faces. They opened the show! 

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours

1. Creative Planet School of the Arts

2. Billy Rugh
3. 10 Hours
4. I worked closely with the students of Creative Planet and my mentor Mr Billy. I assisted and also participated in choir, solo voice, and music/musical instrument classes. I helped answer questions as an assistant and ran warm up exercises for choir classes; as well as warmed up, sang songs, and filled out worksheets as a "student" or observer in the classes. 

Blog 10: Senior Project: The Holiday

1. Over break I wasn't able to work directly with my mentor or at my mentorship because they were on break as well since its a school but I finished completely reading a book I use for my research called "Nurture Shock".
2.  I simply re-read the chapters I had already read and I read the chapters I didn't use in my research. "Nurture Shock" is about child development and gives pointers on teaching and parenting.It teaches about the negative power of praise, why children feel the need to lie, why some kids don't get along and how to make it easier for them, and other small things that teachers and parents should not do in order to better a child.I had already absorbed the knowledge from doing my research, but re-reading it made it clearer.

3.  If I was going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to my EQ answer I would talk to the principle of my middle school and mentor Mr. Billy because he has worked with children for so long and has seen them transform and grow over the years. I could also interview my middle school music teacher Mrs. Amy Rodriguez because she has also been there for children from young ages teaching them music, instruments, and even facilitating in teaching some kids voice. Either of them would be very helpful in answering my EQ.

Monthly Post

Well this month was a busy one for the kids at my mentorship because of the big show that was supposed to happen on December 20th but because of all the things that have to get done in the month school wise it was pushed back to January the 10th! Which means more time to rehearse but also much more stress for the teachers who now have prepare for another week of "hell". We call it hell week because of the back to back dress rehearsals the kids will have and all day rehearsal so yes that means starting from about 10 am to 6 pm with breaks to do school work in between. I won't be able to attend all rehearsal of course, but i get to help the younger kids back stage and watch over them during the show madness! That's going to be my main responsibility and I'm very excited to see all the kids so proud and excited during the show, I'll post the dates and times when I know them, right now they're up in the air. But mentorship has been going very well so far.

Monthly Post

At my mentorship the students perform twice a year and the Christmas show is coming up! So the rehearsals have become more frequent and more rigorous. I used to participate in these because I went to this school, obviously, so its very exciting watching them progress everyday! So far they have learned all the songs for the show, but next comes dividing up the solos(parts of songs sung by one individual). What's the most exciting is I get to help decide who gets what solo. This deliberation won't take place for about another two weeks, but it will be a difficult process. I think this helps a child; showing them that they won't get everything they want whether it's a solo in a song or a job when you're older, but that life will go on, and it is not the end of the world. It's not the best part obviously, but its a process! The best part will be watching them succeed on stage, which will be different for me because I'm not usually backstage, but its a nice change. Can't wait till then. I'll post the show dates, times, and prices if anyone wants to attend!

Blog 9: EQ

1.   I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.
 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
Yes, it has a framework and can have a lot of research to different ways it can be done. You could argue a point either way, and the wording makes sense.
 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
Yes, the answer can be answered in different categories
 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
No, because this doesn't take a stance, and you can't argue a point of personal opinion to each person.
 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
No, because it doesn't follow the second rule. It simply calls for a short brief answer, and could only be answered in the same type of way each time. Also the wording may be wrong, I associate Anesthesiologists with a different area of expertise.

3. How can music instruction help increase a child's personal potential into adulthood?