A Parkside Singer

Elise and Anja's school has a chorus for 4th and 5th graders, with practice in the mornings or afterschool twice a week.  In January they invite 3rd graders to participate for the second half of the school year, and Elise jumped at the chance to join. 

Elise loves to sing.  She sings all the time around the house and in the car.  Being in a chorus has been interesting for her, because she has had to read music and practice her singing.  One day she was complaining because when they made a mistake the chorus director made them stop and do it again.  She didn't like that they had to do things over and over, she just wanted to keep going.  She auditioned for a solo this spring, which required her to sing in front of the whole chorus by herself during a practice.  She didn't get the solo, but I was deeply proud of her for trying out.  Valuable lessons are being learned here.

Recently, Elise had her first performance with the Parkside Singers and she did a great job!

Here is some video of the Parkside Singers performing El Gato.