5-6 Music Contest Held
National Music Week, sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs was celebrated May 1-8, 2016. The year's theme was "Music....Notes to the Future."
In honor of National Music Week, the 5th and 6th grade music students participated in a "Music Contest" at the High School. The event was held in the auditorium on Wednesday, May 4th. Students prepared and presented vocal, keyboard, and instrumental solo's for a panel of judges. Those serving as judges were: Vocal solos - Teresa Porter, Natalie Knodel, and Beth Maifield; Keyboard solos - Ruth Milliken, Raedell Winston, & Sandy Bandel; & Band solos - Margaret Poling, Chad Miller, Leigh Ann Bandel, and Carol Ross. Students were evaluated and given a rating along with suggestions for improvement.
Vocal and keyboard students are under the direction of Jean Ann Confer. Fifth and sixth grade instrumental solos are under the direction of Debbie Fiala..
Click here for a program of the vocal portion of the Music Contest.
Below are some video of clips of the 6th grade students' performances. (Webmaster's note: Several videos were unable to be saved due to file corruption, but I have included a wide variety. Vocal solo videos are very dark. Some outstanding performances are presented below.)
Hailey Robbins singing "Danny Boy"
Mia Morrow singing "EdelWiess: (from The Sound of Music)
Amy Jenkins singing "God Bless America"
Hadleigh Hilt singing "You Raise Me Up"
Joni Fuller singing "Over The Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz)
Amanda Neitzel singing "Do Re Mi"
Bailey Workman singing "The River"
McKenna Poling singing "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
Jordyn Faulkender singing "Castle on a Cloud" (from Les Miserables)
Vladimir Chinik singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
Mia Morrow (pianot) instrumental (partial video)
Dawn Rice singing "The United States Air Force Song"
Lyden Lampe (instrumental)
Bailey Workman (instrumental)
Amy Jenkins (instrumental)
Dawn Rice (instrumental)
Joni Fuller (instrumental)
Hadleigh Hilt (instrumental)
Ben Nelson singing "If I Had a Hammer"
Kristian Rivera singing "You Are My Sunshine"
Cutter Neitzel singing "Let There Be Peace On Earth"
Eli Mills singing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
Caleb Todd (instrumental)
Ben Nelson (instrumental)
Kaden Lee (instrumental)
Jordyn Faulkender (instrumental)
Alvero Fernandez (instrumental)
Cutter Neitzel (instrumental)
Dani Broughman (instrumental)