This year, our Worship Pastor and our Children's Pastor have worked together to put on a Music Camp for our kids from K-6 grades. The kids are learning about 7 different songs, and there are a few others who are involved in the drama - in only 4 days of practice, the kids are going to put on a musical! (It is a brief one, only about 30-40 minutes long.) It has been a lot of fun and we have 50+ kids enrolled. I'll tell you a little bit about it, but I don't have pictures right now...you know, since maybe you've gotten used to LOTS of them lately! :o)
Monday - Day 1:
At 9am we kicked off Music Camp in the auditorium. The kids got to hear the music (though most of the kids signed up early and already had a CD with the music to familiarize themselves with it ahead of time) and learned a few of the motions. We said a prayer and headed off to the classes, which consisted of Music Theory Games, Choreography, Song-learning (becoming more familiar with the words) and Recreation. After all of the classes all of the kids meet in the Fellowship Hall for snacks and then we go back to the auditorium for a few more minutes of practice. We finished up at about noon and the kids went home to rest!
Tuesday - Day 2:
Started off much like the day before, but we learned the last half of our songs and more motions. Another prayer, encouraging words and we were off to the races! :o) We had the same classes and finished off with a partial run-through where we learned that not all the solos were covered. Kiddo was given his first solo! I am so excited and he worked so hard to memorize the words and music...it is really only a few sentences long, a great start on getting him comfortable in front of people. He LOVES to sing, but tends to get shy around more than just a few people at a time. What a great way to warm up!
Wednesday - Day 3:
Today was a little different. We didn't have Recreation today and the kids were combined into K-2nd grades and 3rd-6th grades. The numbers were pretty even this way, but it made for a very exciting day! I'm sure you know that when the numbers of children increase so does the volume...at ALL times! :o) We made it though and after Music Theory Games (they played a game similar to duck, duck, goose but it is a cat and mouse game and you sing a song with it...the kids LOVE it!) and Choreography the kids went back to the auditorium for another run-through. It was great...and Kiddo did so GREAT on his solo! The kids were tired and ready to be done by the end, though.
Tomorrow we will run through several times, have a surprise (Sssssshhhhhh! :o) pizza party and get everything set for our performance at 7pm. The parents are going to be so impressed with what these kids have learned in a matter of DAYS! I however, will need several days to recover from hours of doing motions and singing songs with these kids all week...I really want my bed. :o)
I'll try to get a video clip of Kiddo's solo on here...it's short, but I am so proud! He's done a great job - as have all the kids...but I'm really glad that it is only once a year! (I hear talk that NEXT year's numbers will likely blow our 50+ out of the water...I'm glad I'll have a chance to rest first!)
Be blessed...miss you and thinking of you!
Monday - Day 1:
At 9am we kicked off Music Camp in the auditorium. The kids got to hear the music (though most of the kids signed up early and already had a CD with the music to familiarize themselves with it ahead of time) and learned a few of the motions. We said a prayer and headed off to the classes, which consisted of Music Theory Games, Choreography, Song-learning (becoming more familiar with the words) and Recreation. After all of the classes all of the kids meet in the Fellowship Hall for snacks and then we go back to the auditorium for a few more minutes of practice. We finished up at about noon and the kids went home to rest!
Tuesday - Day 2:
Started off much like the day before, but we learned the last half of our songs and more motions. Another prayer, encouraging words and we were off to the races! :o) We had the same classes and finished off with a partial run-through where we learned that not all the solos were covered. Kiddo was given his first solo! I am so excited and he worked so hard to memorize the words and music...it is really only a few sentences long, a great start on getting him comfortable in front of people. He LOVES to sing, but tends to get shy around more than just a few people at a time. What a great way to warm up!
Wednesday - Day 3:
Today was a little different. We didn't have Recreation today and the kids were combined into K-2nd grades and 3rd-6th grades. The numbers were pretty even this way, but it made for a very exciting day! I'm sure you know that when the numbers of children increase so does the volume...at ALL times! :o) We made it though and after Music Theory Games (they played a game similar to duck, duck, goose but it is a cat and mouse game and you sing a song with it...the kids LOVE it!) and Choreography the kids went back to the auditorium for another run-through. It was great...and Kiddo did so GREAT on his solo! The kids were tired and ready to be done by the end, though.
Tomorrow we will run through several times, have a surprise (Sssssshhhhhh! :o) pizza party and get everything set for our performance at 7pm. The parents are going to be so impressed with what these kids have learned in a matter of DAYS! I however, will need several days to recover from hours of doing motions and singing songs with these kids all week...I really want my bed. :o)
I'll try to get a video clip of Kiddo's solo on here...it's short, but I am so proud! He's done a great job - as have all the kids...but I'm really glad that it is only once a year! (I hear talk that NEXT year's numbers will likely blow our 50+ out of the water...I'm glad I'll have a chance to rest first!)
Be blessed...miss you and thinking of you!
Comments
I do hope you put your son's solo video on here.
I'd love to hear him singing.
Take care and get yourself some rest!
PRAISE GOD, for GOD!
Lovingly,
Yolanda