Congratulations, Kenneth! What an accomplishment to be the only singer from South Orange County in the ACDA Youth Choir. We are very proud of you for being such a dedicated singer. Your performance was outstanding!

Kenneth S., a Turtle Rock 6th grader, will be rehearsing with the ACDA Honor Chorus singers for three days in Tucson, Arizona. His performance at the end of the ACDA Western Division Conference is scheduled for Saturday, 3/6, at 1:15 pm.

The Honor Chorus 2010 first rehearsal was a hugh success! Thank you for all those who came early to help themselves and others. We are off to a great beginning. Honor Singers, please check your email for updated information regarding rehearsals, performances and extra credits.

The Honor Chorus 2010 first rehearsal is scheduled for this evening at 6:30pm. If you are a member of this year's Honor Chorus, please show up early to find your part, music packet, and a seat. See you this evening!

Honor Chorus 2010 Singers, please check your email for the song samples for this year's Honors Concert. Our first rehearsal is scheduled for Tuesday, 2/23, at 6:30pm. Please arrive early to sign in and find your seat. Parents, for chaperone opportunities, please contact Ms. Lee at anytime.

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Chinese/Vietnamese New Year, everyone!

Our Solo Singing Tests are completed as of today. If you would like to re-take the solo singing test, Ms. Lee will allow that in class during the next music class. This singing test is 25% of your total music achievement grade. If you have a "late" parent signature on the writing test, make sure that you show it to Ms. Lee for a better effort grade.

Our Writing Tests are completed as of today. Make sure that your writing test is signed by a parent before you bring it back to music class next week. If you would like to re-take the writing test, a parent signature is required. Anyone may retake the writing test, regardless of your test score. This writing test is 30% of your total music achievement grade.

Ms. Lee will be performing with Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony Orchestra from Thursday, 2/4, through Saturday, 2/6, at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, in an all-American composer concert. The program includes works by Copland:Fanfare for the Common Man, Herrmann:For the Fallen, Weill:Four Walt Whitman Songs, Gould:Amber Waves, and Daugherty:Mount Rushmore for Chorus and Orchestra (World Premiere).

Our second trimester Group Singing Tests are right around the corner. Be prepared! Congratulations to Oak Creek 6th grade class, the first class to have a "Canceled Singing Test" in the second trimester! Click here to check for your test date and requirements.

Have you print out a new Practice Record? Be sure to fill out the 2009 Practice Record and turn it in to Ms. Lee.

Honor Chorus audition forms are due this Friday, 1/15/10, at 3:00 pm. The forms can be turned into Ms. Lee or sent directly to the Fine Arts Department, at the District Office.

Be sure to check the test dates on the Events page. Out Group Singing Tests are coming up!

Oak Creek 6th graders, your Group Singing Test has been moved to Wednesday, 1/20/10, due to your Outdoor Ed schedule in the following week.

Happy New Year! Welcome back to Vocal Music with Ms. Lee. Be advised that the next Group Singing Tests are scheduled for the last week of January. For the next writing test, check here for the new Study Guides.

Thank you for all who attended the Pacific Chorale's performances, "'Tis The Season!" on 12/20/09 and/or 12/21/09!

All Study Guides and Homework Pages have been updated. Click here to see the due dates.

Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays, Everyone! Enjoy the Winter Break and have fun! See you in 2010!

Click here to the required song for Honor Chorus Audition, "Grand Old Flag" counter melody by Don Besig. It will repeat itself continuously. To stop it, click "Home" or the back page arrow. Please listen carefully and learn it correctly to sing it from memory at the audition. We will go over that 16-measure phrase in class in January. Just in case you have lost your application form, here is a link for the Honors packet.

Last, but not least, Alderwood Winter Concert was a great success! Students sang beautifully together and the "Extra Performances" were superb! We have to do that again!

All the Winter Concerts were performed beautifully at all schools. Click here for the March "Music In Our Schools" Concert schedule.

Brywood 4th and 5th grade singers, you did such a fantastic job singing at the Orange County Department of Education. The long standing ovation at the end of that concert further validated your singing skills and performance attitude. You made Brywood proud, the Fine Arts Department proud, and the whole Irvine Unified School District proud! Our parent volunteers were just amazing, staying every step with the singers. Way to go, Brywood!

Click here to the required song for Honor Chorus Audition, "Grand Old Flag" counter melody by Don Besig. It will repeat itself continuously. To stop it, click "Home" or the back page arrow. Please listen carefully and learn it correctly to sing it from memory at the audition. We will go over that 16-measure phrase in class in January.

The Honor Chorus application forms are here. Be sure to ask Ms. Lee for one, fill out the forms, and turn it in no later than Friday, 1/15/2010. First come, first served!

Turtle Rock singers, the record of "Most Added Solo/Duet/Trio Performances" has been broken by you. There were 23 extra songs in the program! You did it in such orderly manner. Great job! The concert was great!

If you are still checking for your school's concert schedule, you must be an Alderwood student or parent. The Alderwood concert is scheduled for Thursday, 12/10.

Congratulations, Eastshore singers! You have had another standing-room-only concert. Thank you for your participation and enthusiasm! We will do it again in March.

Again, if you are still checking for your school's concert schedule, click here.

Well done, Brywood singers! Our standing-room-only concert was such a great success. Your energy level have brightened everyone's spirit in the room. Your smiles were contagious.

If you are still checking for your school's concert schedule, click here.

Oak Creek did it! The world premier of "Two Humming Birds" was performed in such professional manner. Thank you for giving your best! Every classes sounded great! Let do that again, even better, in March.

If you are checking for your school's concert schedule, click here.

We are in the last week of our winter concert rehearsals. Be sure to bring your music folder to class and practice on your own when you can. Click here to check your school's concert schedule. If you have an added performance, be sure to let Ms. Lee know by Monday, 11/30.

All singing and writing tests for this trimester have completed. Music grades will be given to classroom teachers during this coming week. Save your writing test as a study guide for the future!

Ms. Lee will perform with Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony Orchestra for a Christmas Concert at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Music Center in Costa Mesa, on Sunday, 12/20/09, at 5:30 p.m., and Monday, 12/21/09, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for Monday's performance can be purchased directly through the PC office, at 1-714-622-2345. Please mention Ms. Lee's name to receive a 20% discount for all tickets purchased for the Monday Concert.

Our tests for this trimester have finished and grades would be given to classroom teacher in the following week. If you have one or more tests needed to be completed, please contact Ms. Lee ASAP. ALL TESTS can be re-taken and must be finished by Friday, 11/20/09. For those students who had passed all tests, answered at least one ear training patterns correctly, and obtained a parent signature on the writing test, you have earned an "A+" for this trimester. Congratulations!

The IUSD Honor Chorus auditions have been scheduled for Saturday, 1/30/2010, at Oak Creek Elementary School. Please mark your calendar and save the day! Mrs. Ashley Bresenden, a primary music teacher, and Ms. Lee will be the conductors for this year's Honor Chorus. Check back later for the important dates about Honor Chorus.

Our writing tests have come to a conclusion. Please have your test signed by a parent. If a re-take is desired, please have your signed first wirting test ready in class. Ms. Lee will trade the re-take test with you this week.

Solo singing tests and make-up group singing tests are due this week.Click here for your test dates.

Congratulations! Kenneth Shinozuka, a Turtle Rock 6th grader, who had auditioned and was selected to become a member of the ACDA Western Division Youth Honor Chorus. The ACDA Western Division Conference is to be held in the city of Tucson, Arizona, from March 3 to March 6, 2010. The ACDA Western Division Youth Honor Chorus is made of 6th through 9th grade singers. Way to go, Kenneth!

Happy Halloween! During this weekend, please check the Study Guide for the Writing Test. Click here for your test date.

The Pacific Chorale will perform their season opening concert on Sunday, 11/1/09, at 5:30 p.m., at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Please come and enjoy some wonderful choral music by Flor Peeters, William Walton, Charles Villiers Stanford, Gustav Holst and Charles Ives, and more.

Our first Group Singing Test are finished with a golorious bang! Most of the students were doing a fantastic job with it. If you were told to sing the Group Singing Test Songs again, do practice with both numbers and solfege systems. The more you try, the easier it will become.

Our very first group singing test of this school year is under way. For those students who are required to sing the test song again, please review the material and see Ms. Lee for a retake as soon as possible. The first writing test is scheduled between Monday, 11/2, and Wednesday, 11/4. Be sure to ask any question regarding these tests. Click here for test dates.

Ms. Lee will be performing with the Pacific Chorale at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa on Sunday, 11/1, at 5:30 pm. The concert features the new William J. Gillespie Concert Organ. The program includes "Psalm 90" by Charles Ives, "Missa Festiva, Op. 62" by Flor Peeters, "Coronation Te Deum" by William Walton, "Magnificat in G, Op. 81" by Charles Villiers Stanford, "Nunc dimittis" by Gustav Holst and more.

Check the Study Guide and Homework Pages to prepare for your first writing test. To find out your test date, click here.

Try the Homework Pages to check your music skills before the first writing test. Ms. Lee will go over the answers in class during the following weeks.

Check the first singing test schedule and prepare for it. All tests are taken from "Singing Basics". The requirements are as followed: 1.) Students will sing in groups of five. 2.) Each student will be graded separately. 3.) Make sure that you sing and move your lips accordingly. 4.) The fourth grade test is on "Quarter Notes", the fifth grade test is on "Legato", and the sixth grade test is on both "Legato" and "Staccato". Good luck!

Our first monthly ear training will be held this week at each school site. Make sure that you bring your practice record to class so you may write down the practice minutes of September on the ear training sheet, before turning it in to Ms. Lee. Also, be sure to bring a pencil for the ear training. Good luck!

Again, this is for 6th graders and their parents only... If you have downloaded information about the American Choral Directors Association Honor Chorus, performing at Tucson, Arizona, please prepare the audition tape/CD by this Friday, 10/2. Your audition packet needs to be postmarked either on or before Friday, 10/2. Ms. Lee still needs to sign your application forms. Need more information? Click here.

This is for 6th graders and their parents only... If you would like to get more information about the American Choral Directors Association Honor Chorus, performing at Tucson, Arizona, click here.

Please have the Class Rules/Parent Signature form ready with parent siganture on them when you come to class. Bring practice record and credits sheet to each class meeting. If you would like to practice singing at home with piano playing by your side, please bring a blank CD to class so Ms. Lee could burn a rehearsal CD specially for you.

All recruitment concerts went very well at our five schools. Be prepared to turn in your class selection form. "Parent Information Night" is scheduled for tonight, at 7 p.m., for parents, at Turtle Rock Elementary School. This meeting includes a short concert performed by your music teachers, followed by question-and-answer session.

Starting today, students will experience the recruitment concert at Brywood, Oak Creek, Turtle Rock, Alderwood, and Eastshore (followed the music schedule). Your class selection form is due on the second class meeting day. Check schools for school music schedule.

Welcome to our Vocal Music classes 2009! Be ready to sing very soon! You will ALWAYS need a working pencil in our class.

A specially designed "Parent Information Night" is scheduled for Wednesday, 9/16, 7 p.m., for parents, at Turtle Rock Elementary School. This meeting includes a short concert performed by your music teachers, followed by question-and-answer session.

Be prepared for this class! Make sure that you have down loaded all required forms and papers. Check out the new Solfege Chart! Always bring a working pencil to class. See you soon!

Our first meeting will be as followed: Alderwood-Tuesday, 9/15, Brywood-Monday, 9/14, Eastshore-Wednesday, 9/16, Oak Creek-Monday, 9/14, and Turtle Rock-Tuesday, 9/15. Come enjoy the free concert put together by your music teachers.

The new school year will begin within the next two weeks. Ms. Lee is busy getting the new "Singing Basics" ready for print. Enjoy the last part of your summer!

This is the Carmina day at Verizon Amphitheater. Come enjoy the wonderful works of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Carl Orff, two of the great musicians and music teachers in the 20th Century. For the Van Cliburn Piano Competition webcast, go to cliburn.tv.

Ms. Lee will be performing with the Pacific Chorale in the Carmina Burana Concert at Verizon Amphitheater on Saturday, 8/8/09. The concert also features the Silver Medal Winner, Ms. Yeol Eum Son, 23, of this year's Van Cliburn Piano Competition, playing Rachmaninoff's "A Theme by Paganini" with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. The concert will start at 8:00 p.m. Bring your family and friends!