Music Class
Olson Choir 2016

Welcome to music!  All of our Floyd B. Olson Middle School scholars will take one quarter of music class.  During just over 40 days together in the music room 110, we will learn almost 40 songs.  Together in our music class, students will sing, drum, strum, clap, snap, slap, pat, stomp, call, name, notate, compose, improvise, create and practice music.  Students will get to share in my energy and enthusiasm for learning the universal language of music.

Music=History.  Music=Math.  Music=Science.  Music=Literature. 

Music=Language.  Music=Emotion.  Music=Fun

Contact me at Olson Middle School: renee.capistrant@mpls.k12.mn.us

 

 

Ms. Capistrant spent her childhood living on North Fremont Avenue, hanging out at Brookdale and checking out as many books as she could carry home from the Lowry Hennepin County Library.  She attended high school in West Central MN, where she was active in piano-playing, choir-singing, cheerleading, dancing and acting in the music theatre.  In college at Mankato State University,

photo from trip to california
Miz Capistrant
she was part of Modern and Ballroom Dance, and the Ellis Street Singers touring show choir.  She received her Bachelor of Arts in Piano and her Bachelor of Science degree in Vocal and Classroom Music Education K-12.  Ms. Capistrant has been teaching piano and voice lessons for 25 years already!  She earned her Master of Music degree from St. Cloud State University in 2009, where she won the Ruth Gant Scholarship for piano performance and piano accompanying.  Ms. Capistrant has sung in the MN Chorale and is active member in the Minnesota Music Educators Conference, the American Choral Directors Association as well as the National Federation of Music Clubs where she often performs.  She is the mother of four very musical children and wife of a not-very-musical husband.  She currently lives in the suburb of Minnetrista along with her family, 3 grand pianos and 2 cats.

 

 

 

 

 

My 4 kids and husband plus one cat
My 4 kids, husband and cat
photo of Lady's Slippers in yard
When not making music, I love to garden.
pictures of Miz Capistrant
Fun clips from class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ  Pentatonix Hallelujah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaWLsgxDzuw  Hallelujah Alexandra Burke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs  Whitney Houston National Anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMCvcHmZB5Y  Renee Fleming National Anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuH1XDtN4rE  Tom Jones covers Prince

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4PqmShvHI Prince on the Muppet Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHgEXW8dbKA Crazy Saxophone and Bucket duet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnDs3ujHXE  mojo.com Best Musical Theatre Songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP11L51enNU  Hmong Hello I Like You 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=229w-DRCUFU Spanish Imagine cover
OMS Choir

Super singers unite!  The Olson Middle School Choir is in its 2nd year.  Awesome attendance and attitude is required for you to join this extra-curricular performance team.  We rehearse on Tuesdays and Thursdays (and sometimes Wednesdays) in the Music Room during Advisory time from 8:45-9:10.  The cost to join is $10 which includes a Choir T-shirt, music, choir folder and some bussing. 

OMS Choir Performances 2017-2018

IDS December TBA

December 6 1:30pm with Sinfonia orchestra

December 7 6:30pm with the band

December caroling at area Assisted Living

February during Black History Celebration

March Concert for Music in our Schools month

May spring concert with band

May performance at Mall of America

June 12 Graduation Ceremony performance