Day 70: Learning about Bullying through Opera

"Brij Closed"

On Friday, March, 8th, Opera Columbus performed The Three Billy Goats Gruff for students at Hilliard Horizon Elementary.  The trio of opera singers have been working with Mrs. Romine, our music teacher, and some of our building's finest singers.  Through amazing music and singing, the show taught us about bullying, how we can deal with it, and why people sometimes bully.  Here is a description from Opera Columbus:

Bring opera into your school and teach students about the  effects of bullying with an operatic version of the well-known story of The Billy Goats Gruff set to music by Mozart, Donizetti, and Rossini. With Opera goes to school! your students have a chance to share the stage with professional opera singers. An after-school game of hide and seek is ruined for three billy goat friends when a big bully blocks a bridge, preventing them from being able to go home. Each of the goats chooses how to deal with the conflict, but in the end, all three learn that compassion turns a would-be adversary into a new friend.

Check out some clips from the performance! 

Opera Columbus at Hilliard Horizon ES from HZN165 on Vimeo.

Opera Columbus at Hilliard Horizon, part 1 from HZN165 on Vimeo.

Day 43: 3rd Grade Instrumentalists

The Sound of Learning

For a few weeks, 5 third grade students have met with Mrs. Romine, Hilliard Horizon's music teacher, twice a week to work together on a song for the upcoming choir concert.

The girls are using hand chimes to create a sound that will accompany a song the choir will sing during the performance.

The girls shared how challenging it was at first.  They had to learn when to play and when to rest.  They admit that they have come a long way and they are excited to share their hard work.

Take a moment to listen in on one of their practice sessions with Mrs. Romine: