[TNS-list] Sing
Dyanthe Spielberg
dyantherose at gmail.com
Tue Apr 16 18:11:52 PDT 2019
Dear Families,
Sing is a special event for our school because it brings us together in a
unique way. In the effort to have Sing be a joyous experience for all
children and adults, we experimented with two different approaches to Sing
this month. Last Friday, staff and children came together to Sing without
families. Afterward, children shared that it was quieter, they could hear
each other and the songs better, and that there was much more room and no
tears. As one student shared, “I didn't miss my family because my mom can
never come anyway.”
We also had a Sing for parents on Monday that was lovely. Rob helped us to
listen to changes in rhythm and tempo which led us to pay more attention to
the discipline of singing. We also practiced the melody and lyrics of
each song so that parents can feel more comfortable joining in with the
children.
While we cannot change the configuration or space needed for the size of
the group that congregates at our monthly Sing, we want to honor the
children’s responses to the smaller gathering. We also want to still
provide times for parents, children, and staff to be together because the
presence and participation of families are highly valued and contribute to
the joy and beauty of our collective voices. We plan to do one more
children’s Sing and one more parent Sing before the end of the school year.
We hope that some of what the children experienced Friday and what the
parents experienced on Monday will carry over tomorrow. In this spirit, we
ask families to do the following:
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Sing during the songs and wait until the whole Sing is finished to talk
to your friend or neighbor.
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Stay silent between songs so we can transition smoothly into the next
song and start Singing in unison.
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Save your applause.
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Wave goodbye to your child at the end of Sing and exit quickly so that
classes can also exit quickly (The last two songs, the two goodbye songs,
are part of the Sing and we ask everyone to Sing along as a way of saying
GOODBYE.
See you tomorrow,
Dyanthe
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