Happy Ground Hog Day! Are your student prepared for the next round of music tests?

The January Practice Record is due this week during our monthly Ear Training. All late composition projects can be turned in as well, better late than never!

Optional HomeWork Pages can be found here. Good luck!

Happy Chinese New Year, Everyone, the Year of the Dragon!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

While you are having fun, don't forget to be prepared with these practice records and Music Credit Sheets.

Check here for your new Study Guide for the February Writing Test.

Brywood singers delivered an energetic concert last night! Our MPR was filled with enthusiastic singers and supportive families and friends. What a wonderful way to celebrate the end of 2011!

Thank you to all students who performed in our five school concerts. You were superb! Happy Holidays and keep on singing! (Don't forget those practice records.)

The next Study Guide will be posted by 1/1/12. Happy New Year!

Turtle Rock singers, you were fantastic at the vocal concert! Our audience, parents and friends, were very kind and devoted. We thank our principal, Mrs. Catabijan, and 6th grade teacher, Mr. Hofseth, for being at the concert to show their support. You were all terrific! Keep on singing!

Brywood's concert is scheduled for Thursday, 12/15. Be ready for it!

Eastshore students put together a fabulous concert on Friday evening! The support from their families were overwhelmingly strong. Way to go! If you did not have a chance to get an Honor Chorus Audition form at the concert, please see Ms. Lee about it.

All schools will be receiving new songs starting Monday, 12/12. Make sure that you bring your music folder and keep the new songs til our "Music In Our Schools" March Concerts.

If you have not turned in your Composition Projects, click here to download the Project sheets. Be sure to turn them in no later than this Friday, 12/16.

Alderwood families, thank you for an engaging and energetic concert. In case you missed it, our principal, Dr. Cindy Chaffee, was amongst the audience at the concert to show her support to the vocal music program.

Eastshore is up next, tomorrow evening!

Oak Creek Singers, you were SUPERBLY FANTASTIC at the vocal concert tonight! You have set the standard for all the other schools to follow. Way to go! A big "thank-you" to Shounok (from Brywood) for joining Oak Creek to perform at the Winter Winds Concert! Thank you, parents, for helping with the chairs and keep the MPR clean.

Alderwood, get ready for tomorrow evening's concert.

Your child's composition projects and samples can be found here. Use Line One on the forms for this project and save the others for later in the school year. Be sure to sign the November Practice Record before your child brings it back to school. Good luck!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you are sharing a loving day with your family and friends. If for some reasons you didn't receive my email, here is your Thanksgiving Card. Have a wonderful weekend!

All tests are finished for this trimester. All classroom teachers will receive the music grades during this coming week. If there is anything your child wish to fix, please have him/her contact Ms. Lee ASAP!

Check your school concert schedule here.

Ms. Lee will perform in two "Tis the Season" concerts with Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony Orchestra at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, on Sunday, 12/18/11, at 5:30pm, and Wednesday, 12/21/11, at 8pm. Contact the Chorale office directly for tickets and mention Ms. Lee's name to receive a 20% discount.

As of today, we have completed all of this trimester's tests. It is the students' responsibility to make up any unfinished work by the due date, before the music grades are sent to the classroom teachers. Please check with Ms. Lee if your child is not sure about his/her current progress in the music class. You may contact Ms. Lee here.

Calling all composers! Calling all composers! This trimester's composition projects can be found here. Please advise your student to use Line One on the forms for this project and save the others for later in the school year. Make sure that he/she can sing his/her own melody and clap his/her own rhythm.

Even with a very short notice, Turtle Rock 6th Grade class performed extremely well at the Irvine City Hall this afternoon. They met the mayor and sang in the Council Meeting Chamber in front of a full house, including our beloved 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ivey! Please tune in to the ICTV Channel 30 for the broadcast. It will be streamed on the Irvine City Hall website as well. Great job, Turtle Rock Singers!

With the exception of a few absent students, our Writing Test results are in. Click here to see all 15 classes test results. Is your class the best? How does your personal score compare to the others? Everyone has a chance to retake the Writing Test. Make sure that a parent signature is on the test!

Click here to see your school's Solo Singing Test date. Good luck!

Please make sure that your signature is on your child's writing test before he/she goes back to school.

It is not too late yet to enjoy the Pacific Chorale concert this afternoon. Tickets can be purchased at the box office at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. This afternoon's program includes music by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Finzi, American composers Morten Lauridsen and Jake Heggie, and director, John Alexander.

Our Turtle Rock 6th Grade class has been invited to perform at the Irvine City Hall this coming Tuesday at 5pm. Please tune in to the ICTV Channel for the broadcast.

Ms. Lee will be performing with the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony Orchestra this Sunday, 11/6, at 5:30 pm, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. It will be a 40th Anniversary celebration for director, John Alexander. The program includes music by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Finzi, American composers Morten Lauridsen and Jake Heggie, and director, John Alexander. If you call the Chorale office directly and mention Ms. Lee's name, you will receive a 20% discount on your ticket purchase. Please come and share this beautiful event!

As of today, all Writing Tests will be finished. Make sure that a parent signature is on the test before your student returns back to school next week.

Next week is the Solo Singing Test Week. Click here for your school's test date. Keep on with the good practice!

Brywood 6th grade parents, please make sure that your students' Writing Test has a parent signature when he/she returns to school tomorrow!

All schools had finished their Group Singing Tests and Alderwood 5th grade had a 100% passing rate! Congratulations!

Our next test is a Music Theory Writing Test. Click here to check your school's test date. Need a Study Guide? You may email Ms. Lee over the weekend, in case you have any questions.

Three schools had finished their Group Singing Tests with an average of 88% passing rate. Good job, singers! If your child was told to sing the test song again, make sure that he/she sees Ms. Lee ASAP when he/she has a chance to go over the songs. Good luck!

One "Rhythm" composition and one "Melody", with words, are due the week of 11/28/11. More information will be given in class. Click here to get to the Composition page.

If your student has finished any optional HomeWork Pages and would like Ms. Lee to check his/her answers, be sure to turn them in for reassurance. However, the answers will be given in class this coming week.

In case you didn't know, our first Group Singing Test starts on Monday, 10/24. Be sure to remind your student to practice the required songs by numbers and solfege.

Ms. Lee is available for before school and lunchtime music tutoring sessions. If your child would like to spend a little time to better his/her music skills, please make an appointment with Ms. Lee. Good luck!

Our first Group Singing Test is set for the week of 10/24/11. Be sure to check the Events page for test dates and requirements. If your child would like to have all sound tracks of the Singing Basics songs and concert songs in your home, be sure to bring a blank CD to Ms. Lee.

All the September Practice Records have been recorded. Click here to see the result. There were about 50% of students who did not turn in their September Practice Record. This activity is to help students to be more organized, plan for better time use, and ensure understanding of music skills. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lee at kaii@kafm.net.

All the September Practice Records have been collected. It is worth 7% of the total music achievement grades. If you child didn't have that ready this time, please prepare the October Practice Record on time.

Ask your child for the Ear Training slip and have him/her explain that activity to you. If you have any questions and/or comments, please contact Ms. Lee at kaii@kafm.net.

Today is the last day of September. Make sure your child's September Practice Record is filled out and signed by parents, placed in his/her music folder or binder before turning it in next week.

Click here to get the October Practice Record. Have a great weekend!

This is the last week of September. Make sure a Music Credit Sheet is in your child's music folder or binder for school use, and September Practice Record is filled out and signed by parents before turning it in next week.

Our first Ear Training is scheduled for Monday, 10/3, through Wednesday, 10/5.

All the vocal forms, Singing Basics Booklets, and sheet music have been distributed to all vocal students. Make sure Your signature is on the required forms when they are brought back to school to be turned in to Ms. Lee. Please remind your student to be prepared and bring ALL REQUIRED item to class.

When in doubt, Ms. Lee's email is kaii@kafm.net.

The IPSF Instrument Rental Fair was a huge success at Rancho MS yesterday. Hundreds of parents showed up to rent instruments for students 4th through 6th grades. Ms. Lee even helped a parent of an 8th grader on renting a trumpet! Whether instrumental or vocal, we thank our loving parents for their continuous support to the IUSD Music Program. We are ready for Music 2011-12! See you in school.

Our recruitement assemblies went very well at every school. Oak Creek will have the second meeting today and the other schools will follow soon. If your child is remotely interested in playing an instrument, please encourage him/her to go directly to the instrumental class for the second meeting, for he/she will learn about instrument rental this week only but can ALWAYS join the vocal class next week. THank you for your support!

Everyday is a patriotic day in America. Do you know all the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner"? Sing a song about America today and everyday. God bless the USA!

Welcome to Vocal Music 2011-2012! You student is in for a year of fun and educational music learning. Ms. Lee will guide him/her through the music reading portion starting the week of 9/12/11 and assist him/her, or parents, with any questions you may have regarding singing throughout the year. Her easy contact is kaii@kafm.net. Good luck with the new school year! Keep on singing!

Ms. Lee had uploaded the required forms for her Vocal Music Classes 2011-12. Click here to see if your child has the forms. It is ALWAYS good to be ready before the deadline. You may want to mark down the concert dates on your calendar. All concerts are evening concerts and require your singer's participation.

For all those students who plan ahead for the upcoming school year, you will need a music folder to hold all the sheet music and "Singing Basics" that Ms. Lee prepared for you. A working pencil is ALWAYS required in the music class. You may bring a blank CD for Ms. Lee to burn all the Singing Basics songs for your home practice. You will learn more about the Practice Record and Music Credit Sheet in the class soon. If you have any questions and comments, contact Ms. Lee at kaii@kafm.net!

Ms. Lee has a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/kaiimusic for those social networkers!

Ms. Lee will perform with the Pacific Chorale and about 250 community and church choir singers at the 4th annual Choral Festival this evening at Segerstrom Music Center, at 5pm. It is a FREE concert!

Click here to see Ms. Lee's photos from choral music workshops at Santa Fe, New Mexico and Oakhurst, California.

Thank you for checking in during the summer. The Pacific Chorale is giving a FREE concert at Segerstrom Music Center on Sunday, 8/14/11, at 5pm. However, there are no more tickets left. If you would like to attend, contact Ms. Lee at kaii@kafm.net now!

The annual California ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) Conference will be held at Oakhurst, California, just 40 miles south of Yosemite National Park, from Sunday, July 31, through Wednesday, August 3. Ms. Lee will attend this conference in preparing for the new school year. Check back for details of her trip.

Ms. Lee will be singing with the Pacific Chorale at the Choral Festival, at Segerstrom Music Center, on Sunday, August 14, 2011. It is a FREE concert. Tickets will be available through the Segerstrom Center for the Arts box office beginning Monday, July 18th, at 10:00am.