Holiday Music Links on the DCSD Website

What better collection of holiday music could you have than that which is performed by our own students of the Dubuque Community School District? People have been known to access our website, click on the audios or video files, turn up their computer speakers, and wrap presents and bake cookies to the music. How charming is that? So, if you have a desire to celebrate the holidays, we've got your sound track. Click on any of the links below, and enjoy.

Click on the photo to get the full measure of beauty in these madrigal costumes worn by Senior High's most talented vocalists under the direction of Dan Nye. And here's the bonus:

We've recorded some selections from their performance at the Dubuque Rotary Club. It's a stunningly good recording that you will want to keep and play over and over again. It's our gift to you this holiday season. The music selection is in RealPlayer, and if you need help making your Web browser play our video and audio files, scroll down the page for instructions and free software.
Bryant students do a heartfelt holiday number for the residents of Ennoble Manor. There are some wonderful solo efforts on this Musical Moment, a gift to you from Bryant School and the Dubuque Community Schools Web site. It's a wonderful song recorded live at Ennoble Manor.
Have a Happy Hoover Holiday with the kids from Hoover Elementary in this wonderful Musical Moment. If this doesn't put you in the holiday spirit, nothing will. These carolers paid visits to their School/Business partners, and this particular event was filmed at McDonalds. So pass the hot chocolate, and are you going to finish those fries? Turn up the volume on your computer's speakers and click here.
Click here for a Musical Moment at John Deere Dubuque Works with the talented Jefferson Junior High School. A great holiday tradition. And the jazz number is not to be missed.
Listen to these talented and promising musicians from Washington Junior High. The selection of Christmas Carols will be your favorite holiday destination on the Web. Tell your friends.

 

Instructions For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public)

We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just follow the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).

Which Player is Best for Me?

Of the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.

Macintosh Owners:

You can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players. They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.

Oh, and one more thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click it off, and it will disappear.
Instructions For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff)
We are recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8. This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines. Click here to get the free player from our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges, please call your building media specialist to help you.

 

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