Music Quiz for Valentine's Day, Pre-primaries, 14 February, 2012

" Music is the food of love.." insisted William Shakespeare and what better then, than a Music Quiz for Valentine's Day! Dot on 9, a gaily appointed auditorium opened it's doors in welcome. Filled with paper hearts and cut-outs of musical notes, the place beckoned the occasion, as it were!   The teachers explained to their little audience how the love of a friend, relative or anyone else is to be specially celebrated on this day as Saint Valentine is synonymous with loving and caring. Through the week, every child was given an opportunity to qualify for the Music Quiz and after several rounds, 2 children per section were selected from the pre-primary class. The quiz entailed that extracts from the music scores of different songs which the children had learnt throughout the year would be played by Mr. Lalit, music teacher. The contestants would need to guess the song.   The Quiz was divided into 6 categories as follows. Prayers, eg., Gods love, I like to build a world of hope Action, eg., ..drive like papa Festival, eg., Ram bade veer thhe Annual Day songs eg., Kahaan chale Special Day songs, eg., Its a hap hap happy day Patriotic songs, eg., I salute my flag, nanha munna rahi hoon etc. to name a few.   One could hear the hush and hum of anticipation. Musical vibes packed the place and the teachers tried hard to keep order. The excitement was unabated as the pace soon became a pulsating one. What an effort it was to ensure that the audience in their enthusiasm did not give away the answer to the contestants! The round where the music scores were played was a particularly popular one and the audience happily clapped along.   Most often the contestants easily offered the answer and sported a triumphant smile. Occasionally, they looked at each other to evaluate the alternatives in their little minds. Sometimes in great remorse they drew a blank. The audience missed no moment to cheer a right answer and to mourn a mistake too. Ms. Priya Kulkarni ( Pre-primary) and Ms. Reema Devgan ( Pre-school) marked the score-board and soon it was time for a result. No wonder that our little eager faces strained in anticipation! All our team members both the pre- primaries and the pre-schoolers exchanged wistful glances with their team-mates as they waited.   The result was a hard-fought one with PP-E coming out tops amongst the Pre-primary and Gama and Hercule sections tied for the top amongst the Pre-schoolers. Certificates were handed out to all participants by Principal ma'am and Viji ma'am even as the musical morning met it's happy conclusion. As told by Mrs. Viji Vasudev, Head Teacher and Ms. Priyanka Malhotra, teacher.