3rd Grade Concert Prep Materials

Here are some helpful videos from YouTube...

The Little Drummer Boy (This is much faster than we do it, but these are the right words):

O Come O Come Emmanuel (Remember, you are doing the 3rd and last verses):

Don't forget to also practice "The Wassail Song" and your recorder song "Good King Wenceslas."

You have been doing great work!!

4th Grade Concert Prep Materials

Here are a couple helpful videos for 4th graders...

O Come O Come Emmanuel (Remember, you are doing the 3rd verse and the last verse):

Campana Sobre Campana:

Don't forget to practice "The Wassail Song" and your recorder song, "O Come O Come Emmanuel."

You've been doing great work!!

6th Grade Concert Prep Materials

Here are some YouTube links for you...

O Come O Come Emmanuel:

Still Still Still (German version-- REMEMBER, we will sing the first German verse, then the two English verses, and then the first German verse again.  Use this for the German words and then sing your English verses over it-- or stop the music).

Go Where I Send Thee

Don't forget about practicing "The First Noel" on your recorder.  You can do it!

7th Grade Concert Prep Materials

Here are some YouTube links to help you practice:

O Come O Come Emmanuel:

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen:

Still, Still, Still (This only has the German verses-- REMEMBER, we will be singing the first German verse, then the two English verses, and then the first German one.  Sing your English verses over this if you'd like).

5th Grade Concert Prep Materials

Use the videos below to practice...

Los Peces en el Rio (tip- see if you have it memorized by writing it out without looking at the lyrics sheet!)

Little Drummer Boy (MUCH FASTER than we do it, but the right words!):

O Come O Come Emmanuel:

CHRISTMAS CONCERT Dec. 8th at 4:00p.m.

Our Christmas concert is seriously just around the corner.  This means, I will use this blog to post some helpful materials for students as they finish preparing their music.  I can't wait to see everyone at the concert.  Students and families should arrive at St. Sylvester Church by at least 3:45 on Sunday the 8th.  And don't forget the potluck in Schwinn Hall afterward.  It will all make for a wonderful time!

8th Grade Concert Prep Materials

8th Grade,
Here is a recording of "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen" to help you with memorization.  Listening a handful of times will really help you.  Another great way to memorize is to write down the lyrics-- BUT not the way we already did-- instead, do not use the lyrics sheet and either write as you listen (and pause and rewind if needed) or write out the lyrics while singing/saying the song to yourself.  By next week, everyone should be done looking at any sort of lyric sheet.  You can do it!
Here is "Los Peces en el Rio" and "O Come O Come Emmanuel, as well.

Family Mass Tomorrow!

Hello Choir Members and Families!  Tomorrow is the 3rd Sunday of November-- a Family Mass at St. Sylvester Church.  I hope to see as many choir members there as possible.  All of the songs we will be singing are ones we have sung over the past 2 weeks at our own masses.  I'm looking forward to it!

Parents, if you are able, please try to bring your children between 11:15 and 11:25 so they can settle in and be ready for the very first song.  HOWEVER, ALL choir members are welcome at any time they arrive.

Thank you!

Message to the 8th Graders

8th Graders-- it is time to polish things up for the Christmas concert.  This next week we will decide who is ready to perform on the keyboards and we'll check in on memorization of Los Peces en el Rio and God Rest You Merry Gentleman.  The lyrics to both are below.  An old technique many use to memorize anything is simply to hand-write the lyrics.  You will do this as part of an assignment you will receive in your next class.  Feel free to get ahead of the game and write your copies now!

Los Peces en el Rio

(http://youtu.be/ociEaTj3Vis)

VERSE 1

La Virgen se esta peinando

Entre cortina y cortina

Sus cabellos son de oro

El peine de plata fina

REFRAIN

Pero mira como beben

Los peces en el rio

Pero mira como beben

Por ver al Dios nacido

Beben y beben

Y vuelven a beber

Los peces en el rio

Por ver al Dios nacer

VERSE 2

La Virgen esta lavando

Y tendiendo en el romero

Los angelitos cantando

Y el romero floreciendo

REFRAIN (Pero mira...)

VERSE 3

La Virgen se está lavando


Con un poquito jabón.


Se le han picado las manos,


manos de mi corazón.

REFRAIN (Pero mira...)

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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen--- 7^th and 8^th

Verse 1

God rest you merry gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

Remember Christ our Savior

Was born upon this day

To save us all from Satan’s pow’r

When we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joy

Comfort and joy

O tidings of comfort and joy

Verse 2

From God, our heav’nly Father

A blessed angel came

And unto certain shepherds

Brought tidings of the same

How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by name

O tidings of comfort and joy

Comfort and joy

O tidings of comfort and joy

Verse 3

Now to the Lord sing praises,

All you within this place.

And with true love and charity

Each other now embrace

This holy tide of Christmas

All others shall replace

O tidings of comfort and joy

Comfort and joy

O tidings of comfort and joy