• Article Photo. Fifth grade students perform annual music concert at Shellsburg May 11.
    Fifth grade students perform annual music concert at Shellsburg May 11.
  • Article Photo. Mr.Gib Ziemer directed the fifth graders in two separate groups during concert Tuesday evening.
    Mr.Gib Ziemer directed the fifth graders in two separate groups during concert Tuesday evening.
  • Article Photo. Student self-portraits were among the art work displayed before the concert.
    Student self-portraits were among the art work displayed before the concert.
  • Article Photo. Children played
    Children played "air" instruments as they marched to a song during Shellsburg 5th grade show.
  • Article Photo. Drummers for the fifth grade musicians were Connor Bendull and Emily Dearden.
    Drummers for the fifth grade musicians were Connor Bendull and Emily Dearden.

What did Ida hoe?

Why, all of Maryland, of course. 

The answers to this question and others were expressed in music in Shellsburg this week.

The Vinton-Shellsburg fifth graders, who all attend Shellsburg Elementary, performed their annual musical concert Tuesday, May 11.

They performed songs about the names of the states, as well as one called "Onomatopoeia," about the big word that refers to words that imitate the sound they represent (such as "moo" or "mew."