Music & Technology: what a class, what a show!

Music Teacher Gustavo Gamboa, with bass player Franco Caracciolo, delighted both Primary and Secondary with his songs and his mastery of technology.

Mr. Gustavo explains how he uses his computer to compose.

Singing songs written by him.

Playing musical notes and illustrating how creative one can be.

Mr. Darío and 5th and 6th graders totally hooked with this master class.

American FOLK SONGS

Nati Perez Araoz 

Carlos Mozetic 

Julian Zuppa

At Mark Twain we learn a lot about North American history: what a treat to listen to Natividad Perez Aráoz and her two musicians perform songs that Natives, Pilgrims and Black people sang so many years ago!
The PowerPoint with the lyrics and excellent photographs helped us to join in the singing.

" Swing low, sweet chariot" " Oh Susana" " I´ve been working on the railroad" " Pick a bale of cotton" and others were part of the repertoire, thank you Nati!

KUMBAYA: AMAZING!

While waiting to get in...

Ladies and gentlemen: Ensamble Coral Kumbaya!!!

( soon more photos and videos)

Closing the OLYMPIC GAMES with " HAND IN HAND"

Our passion for sports and the Olympics: these two weeks meant so much to us!

 6th graders ready to start the assembly.

Miss Sole and our Helping Teachers

Team spirit

   Who participated in the Olympics contest? Most everybody!!!

The jury checks on the answers.

Miss Carla and our "sports experts" highlight values in sports and Argentina´s participation.

The EXPERTS give their opinions.

Here they come!

 " Hand in Hand" is the song chosen for this beautiful exhibition. 


" The Five Rings"

" We´ve got the name of the FIRST WINNER!"

Who are these children congratulating???

The winner is María Lizoaín and all the THIRD GRADES: what an Olympic spirit!!!

" María, María, María!!!"  all 3rd grade cheers.

We didn´t win but we had a great time :-)

Camerata Córdoba: an exquisite event

The concert is about to start.

The four musicians are having a friendly chat with Mr. Darío.            

          ( more photos soon )     http://www.cameratacordoba.com.ar/

" THE CAVERN "

Some months ago, Miss Virginia told Mister Darío, " That´s the place for "The Cavern" !!!"  And, in no time, Mr. Darío coordinated all the help it needed to become what it is today:

 the MARK TWAIN MUSIC ROOM!

After working in the clean up during the Winter Holidays, these are Darío´s first photos so you can appreciate how it came to be:

                                                     One of the donations:

Quite a mess at first but so much enthusiasm :-)

The music equipment is installed

Mr. Darío thrilled with the drums he assembled:

Ladies and gentlemen: many instruments plus carefully chosen elements

 to create the right atmosphere are ready for YOU!!!

Secondary school musicians jamming:

Mr. Darío and Mr. Gustavo welcome 

any donation of instruments or elements

to make " THE CAVERN" 

the most creative place for the students :-) 

Do you know why it´s called THE CAVERN? 

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The LOGO Contest:

You are all invited to design a LOGO for The Cavern:

hand in your proposal in A4 paper and 

a prestigious jury will decide who the winner 

is at the end of MUSICAL AUGUST 2012:

do take part !!!

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An "aerial acrobat on fabric" dances in our school !

What do you know about dancing with fabric?
                   Is this a sport?
How many students at Mark Twain do you think practise it?

             Getting ready: Miss Marian, Miss Virginia, Luis, José and his crew decorating and 

challenging heights to set up everything for the big show.

Our guest Magalí Valdéz and our own acrobat Miss Lili are ready to start the exhibiton: here she is checking that the rope is well placed.

 " Children , see how Magalí stretches very well before beginning: this is very important !"

Right before the show, all the girls that do aerial acobatics were summoned to the front:

The show began with a striking fall:

We cannot believe our eyes!

 

The acrobats receive their certificates while everybody sings
           the "Mark Twain Thank You Song"


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