TO: WONDER WGN MEMBERS
MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/05/05
DATE: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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MEMORY VERSES (SEE ALL)
- Scripture of the Month: Psalms 136:1 – Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. – Psalms 136:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
- Character Scripture:
- Psalms 136:4 – To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever – Psalms 136:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
- Exodus 20:6 – And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. – Exodus 20:6 King James Version (KJV)
- Hebrews 13:5 – Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” – Hebrews 13:5 New Living Translation (NLV)
- Matthew 9:13 – But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. – Matthew 9:13 New International Version (NIV)
- Jude 1:21 – keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. – Jude 1:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
EVENT RECAP
What an exceptional Year of Wonder event! You all played wonderfully! Do you remember how challenging the music was during the first days of rehearsal? Now, you’ve not only learned the music but also learned how to play better together as an ensemble. Congratulations to all the first timers who performed with confidence and focus. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did listening to you share music together. And, thank you to all our art students who submitted a piece in the art display. We were impressed with the technique and creativity showcased, as well as the collaboration piece which was the perfect backdrop to the evenings photos!
SPRING EVENTS (NEXT WEEK)
- Performance Attire: Be sure you have your performance attire for each ensemble and prepare accordingly (ALL instruments, choirs, ASL, Music Makers, and theater)
- Family Day is May 12 (Wonder Tee and black bottoms for Everyone)
- No shorts, please.
- Instruments and Voice Students: Be sure to bring your Practice Records and ALL of your music next week, as some will need to be returned.
ALL PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES
- Please note the REQUIRED Practice Time for each ensemble and be sure to complete the listed number of minutes 5 days a week. Please practice what is listed on the memo.
- Repetition: You need adequate, consistent practice. You need to do repetitions. Rather than practicing your skills one time each practice session, do them a few times each time you practice so the skills become more natural and automatic.
- Metronome & Tuner: Remember to Practice with a metronome & use a tuner to check your pitch
- Mirror: Practice in front of a mirror for some of your practice times.
- Reed Instruments: Make sure you have 3 extra reeds at all time.
- String Instrument: Make sure you have an extra set of strings at all times.
MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
- No notes for this week.
PIANO 1
- Practice Time: 10/5d
- No notes for this week.
PIANO 2
- Practice Time: 15m/5d
- No notes for this week.
BUCKETLINE
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our music.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Exercises, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
DRUMLINE
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our most recent music. We’ll may only do one but we haven’t decided yet.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Exercises, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
FLAGS
- Practice Time: 10m/5d
- Wow! Wonderful performance. You all looked great. Plan to bring your uniforms next week and you may be able to perform in them.
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QH-CNbMv05Gr6i7S6iQwzFYn6sm2KGSe/view?usp=sharing
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JCzOkVNIiwJpu7HRjE_8EUCJIxeak9vP/view?usp=drive_link
- Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZ1CHyXppdOujn995DTF_wA80dgtDHWa/view?usp=drive_link
PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our most recent music. We’ll only do one but we haven’t decided yet.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
TRAINING BAND (2nd Level Students or Above)
- Practice Time: 30m/5d
- Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our most recent music. We’ll only do one but we haven’t decided yet.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
MIDPOINT BAND (3rd Level Students or Above)
- Practice Time: 45m/5d
- Essential Elements Book 3 aka Green Book
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our most recent music. We’ll only do one but we haven’t decided yet.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)
- Practice Time: 20m/5d
- Ensemble:
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our Twinkle Variations.
- Cello & Bass
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Violin & Viola
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 30m/5d
- Ensemble
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on Boogie Woogie.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
- Cello
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Violin & Viola
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 45m/5d
- Ensemble
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on Magic Flute.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
- Cello
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Violin & Viola
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)
- Practice Time: 60m/5d
- Ensemble
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on our most recent music. We’ll only do one but we haven’t decided yet.
- Regular Practice Routines with Metronome (Scales, Review, etc. – see prior Class Notes)
- Be sure to bring all of your music to return.
RECORDERS 1
- Practice Time: 10m/4d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your concert piece, Peace Like a River.
- Remember Practice Records
- Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders!
- Happy practicing!
RECORDERS 2
- Practice Time: 15m/4d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your concert piece, Peace Like a River and In Christ Alone.
- Remember Practice Records
- Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders!
- Happy practicing!
PRIME CHOIR
- Practice Time: 10m/5d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on Revelation 19 and Solfege Sonata.
- 1. MEMORIZE “”Revelation 19″”
- Sing “”Revelation 19″” 1 or 2 (or more) times with full performance video: https://youtu.be/RvsRSJFBPv4?si=s3_CyFAkuPjaGBw2
- If you need to, practice “”Revelation 19″” with rehearsal video: https://youtu.be/ah25fYujFlw
- 2. MEMORIZE “”Solfege Sonata””
- Sing “”Solfege Sonata”” 1 or 2 (or more) times:
- Sing with vowels that are OPEN and TALL
- Sing with consonants that are clearly pronounced
- Sing beautifully even when you are getting louder
- FULL RECORDING: https://youtu.be/mBRUnGqq_0I?si=63enwN7VeqdjVlAQ
JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)
- Practice Time: 15m/5d
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on Revelation 19 and Solfege Sonata.
- Warm Up
- 1. MEMORIZE “”Revelation 19″”
- Sing “”Revelation 19″” 1 or 2 (or more) times with full performance video: https://youtu.be/RvsRSJFBPv4?si=s3_CyFAkuPjaGBw2
- If you need to, practice “”Revelation 19″” with rehearsal video: https://youtu.be/ah25fYujFlw
- 1. Sing “Sing Alleluia Canon” from memory 1 or 2 times with video
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- Sing with beautiful, round vowels
- https://youtu.be/BKevheOtwBQ?si=ViMS49k8KKumPSMH
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SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on Revelation 19 and Like a River Glorious.
- 1. Performance Pieces (Practice songs WITH the music)
- Practice songs in front of a mirror, memorized.
- Like a River Glorious
- Revelation 19
- Reference the ASL folder to practicie along to the music: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dN63sXmQtUPA7-rD3MLTfYY9OOqhwS4z?usp=drive_link
- Reference signs from: https://www.handspeak.com
DANCE
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your dance choreography.
- Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/5d
- Performance practice
- Practice with and without the video
- Recording of the quartet – https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_9o-YmDSk_GBBHeeO6PVX4iUzCGjQDo/view?usp=drive_link
- Choreography breakdown: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link
- May Safely Graze Choreography with music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link
- Performance practice
- Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
- Performance Practice
- Recording of the quartet – https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_9o-YmDSk_GBBHeeO6PVX4iUzCGjQDo/view?usp=drive_link
- Choreography with music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7SHMistvRCCYskZCDru8LQjAgdYA7LZ/view?usp=drive_link
- Choreography breakdown: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mLNsIKEEBMAh8XhDPDzvAYT0XlhJVHv5/view?usp=drive_lin
- Performance Practice
GUIDED PE
- No notes for this week.
ART (DRAWING & WATERCOLOR)
- Wonderful work, everyone! If you didn’t pick up your art piece, be sure to take it on Family Day.
ART (TEXTILES – NEEDLE PUNCH)
- Wonderful work, everyone! If you didn’t pick up your art piece, be sure to take it on Family Day.
- If you took the collab peace home, please bring back the hoop, but keep your individual hoop.
ART (PHOTOGRAPHY)
- 1st Year Students
- Wonderful work, everyone! If you didn’t pick up your photography print, be sure to take it on Family Day.
- 2nd+ Year Students
- Wonderful work, everyone! If you didn’t pick up your photography print, be sure to take it on Family Day.
THEATER
- Keep practicing in front of your family. Keep working on dynamics, movement, and bringing lots of character to your presentation.
- Theater Photo Album [LINK] – Add a photo or a screenshot of the costume items your child will need before next class
- Peace Theater 25-26 Spreadsheet: [LINK]
- History II: Creation to the Resurrection: Covers the period from 4004 B.C. to c.A.D 33
LITTLE MOVERS & LITTLE SHAKERS
- Remember to listen to recordings daily this week
LITTLE CYCLES
- Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.
MUSIC MAKERS 1
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your music and poem.
- Be sure your child has all 3 verses of Like a River Glorious memorized. And the last verse of Micah 5;4-5
- Work on Like a River Glorious all verses (sing along – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unZAudn6ZxTb5I0tzTepSQlrUexpHfmL/view?usp=drive_link)
MUSIC MAKERS 2
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your music and poem.
- Work on Like a River Glorious (all 3 verses!) (sing along – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unZAudn6ZxTb5I0tzTepSQlrUexpHfmL/view?usp=drive_link)
- Memorize the Micah 5:4-5 verses
DISCOVERY
- No notes for this week.
- Dance
- Great concert everyone! One down, one more to go! Keep working on your dance choreography.
- Things to work on this week:
- Walk around and then stop in 1st position – heels together, toes open
- Walking on releve – high up on half pointe
- Arbesque – arms stretched and leg pointed
- Watch each other so that everyone is together
- Count steps and music
- Performance practice
- Practice with and without the video
- Recording of the quartet – https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_9o-YmDSk_GBBHeeO6PVX4iUzCGjQDo/view?usp=drive_link
- Choreography with music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link - Choreography breakdown:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link
PLAYROOM WITH HELPING HANDS
- After Lunch Check-in: Please be sure to check your student in room 212
- Check-out: Please be sure to quietly check your student out in room 212 or (playground) with the Playroom Helping Hands
COMPUTER SCIENCE (STANDARD APPLICATION)
- Wonderful work everyone! It was great to see your projects.
COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)
- Wonderful work everyone! It was great to see your projects.
JUNIOR HELPER
- No notes for this week.
STUDY HALL
- No notes for this week.