MSMS Select Chorus Goes "On the Road!"

On Friday, September 26th, the Burlington Public Schools were recognized as one of top districts for music education in the country.  As part of the celebration, we won a special two day-residency with the John Lennon tour bus, which is a mobile, state of the art recording and video studio.  More info here:   http://www.lennonbus.org/

In addition to interesting panels and discussions about music education, there were several performances, including the MSMS Select Chorus.  We performed "Seasons of Love" along with last year's House Band.  It was a wonderful reunion.

Special thanks to Mr. Middleton-Cox for being such a gracious host. (I know MSMS had more than its fair share of cookies!)

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back MSMS Music Students!

We hope you all had a great summer, and are ready for more music making!

Some items of interest:

1. SYMPHONIC BAND AUDITIONS.  Mrs. Medvitz will hold auditions on Monday, September 8th. See her for the audition music ASAP.  All students should mark down "Band" on the Activity Block selection.  Check out her new blog: www.mmedvitz.weebly.com

2.  CONCERT BAND.  Anyone who plays an instrument is welcome. No audition required.  Mrs. Gendron is the conductor. Here is her blog: http://marshallsimondsconcertband.wordpress.com

3.  SELECT CHORUS AUDITIONS. Mr. Mullen will hold auditions on Friday, September 5th and Monday, September 8th. See Mr. Mullen to sign up for an audition, and for an audition paper. Mr. Mullen's website: www.MisterMullen.com. 

4.  CHORAL UNION.  Do you like to sing? Sing up for Choral Union during Activity Block! No audition necessary. 

5.  THE MINSTRELS. Do you play guitar, fiddle, bass, keyboard, or banjo? Our after school folk group, The Minstrels, will meet most Wednesdays from 2-3. More info to come. 

We look forward to a great year of music!

Mr. Mullen

Mrs. Medvitz

Mrs. Gendron

Square Dance at MSMS!

SQUARE DANCE!

On Friday, May 16th, MSMS hosted its first ever Square Dance for the 6th grade in the gym.  The event featured our own MSMS Minstrels and House Band, who provided live music.  Mr. Mullen, whose inner "twang" shone through, was the caller for the dance, leading the 6th graders through Do Si Do, swing your partner, and more.  

It was a fun event!  Several students won cash prizes for the Best Costume.  We even had a teacher dance!

A good time was had by all who attended.    

SPRING CONCERT!

The MSMS Spring Concert will be held on Thursday, May 22nd at 7 pm in the auditorium! Students should report to their assigned areas at 6:30.  

"Ode to 'Jose'" in our Keyboard Lab

Students in 6C are learning to combine melody, chords, and a bass line to perform a song. Here, we are playing a Latin version of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" which we are calling "Ode to Jose."




Here is our sheet music:

BEST Auditions!

The Burlington Educational Summer Theatre (BEST) will hold auditions for their production of "Cinderella" on the following dates:

Wed. April 30th, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
Thurs. May 1st, 5 - 8 pm



Good luck!

GREASE at MSMS!

Check out Mr. Dexter's post about Grease! Mr. Mullen is the music director.  Come see the show!!

http://marshallsimonds.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/preview-of-grease-by-bhs-theatre/

Success at Junior Districts!

On Saturday, March 14th, 14 students from Burlington travelled to Lowell High School to perform in the Junior District Festival. It was quite an honor to have so many students from Burlington!  Mark Czerwinski was chosen as a soloist for the boys choir. In addition, Patrick Creedon got to play the djembe accompanying the boys chorus. It was a proud day for the music department, for sure!

Thanks to Mrs. Creedon for the pictures!

Winter 2014 Concert on BCAT

You can now stream the MSMS 2014 Winter Concert on BCAT!

Junior District Info

The Junior District auditions will take place this Saturday, Jan. 18th, in Methuen.

The bus will leave from Marshall Simonds at 8:45 on the Peach Orchard side. We expect to be back between 11:30 and noon. Please sign the permission slip below and return to the music department.

Thank you and good luck to all the students.

See below for a link to download the permission slip.

Ms. Medvitz

Mr. Mullen

PERMISSION SLIP:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13yC_OV4UjMPheoMv9TZXu6t2j_JuiXr_62_A17eEbyc/edit?usp=sharing