Rainbows: Program Review

Get ready for tube instrument playing, basketball bouncing, and drumstick tapping at Post Elementary's "Fourth Grade Program".

I got to see a preview of this performance, and was entertained by the mix of different instruments and songs. The program contains six songs from four different fourth grade classes. The theme is "Around the World with Music," and the students performed African, Asian, South and North American songs.

The show opened with a "Welcome" song, performed in rounds and in different pitches by each class.

Next, a song with no words called "Blue Lightening" was shown. The fourth graders created a beat with plastic tubes, maracas, and tambourines.

The program ends with an upbeat, wild number that is a traditional African song and game. The performers partnered up and sang while doing an intricate hand shake. When the chorus came around, the performers skipped around the space singing, "Jim Way." The best part of the song was seeing how much the performers enjoyed singing and dancing. Their passion for their art made the show a joy to watch.

Even though this program is still in rehearsal stages, it is one of the best I have seen. The mix of music, dancing, and instruments made for an educated and entertaining show.


The program goes up on Monday, October 18th at 7PM in the Post Elementary cafeteria. Tickets are free.

*The photo above is of my brother Clayton Grossman (right) and his friend Trevor. The students are performing the closing number in this photo.