randolph music boosters winter newsletter 2012

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RANDOLPH MUSIC BOOSTERSNEWSLETTERJanuary 2012

The Devil Beat

Greetings RPS Music Family,

On behalf of the entire RPS musicfaculty I wanted to wish everyone ahappy New Year! I hope that theholiday season was full of family time,relaxation and fun!

2011 was an incredibly successful yearfor the Randolph Music Department.Our band and choral ensembles

continue to grow at all grade levels.

A brand new music curriculum, TheBlue Devils Band Binder, wascrafted by the RPS music faculty andimplemented at the elementarylevel.

We welcomed our brand new, fulltime RCMS Band Director; theincredibly talented Ms. MackenzieViventi.

The RHS band performed at theMICCA festival for the first time inalmost ten years.

The RCMS Jazz ensemble was

formedOver 250 4th and 5th grade students

signed up to play an instrumentThe first annual All Chorus Day

was held to great success!100 band uniforms were purchased

for the RHS Marching BandElementary school PTOs invested in

Orff instruments for the generalmusic curriculum

These are just a few highlights from2011. I am confident, more thanever,that we will see even greateraccomplishments in 2012! As we lookforward to the New Year, I thought itwould be nice to share what othershave said about the power of music:

Music expresses that which cannot be put

into words and cannot remain silent

~Victor Hugo~

" Music can change the worldbecause it can change people."

~ Bono, U2~

"Music does bring people together.

It allows us to experience the same

emotions.

People everywhere are the same in heart

and spirit.

No matter what language we speak, what

color we are,

the form of our politics or the expression

of our love and our faith,

music proves: We are the same."~ John Denver ~

"I think music in itself is healing.

It's an explosive expression of humanity.

It's something we are all touched by.

No matter what culture we're from,

everyone loves music."

~ Billy Joel ~

"Music gives a soul to the universe,

wings to the mind,

flight to the imagination,

and life to everything."

~ Plato ~

In closing, I have a New Yearchallenge! I challenge everystudent, parent, guardian, family andfriend to do one thing: make musicpart of your day, every single day.Listen to radio on the way to work;listen to your iPod before going tobed; attend a concert as a family.The possibilities are endless, butmore importantly, the rewards areendless. Music is an incredibly

powerful medium that brings joy toall. May you experience the joy ofmusic in 2012!

Sincerely,

Eric M. LapradeMusic Department Chair, K-12Randolph Public Schools

Upcoming Events

January 9thRMBMeeting 6:30 PM,RHS Room B25

February 4th

Jr./Sr. SEMSBAAuditions

February 6th RMBMeeting 6:30 PM,RHS Room B25

February 11th - 27thAnnual UmassAmherst High SchoolHonor Band

February 15th RCMSStudent Artist

Recital 7:00 PM March 5th - RMB

Meeting 6:30 PM,RHS Room B25

March 7thRCMS/RHS Step UpConcert 7:00 PMRHS Auditorium

March 9th/10th Jr.District Festival Attleboro HS

March 14th AllChorus Day/Concert7:00 PM

Tentative March 16th Fudge Fundraiserdue

March 16th/17thSr. SEMSBA FestivalE. Brid ewater HS

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On Another Note Page 2 of 10From the Boosters

Well admit it. Yes! Were pushy.Yes! We never stop fundraising.Yes! We never stop asking you todo ~something~! We are

tremendously thankful for all ofthe support the Music Boostersreceive and are fully aware ofexactly how often we ask for it.We hope you are just as awarethat it all translates into amultitude of opportunities foryour student!

The Boosters kicked the year offby attending a planning retreatin July. We established several

new goals based on departmentrequests pending successfulfundraising. Among them, partialscholarships for private lessons,summer music campopportunities, additional fundsfor transportation and culturalenrichment opportunities. In all,we are attempting to raise$8,465.00.

Wake Up Call

On the morning of October 8th,2011, the Cruzado family waswoken up (okay, they werewaiting for us!) by the RHSMarching Blue Devils as theBoosters sponsored the first everWake Up Call. Family and

neighbors alike cheered toselections of The Black EyedPeas.

Band students mingled with thefamily and younger RPS bandstudent counterparts after theperformance!

We thank Solimar and family fortheir kindness of a table loadedwith breakfast goodies to send

the band on their way to UMassBand Day!

The Boosters hosted another vesuccessful dinner night inSeptember! The Musica et lavita dinner funded the bus forthe 27th anniversary of UMassBand Day in Amherst. THANKYOU! to all those in attendanceas well as Randolphs own DJ KCarter, the Randolph Elks, andPiccadilly Pub for their mostgenerous donations of time, thehall, and food that enabled

us to bring the music family froacross the district together oncagain for this great event!

Band Together Uniform Campaign

The Boosters are very excited tannounce that an order for 100marching band uniforms wasplaced with Fred J. Miller withan anticipated delivery date ofmid-February! THANK YOU! toall who helped measure 82 RHS& RCMS band members!

Randolph High School

Marching Blue Devils

Uniform Prototype


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not only your child, but the over800 students currently enrolledin the program across the

district.

Thank you to all who come toour aid and those about to!

Holiday FundraisingThe Boosters hosted a table atthe Randolph Chamber ofCommerce Annual Holiday Strollfor the first time in the TurnerFree Library. In addition to ourscarves, this year the Boostershad asked our multi-talentedRHS students to create musicthemed ornaments which quicklybecame another holiday favoriteas we sold almost two dozen at

just the Stroll and another threebetween the RCMS/RHSConcerts! THANK YOU! to allwho volunteered to cut materialin November, our students whodecorated ornaments and thosewho purchased a scarf and/orornament!

Through the generosity of theTemple Beth Am, the Boosterscontinue to share a concessionbooth at Gillette Stadium.

As your student moves throughthe music department, we hopeyou will consider working oneevent when the all call for helis requested. If you can flip aburger, fill popcorn cups, or posoda WE NEED YOU!

READ MOREat:Gillette Stadiumand select Fundraising

THANK YOU!to all those whosold/purchased coffeecakes during the annuCoffee Cake Fundraise

and donated canned goods for theRandolph Food Pantry during the winconcert season!

or backward)

Our organization is a littledifferent due to the cross-district nature of events theBoosters support. You will seehigh school parents at RCMS andelementary events selling

oncessions, passing outnformation, talking to parentsabout the music program andattempting to answer anyquestions. You will see RCMSparents running a fundraiser thatbenefits the entire program.Elementary parents who createdchool baskets for our Comedy

Night last year to benefit theUniform Campaign because theyknew their children will be

wearing them one day!We have community membersworking Gillette that have noother reason for being thereother than for the love of themusic program.n short, were all in thisogether and are so thankful

when parents jump in wheneverhey can; be it stuffing concert

programs or measuring students

or uniforms!

Please consider volunteering foran event that may not be at yourhilds school so we can continueo build a strong parent basehat supports the entire music

program for generations of musictudents to come. Whats in itor you? Nothing.except theelf-satisfaction that comes withhe knowledge youre doing

omething which benefits

Coming March, 20

Fudge Fanatics!

Just in time for the spring holidays

To aid in our elementary scholarshipefforts, the Boosters have added afundraiser for 4th & 5th grade music

students. Delivery date: April 2nd

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has once again offered the Boosters professional photos of all bandand chorus ensembles at each school as a fundraiser! The $5.005 x 7 group photos have been taken and will be available for sale atthe All Chorus Day, Spring Concerts and Elementary Band Day.

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Grade Level NewsPage 6 of 1

E.G. Lyons School

Happy New Year from Lyons SchoolMusic! The music classes and the

instrument lessons have been verybusy. Here are some of thehighlights:

Kindergarten Students haveplayed simple accompaniments tosimple songs on the new Orffinstruments purchased by the PTO.Theyve learned about tone colorby playing different rhythminstruments as they sing a simplesong. Just before vacation,students experienced what its liketo sing in two different groups(with a little help from theadults!). They are learning thesound of Sol-Mi and are reallyimproving at keeping steady beat.

Grade 1: These students arelearning to read and performsimple rhythm patterns. Theyrealso learning to singindependently, identify high andlow sounds, and show they knowthe difference between soft andloud. Steady beat is refined. We

use a lot of games to reinforcethose concepts.

Grade 2: The second gradestudents have been performingsimple rhythm patterns usingstandard notation. They have alsolearned how to draw whole noteson the lines and spaces of thetreble clef staff and each one hasa letter name. These studentshave also played a simpleaccompaniment to a singing game

using our new Orff instruments.Steady beat, high and low sounds,soft and loud sounds continue tobe explored.

Grade 3: Third grade students arereading and performing morecomplex rhythm patterns. Theyhave learned the lines and spacesof the treble clef staff. Thisprepared them to sing a song usingonly their own voices and Orffinstrument accompaniment. Justbefore vacation they sang theirfirst partner song.

E.G. Lyons Schoo(cont.)

They will begin playing recordeJanuary.

Grade 4: These students havebeen very focused on learningabout note values and the line

and spaces of the treble clef stTheyve been performing rhythpatterns more fluently. Thishelped them to read a simple Oinstrument accompaniment to song they learned forThanksgiving. The fourth gradstudents are also adding many musical terms and notation totheir vocabulary.

Grade 5: The fifth grade studeare really gaining experience w

music reading. They have beeworking on both treble and basclef staffs. They have beenintroduced to simple sixteenthnote rhythms. They have sungaccompanied themselves on Orinstruments. They are currentworking on rhythm compositionwhich they will perform in claslater in January. This class, toreally building its musicalvocabulary.

Instrumental music: Our fourand fifth grade band studentscontinue to progress through thnew Blue Devils Band Binder.

There are six assessments durinthe year, called Blue Devils BaChallenges, that measure studeachievement. Almost all studehave completed the first two.Were really proud of theiraccomplishment!

Watch for more Lyons Music Nein the spring!

Mrs. Lolli

M. L. Donovan School

Greetings from the DonovanSchool! On the morning ofDecember 23rd, the DonovanSchool family was treated toselections of school holidayfavorites including Oh, Kwanza

Let It Snow, and The Dreidel S

Musically Speaking

S O H S U S V I C W Y H O A PQ M D J O A C A G N J L R T W

G S T N V P U I O T O U I N P

Y X A U E E R M O S N M K L M

T R L T M C R A B P V L K Q L

R N L B G A S N N N M V V F K

O K E Y H V V E T O Y E K C J

J T P J L U O C R C P L T U H

L N P Q E M T G T C Q I S D S

P M A O G B O M E A S U R E S

P F C H A C K F U E T R O F A

Q F A N T J S E R A H U Y K B

C V Q A O V M H V V Z O C G L

B V V I M F W F B F E P G R V

U E Q A J S O J F P S Q O O D

BASS LEGATO

A CAPPELLA MEASURE

CRESCENDO OCTAVE

FORTE SOLO

HARMONY SOPRANO

KEY TEMPO


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Page 7 of 10Grade Level NewsRandolph Community

Middle School (Cont.)

Starting in January, Ms. McCue andMs. Viventi are looking for newmembers for our clubs, including

Glee Club, Blue Flame, Jazz Bandand our newest club, PercussionEnsemble. If you are a dedicatedmusic student, wed love for you tojoin us!

Looking forward, we have manyevents coming up! First is ourannual Student Artist Recital onWednesday, February 15th, whichwill showcase solo, duet and smallgroup performances by our studentsand music faculty. We hope you will

join us in the RCMS Chorus room at7PM for a night of freeperformances!

Our 8th Grade students will beparticipating in the Step-Up Concertat Randolph High School onWednesday March 7th at 7PM. Thiswill be their first opportunity toplay with Mr. Laprade and theamazing RHS Band. On Wednesday,March 14th, all RCMS Chorusstudents will be participating in AllChorus Day and Concert at RandolphHigh School along with every otherChorus student in the entireRandolph school district! Both aresure to be exciting and enormousevents!

Finally, we are already lookingahead and preparing for our SpringConcerts and Art Shows. Save thedates: Wednesday, May 30th

(Chorus) and Thursday, May 31st

(Band), both at 7PM.

The very next day (June 1st), the 8thGrade Band and Chorus students willbe making our annual trip to theGreat East Festival and Six Flags. Inorder to pay for this trip, the RCMSmusic department will be holding afundraiser of Skratchers starting inJanuary. Ask a 7th or 8th Grade musicstudent how you can contribute andhelp us get to Great East!

As always, we are so thankful forthe constant hard work of ourstudents, the tremendous support

Randolph Community

Middle School

RCMS has had a very exciting starto the school year! With the

addition of the 6th Graders, the

RCMS Music Department has seen aot of new and exciting changes.The most exciting has been theaddition of our new full-time bandeacher, Ms. Viventi. Ms. Viventi has

already proven to be a wonderfuladdition to the Randolph Musicamily.

Another change this year (becauseRCMS has so many talented musictudents), RCMS had 2 very exciting

Winter Concerts. The Chorus

Concert took place on Wednesday,December 14th. The night was veryuccessful and included

performances by the 6th, 7th, and 8thGrade Choruses. In addition, we sawull-costumed performances by Blue

Flame and the new Glee Club.

The RCMS Winter Band Concert washeld the following night,Wednesday, December 15th. Thisoncert featured performances byhe 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Band

tudents. The band students did agreat job showing off their hardwork! The RCMS music departmentwould like to thank all theHUNDREDS of family, friends, andaculty members who came toupport the music students. THANK

YOU!!!!

n addition to the concerts, studentshave been working very hardoutside of class. We want toongratulate Basel El-Shrafi and

cott Whiting for their acceptancento the Jr. District Festival, whichhey will be attending and

performing in on March 9th and 10th,2012.

RCMS is very excited to announcehe start of our very own Jazz Band.

Many dedicated band students haveommitted to joining the Jazz Band

and have had a very successfultart. We look forward to hearingheir debut performance this spring!

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of our parents, families and thecommunity. We are excited byYOU!!!

Ms. McCue

Ms. Viventi


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Grade Level News Page 8 of 10cabaret! Randolph

High School

Greetings from RHS and Happy 2012!

The Randolph High School MusicDepartment has had a wonderfullybusy Winter Season! The studentsled the community in song onDecember 1, 2011 at the Lighting ofCrawford Square, where they weresimultaneously able to show offtheir stylish music apparel asfurnished by the Boosters.

The Winter Concert was incrediblywell-attended by families, studentsand staff, with each ensembleboasting strong, energeticperformances. The fourteen-member Percussion Ensembleimmediately captivated the crowdwith the primal piece Serengeti;this striking work was notablyexecuted without a conductorpresent.

Concert Chorale performed an eerierendition Sinjays Medieval Gloria,marching unaccompanied andindependently to the stage guidedonly by the candles they cradledin their hands.

The Chamber Singers impressivelyscintillated the audience with aneclectic array of pieces, highlightedby the nostalgic Christmastime isHere (fromA Charlie BrownChristmas) and the jovial ThreeHungarian Folk Songs by MatyasSieber. Both choral groups wereaccompanied by talented RHS seniorAlexander Buiel.

The Jazz Band transformed andenlivened the audience during theirfive song set -bodies were dancingin their seats throughout theperformance- taking some out oftheir seats during senior JaiceRottenbergs impressive drum solo.Fellow senior Maxwell Parkerconducted the standard

Canteloupe Island, which he alsotaught to the ensemble himself as

Randolph

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part of his senior internship.

The Concert Band ended theevenings event with a nocturnallythemed program. Listeners weretreated to seasonal marvel ThePolar Express; they painted abeautiful picture with their soundwhich did justice to the book andfilm, respectively. Prior tojourneying to the North Pole, theband heartily demonstrated theirdedication and musicianship durinBruce Yurkos sinuously intense

Night Dances.

The most meaningful part of theevening took place during the lastnumber, where the combinedensembles invited alumni to join ostage. Former Randolph BandDirector and RHS Alum Dave Berryshared that he enjoyed beingincluded in the event, and that itwas a lot of fun. What wasimpressive to me, Berry notedwhile taking a break at the Senior

District Music Festival, was the[warm] reception from the highschool students themselves, makin[the alumni] feel welcome. Headded that this experience hasinspired him to connect with moreof his own musical progeny fromRandolphs music program toencourage them to take part in thevent in the future.

Presently, the department is sharthe successes of Maxwell Parker,

Cody OToole and Kaylie Nighorn athey participate in the SeniorDistrict Music Festival. In a fewshort weeks, students will auditiofor Junior and Senior SEMSBA , forwhich they are now preparing.

Thank you again for your support these brilliant students!

Ms. Carvey

Mr. Laprade

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BLUE DEVIL PROUD!CONGRATULATIONS! to Max Parker and KaylieNighorn on their All-State recommendations!

The Music Boosters proudly congratulateour students selected for Senior/Junior

District!

Senior/Junior District appointments:

RCMSBasel El-Shrafi - ChorusScott Whiting - Bassoon

RHSMax Parker Saxophone

Cody OToole TromboneKaylie Nighorn - Chorus

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