Tell me, I forget.


Show me, I remember.


Involve me, I understand.


Carl Orff















Monday, September 12, 2011

5th Grade Music Program

The 5th Grade Music Program "The Music Man Jr." will be presented Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Langston Hughes Gym. Students will need to report at 6:45 p.m. to their classroom.


I am sending home CD's for students to practice with at home. This will help with memorization of the words as I do not see them daily for rehearsals. If you do not have a CD player you can download it onto an MP3 player or you can also play it on your computer.

Students who do not have a specific part may dress as townspeople of River City, Iowa (early 1900's) Examples: Girls may wear full skirts or pinafores, or simply aprons over a skirt and blouse. Boys may wear knickers, shirts and suspenders or farm -type wear(plaid shirts and overall or jeans).


If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for your help and support. Mrs. Robinson-Music Teacher / srobinso@usd497.org

Friday, August 12, 2011

Welcome Back to Music!

Welcome back to another year of learning and fun in music! This will be a place to check for information regarding grade level music programs and classroom activities as we go through the 2011-2012 school year. I look forward to seeing all the students old and new. Mrs. Robinson-Music Teacher

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Talents Show Information

The Langston Hughes Talent Show will be on Friday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the gym.
Auditions for 3rd -6th graders will be held on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10 from 3:50 -5:00 p.m. in the music room. Interested students can pick up an audition form from the music room. The form contains information as well as a permission slip that needs to be signed and returned before the audition. This form also lets Mrs. Robinson know which date and time works best for your child's audition. I will do my best to accommodate your choice of audition date and time. Please sign and return the audition form by Monday, May 2. Students will receive their audition time by Friday, May 6. Thanks for all your help and support in making the talent show a great success! If you have any questions or concerns you can email srobinso@usd997.org

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

1st and 2nd Grade Music Programs

The 1st grade music program "Sounds A Little Fishy" will be presented on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Langston Hughes gym. Students will need to report at 6:15 p.m. to their classrooms. Students may wear blue colored shirt or something with a Ocean/Fish theme as well as jeans or shorts. The 2nd grade music program "Sing For Earth Day" will be presented on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. Students will need to report 7:15 p.m. to their classrooms. Please do not arrive before 7:00 p.m. as the gym will be full of 1st grade parents and parking will be an issue. Students may wear a colored shirt (Green, Blue or Brown) or something with an Earth or Recycle theme as well as jeans or shorts.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Music Information

4th Grade is studying the treble clef and will be having timed tests during class.
I have sent home a set of flashcards for each student to study at home.
Students will have 5 minutes to answer 60 problems. If they get a 100% on that test they get to take at test with Bold96 problems. If they get 100% on that test they get to challenge me!

Kindergarten classes are starting to learn songs for their music program "Gettin' Down With Mamma Goose" on Thursday, March 10. It will performed in the Langston Hughes gym at 6:30 p.m. I will be sending home a CD for the students to practice with so they can learn the songs. Home practice really helps, as I do not get to see the students every day for music. I will be sending out more information as we get closer to the performance.

3rd -6th Graders will be attending a performance of "Black Violin" at the Leid Center the afternoon of Tuesday, February 8th. They are a group that combines classical music with hip-hop.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

3rd and 4th Grade Music Programs

The third grade music program "School House Rock and At the Movies" will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18 in the Langston Hughes gym. Students will need to report at 6:15 p.m. to their classroom.
Students need to dress for success! Boys: Nice pants or jeans and shirt Girls: Dress, skirt, or nice pants.

The fourth grade music program "Celebrate the U.S.A." will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18 in the Langston Hughes gym. Students will need to report at 7:15 p.m. to their classroom. Students may wear something red, white or blue or something patriotic.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me
at srobinso@usd497.org or 330-4416.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

5th and 6th Grade Music Program

The fifth and sixth graders are busy preparing for their upcoming music program on Tuesday, October 26. They will be performing "Rock and Roll Forever" a musical highlighting some of the songs and artists of early Rock and Roll. 5th Grade will be performing at 6:30 p.m. and students will need to report to their classroom at 6:15 p.m. 6th Grade will perform at 7:30 p.m. and need to report at 7:15 p.m. Each student is to dress in the 50's or 60's style. Examples are poodle skirts, jeans and white t-shirts (with rolled sleeves), surfing or beach wear, Beatles (tye-dye, beads, 60's style). If you have any questions please feel free to email me at srobinso@usd497.org.