April 1, 2020: Week 3, Volume 3

4/1/2020

Current Assignment(s):

Students should be working on the Extended Learning Assignment for March 30 (due Friday, 4/3).
Details can be found in Google Classroom.

Updates:

- Click here for a parent update about the current Extended Learning Assignment (sent 3/30/2020).

- Click here for the most recent update about the Virginia Trip (sent 3/23/2020).

April Birthdays!

Wish these Chorus singers a Happy Birthday, and thanks to Morgann for keeping the monthly birthdays going!

Inspiring Conductors:

In honor of the conducting video I made of My Very Own, this week I will feature a daily conducting video.

Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski was one of the first conductors who became famous outside the orchestra world. Most famously, he appeared in Disney's 1940 Fantasia alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Click here to learn more about Leopold Stokowski, and enjoy this clip of Stokowski conducting Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Are These Covers Better than the Originals?

Yesterday we featured surprising collaborations. Today: cover songs. Enjoy this reimagining of Toto's Africa, and then click here for more covers that people think may be better than the original.

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