Mike Eckwall

Hello everyone,

Here are the upcoming holiday events for Northside:

(Grades 4-5) CHRISTMAS WALK

Saturday, December 14

First Congregational Church

4:30-5:00

NORTHSIDE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

High School Auditorium

Grades K-1 (6:00 pm)

Grades 2-3 (6:45 pm)

 Grades 4-5 (7:30 pm)

Notes sent home this week:

4-5 Parent Letter

Christmas Walk note 2013

K-3 parent letter

* Volunteers are needed at the program to help set up and/or tear down.  Please email me if you are able and willing to help at meckwall@dist228.org. 

Thanks!

-Mr Eckwall

Hello everyone,

I have posted the practice tracks.¬† Please click on your grade level at the top to view the list of tracks.¬† At the top of each grade’s page you will find the music and/or lyrics.¬† After that, you will find links to each of the pieces we’re singing or playing. ¬† Tracks with “Full Performance” “Demo” “St. Mix” or nothing afterwards include singing/playing.¬† Tracks with “IP”¬† or “instr.” are tracks with which we will probably sing at the concert, unless they are a cappella (just singing) or accompanied by piano.

If tracks do not work when you click on the links, please try going to the website in another browser (Firefox, Chrome, Explorer, Safari).  If the tracks still do not work, please contact me at meckwall@dist228.org or see me at school.

Please come back to visit the website often.

Thank you, and happy practicing!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

-Mike Eckwall

Grades 4-5 Rehearsal Schedule

• Please check this schedule daily for updates.¬† Come when your scene is listed.¬† Bring your lunch to the music room for all 11:25/11:30 rehearsals.

• Rehearsal tracks for songs are posted on my website.¬† You may bring me a blank CD with your name on it if you‚Äôd like recordings that way instead.

• Attention Scrooge‚Äôs Understudies: Come whenever your scene is being rehearsed

Monday 12-9

• 11:00 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
• 11:25 (bring lunches)
  • ¬†11:00 Scene I dialogue and ‚ÄúCount on It‚Äù ‚ÄìNarrator 1/2, Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Fred (Nephew), Gentleman 1/2,
  • ¬†Scene II-Narrator 3/ 4, Scrooge, Marley, Christmas Past

Tuesday 12-10

• 11:30 (bring lunches) Scene III and ‚ÄúHoliday Hoedown‚Äù- Narrator 5/6/7, Emily, Fezziwig

Wednesday 12-11

• 11:00 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
• 11:25 (bring lunches)
  • Scene V- Narrator 11/12/13/14/15/16, Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Christmas Present
  • Scene III and ‚ÄúThat‚Äôs the Way it Is‚Äù-Scrooge, Christmas Present
  • (If time) ‚ÄúOn Christmas Morning‚Äù

   

Thursday 12-12

• 11:00 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
• 11:25 (bring lunches) Beginning of Scene IV and ‚ÄúWe Got Love‚Äù-Scrooge, Christmas Present, All Cratchit‚Äôs-Bob Cratchit, Mrs. Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Peter, Martha

Friday 12-13

• 11:30 (bring lunches)
  • End of Scene IV-Narrator 8/9/10, Scrooge, Christmas Future, Businessman 1/2/3, Thief 1/2/3
  • Scene III and ‚ÄúHoliday Hoedown‚Äù- Narrator 5/6/7, Emily, Fezziwig

   

Monday 12-16

• 8:05 Begin run of show-Everyone come except Scene V (ending scene)
• 11:00 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
• 11:25 (bring lunches) Finish run of show and review trouble spots-Everyone come except those TBA

 

Tuesday  12-17

• 8:05 -‚ÄúCount on It,‚Äù ‚ÄúOn Christmas Morning,‚Äù ‚ÄúThat‚Äôs the Way it Is,‚Äù ¬†‚ÄúHoliday Hoedown‚Äù-Scrooge, Christmas Present, Narrator 5/6/7, Fezziwig, Emily K., Jacob H.
• 11:30 (bring lunches)
  • ‚ÄúWe Got Love‚Äù-All Cratchits
  • Others TBA
• 7:15 Call time in costume with all props needed for show.
• 7:30 p.m. Performance-Good luck!

 

Please bring in costumes and props as soon as you get them.  They can stay in the music room until the program.

Run through your lines daily even if you have them memorized.

 

Congratulations to the Cast of Northside’s

“A Christmas Carol!”

* Ebenezer Scrooge-Natalie B.

* Bob Cratchit-Justin F.

* Mrs. Cratchit- Abigail B.

* Tim- Jordan H.

* Fezziwig Madeline B.

Nephew (Fred)- Colin M.


Jacob Marley
-Olivia J.

Martha, Taya P.

Peter- Gracie E.

Ghost of Christmas Past- Emma D.

Ghost of Christmas Present- Emma C.

Ghost of Christmas Future- Aidan M.

Businessman 1- Katerina E.

Businessman 2-Lauren A.

Businessman 3-Joci H.

Thief 1-Jenah H.

Thief 2-Ashton W.

Thief 3-Jacob E.

Gentleman 1-LeighAnn C.

Gentleman 2 –Elysia W.

Narrator 1/Scrooge Scene III Understudy– Piper H.

Narrator 2-Ethan D.

Narrator 3/Scrooge Scene V Understudy–Jacob H.

Narrator 4-Samantha L.

Narrator 5-Savannah R.

Narrator 6/ Scrooge Scene IV Understudy –Kaytie B.

Narrator 7-Destiny F.

 Narrator 8-Sebastian L.

Narrator 9-Lena M.

Narrator 10-Ronnie O.

Narrator 11/Scrooge Scene II Understudy–Job W.

Narrator 12-Justine B.

Narrator 13-Emma S.

Narrator 14-Blake D.

Narrator 15/Scrooge Scene I Understudy-Emily K.

Narrator 16- Hope W.

Thank you to all who auditioned!

There were many difficult decisions when making this final list, as there was tremendous amount of talent and I heard many well-prepared auditions.

Please check back regularly for an updated rehearsal schedule.  Rehearsals will be during the lunch/recess time each day.    Here is the  Speaking parts note home.  Please contact me with any questions at meckwall@dist228.org.

Dear Northside Parents,

I hope that this message finds you having an enjoyable fall.  As we eagerly begin preparing for our Christmas program, we have a few dates about which we’d like to remind you and notify you of  several changes.

First, due to construction at the location of the Christmas Walk for a number of years, the School performances have now been moved to  the 1^st Congregational Church.   Second, the Christmas programs have now been split into 3 and moved to the High School Auditorium. 

Finally, The December GPAC (Geneseo Performing Arts Council) Meeting has been moved from Thursday December 5th to TUESDAY December 10th. This is due to the High School Madrigal Dinner opening night on Thursday December 5th and the 6th Grade Band/Choir Christmas Concert on Thursday December 12th. We look forward to seeing you there on the 10th of December at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Choir Room.   We invite all families to attend!

Please see the attached list of remaining Northside performances this school year.  I will continue to post concert practice tracks, and changes to rehearsal and performance schedules on my district blog at http://gcsdblogs.org/eckwall/.  Please check back regularly for updates.

Thank you for your continued support of Geneseo Music.

Mike Eckwall

General Music

Northside Elementary

2013-14 Northside Music Calendar

• UPDATED¬† All Parents¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Thursday, December 5- GPAC (Geneseo Performing Arts Council)

meeting in high school Choir Room-see note below

• 6:00

• UPDATED¬†¬† Grades 4-5-¬†¬† Saturday, December 14-Christmas Walk at 1^st Congregational Church
  • 3:00¬†¬†¬†¬† MS
  • 3:30¬†¬†¬†¬† SW
  • 4:00¬†¬†¬†¬† Millikin
  • 4:30¬†¬†¬†¬† NS
  • 5:00¬†¬†¬†¬† Parade

• UPDATED¬†¬† Grades K-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Tuesday, December 17- Christmas Programs in HS Auditorium
  • 6:00 K-1
  • 6:45 2-3
  • 7:30 4-5

• Grades 4-5-¬†¬†¬†¬† February 27,¬† 2014 40^th Music in Our Schools Concert in HS gym-
  • 7:00 concert

• Grades K-5-¬†¬†¬† April 11, 2014-Nothside Fine Arts Day

 

• By audition-¬†¬†¬† April 25-27-High School Musical in HS auditorium

 

• Grade 5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† April 29-Recorder Concert
  • 1:00 Rehearsal at Millikin
  • 7:00 Concert at High School

 

• Grades K-5 ¬†¬†¬† May 13-Northside Spring Programs:
  • 9:00 4^th-5^th
  • 10:15 2^nd-3^rd
  • 2:00 K-1^st

Congratulations to everyone on a great performance at Harvest Fest!   I have received many compliments on the elementary and talent show  performances, which reflects positively on all of  Northside.

If you are interested in ordering a DVD of Sunday’s performance, D Squared Multimedia is selling them for $12¬† or $17 for Blu-Ray.¬† You may order with this order form or at : www.dsquaredmm.com/webstore

D2 Harvest Fest Flyer

Students will be filling out this reflection in class this week:

Harvest Fest Reflection

Congratulations to  Taylor + Savannah,  and Kaytie + LeighAnn on being selected to perform at the Harvest Fest Talent Show!

Thank you to all who auditioned.  Remember that every audition is a valuable experience, whether or not you make it.

With Harvest Fest quickly approaching, we are hard at work getting together the tunes we will be singing.  The talent show will be at 3:00 and the finale concert at 4:45 on Sunday, September 29.

Here are practice tracks for the tunes we are singing.  They are in performance order. Please use them as often as you would like.  I look forward to a great performance on the 29th!

America

O, Susanna

By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Arkansas Traveler

Carolina in the Morning

Aloha Oe- (accompanied Sunday on Ukulele)

Gary, Indiana

On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe

My Old Kentucky Home

Jersey Bounce

Oklahoma

Philadelphia Freedom

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

This Land is your Land-sing verse 1, choruses, and ending

• This Land Is Your Land (Instr.)
• This Land Is Your Land (St. Mix)

The annual Harvest Time Music Festival is

September 28^th & 29^th!

 

The festival is organized by the Geneseo Performing Arts Council (GPAC) and

ALL PROCEEDS benefit music and theatre programs from

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

in the Geneseo School District.

Please volunteer for Harvest Fest! Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. 1.    Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:

http://vols.pt/F3KXQA

1. 2.    Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot).
2. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Notes:

 

VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address or if you have questions using VolunteerSpot, please contact geneseoperformingartscouncil@gmail.com.

Parents with commitments to the HS marching band on Saturday should avoid any time conflicts when volunteering for additional festival activities.

Interested in displaying an advertisement flyer in your business window?  Please contact Kim Farb at kim.farb@gmail.com for more information.

Thank you from GPAC!

Welcome back to the 2013-14 School year!  Just as last year, we are looking to have an exciting and action-packed musical year here at Northside.  Here is the calendar as of now:

• Grades 4-5¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Tuesday, September 10- ¬†Harvest Fest Talent Show Auditions at ¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† ¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† ¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† HS-
  • 3:45 P M

* please see me this week at school if you are interested in auditioning

• Grades 4-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Sunday, September 29-Harvest Fest in the City Park
  • Talent Show 3-4 p.m.
  • Finale Concert Grades 4-12 ¬†(Theme:50 States) 4:45 p.m.

• Grades 4-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Saturday, December 14-Christmas Walk¬† at 1^st Methodist Church
  • Time TBA in the evening

• Grades K-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Tuesday, December 17-Northside Holiday Programs in HS gym
  • 6:30 K-2
  • 7:30 3-5

• Grades 4-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† February 27,¬† 2014 40^th Music in Our Schools Concert in HS gym-
  • 7:00 concert

• Grades K-5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† April 11, 2014-Nothside Fine Arts Day

 

• By audition-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† April 25-27-High School Musical in HS auditorium

 

• Grade 5-¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† April 29-Recorder Concert
  • 1:00 Rehearsal at Millikin
  • 7:00 Concert at High School

 

• Grades K-5 May 13-Northside Spring Programs:
  • 9:00 4^th-5^th
  • 10:15 2^nd-3^rd
  • 2:00 K-1^st

Please contact me with questions at meckwall@dist228.org.

Thank you,

Mike Eckwall