We made the paper! There is a great photo of Mrs. Eakin! Check it out here!
Finishing the bars at home… September 8, 2009
The bars needed a coat of polyurethane. Here are some before and after photos!
Come check it out… September 8, 2009
The marimba is just about finished. Mrs. Repass is going to put some beauiful letter on the marimba for us! Thank you to all the students and families you come out and supported this project. It takes a community to make music. And we made music… literally!
Stop by the music room and have a whack at the new marimba!
Mr. Young
From Roanoke Times… September 5, 2009
Scroll down and check out the small write up!
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/education/wb/217405
We might be in the paper later in the week!
Marimba Project Day 1 September 3, 2009
We started today with the marimba project. All of the tone bars (all 18 of them) needed to be tuned! Under the expert tutelage of Mr. Brent Holl, we began the day with half of the 5th grade. They got us off to a great start. They were using mallet and chisels to notch out the tone bars, By taking out wood from the middle of the bar, the pitch is lowered. Cool huh?! 4th graders and about 1/2 the 3rd grade also did the chiseling of the bars.
Our Kinders, 1st, and 2nd grades also go in on the action. They were our quality control agents. They sanded and polished all of the bars. They are looking great.
We had many parents and grandparents that at joined in on the fun! Thank you all so much for adding to the great day! The kids loved having you all there.
Extra special thank you to Ms. Cottrill who took many pictures through out the day and Mrs. Maria Eakin (our student teacher in music) for surviving the sun and providing excellent direction to the kids!
I will upload some pictures tomorrow!
Can’t to start again tomorrow!
~Mr. Young
More pictures! August 26, 2009
We are getting closer to next week for the project. Mr. Holl has sent us some more pictures! SO EXCITING!
A Tube
All layed out
Marimba
More Marimba
Bar ready to be tuned!
More, more marimba
tools
lots of tools
long low C
Thank you! August 24, 2009
A huge thank you to the Wertz, Almedia, and Gruber familes for the supplies they have donated thus far!
Here is the sign out front!
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