PETERS TOWNSHIP
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS CELEBRATION AT MCMURRAY eters Township
PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
The month of March was music to our ears at McMurray Elementary School . Not only were we looking forward to spring , but we also celebrated Music in Our Schools Month in grand style with performances and special decade dress up days .
“ We wanted to do something to celebrate music that involved all of our students , not just the students who have opted into band or orchestra or those who are singing in the chorus ,” said music teacher Joann Bair . The planning team wanted this to be something for all of McMurray Elementary to enjoy .
Throughout the week , the 4th and 5th graders learned about music genres spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s with samples being played on the announcements from artists such as Neil Diamond singing “ Sweet Caroline ”,
Staff members relive the 1990s .
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Stevie Wonder with “ Isn ’ t She Lovely ” and even a little “ MMMBop ” from Hanson . The creativity really came out when the decade dress up days were announced and everyone from teachers to students were told to break out those poodle skirts , leather jackets , tie dye shirts , neon and grunge for a fun dress up week .
“ The reaction was outstanding ,” added teacher Ray Cygrymus , who also heads up the chorus program at McMurray . “ I think as we came out of the pandemic , everyone was ready to have some fun .”
Part of that fun was also a school wide performance . All McMurray students take general music where they are introduced to basic chords , melodies and harmonies by playing the ukulele . With this common ground , the performance piece of the