PAST+Composer+Events

= = =Archive of Past Composer nights at Sutton Elementary:= = =

=__BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY BASH 2012 __=  = =  On Monday, December 17th, Sutton students and families gathered to celebrate the legendary composer and his famous 9th Symphony. Students will be able to showed their parents & family members how to play Beethoven's music on pianos, xylophones, boomwhackers, recorders, and every instrument in the room! Many also enjoyed a birthday cupcake in honor of the composer of the month.


 * __ Danny Elfman Composer Night __**

**__BEETHOVEN vs. TCHAIKOVSKY Composer Night __**
Ms. Selaty is nuts about Tchaikovsky and Ms. Lammers is wild about Beethoven so we combined their favorites. Parents & students who attended got to test their knowledge about these composers and their music. __When__: December 15th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. __Where__: Sutton Elementary Media Center (library) //-- we also got// //to hear our very best 4th grade recorder students play a little of Beethoven & Tchaikovsky's music on their recorders!//

=__**FRANZ LISZT'S 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION**__ = = = We celebrated Franz Liszt's 200th birthday in a packed Sutton Music Room  on Thursday, Oct. 20th, 2011. Thanks to so many students and families who joined us for our cartoon tributes to the composer's music and joined us as we played a little "Hungarian Rhapso-B" Franz Liszt

featuring Franz Liszt's //Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor// ! media type="youtube" key="6NXo7pr8iRM" height="179" width="219" // and //__ [|Bugs Bunny Playing Franz Liszt's music] __
 * IF you couldn't join us, here are a few of our favorite cartoon clips . . . **

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=**__B.B. KING BIRTHDAY BASH__**=

=B.B. King celebrated his 85th birthday on Sept. 16th, 2010!= == = WE celebrated on Thursday, September 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sutton Music Room by learning a bit about the blues and watching a few B.B.King video clips (see the side menu if you are interested in B.B.King video links). We also enjoyed hearing Eric Lee play some blues riffs on his guitar. Here are a few audio samples from what he shared with us tonight as he was teaching us about the blues. . . = =Here's one of Eric's samples of the 12 bar blues. . . = =media type="file" key="Eric 12 bar 2.mp3" width="240" height="20" = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">And here's one of Eric's little blues riffs to inspire you while you are practicing your blues scale at home. . . = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">media type="file" key="EricLee riff.mp3" width="240" height="20" = =.= = MANY thanks to everyone who came out (WOW! There were around 70 people crowded in the music room to hear Eric play!). And MANY, MANY thanks to Eric Lee (and his mom, Mrs. Lee - Sutton's resource room teacher) for joining us tonight! = = If you're practicing at home, here are the notes you want to start working with (these are the notes that we used on the keyboards at the B.B. King Birthday Bash PLUS a flat 5 or Gb): = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> = = = = = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**__Camille Saint-Saens CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS__** = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Thursday, Oct. 21st, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Sutton Music Room) About 45 kindergarten-4th grade students and their families gathered to experience Saint-Saens' masterpiece with hosts Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck! (video from 1976:) =
 * =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">here's the link to the video's description, but if you missed this composer night, feel free to ask Ms. Lammers to borrow the VHS:) [|Bugs & Daffy's Carnival of the Animals] =

__**ALL GIRL COMPOSER NIGHT**__ -- Tues., Nov. 11th, 2010, at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)

Many of you brought your favorite CDs (music written by women) to share with the group..............very fun!

// we also featured music by our composer of the month: JENNIFER HIGDON //

-- Thurs., Dec. 16th, 2010 at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room) It's no secret that Ms. Lammers LOVES Beethoven. Don't we all?
 * __BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY BASH__**

This family night was dedicated to Beethoven's 9th Symphony (you might know it as "Ode to Joy"). We'll got out ALL of the pitched instruments that the school owns and roamed around the room and hallways to playing a few lines of Beethoven's masterpiece on each instrument (xylophones, boomwhackers, piano keyboards, recorders, etc.). Many Sutton kids taught their parents how to play this piece during the event! ............and of course, we finished our celebration with birthday cake! Many thanks to parents and students who attended the party!

__**MATH, MUSIC, and MOZART NIGHT**__ -- Thurs., Jan. 20th, 2011 at 6 p.m. (Sutton Music Room) == As a part of Sutton's Family Math Night, we were able to collaborate Mozart's love for music with his love for math by playing a bit of a dice game that Mozart used to inspire compositions. If you'd like to learn more about his dice game ideas, I found this website helpful and liked the link to "Mozart Interactive" that had a great visual of the complexitiy of Mozart's actual dice game. [|Mozart Dice Game links & info]=

= = __**GUTHRIE SING-A-LONG NIGHT**__ =-- Sept. 30th, 2009 at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)=

=media type="file" key="Guthrie singalong.mp3" width="240" height="20"= Press the triangle to hear some of our singing from Woody Guthrie Sing-A-Long Night! == Thanks to everyone who came and sang with us! Thannks also to Charlie Alvarez for pictures from the event!

=**__BACH KAZOO NIGHT__**=

=-- Thurs., Oct. 22nd, 2009 at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)=

=media type="file" key="minuetkazoo.mp3" width="240" height="20" - Here's our of "Minuet In G"=

=media type="file" key="toccata kazoo.mp3" width="240" height="20" - Here's our "performance" of "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"=

=media type="file" key="Toccata and Kazoogue in D - Kazoo Night.mp3" width="240" height="20" - Here's our final piece! Official title is "Toccata And Kazoogue in D Maybe."=

=Our tribute to Bach, kazoos, and everything whacky in October!=

=Many thanks to the students and families who attended the Bach Kazoo celebration! Thanks also to the Adrian Telegram for the amazing article and fun YouTube video of our event!=

=[|Bach Kazoo Night video]=

=__**ALL GIRL COMPOSER NIGHT**__=

=-- Tues., Nov. 10th, 2009, at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)=

=Here's a little podcast from this month's composer night. THANK YOU to the parents and students who joined us in the Sutton Music room!=

=Many of you brought your favorite CDs (music written by women) to share with the group..............very fun!=

=media type="file" key="Girl Composer Night.mp3" width="240" height="20"=

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=**__BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY BASH__**=

=-- Thurs., Dec. 17th, 2009 at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)=

=It's no secret that Ms. Lammers LOVES Beethoven. Don't we all?=

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=This family night was dedicated to Beethoven's 9th Symphony (you might know it as "Ode to Joy"). We'll got out ALL of the pitched instruments that the school owns and roamed around the room and hallways to playing a few lines of Beethoven's masterpiece on each instrument (xylophones, boomwhackers, piano keyboards, recorders, etc.). Many Sutton kids taught their parents how to play this piece during the event!=

=............and of course, we finished our celebration with birthday cake! Many thanks to parents and students who attended the party!=

=__**MOZART TRIVIA NIGHT**__=

=-- Thurs., Jan. 20th, 2010 at 7 p.m. (Sutton Music Room)=

= += //Here are some quick and random Mozart facts that were in featured in our game:// =1) Mozart was born in Austria.=

=2) His full name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (and his full baptismal name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart)=

=3) He was born on January 27, 1756=

=4) He died on December 5, 1791 (at 35 years of age)=

=5) He spent his childhood touring Europe performing with his sister, Nannerl, and his father, Leopold.=

=6) Because of his constant travels, Mozart eventually learned to speak fifteen different languages.=

=7) He composed his first piece at the age of 5.=

=8) He wrote 41 symphonies.=

=9) His most famous operas include The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni.=