Parents Corner

Welcome to the IUSD Vocal Music Classes 2020-2021! Ms. Lee had created this page for better parent/teacher communication. Parents will find all important information regarding Ms. Lee's vocal music classes on this page and through out the entire kafm.net website. All the future concert announcements, test announcements, audition application deadlines, and other important information can be found here. Please feel free to browse through all the other pages.

Date	Parents Notifications
11/23/2020	It is the Thanksgiving week. College Park will NOT have any music lessons this week. Please check here for music lessons in school for Monday and Tuesday schools.
11/16/2020	We will catch all classes up to Hip Hop lessons and talk about bagpipes in class. See the class slides here.
11/13/2020	Today is the due date for the Hip Hop Soundtrap assignment. Be sure to have minimum one track/loop of drum beats and one track of your recorded voice reading "Brown Bear", "I can not go to school", or "You have brains in your head" as your lyrics.
11/9/2020	This is the EDM week. If your school music meets on Wednesdays, for Vaterans Day, we have no music on this Wednesday. Salute to our Vaterans! Don't forget the Hip Hop Assignment is due on Friday, 11/13/2020.
11/7/2020	Congratulations to our President-Elect, Joe Biden!
11/1/2020	With two canceled school days last week, the music lessons are shift over by one. The second half of the Hip Hop lessons will be intrtoduced this week.
10/28/2020	No school again today. Use the time wisely and catch up with any work that is due soon, or already passed. See you in school soon.
10/27/2020	What a terrible fire for Irvine schools and residents! It is still going strong with the powerful wind! Stay home and be safe!
10/26/2020	Is your child ready to turn inhis/her first Soundtrap Assignment, including at least one loop and a Patterns Beatmaker track? It was due last Friday. Click here to see this week's lessons.
10/19/2020	It is a Jazz week! For schools that only meet once this week, students can check out the second lesson here. The first Soundtrap Assignment is due this Friday, 10/23/20.
10/12/2020	We will learn about different syles of music this week for us to compose more music in the future. For schools that only meet once this week, students can check out the second lesson here.
10/9/2020	Have you submitted your "3 Loops" via the "Exit Ticket"?
10/7/2020	We have been learning about Sitar, a classical Indian instrument, in class this week. Our Soundtrap project is to get to know the "Loops" function.
10/1/2020	Happy Harvest Moon Day! It's a full-moon out there and take a look how beautiful it is! All classes are done with the fun "Percussion Instrument Listening Game" during music. We are learning how to put rhythmic ideas on paper and on "Soundtrap" for the rest of the week.
9/28/2020	Here comes the first full week of in-person music lessons. Have you taken your temperature today? How do you feel this morning? Let's all stay safe and healthy! Be prepared with your personal headphones and creativity for "Soundtrap" learning in class.
9/24/2020	Welcome back to school! Your teachers and school staff are very excited to see you again in person. Let's make this a fantastic beginning for everyone!
9/23/2020	Today is the last day of Distance Learning (we hope)! Please be prepared for your music class in school by brining head phones/ear phones/ear buds, so everyone can enjoy their music making in the same room at the same time!
9/21/2020	For two days, your school and teachers are getting ready for your returning to school. We can hardly wait to see you in person!
9/18/2020	Happy Friday! Have you turned in your Song Maker assignment in Chrome Music Lab yet? It is your first composition of the year and to be submitted via Google Form, by 11:59 pm.
9/14/2020	Starting today, each student will have a "Soundtrap" account for more sophisticated songs. We will learn how to sign up and log in for this IUSD-approved app. Get ready for some serious music creativity and collaboration.
9/12/2020	Did you know that 206 years ago on this morning that Francis Scott Key wrote the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on a ship? What a song!
9/11/2020	It has been 19 years that this special day held all Americans together as ONE. We lovethe United States of America! We all learn how to use the app, Song Maker, in Chrome Music Lab. It is your turn to create an original composition and submit it via Google Form, by next Friday, 9/18/2020. Happy Friday!
9/7/2020	Happy Labor Day! No school and no homework!
9/2/2020	As of today, your music teachers have met with each class at all five schools. It was wonderful to see all the happy faces! Now, let the music learning begin! Students may want to check out Chrome Music Lab to have some fun and get some music creativity going! No login required.
8/31/2020	Even though it is the last day of this month, but it is the first day of music! Thank you to those students who made it on time and participated. We can hardly wait to see you on our next Zoom, Brywood on Wednesday and Eastwood on Friday. Enjoy the afternoon. There is no music homework!
8/28/2020	Happy Friday! Your music teachers have teamed up for the starting of the school year for new adventures together. Enjoy a fabulous weekend and see you on Monday!
8/24/2020	Here comes the first full week of school. Your music teachers are working hard to make the online music lessons fun for you and will be ready for presentations by next Monday.
8/21/2020	Your music teachers will work togetheras a team and be team-teaching throughout Distance Learning. This way, students have more support from the music team, especially for those students and families who are new to IUSD. We will start our music lessons in the week of 8/31/2020.
8/20/2020	Welcome to the school year 2020-2021! We have a unique way to start this school year. But everything is good to go and let's learn together!
8/1/2020	Happy August! Your music teachers have had a long Zoom meeting regarding this coming school year's lessons and plans. Every music teacher is eager to start and could hardly wait to see our students.
7/22/2020	Today is the last day for parents and students to choose a school model for each student to attend in 2020-2021 school year.
7/4/2020	Happy 4th of July, America! Everyone please be happy and healthy! Ms. Lee joined the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale, and the Chinese Feel Young Chorus to celebrate this beautiful day by singing "America, the Beautiful" in a virtural performance. The 300 tracks were put together by the recording technicians at PSO.

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