Special Message to 3rd Grade Parents

Happy Friday! I am so excited to let you know that the 3rd grade musical “Dig It” is just around the corner on October 18th at 6:00 pm. We will be sending more details home as we approach the date with specifics concerning costuming. We are excited to open auditions for speaking part assignments. If your child has an interest in auditioning for a special role in this year’s musical, we will be recording student auditions next Tuesday and Wednesday. Audition scripts and a list of characters may be found on my website http://dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com/p/dig-it.html. They may decide to pick no more than two character assignments (or singing solos) to read for their audition. Your children will also find all of the lyrics on the website that they may practice at home. In order for a student to obtain a role, they are expected to speak loudly, slowly, clearly, and expressively.  We do not require students to memorize their lines for their audition; however, memorization offers an opportunity for students to use their hands to add expressive qualities. Please remember that there are limited speaking parts; however, all students will be in costume and featured in some way during the performance.

Please reach out if you have any questions! We are looking forward to a wonderful performance! Remember to check the music blog for constant updates and important news or notes. Please reach out to endicott@fultonschools.org for any questions you may have.

Thank you!

Megan Endicott

3rd Grade Musical Auditions

We are excited to announce the third grade musical auditions will begin next week! We will be sending home some information for your children to use as a guide for practicing their lines. You are also welcome to view all needed information for the musical here: https://dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com/p/dig-it.html and dates can be found here: https://dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com/p/musicals.html. When in doubt, check this blog site to find the answers to many of your music questions. If you have additional questions, please reach out to me at endicott@fultonschools.org.

Thank you!
~Megan Endicott

First podcast of the 2018 year!

We are thrilled to kick off the music tech team's podcast series for the 2018-2019 school year! All work is created by the students, including most of the content (collaboratively created by Google Docs) and music (through various digital technology music creation apps). They are thrilled to be featuring new principal at Dolvin ES in our second podcast coming soon! Consider following us and learning more about what is happening in the world of Dolvin Music!

Chorus & Musicals & and a NEW schedule!

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend with family this Labor Day Weekend. As we return, I wanted to let you know that chorus is officially up and running for any 4th and 5th grade student wishing to sing and perform. We meet every Thursday from 2:30 - 3:30. Please ensure you have signed up using the online form on this link: https://dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com/p/dolvin-chorus.html. Please ensure you click the submit button for their information to be properly transmitted. In addition, please consider joining our Remind group to receive constant updates and reminders as we move through the year. Chorus polo shirts will be purchased through the online payment system this year. All information and needed links can be found on the chorus page. Last, we will communicate through Google Classroom. I will send an email once we are up and running with the join code so your students have access to news, notes, lyrics, and tracks for practice.

We are excited to announce the 3rd grade musical, "Dig It", is back and running! I will be placing a link to lyrics and audition scripts for students to practice at home. The show will be Oct. 18th. Auditions will be held within the next two weeks. Be looking for practice papers!

2nd graders will be working on their musical, "Spaced Out", to align with their 2nd grade science curriculum. We will also hold auditions within the next few weeks. Paperwork will come home with your children based on their interest in particular part assignments. The date for the show will be November 1st.

Kindergarten and 1st graders will be playing instruments, games, and performing folk dances to internalize steady beat and differentiate between beat and rhythm. We will be moving into reading and writing basic rhythmic notations over the course of the month. Ask Me Cards (or notes via Seesaw) will be coming home soon!

You may not have noticed, but due to the 10-day count, we lost one day of Mr. Denney. I will be updating the schedule soon, but have picked up 3 more classes; therefore, Class Dojo and Seesaw have not yet really kicked off. It is my intention to get the new classes loaded and running as soon as possible so you may begin seeing all of the wonderful things we are doing in class. In addition, you may have noticed a silence on social media. That is because I was waiting on the media release forms to be submitted. Now that all forms have been properly assessed, I hope to post pictures and videos of student work beginning this week!

Speaking of posting! My Music Tech Team hopes to have their first podcast up and running this week with a special interview with new Dolvin principal, Karen Cooke! The kids are so excited and we hope you will be too! Check back for updates!

Week 3 updates in the music room!

I am so excited to announce that I have all of my classes uploaded into Seesaw and hope to record a special message to you with our music goals for the year. In addition, all students have been loaded into Class Dojo to help promote our positive music behavior. 

Both the second and third grade musicals are occurring this first semester; therefore, we will begin working on our songs in class and tying them into the new Georgia music standards. Notification for auditions will be coming home in the next few weeks. In addition, we will house song lyrics and audition scripts on this website to help students prepare at home. 

Chorus will begin after Labor Day. We will rehearse on Thursdays from 2:30 - 3:30. Mrs. Polaski will be working with me as the co-director again this year and we can't wait to begin. A school messenger will go home with sign up details as soon as they are live. 

As always, reach out with any questions! This is going to be a GREAT year! 

Megan Endicott

Music Schedule:

Mark your calendars for this year's musical events at Dolvin Elementary School! 

3rd grade musical -  "Dig It" - 10/18
2nd grade musical - "Spaced Out" - 11/1
Chorus (4th & 5th grade) - 12/6
1st grade musical - "Lemonade" 2/28
Kindergarten musical - "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" - 3/28
Fine Arts Night / Chorus (4th & 5th grade) - 4/25

Class Schedules: 
The music schedule for Mrs. Endicott & Mr. Denney can be found below. Please keep in mind that things sometimes change after the 10-day count. We will be sure to post any changes both here in a post and on the class schedule tab.

Welcome Back!!!

Welcome back everyone! I am so excited to start the year off with our "SUPER" musicians! Afterall, music is OUR superpower! Looking ahead, we will be updating the website with all of our dates for musicals this year. In addition, we will kick off chorus the first Thursday following Labor Day. Notification will be sent home to all 4th and 5th grade students within the next few weeks. You are always welcome to reach out with questions via email at endicott@fultonschools.org. 4th and 5th grade students will also begin playing recorders in both music classes. Letters will be sent home with more information. And finally, we will keep you in the loop through regular Twitter notifications, blog posts here, and Seesaw! We hope to have all students connected in Seesaw by the end of August. Please follow me on Twitter @EndicottSpot and Instagram @dolvinmusic and consider subscribing to the feed on this blog. Thanks everyone and have a GREAT first day! Megan Endicott