Thursday, September 29, 2011

Prime Number Song



My 6th grade math class performed this song on the first 14 prime numbers!

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

I wrote a simple two-part arrangement of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for concert band on Tuesday. The saxophones played the melody, and the clarinets played the harmony. Somehow everyone was in tune and playing all the right notes. At the end, I told them all to stand up and relish that moment for a second. It was the best we had ever sounded! :) 

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Rock the Universe 2011

 This is the picture of the whole group at Rock the Universe 2011 in Orlando, Florida. We went to Universal Studios on Friday and Islands of Adventure on Saturday. We rode the Mummy, Jaws, Simpsons, E.T., Shrek 4D, Dueling Dragons, Spiderman, Log Flume, the Hulk, and the Harry Potter ride, which was the best roller coaster I have ever been on!!!
 This is a picture of my group posing with Wolverine. Scotty was wearing his Furman University shirt proudly, and everybody else is holding their wands that they bought in Harry Potter land. The butter beer was pretty good stuff, actually! Very sweet, and very filling.
This is a picture of both my group and McLean's group. We hung out all day together at Islands of Adventure. That night we got to see Third Day and Casting Crowns play live. The middle schoolers did not care much for the music, but I did get to hear Third Day play "God of Wonders" and Casting Crowns play "I Can Only Imagine" and "Who Am I"! The whole weekend was a blast!!