Week of 11/28

Welcome Back!!  

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Break!

We will begin preparation for the bi-annual piano recital.

All independent studiers should be fine tuning their repertoire.

Beginners:  We'll begin playing the C major chord with both hands.  You should get sheet music out of the green box and move ahead. 

The Piano Lab is open daily before and after school for your convenience.  I look forward to seeing you.

Week of 11/14

VOCAL STUDENTS

Congratulations on completing your All-State Choir auditions!!!

VC Piano Beg - 1st block - Brother John

VC Piano Beg - 4th block - Good king Wenceslas

We should have a few play on a class recital from the independent study groups.

RC 3 Theory - We will complete M7ths and m7ths. Your test will include 6th and 7ths and all previously learned intervals.

RC 4 Theory - We will complete primary chords and their functions in a cadence pattern.

Week of 11/7

Congratulations to all of the Showcase Participants!  

It was handwork, but a lot of fun too!

Fantastic Shows, both nights!

Get ready for GHP auditions and ALL-STATE!!

We will be reviewing all-state skills in all classes.
Tighten up your All-State Rep!   - correct breaths, dynamics, text
VC - Beg -- some of you need to play Jingle Bells again for me. Arrange a time to do that ASAP.
Check your ALl-State times and transportation.

Week of 10/30

Congratulations to the Solo Festival Participants!

VC Piano Beg. - Everyone should playing melodic and harmonic 4ths and 5ths

RC3 - Good job on your P4 and P5 Quiz. Let's move on to major and minor 6ths.


The Piano Lab is open for your convenience before and after school. I'll be very glad to see you.

Week of 10/24

VC - Class Piano Recital Participants:  Congratulations! Good Job!
I'm looking forward to hearing all of you this week.
Beg. are studying 4ths and 5ths.

RC 3 and 4 - I'm always available for test re-takes.  Stay in touch.

Week of 10/17

The Showcase Audition Schedule

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fzMZ2PLI0nXyEhlaEjLdts2tYvJM37aaCZaimhumQDM/edit?usp=sharing .

Week of 10/17

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Here is the link set up in order to gather information for students interested in private piano lessons with Ms. Lewis.

https://goo.gl/forms/XpmhU4HgiadRJ9xo2

This is Ms. Lewis' bio, if you misplaced your hard copy.

Biographical Sketch of Ella Lewis

Ella Lewis was born in New York, New York, but resided in Brunswick, Georgia most of her formative years. Ms. Lewis is a graduate of Morris Brown College and has done extensive graduate work at Georgia State University. She has currently completed 37 years as a teacher in the Atlanta Public School System, where she was a piano instructor and accompanist for the North Atlanta High School Performing Arts Dept. Throughout her tenure, she served as choral director for several schools, stage/jazz band director, show choir director, Handbell director, and assistant registrar. The subjects that she’s taught were Piano, Music Theory (all levels), Guitar, Handbells, IB Music, Ethnic Music Studies, Music Appreciation, and various Choral Ensembles. Along with duties in educating the children in Atlanta, she has been involved with church music. Although her early musical training was dual (piano/ specialization in woodwind instruments), her focus is now on classical organ. For 13 years, Ms. Lewis was organist and accompanist for several choirs at the Cascade United Methodist Church and organist at the Ben Hill United Methodist Church for 5 years. She was church organist for the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church for 18 years. At present, Ella is the organist and pianist for the Sandy Springs Christian Church and is in her tenure of 6 years.

Ella Lewis is an able accompanist, having accompanied in many master classes and recitals throughout the United States. She has served as accompanist for the Atlanta University Community Chorus, Opus, Onyx Opera Atlanta, Senior High All-State Choruses (State of Georgia), and several conventions of the National Association of Negro Musicians. Ms. Lewis has accompanied several groups, locally, nationally and abroad. She is the accompanist for the nationally known Uzee Brown Society of Choraliers, based here in Atlanta GA. She performed as accompanist and organist on several international tours, which included England, and Italy.

In June 2002, she traveled throughout Germany, Switzerland, and France and performed concerts, playing the organ in several major European churches, including the cathedral at St. Sebald in Neurnburg, the cathedral at Freiburg and St. Johnnes Kirche in Basel, Switzerland. Ella still travels extensively and concertizes on occasions.

She holds memberships in several organizations. Among them are the American Guild of Organists (AGO), Music Educators’ National Conference, (MENC), Georgia Music Educators’ Association (GMEA), Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians’ Association (MAMA), Delta Omicron.

International Music Fraternity (∆O), Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), the National Educators Association (NEA), and the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) of which she is a former member of the Board of Directors.