Mrs. Gimpelevich's Music Notes

Case of the Mondays? Not me! In addition to 1st Grade Tefillah, I have the majority of my Jewish Music classes on Mondays. It's an excellent way to start the week! Today, we discussed Avinu Malkeinu (if you have not yet heard Barabara Streisand sing it, you should definitely check it out) and other Yom Kippur songs and traditions. As the legend goes, on Yom Kippur the gates of Heaven are open wide and all thoughts and prayers fly directly to G-d. These next few days leading

The excitement begins! 2nd graders have begun learning and rehearsing songs for their upcoming Kabbalat HaSiddur, which will be held on Friday, December 12. In Jewish Music this week, we watched a few videos to help us learn a few of the songs for Kabbalat HaSiddur. Please take a moment to visit the "Kabbalat HaSiddur" practice page! Click HERE to go directly to the practice page!

It's hard to believe we're already in the fourth week of school! So much has already happened and I can't wait to see what the rest of the year holds. Chorus met for the first time last Monday and we had an excellent time singing and making music together! I have such a lovely group of ladies for the Fall Semester. We hope to recruit many more singers for the Spring! General Music classes met my friend Quaver and explored his music lesson, videos, music games, and more on the