Marzolf Music Room

We’re thrilled to welcome Mr. Michael LaBella as he joins the Marzolf Music Room! 🎶 A Shaler Area and Slippery Rock graduate, with a passion for creativity and a love for student engagement, Mr. LaBella has already made a fantastic impression on our students. Today, he led an interactive activity with our 3rd graders using a parachute and a tennis ball—sounds fun, right?🎉

Students worked together to move the tennis ball around the parachute without letting it fall, their actions perfectly matching the graceful movements of The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns, played by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. 🎻

Check out these photos and videos below to see our students in action, feeling the music, working as a team, and enjoying every moment with Mr. LaBella! Let’s give him a warm Marzolf welcome! 👏

Auditions for the PMEA Honors Orchestra took place at Fox Chapel High School in September and SAHS student Hailey Sanders earned a spot among the top 5 violas. This is an impressive accomplishment in a highly competitive field. The PMEA Honors Orchestra Festival will be held at Upper St. Clair High School on November 15th and 16th, bringing together exceptional musicians from across PMEA District 1, which includes over 550 school and private music teachers from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. This is a prestigious honor, and we are incredibly proud of Hailey's hard work and talent! Congratulations to Hailey for her outstanding achievement!

Second Grade Families - SAVE THE DATE! Our Second Grade Patriotic Program will take place on Friday, November 8th at 10:30 AM in the Multipurpose Room!

There's no better feeling as a music teacher than seeing a former student so excited about their new instrument that they can't wait to show it off—even in the car line! 🎶 I am one lucky teacher. ❤️

🎶🎵 Our first grade musicians were hard at work on their Bug Compositions this week! 🐞🐜 As we prepare to dive into quarter notes and eighth notes, students have been creating their own bug-themed rhythms. Once their compositions were complete, they had the opportunity to perform them on a variety of instruments for their classmates! 🥁🪇

Excited to start introducing notation in first grade. We have a budding composer in our midst! 🎶

Stretchy band smiles are the best smiles.😁 Lots of fun in the music room today, as kindergarten students practiced keeping the beat by using a stretchy band. In and out, up and down, side to side, this fun activity also promotes teamwork, cooperation, and following directions!🎵🎶

I loved meeting our new students and seeing all of our Shining Stars this week.🎵The kindergarten students had the opportunity to play egg shakers as we practiced rest position and playing position, playing and moving to the steady beat, and using our singing voices. Students in 1st - 3rd grades participated in a rhythmic get to know you activity and a movement game with partners at each grade level.

🎵We are having a great kickoff to the 2024-2025 school year in the music room! Check out my video to learn more about what you can expect in music class this year!🎵

Meet the Music Teacher 24-25 School Year

I won't mention how many days we have until we go back to school, but with Prime Days coming up, I want to share the Marzolf Music Classroom wish list!🎵I love my school, students, and community so much, and these resources will help to enhance our learning this year, and well into the future. 🙌The students and I greatly appreciate your support!❤️

Check out my list on Amazon