NEWS!

Mr. I MUSIC NOTE July, 2010

HELLO
Happy Summertime! Yes, great to feel the warmth of the sun once again. And also great to have some time off now to work on new projects that are bubbling to burst out. I just finished two weeks teaching Summer camps at Place des Arts. The children are so happy, so excited. It was great fun! It reminded me that the Summer is for fun and friendship building.

FREE SONG ; LET'S BE FRIENDS : So your FREE SONG this week is 'LET'S BE FRIENDS'. Just email me back and add 'FREE SONG' in the header and I will send you an mp3 for free.

PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP : Gary Q and I are working on a new CD called PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP and hope to have it out by the end of August.

Along with the theme of friendship and community there are open concerts every Monday night in Vancouver led by Brock Tully. He is the one who started the ACTS OF KINDNESS program that goes around to different elementary schools through North America. The Monday evening concert series goes through the Sumer in Vancouver. Check out www.oneofakindstories.com
MUSIC JOKE: Which musical instrument do you use to catch a fish?
Answer - castanet
RAINBOW SINGERS & SHOWS: Yes, the Rainbow Singers and I have had some great shows these past two months. Highlights include the TEDDY BEAR PICNIC and FAIR IN THE SQUARE at Place des Arts. Upcoming FREE shows include STORY TIME IN THE PARK http://wannaread.org/p.php?id=66&community=Agassiz&type=all on WEDNESDAY, JULY 21st in AGGASIZ at Pioneer Park at 11am. This is a great event and includes a free children's book to all who show up!
Also this week we will do a FREE SHOW at Discover Quest Montessori in Surrey. http://www.canpages.ca/page/BC/surrey/discovery-quest-montessori-school/3289838.html Show time is 11am. It will be held in the grounds of Fraser Heights Elementary school.
In August we will be performing at Douglas Park Community Centre on Thursday, August 12th. http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/douglas/index.htm Start time is 6pm. Also note that there are free concerts here each Thursday evening throughout the Summer.

TUMBLER RIDGE: For those avid campers and backwoods, BC travelers Mr. I will do a couple of shows for GRIZFEST this year in Tumbler Ridge. http://www.grizfest.com/performers/index.php The festival runs Saturday and Sunday, July 31st and August 1st. I'm quite excited to do a show up in Northern BC once again; and extra excited as I get to share the stage with Chilliwack and Loverboy. Zowee! If you are up in Northern BC at this time it would be great to see you. Please do come up and say hello to me if you are there. I will give a free CD to any fans who are there and mention the answer to the music joke in this newsletter.

We are performing the 'Building a Better World Show' this year. If you know of an event that would benefit from some fun family entertainment please let me know. Visit the website for full info on these shows http://www.childmusicmri.com/concerts.html

The MUSICAL RAINBOW teaching program: http://www.placedesarts.ca/ : Place des Arts continues to run Summer camps through the Summer. Mr. I will continue the Musical Rainbow http://www.childmusicmri.com/musicalrainbow.html program starting in September. You can call Place des Arts at 604=664-1636 for information on class availability. I also have a team of teachers http://www.childmusicmri.com/TT_Teaching%20Team.htm that can come to your daycare or preschool to lead a music program if you like. Please send along an email if you are interested.

THEATRIX MUSICALS The next shows coming up this week are ANNIE for the younger children and RENT for teens and adults. Show dates are from July 20th to the 25th. . ANNIE is a matinee and RENT is held in the evening. Check them out. http://theatrixyoutheatre.com/productions.html The shows will be held at the Evergreen Theatre. Visit the website at http://theatrixyoutheatre.com/ for tickets and more information.

CRAZY FOR MATH: . Poor Susan has not been doing well this past month. She had a serious health issue. Send her a 'get well' message at GooglePower.
http://www.googolpower.com/shows.php

MUSIC ACTIVITY: TREBLE CLEF - BASS CLEF GAME: Here is a fun game for the children who are a little bit older. I've included this again in case you didn't get a chance to play it last time. In the trial version you can play for free and learn the first five notes of the treble clef. The full version you need to pay for. But the trial version is quite a challenge (well, for me anyway) It's called HAPPY NOTE
http://www.happynote.com/treble-clef-bass-clef.html

MUSIC THEORY GAMES: Here is quite a comprehensive package of music games at a fairly good price. Perhaps you are looking for things for the kids to do during the Summer at home on rainy days. http://www.funmusicco.com/printable-music-games/?gclid=CKvvitq-9aICFQ4MbAod_G7Biw

SONG LYRIC RESOURCES: Here is a FREE SONGBOOK download from www.songsforteaching.com ANIMALS SONGS http://www.songsforteaching.com/freedownloads/10/AnimalSongs/SongsForTeachingCom-AnimalSongbookBW.pdf
And for those piano players who want some free sheet music here is a site to follow: FREE SHEET MUSIC http://www.take-a-piano-sheet-music-break.com/free-popular-sheet-music.html

CANADA QUOTES: Here are a few of my favourite quotes about Canada that I have collected over the years. I especially like the last one! Hee Hee.

"It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw. "
Emily Carr, Canadian artist and author. Source: www.thinkexist.com

"There's something romantic about being Canadian. We're a relatively unpopulated, somewhat civilized and clean and resourceful country. I always push the fact that I'm Canadian."
k.d. Lang - 1961- Country music performer. Source: Canadian women's whit and wisdom. Compiled by Cori Howard New York : Nine Publishing, 2004 Pg 21.

"If it matters at all , it's because we know who we are. I'd never leave Canada. This is my home and I got to be everything I am right here. "
Sarah McLachlan - 1968 - musician, composer and singer. Source: Canadian women's whit and wisdom. Compiled by Cori Howard New York : Nine Publishing, 2004

"I guess Canada is a nice country. I've never thought much about it."
Anon. Cal-State student

"Canadians are the people who learned to live without the bold accents of the natural ego-trippers of other lands."
Marshall McLuhan

"There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its verile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people."
Sir Winston Churchill

"Canadians have been so busy explaining to the Americans that we aren't British, and to the British that we aren't Americans that we haven't had time to become Canadians."
Helen Gordon McPherson

"When I'm in Canada, I feel this is what the world should be like."
Jane Fonda

"Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes."
Former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas

Bye for Now!

"If there is peace in your heart, then there is peace on earth." (Mr. I)

Have a great day, Mr. I

Mr. I's Website:
http://www.childmusicmri.com/

Place des Arts: http://www.placedesarts.ca/

PAST STUDENTS: Will try to keep in touch with the singers and past students. It is so great to hear about what they do as they get older. Went to a social function last week. A man came up to me and said, "You probably don't remember me or my son. But, he went through your program back in the mid-eighties. You did something right, he was motivated to keep studying music and is now a sound engineer at Brian Adams' studio in Vancouver." I love hearing these stories. I should somehow keep track and keep a record. If you have more, please send them to me.

Wishing everyone peace in their hearts, joy in their lives.

PICS FROM KIDS. Send a musical drawing for Mr. I to scan and put on the website. I find these quite uplifting.

THEATRIX  :  http://www.theatrixyoutheatre.com 

PEACE: It is apparent that the world needs more peace songs. Please keep peace in your heart during these tense times. The new Mr. I CD in planning stages requires more peace songs. If you have ideas you would like to contribute please let me know.