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document.write('<style type="text/css">#dates li { padding-bottom:7px; font-size:12px; top:0px; }</style><tr><td align=left valign=top colspan=2><center><br><H3><u>2013-2014 Important Dates</u></H3></center><font size=2><UL id="dates"><li>Wednesday, December 18, 1:30 p.m. - Chorus, band, and orchestra assembly at Maplebrook<li>Wednesday, December 18, 7:30 p.m. - Chorus, band, and orchestra concert at Lincoln Junior High School<li>Wednesday, February 19 - 2nd Grade Music Night in Maplebrook LRC (2K 6:00-6:30, 2Li 6:45-7:15, 2La 7:30-8:00)<li>Thursday, May 22, 8:45 a.m. - 5th Grade Program assembly for staff and students at Maplebrook<li>Thursday, May 22, 7:00 p.m. - 5th Grade Program for family and friends at Maplebrook</ul></font><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr>')
document.write('<tr><td align=left valign=top width="300"><center><BR><H3><u>About the instructor...</u></H3></center><font size="2"><b>Melissa Tomei</b><p>Melissa Tomei teaches general/vocal music and chorus at Maplebrook Elementary. She is an alumna of district 203 (Kingsley, Lincoln, and NCHS). Melissa became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2011.</p><p>Melissa has her B.A. in Music Education (summa cum laude) from North Central College in Naperville (2005) and her Master of Music Education from Northern Illinois University (2010). (Her thesis, \"The Relationship Between Musical Aptitude and Academic Achievement of Third-Grade Students,\" may be downloaded in .pdf form <a href=\"http://bit.ly/dcoDO9\">here</a>). Melissa has her Orff Schulwerk certification from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (all three levels), Kodály Level 1 certification from Indiana University Bloomington, and World Music Drumming Level 1 certification from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She also has 12 years of experience teaching group and private piano lessons. </p><p>Melissa has written and received two grants to purchase instruments through the Naperville Education Foundation, \"Drumming to Increase Listening, Respect, and Cooperation\" (2008) and \"An Authentic Musical Context for the Multicultural Imperative\" (2010). </p><p>Melissa is a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA), and the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE). To learn more about the Orff and Kodály philosophies of music education, visit <a href=\"http://aosa.org\">aosa.org</a> and <a href=\"http://oake.org\">oake.org</a>.</p><p>Melissa can be reached at mtomei@naperville203.org or 630-420-3535.</p><BR><BR></font> </td><td align=left valign=top cellpadding=5 width="300"><center><BR><H3><u>About the program...</u></H3></center><font size="2"><p>Maplebrook students in first through fifth grades meet twice per week for music. Kindergarten students have music class once per week. Students in Mrs. Tomei\'s class experience music through singing, movement and playing instruments. Learning targets revolve around the musical elements of Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Form, Tone Color, and Expressive Elements. Our curriculum is structured around the <a href=\"http://musiced.nafme.org/resources/national-standards-for-music-education\">National Standards for Music Education</a>:</p><p>PERFORMING:<br/>1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. <br/>2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.<br/><i>(District-wide assessment in 3rd grade)</i></p><p>CREATING:<br/>3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. <br/>4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. <br/>5. Reading and notating music.<br/><i>(District-wide assessment in 4th grade)</i></p><p>RESPONDING:<br/>6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. <br/>7. Evaluating music and music performances.<br/><i>(District-wide assessment in 2nd grade)</i></p><p>CONNECTING:<br/>8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. <br/>9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.<br/><i>(District-wide assessment in 5th grade)</i></p><p><br/>Parents in second grade are encouraged to attend the music demonstration night in which students show how they interact and perform with each other in a regular music class as well as demonstrate understanding of the concepts they\'re learning.</p><p>Fifth graders have an annual program near the end of the school year with a morning performance for the school and an evening performance for friends and family. </p><p>Maplebrook Chorus is open to fourth and fifth graders and meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:25-8:10 a.m. for half the school year, alternating each year between March and December performances. Concerts are shared with the Maplebrook Band and Orchestra.</p></font> </td></tr>')
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