Yesterday was the Quaker Ridge School’s 4th grade concert. I had so much fun during the concert, and I think we did a very good job.
First, my parents had to drive me to school at 6:45 pm, before the concert that was at 7:00 pm. On the way there, my mom and I picked up my friend Tara, too. Once my mom dropped us of at school, she went back home to get ready. All of the kids met in the auditorium to practice singing with Ms. Giustino, our chorus teacher.
After practice, It was showtime. Mrs. Elkhatib told us to go to our seats on stage. I was sitting with Natalie. We talked quietly, while the audience found their seats. My grandparents, mom, dad, and my brother Andrew were there. Once the audience found their seats, which took about 20 minutes, the curtains opened. Our first song we played was called French Folk Song.
After that song, we played our second song called St. Anthony’s chorale. Natalie and I both introduced the song, and told facts of the songs, along with two other fourth graders Lily, and Josh.
Our last song was called Pizzicato fizz. This was the hardest song out of these three songs, because it was hard to lose track of where you are playing.
After the orchestra played our last song, the band got on stage. The band also played three songs, but I couldn’t hear them because I was sitting in the cafeteria with the other members.
The last part of the concert was the chorus. In the cafeteria, all of the 4th graders stood in their lines, so they were ready to go on stage. After everyone was in the lines, we started walking onto the stage. The back row went first, then the third row, then the second row, then my row, the first. Once we found our spots on the risers we were supposed to stand on, Ms. Guistino told the people who introduce the song to come up to speak. Then we started to sing our first song.
Our first song was called La Banda Della Zoo. This song was sung in Italian and it included us having to make our own beat without the piano playing.
The second song is called As You Walk Through This World. This song was sung twice. Once sung regular, and the second time sung in sign language.
The third song was called Honeybees. This was a song about worker bees and queen bees. On part of the 4th grade was the worker bees, and the other part of the 4th grade was the queen bees. I was part of the queen bees.
The last song we played was called Living what I Believe. This was my favorite song. This song was a fun song. We clapped during this song, along with Mr. Weber on the drums.
This concert was really fun. My family said that they loved it.