It’s Back to School!

Posted by MaryO on September 8, 2020

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🎵 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ~ Daily Listening Assignments
I’m sure many have you have learned Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by now. Did you know its’ the same melody as the ABC Song? You know…
🎵 Bizet: Carmen ~ Daily Listening Assignments
Today we’re going to listen and learn about the opera Carmen. I chose this for today since it’s the anniversary of French composer Georges Bizet‘s death...In the middle of the night during the first round of Carmen performances, Bizet died. He was only 36.
🎵 Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance ~ Daily Listening Assignments
This is the month for graduations of all sorts, college, high school, even preschool. Perhaps you know someone who is graduating this year. Maybe it’s you!
🎵 Vivaldi: Spring ~ Daily Listening Assignments
Today, we start with Spring from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Many OCMS students have played this already in one of their Piano Pronto books. It’s also available in Piano Maestro.
☦️ Contemporary Cantata, Does God Hear Me?
A special service of songs and stories led by Worship Leader, Uriah Moore and featuring the Pender Praise Band. This was a contemporary worship experience featuring music from Doe, Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, Karen Clark Sheard, and more. In addition to singers, the band consists of guitar, drums, percussion, autoharp, saxophone, trumpet and clarinet.
🎵 Daily Listening Assignments
These daily assignments, June through August will help you and your students learn a bit more about the pieces they’re learning during the year – or maybe give ideas for something that they’d like to learn.
🪣 National Hole in My Bucket Day
May 30, of each year, National Hole in My Bucket Day is observed. This wacky holiday is in honor of the fun children’s song; There’s a Hole in My Bucket. The song which has origins in 1700 Germany, is about a back and forth conversation between Henry and Liza. Henry needs to fix his leaky […]
🇺🇸 Memorial Day!
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was initiated to honor the soldiers for the Union and Confederate armies who died during the American Civil War.
🎹 Pender UMC Spring Concert 2023: Joy Ringers
On May 13, 2023 Brian Stevenson, Pender Music Director, produced our annual Spring Concert. The Joy Ringers played Streams of Life by Jason Krug and Fantastica by Ron Mallory.
💃 National Tap Dance Day
Today is also National Tap Dance Day
🧖‍♀️ Towel Day
Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. On this day, fans carry a towel with them, as described in Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, to demonstrate their appreciation for the books and the author.
🎹🥁🎺 🎵 It’s National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
Each year on May 22 we observe National Buy a Musical Instrument Day. The day is all about playing music. If you are a musician, it might be time for a new instrument. Maybe you can learn to play a second or third one. If you have never played an instrument before, National Buy A […]
☦️ Hymn History: Great is Thy Faithfulness
The Pender UMC Traditional Service Prelude “Great is Thy Faithfulness” on Sunday May 14, 2023 was played by Hetty Jacobs on piano. This was Hetty’s first Sunday as Pender’s Pianist.
🎧 Keyboards for Beginners
Each year on May 22 we observe National Buy a Musical Instrument Day. The day is all about playing music. If you are a musician, it might be time for a new instrument. Maybe you can learn to play a second or third one. If you have never played an instrument before, National Buy A […]
🎹 “Advent Medley” from Spring Concert 2023
On May 13, 2023 Brian Stevenson, Pender Music Director, produced our annual Spring Concert. Heidi had just been hired as Pender’s pianist on May 11, 2023 and she agreed to play her audition piece, “Advent Medley” for our concert.
☦️ Hymn History: The Church’s One Foundation
Samuel John Stone (1839–1900), then a newly ordained curate at New Windsor Parish Church, wrote “The Church’s One Foundation” in 1866 as a direct lyrical commentary to a controversy in the Church of South Africa, part of the Anglican Communion. The controversy was between Bishop John William Colenso of Natal (an early apologist for the […]
🌸 Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day!
🇺🇦 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore by Duke Ellington from Concert for Ukraine
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled “Never No Lament” and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940.
🇺🇦 Sonata Latino: Bossa Merengova by Mike Mower from Concert for Ukraine
The Pender Concert Supporting Ukraine on April 23 featured Liz Sellers on piano, Brian on harp, and local professional musicians, including woodwind quintet, drums, organ, guitar, flute, penny whistle, singing and violin. Concert repertoire included: Harp arrangements by Debussy, Piano trio of Jazz/Baroque, Flute Concertino by Chaminade, Woodwind Quintet with music of Duke Ellington, The […]
🇺🇦 “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio” by Claude Bolling from Concert for Ukraine
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio by Claude Bolling “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (aka Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio) is a “crossover” composition, synthesizing Baroque and swing era jazz elements, by the jazz pianist and composer Claude Bolling. The composition, originally written in 1973, is a suite of seven movements, […]

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