Welcome to Music! The purpose of this web page is to communicate important information to parents and students in the music classes. If you have any ideas of how to make the page more useful to you as a parent or student, or if you have a question or comment, please feel free to email me, using the link above. Additionally, you may contact me by phone at 704/633-4775. Voicemail extension 134.
Welcome to Music 2009 ~ 2010

Music Booster's News

Our next Music Booster's meeting will be announced soon.  Please plan to come as we will be discussing upcoming events for the music classes, as well as efforts to finance these events.

Remember, becoming a member of the WRMS Music Boosters is absolutely FREE!! You just have to be a parent or guardian or grandparent of a student in the chorus or music classes, and come to the meetings to see how you can help out our program.

Another way to help fund our choral activities is to link your Harris Teeter VIC card and your Food Lion MVP card to the WRMS Musiic Boosters. We will receive money based on the items you purchase every week from these stores.

Please be sure to sign up for email updates whenever I add new information to this webpage. It's easy! Just click on the "notify me" link at the top of the page and enter your email address.

8th Grade News

The focus of instruction for this quarter is learning to read music, as well as learning proper vocal techniques. We are continuing lessons in sightsinging. Our main focus for the coming quarter is sightsinging and musc theory.  In addition, we are in the process of preparing for our upcoming trip to participate in District Choral Festival at Wingate University on Wednesday, March 31.  Students will wear their black pants/white shirt/black shoes and socks choral performance outfit. We will need several chaperones to accompany us on this trip. If you can help with this event, please send me an email or give me a call!

We are also in the planning stages for a trip to Carowinds to participate in the Music Festival there on May 15th.  Please watch for more info as it becomes available. We'll be taking a charter bus, and will need chaperones for this trip as well.

Following are the important dates for the Treble Choir and the Young Men's Choir:

*District Choral Festival -- March 31, Wingate University
All County Chorus  -- March 12, 2009 Corriher-Lipe Middle School
Spring Trip -- May 15th, Carowinds
*Spring Concert May 25, 2010, WRMS Cafeteria, 7:00 PM
*Attendance Required ~ Quarter grade largely influenced by attendance!

7th Grade News

7th grade music students will be studying Alto recorder this year.

Students in 7th grade music class are studying note names, counting rhythms and sight reading music on recorders, handbells, drums and Orff instruments this quarter. In addition, students are learning about music from cultures around the world

 6th Grade News

All 6th grade students need their own recorder. I have recorders for sale, $6.00 each. Make checks payable to WRMS Music Boosters. .

6th grade students this quarter will begin their introductory lessons on recorder, handbell and Orff instruments. We will be continuing to build our skills playing these instruments as well as drums, and improving our music reading skills.

In addition, students will be studying the instruments of the orchestra, as well as musical styles, instruments and dance from the Renaissance.