2019 Culture Day -- Fifth Grade -- "All Blues"

Finally, Fifth Grade danced to Miles Davis's 1950's classic "All Blues," as the conclusion to their Jazz unit. Working is small groups the students choreographed individual solos by Davis, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane.

2019 Culture Day -- Fourth Grade -- "Troika"

Fourth Grade danced the "Troika," another great traditional Russian dance. It's even fun to say!

2019 Culture Day -- Third Grade -- "Ungaresca"

Third Graders danced to the medieval Hungarian tune, "Ungaresca." Like many dances of that era it included a section in duple meter and triple meter.

2019 Culture Day -- Second Grade -- "Tideo"

Second grade danced the 19th century American play party with accompaniment provided by the Roscomare Roadrunner String band and Recorder Consort.

2019 Culture Day -- First Grade -- "Khorovod"

The First Graders danced the first of two traditional dances, this one to the song "Khorovod." The dance and song represent the planting cycle.

2019 Culture Day -- Kindergarten -- "Ve David (Hora)"

Meanwhile, Ms. Unger's and Ms. McKillop's classes danced the Hora to the Isreali song, "Ve David."

2019 Culture Day -- Kindergarten -- "Cheshm, Cheshm, Doo Abroo"

Ms. Lilly's and Ms. Rauch's class danced to a pop music version of the Persian Nursery Rhyme, "Cheshm, Cheshm, Doo Abroo," with choreography they helped create.

2019 Culture Day - Recorder String Band and Recorder Consort - "Ahri Rang"

Happy Purim, Nowruz, Purim, Holi... There are many holidays associated with the arrival of Spring from many different cultures. On Friday, March 22, the students at Roscomare Road paid tribute to some of those cultures, beginning with Ahri Rang, a folk song from Korea, perfornaced by the Roadrunner String Band and Recorder Consort.

Musical Illustration -- "Zomo The Rabbit"

Zomo the Rabbit - 2019 version from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

For the last several weeks the First Grade glasses have been adapting the book Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott, by "illustrating" it, using music and movement ideas. The performance yesterday was terrific! Here's a video capture.