If you weren't able to attend a club this week, come after Spring Break!

Monday: Stage Dance Choreography & Costume Club as well as Spring Play Rehearsal (on April 8)

Tuesday (after Spring Break): Actors' Studio as well as Spring Play Rehearsal

Thursday: 7/8 Singers

Friday: Show Choir

and for the Parents: Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 PM online Vocal Parents meeting!

🌺Wishing you all an amazing, restful, healthy spring break! 🌸 - 🎶Mrs. Broeker

So exciting to meet my new classes! The Guitar class is learning how to play the C chord as well asG, D, em, and A7 chords this week. They are also learning the notes on the E String. The 7th Grade Vocal Power is adding Harmony to their songs. The 8th Grade Vocal Power classes are exploring songs composed and produced during World War 2. The Music 6 class is filled with the sounds of bucket drums and classroom percussion instruments as the class explores and extends their understanding of notation, meter, and tempo.

Mary Poppins Families,

• Perhaps you made baskets for the raffle (we had 10 of them!), or managed tickets (over 1000 tickets purchased!) or sold concessions (192 bags of chips and 120 bags of fruit snacks – and that’s just the start of the list!).

• All-in, we raised about $9700 for the music program – including ~$2400 in concessions and more than $7300 in ticket sales.

• Perhaps you were brave enough to help with hair, costumes, stage clearing, or supervision. You calmed nerves, quieted voices, stitched hems, and figured out how to “make it work.”

• Perhaps you saw something that needed to be done – chairs that needed to be stacked, trash that needed to be picked up, a kiddo who needed a little encouragement…

Whatever your contribution, THANK YOU! Your presence and willingness to donate time, energy, and “can do” spirit made a real difference.

Several of you have written to ask how you can continue supporting the choir and chorus work at Emerson. As we close out this chapter, there are three invitations to continue your involvement and support the work in the future:

1. We need a support organization for this work.
   The next meeting for those trying to get something off the ground is after Spring Break – April 2 at 7 PM here (virtual). If you’re a champion of the musical, play, and/or choir at Emerson, please join us. We’ll get an official group set up this summer, but we need help now! You can sign up to join us (and to get information from Mrs. Fong).
2. We need a steady state of passive fundraising.
   Our next opportunity to easily bring in support is May 1. Chipotle in Uptown will donate 25% of all purchases made by people with the flier below. You can pre-order and pay in the store or eat on-site. The fundraiser is from 4-8 PM.
3. We have another performance coming up - that means an opportunity to fundraise!

The Emerson choir performance is May 2. If you’re interested in coordinating concessions (or another raffle!) for that evening, please let me know (or join us on April 2). Next year, we’ll work to coordinate fundraisers with performance dates – the support organization will help!

Again, thank you for ALL you did for the musical. We look forward to the continued work together.

- Heather Young

💐Congratulations to the ☂️Cast and Crew of "Mary Poppins" Jr☂️

for SIX BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES! You "reached for the heavens" with your exquisite singing, inspiring acting, and electrifying dancing! We certainly had the "Stars thrown in!" They were onstage, backstage, and on stage right! The Light, Sound, and Stage Crews were actually perfect in every way! The Parent Volunteers' decorations, concessions, and supervision added so much style to our shows!

Thank you for your incomparable dedication! I miss seeing you at rehearsals!!!

There is still time to get Drama 1 and Choir in your schedules for next year!! If you are making a change and adding it in you simply need to email you counselor and cc Dr. Keith (tkeith@maine207.org).

March 22, Friday AM Chorus is Back!

March 22, Show Choir (meets in room 160)

April 4, 7/8 Singers

April 5, Friday AM Chorus is Back!

March 22, Show Choir (meets in the MPR)

Maine South Eighth Grade Invitational Choral Concert-TBD

Maine South Choral Workshop with Matthew Hanes-TBD

April 19 - Choral Workshop with Lincoln Singers at Emerson

April 25 Choral Tour to the Elementary Schools: Carpenter, Field, and Franklin

April 26, 2024 Middle School Music Assembly

May 2, 2024 - Lincoln & Emerson Choral Concert 7:00 PM @ Emerson

May 4, 2024 Middle School Music in the Parks Festival (Choir, Band, Orchestra)

7/8 Singers meets on Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:00 in the MPR

Show Choir meets every Friday after school during the first and third trimesters! Our Show Choir performs throughout the Chicagoland area and competes in the annual Music in the Parks festival!

Please pay the choral fee at myschoolbucks.com

Thank you!

Email: tbroeker@d64.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/d64.org/emerson-general-music-with-mrs-broeker/homeeker
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA
Phone: 847-653-3824

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