Week 19

All-School Christmas Concert: Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 19, after the 7:00 pm Mass at the church. PLEASE COME TO THE SCHOOL AT 6:45 PM TO GET READY. 5/6 Grades, please bring your recorders.

No music class on Friday, Dec. 20. Have a wonderful Christmas, everyone!

If you are interested in taking free string instrument (violin, viola, or cello) classes at Bishop Dunne, please contact jgraylion@bdhs.org for information about this amazing opportunity!

Week 18

All -School: Christmas Concert is Thursday, Dec. 19, after the 7:00 pm Mass in the church. CALL TIME IS 6:45 PM IN THE SCHOOL. Wear Sunday best to the concert.

Rehearsals for the concert will take place throughout this coming week.

5/6 Grade: Please bring your recorders daily to school and the evening of the concert. Also, you are singing at Mass on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8:00 am. Please come to the church at 7:30 am that morning to. rehearse.

Week 17

6th Grade: You are singing at the school Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 am. Please come to the church at 7:30 am to rehearse.
All-School: Christmas concert is Thursday, Dec. 19 after the 7:00 pm Mass. Please continue to memorize all music you have been assigned for the concert.

Week 16

Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 15

All Grades: Please memorize your Christmas music! The Christmas concert is Thursday, December 19.
5/6 Grades: Please bring your recorders to class weekly, or a note signed by your parent stating that you can't purchase a recorder.
Grades 2-6: You are singing in the choir for Mass on Tuesday, November 26 at 8:00 am. Please come to the church at 7:30 am to rehearse.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Week 14

All grades: Please continue memorizing all Christmas music. The Christmas concert takes place on Thursday, Dec. 19.
3/4 Grades: You sing at Mass on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8:00 am. Please be in the church at 7:30 am to rehearse.
5/6 Grades: Continue to bring your recorder to school weekly. Recorders must be purchased (Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062) or you may bring in a signed parental note stating the need to be issued a school recorder. (School recorders must be returned in good condition at the end of the school year.)

Week 13

2nd and 5th Grades: You sing at Mass on Friday, November 15. Please come to the church at 7:30 am to rehearse.
5th Grade: Please bring your recorders to class weekly. If you are unable to purchase a recorder from Murphy's Music in Irving (940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062) because of financial hardship (the recorders cost about $10), please bring in a written note signed by a parent stating this. You will then be issued a school recorder, which must be returned at the end of the school year.
All Grades: Please continue memorizing your Christmas music. Thank you!

Week 12

Sunday, Nov. 3 at 11:00 am at St. Luke's is All-School Mass. If you are interested in singing in the choir for this Mass, please be in the choir loft at 10:30 am.

5/6 Grades: By this time you should already have had, or  recently have purchased, a recorder for music class. (Recorders can be purchased at Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062. The cost of the student recorder is approximately $10.) If purchasing a recorder is a hardship for you, please bring in a signed note from your parent stating this.

All Grades: If I have given you music/lyrics to take home in order to start memorizing for the Christmas Pageant, please take the time to memorize. Thank you!

Week 11

5/6 Graders: Please bring your recorders to class next week.
Grades 2-8: You are singing at the Mass for the Feast of All Saints on Friday, November 1 at 8:00 am. Please come to the church at 7:30 am that morning for rehearsal.

Week 10

No school - and therefore no music class - Thursday, October 24, and Friday, October 25.

Week 9

6th grade: You sing at Mass on Friday, October 18, the Feast of St. Luke. Please come to the church at 7:30 am on Friday to rehearse.
5/6 grade: Please bring in your own recorder on Friday, October 18. Recorders can be purchased for about $10 at Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062.

Week 8

5/6 Grade: If you do not already have a recorder, please purchase one for $10 at Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062. Bring your recorder weekly to class.
1/2 Grade: You are singing at the Mass on Friday, Oct. 11. Please be at the church at 7:30 am to rehearse.

Week 7

5/6 grade: Please bring your recorders to class on Friday, Oct. 4. Recorders can be purchased for about $10 at Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062 (next to Big Lots).
5th grade: You sing at the Mass on Friday, Oct. 4. Please be in the church at 7:30 am that morning to rehearse.

Week 6

3/4 grade: you sing at Mass on Friday, Sept. 27. Please be the church at 7:30 am Friday morning.

5/6 grade: PLEASE PURCHASE A RECORDER BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th. Recorders can be purchased for about $10 at Murphy's Music, 940 W. Airport Fwy, Irving, 75062.

Week 5

Thank you to everyone for working so hard! Keep up the good work.
1/2 grades: You sing at the Mass on Friday, Sept. 20th. Please be at the church at 7:30 a.m.
5/6 grades: Please bring your recorders again to class on Friday, Sept. 20th. If you need to purchase a recorder, you can buy a soprano recorder for about $10 at Murphy's Music in Irving, on the 183 frontage road near Big Lots and Office Depot (940 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, 75062).

Music Room Setup

To all users (CCD teachers, ESL teachers, etc.) of Room 12 (music classroom) at St. Luke's School: after you have finished using the music classroom, please return it to the arrangement shown in the photo (as seen from the entrance). Note the location of the prayer table on the right, as well as the cleared floor. Also, please erase whatever you have written on the whiteboard.
Thank you for your compliance.
-Mrs. Bartke

Week 4

Thank you for your hard work!
All-School Mass is this Sunday, Sept. 8 at 11:00 am. Please come in uniform. If you would like to sing in the choir, please come at 10:30 am to the choir loft.
5/6 grades: PLEASE BRING YOUR RECORDER TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 13. If you need to purchase a recorder, you can go to Murphy's Music at 940 W. Airport Fwy, Irving, 75062 (between MacArthur Blvd. and Colonial Ln. on the south side of the 183),
(972)554-6030. Please purchase a basic student recorder. The cost is about $10.
Also, 5/6 grades are singing at Mass on Friday, Sept. 13. PLEASE COME AT 7:30 AM TO THE CHURCH FRIDAY MORNING.

Week 3

Great job in Week 3!
5/6 Grade: please bring your recorders on Friday, Sept. 6th.
1/2 Grade: You will sing at the First Friday Mass, Sept. 6th. Please be in the church at 7:30 am Friday.
Sunday, Sept. 8th: All-School Mass, 11:00 am. Pews will be full, due to CCD beginning. IF YOU WANT TO SING, PLEASE BE IN THE CHOIR LOFT AT 10:30 AM ON SUNDAY.

Week 2

Thank you to all the students for working hard in music class - and hopefully you all had some fun, too! Everybody: practice your solfege with hand signals (do re mi fa so la ti do). Some of you brought home sheets with the solfege syllables and signals - tape these to a wall and practice in your spare time.
3/4 Graders: you are singing at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Friday, August 30th. Please be at the church by 7:30 a.m. that morning for practice. Thank you!

Welcome to a new school year!

Hello Friends! I am very happy to be the new music teacher at St. Luke School. I am looking forward to teaching your children as much as I can about singing and musicianship, and I look forward to learning from them as well.

8th Grade: Friday, August 23, the 8th graders will be singing the school Mass, which means they need to arrive at the church for a 7:30 a.m. rehearsal.