Time for Winter Break!

NewSongs will be on Winter Break from December 19 through January 2.

Classes will resume January 3!

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Sign up now for "If I Ran the Zoo"!

Spotlight! Musical Theater is having sign ups for the Dr. Seuss Musical Revue of "If I Ran the Zoo!

Students will learn solo and ensemble pieces themed around favorite Dr. Seuss characters.

The session dates:  Janueary 4 to March 12, 2011

Final showcase will be Saturday, March 12, 2011

Class Schedule

Acting:      K-2nd               Tuesday 4 - 5:15 pm
                 3rd-12th            Tuesday 5:15 - 6:30 pm
                 Intermediate      Thursday 5:15 - 6:30 pm

Singing:    K-2nd                Tuesday 5:15-6:30 pm
                 3rd-12th             Tuesday 4 - 5:15 pm
                 Intermediate       Thursday 4 - 5:15 pm

Tuition*:  One track:  $155
                 Both tracks:  $275
*family discount available

Placement auditions held in first class

http://www.elkgrovemusiclessons.com/
916 714-4544
michael@elkgrovemusiclessons.com

Christmas Carol - Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Be sure to explain to your children who St. Nicholas was before singing this song!  Most don't know that he is the same as Santa Claus.  Veggie Tales has a great movie called Saint Nicholas - A Story of Joyful Giving that explains who the first Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus was in a very entertaining way!

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Jolly old Saint Nicholas,

lean your ear this way!

Don't you tell a single soul

what I'm going to say;

Christmas Eve is coming soon;

now you dear old man,

Whisper what you'll bring to me;

tell me if you can.

Christmas Recital - 2pm December 11

We had over 100 students perform in 3 Christmas recitals on December 11.  They all did a fantastic job!

Here are some pictures from the 2pm recital that featured Little Musicians, pianists, vocalists and violinists.

A Fairy Tale Christmas

Spotlight Musical Theater performed "A Fairy Tale Christmas" on Saturday, December 11.  They did such a great job and looked fantastic in their fairy costumes.

Christmas Carol - Up on the Housetop

This is a really fun song!  Make up motions as you sing or ask a Little Musician student to show you the motions!  Children love to be Santa Claus with a big belly while singing "ho, ho, ho"!

Up on the Housetop

by Benjamin Russell Hanby

Up on the housetop reindeer pause;

Out jumps good old Santa Claus,

Down through the chimney with lots of toys,

All for the little ones' Christmas joys.

Ho, ho, ho, who wouldn't go?

Ho, ho, ho, who wouldn't go?

Up on the housetop, click, click, click,

Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.

Christmas Recitals and Musical! December 11

Don't miss the Christmas recitals and musical this Saturday, December 11.

At Peace Presbyterian Church
9145 Franklin Blvd
Elk Grove, CA 95758


Starting at 12pm, Spotlight Musical Theater will be performing "A Fairy Tale Holiday"!

At 2pm, 4pm and 5:30pm,  the voice, guitar, piano, violin, drums and Little Musician students will be performing their best Christmas pieces.

Christmas Carols- Over the River and Through the Woods

This is a great song, celebrating the trip to Grandma's house!

Make motions to go along with the words!

Over the River and Through the Woods

Over the river and through the woods

To Grandmother's house we go.

The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh

Through white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the woods,

Oh, how the wind does blow.

It sitngs the toes and bites the nose

As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the woods

To have a full day of play.

Oh, hear the bells ringing ting-a-ling-ling,

For it is Christmas Day.

Over the river and through the woods,

Trot fast my dapple gray;

Spring o'er the ground just like a hound,

For this is Christmas Day.

Over the river and through the woods

And straight through the barnyard gate.

It seems that we go so dreadfully slow;

It is so hard to wait.

Over the river and through the woods,

Now Grandma's cap I spy.

Hurrah for fun; the pudding's done;

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie.

Christmas Carols - Jingle Bells

Get into the holiday spirit and sing Christmas carols with your family and friends!

Today's Christmas Carol is

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;

Bells on Bobtail ring,
Making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Oh!
Jingle bells,
Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!

Jingle bells,
Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!

Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!