Day 7: Choir Concert

Tuesday was a Mini-Concert for 8th grade choir and orchestra. Tyler joined the choir this year since a few of her friends had joined. The music teachers here are a hoot - I think they may both be American - one is for certain, the other may be Canadian. But they are so boisterous and energetic - the band teacher specifically is one of those teachers all the kids say, "Ms. Chilton just picks up anyone's instrument and blows in it - she doesn't even care about the germs....." Such fond memories...



There are 12 kids in this year's choir and the teacher is soooo excited. You can imagine - they only have about 90-100 max 8th graders so you can see why teachers get so excited to fill spots. In the orchestra (which is silly they do it by grade and not skill level) for the 8th grade there are 3 flutes, 2 clarinets, 7 saxophones, 2 violins, one percussion, and some brass in there someplace. But they have a weird class rotation for middle school and high school - we have 8 school days - even & odd days - so on each day they go to 4 classes - 95 mins each or something. But not only like college do they have classes only every-other day - each of the 8 days the class times are rotated... so on day 1 they'll have math first, but on day 3 it will be in the mid-day, and on day 5 it will be after lunch - you get the picture - so it makes rotating when extras take place a logistical nightmare. But the kids get it - I never know where they are during the day.

Tyler, Jessica, Jessica & Jenny

Tristy-Lu playing with the camera listening to the concert - except when she dropped the camera she had a solo during the concert - one LONG LOUD yelp!