Volume 3 Issue 1 Fall 2008 K ETTERING MUSIC! Featuring News, Highlights, and Upcoming Events from all Kettering City Schools Music Programs R OCKAPELLA HEADLINES FAIRMONT I NSIDE... A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL — NOVEMBER 15TH Fairmont Music The family friendly concert will benefit the Kettering Fairmont Performing Arts Center Fund which is look- Page 2 ing to raise money to benefit all Fairmont music stu- Elementary Music dents with supplemental support for equipment and lesson scholarships. The KF-PAC Fund is part of the Page 3 Kettering Performing Arts Parents Association’s con- Middle School Music tinuing effort to support Kettering Fairmont High School music students and to enhance the high- Page 4 quality performing arts programs at the high school. Welcome Music Teachers Rockapella will also offer a hands-on vocal clinic to a Page 5 select group of Fairmont choral students. Marching Firebirds Additional parking will be available at the church Rockapella concert to benefit the across the street from the Fairmont Performing Arts Page 6 Center. Kettering Fairmont Performing About Rockapella: Arts Center Fund Often imitated; never duplicated, this certifiably “Some say the best musical instrument of all is unique pop musical group has taken the previously Presidents Speak the human voice , if you’ve seen Rockapella you stodgy music genre of a cappella and brought it full- know that’s the truth,” says USA To- force into the 21st century. Rockapella is composed “The future of our day. Rockapella, the undisputed kings of con- of tenors Scott Leonard, Kevin Wright, and John K. nation depends on temporary acappella music, will perform at Brown, bass George Baldi, and vocal percussionist providing our chil- 7:30pm November 15, 2008 at the Kettering Jeff Thacher. dren with a complete Fairmont High School Performing Arts Center Rockapella became renowned for their theme song education that Auditorium, 3301 Shroyer Blvd. The November for the PBS television show “Where in the World is concert will also feature Fairmont's own a cap- Carmen Sandiego?” The group wrote and performed includes music” pella groups Eleventh Hour and Fusion. Re- original music on the show from 1990-1995, enter- served seat tickets are $20 and $35. Doors open taining millions of viewers each week with their Gerald Ford 60 minutes prior to show. For ticket information, seamless harmonies and witty lyrics. This five-man 38th President of the visit www.ticketmaster.com or call the Fairmont powerhouse, whose sound is an infectious blend of United States High School box office at (937) 499-2647. $35 soul, rock, r&b, and jazz, advanced across the USA, VIP level tickets will include a free Eleventh Hour selling-out shows and appearing on radio and televi- CD. sion everywhere. I NTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VIOLINIST PERFORMS FOR FAIRMONT STUDENTS Fairmont music students were Oftentimes Fairmont students “I don’t think I recently treated to a performance get the chance to hear perform- would have become by Mayuko Kamio. The interna- ers of this caliber as The Fair- President if it were tionally acclaimed violinist won the mont Performing Arts Center not for my school gold medal in the 13th annual has become a favorite stop for Tchaikovsky Competition and since musicians who travel to Day- music program.” her professional debut has been ton. The Fairmont recital hall appearing with major orchestras all provides the perfect venue for Bill Clinton over the world. such events. Special thanks to 42nd President of the She was in the Dayton area per- Alana Bowling, the Dayton Art United States forming on the Vanguard Concert Institute, and the Vanguard Series of the Dayton Art Institute. Concert Series. Page 2 Volume 3 Issue 1 AIRMONT USIC Upcoming F M Fairmont Music IB PROGRAM HAS INTEGRAL MUSIC COMPONENT Performances We are very excited to be a part of 4.World Music the IB World School at Fairmont 5. A whole lot of fun. this year. We currently have 18 Although it is an intensive 2 year junior and senior music students course, students will leave Fair- Fairmont Music enrolled in IB Music! This repre- mont with a beginning collegiate sents one of the largest IB Holiday Concerts level of music training! So fresh- classes in the Fairmont program! man and sophomores, start plan- Dec. 16 and 18 We often get the same question ning ahead and think IB. 7pm asked of us: “What is IB Mu- sic?”…that’s simple: Najwa Turpen is the FHS Auditorium instructor for the IB music 1.Music History courses and also teaches music 2. Music Theory at Beavertown Elementary. 3. Analytical Listening S T . OLAF ORCHESTRA VISITS FAIRMONT On Wednesday October 15 ture, and one of Brahms’s a large and enthusiastic most joyful compositions, audience was in attendance the 2nd Symphony. Or- for a performance from the chestra Director Steven St. Olaf College Orchestra. Amundson considered St. Olaf College is located in this to be one of the more Northfield Minnesota and is memorable stops on their nationally recognized for Fall tour. Fairmont excellence in the arts and The St. Olaf Concert was their annual Christmas Fes- one of many concerts Music Staff tival that is aired on PBS. hosted by the Fairmont The performance was ener- Music Department Band getic and polished featuring throughout the year. We tage of these great opportu- Michael Berning the Slavonic Dances of An- encourage younger students tonin Dvorak, Rimsky Korsa- and families to take advan- nities to hear live music in Dan Nicora kov’s Russian Easter Over- the Kettering Schools. Tim Parker Krista Berning Fairmont Choirs presents What is "Songs and Sweets" - Holiday K-PAPA? Lori Snead music, desserts and fellowship The FHS Choirs choir. Coffee and In short K– PAPA stands for the Orchestra will present a desserts will be Kettering Performing Arts Par- concert full of served during ents Association. The group Rich Wright holiday favorites intermission. Par- formed this year out of neces- Michelle Donohoue on Saturday, De- ticipating groups sity to support the upcoming cember 6 at 7:30 include: Concert “Rockapella” Concert. The Becky Geels p.m. Tickets will Choir, Treble group consists of members of the Fairmont Choir Boosters, be $8 adults, $6 Choir, Symphonic students/seniors, Chorale, Fusion, Orchestra Parents, and Band Boosters. While this group is Choir and FREE for kids Eleventh Hour 5 and under. The and Illusion Show just getting off the ground, we Brody McDonald concert will con- Choir. Tickets go hope it will be just the start of sist of performances by the on sale November 17 in the great collaborative efforts Alex Phan among the Fairmont Booster choirs, soloists, our accapella FHS music office. groups and the Illusion show groups! Kettering Music! Page 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC Beavertown Elementary Moraine Meadows Elementary Indian Riffle Elementary Najwa Turpen, Music Teacher Krista Berning, Music Teacher Courtney Nicholl, Music Teacher Greetings from Beavertown! We have been Moraine Meadows students have been At Indian Riffle, the students have discovered hard at work learning about music’s FUNda- learning Patriotic music! We celebrated one thing about our world: music brings eve- mentals this quarter. Grades K-5 have all National Anthem day by singing The Star ryone together. Whether it is a change in the started with beat, then gradually moved on Spangled Banner after the pledge of alle- seasons, an event in our lives, the Olympics, to form, rhythm, melody and pitch. We are giance. The Veteran's Day program will be and yes, even the election, music is every- currently working on musical phrases with Tuesday November 11th at 10:15 AM. All where. People rely on music to promote our Halloween and Harvest songs and hav- are Welcome! Local veterans will visit peace and unity all around the world. We ing a blast in the process! One of the impor- Moraine Meadows for the program and have discovered that through troubled times tant themes this year in music will be bridg- stay for lunch and spend time with the in our country, people use music as an outlet ing the gap between music and the class- students. Fourth and fifth grade students to express themselves. When we are having room. It is important for children and par- have been playing recorders, hopefully difficulties with our friends and families, mu- ents to see how music plays such an integral you have heard them practicing at home. sic is also another way to bridge the gap and role in everyday life. It is also important to Second and Third graders learned all unite us. Everyday at Indian Riffle, we strive see how math, science, language arts, social about the orchestra with a program by the to unite the world in music studies and all other disciplines fit into the Dayton Philharmonic. Please plan to at- Oakview Elementary songs we sing and play. tend the Holiday Musical on Monday, John F Kennedy Elementary December 15th at 7:00 PM. Janis Combs, Music Teacher Colleen Badenhop, Jody Wilson, Greenmont Elementary Music Teachers Lori Snead, Diane DuVal, Music students at Oakview have been work- ing on their audience etiquette skills in The students of JFK are busy preparing for Music Teachers preparation for upcoming holiday programs several different musical programs this fall. in November and December, as well as en- Greenmont students are busy preparing The entire school will participate in the an- semble performances at Oakview by some for our Veteran's Day Program on Wednes- nual Thanksgiving program on November Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra ensembles. day, Nov. 12th. Each grade level will be 25. This year's program will celebrate In September, first graders enjoyed a per- singing a song to honor our Veterans.