The year has started with amazing classes and fantastic rehearsals!

The Mary Poppins Jr cast and Crew are OUTSTANDING!! There are still more spots on crew, contact one of the crew heads or Mrs. Broeker! Hope to see all of our music families at the Open House on Wednesday, January 19. Members of the Mary Poppins Jr cast will perform a sneak peak of the upcoming musical for the incoming sixth grade parents!

🔔To all, best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year! 🔔

🎶 Mrs. Broeker

All funding for the musical comes from fundraising, private donations, and ticket sales.

The Musical Money pays for:

The Production Royalty Fee, Video License, and Scripts: $815 for Mary Poppins Jr

Costumes: expected expenditure $2500. Sounds like a lot until you divide that amount by the average number of cast members,120. Yes, we search for bargains, happily accept donations, and visit thrift stores. If I'm desperate, I even sew costumes. This is also why cast members cannot keep their costumes. I also repurpose costumes from previous shows.

That being said, sometimes the costumes from a previous show are not useable. For example, the former Mary Poppins were 5' and 5'2" tall, Miss Andrews was 4'8, and Bert was 5'4." The cast is never decided until auditions. At this point, I do not know whether or not I will be able to reuse the leads' costumes.

Props: The materials to make props for the show average $200.

Set Construction and Painting Materials average $450.

Sound Equipment: $14,986.20 New Sound System in compliance with federal regulations and hopefully resolving the feedback issues. Last year, we borrowed most of the mics from Maine East High School. We may still need to purchase new headsets because of breakage.

Lighting Equipment - no plans to purchase this year.

January 17, 2024 Emerson Musical Cast Perform at the Curriculum Night 6:10 PM

We will meet together at 5:45. You will sing at 6:10 and be finished at 6:15 PM.

Please see the Musical calendar for all rehearsal dates.

January 18 3:00 - 4:00 in the MPR Show Choir and 7/8 Singers.

January 19 7:30 AM Musical Soloists

Maine South Eighth Grade Invitational Choral Concert-TBD

Maine South Choral Workshop with Matthew Hanes-TBD

March 8, 9, and 10, 2024 - Emerson Musical

March 15, 16, and 17, 2024 - Lincoln Musical

April (18, 19, 25?) - Maine East Choral Workshop at Emerson with Katie Lee-TBD

April Choral Tour to the Elementary Schools

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)

The Vocal Power Students have been learning about Pop Music from the 80s and 90s. They knew a surprising number of songs already from this period! The Digital Music Class completed their Rap Songs and began compiling a list of songs to listen to when they are feeling angry, sad, anxious, excited, and happy. I have been impressed by how thoughtful their lists are! One group chose to add a new category: triumphant! The Music 6 class has completed exploring melodies, by playing recorder, boomwhackers, and tone bells. In Keyboard class, students are mastering coordinating both hands, and learning to perform the Magic Four chords! Knowing the C, am, F, and G chords makes hundreds of pop songs easy to play!

We're going to be raising money to support students in choir and the musical

(offset the cost of Music in the Parks, t-shirts for choir, and items purchased for the musical).

If you're interested in volunteering/supporting planning, please let me know!

It takes a village and I hope we can work together to make the D64 Vocal Music & Theatre Programs the best they can be!

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

For all members who will be participating in Cross Country, Basketball, or another conflicting Fall activity, there is a morning version from 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. on Fridays before school!

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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