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DAY 1-
We traveled safely and had a good first few hours in the parks! We arrived in Anaheim at 3:30 and spent about an hour in Downtown Disney. After that, we checked in to the hotel and had dinner before heading over to the parks for some fun times. Here is a sample of photos from throughout the day. Tomorrow will be more fun in the park and a workshop/ recording session.
DAY 2-
Today started with breakfast at the hotel and free time in the parks. Both Jazz Band and Symphony had workshops from 12:00- 2:30. That was followed by free time, dinner at the hotel and more time at the parks until closing. During the workshops, a professional musician worked with each of the groups to record music in a Disney studio. This was a great chance for students to learn from a great musician and perform at a high level with virtually no rehearsal time. I look forward to bringing some of their ideas into the regular classroom to strengthen each of the ensembles. The kids also got to hear a bit of the personal stories from each of these guys who bring a wealth of professional musical experience to the table from recording to TV to movies to musicals and in many various outlets- the kids had an incredible opportunity. Check out some of the pictures from today on my facebook here. Unfortunately, photos are strictly prohibited backstage in the studio area, so there aren't any photos from today's workshops- but they were so profitable. Tomorrow is performance day, so look for many photos from that and other antics tomorrow night.
DAY 3-
Your Pioneer students did so well today in their performances! The Symphony Orchestra gave a strong performance and the Jazz Band was outstanding! Our Disney staff host said that Jazz Band was the best ensemble he had hosted! It was great to be able to perform on a professional stage with great equipment and top notch, production quality technical support with sound and lights. I hope that the students had as good a time performing as I know the audience had. The kids were in the parks today from 9:45 this morning to midnight with the performances just after noon and many of them were dragging by the time we made it back to the hotel. I look forward to a quiet bus ride home! If you haven't yet checked out the photos- check them out here. If you have photos you'd like me to share, you can email them to me- mccoysmusic [at] gmail [dot] com or get them to me on a USB drive. We plan to depart tomorrow at 9:30 for arrival back at Pioneer at 5:00
in the afternoon. Students will call home after lunch to update
families with a more accurate ETA. Please, pick your students up promptly! Our chaperones have worked very hard over these last few days and they should be able to go home when we arrive.
