Category: Music in Schools

MUSIC IN SCHOOLS Member Schools 2015-2016

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Seattle Schools served in 2015-2016

The Music in Schools (MIS) Outreach Program completed its twenty-fifth year of providing musical enrichment to underserved students in Seattle Public Elementary schools.  Over 7,000 student contacts were made in six Elementary schools, through seventeen interactive presentations and activities.

BF Day – 699 Student Contacts (494 Day students plus 205 for lecture demo)

283 students, Special Needs 13%, ELL Learners, 12%, Asian 7.8%, African/American/Black 12.7%, Hispanic 8.1%, Caucasian 57.2%,, Multiracial 14.1%

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

Before School Chorus (Laura Ouimette, Director) meeting weekly January through June with several performances throughout the school year and in nearby retirement homes.

LMC Award Tour artists, Cameron O’Connor, guitar, and Erik Steighner, saxophone, appeared at Boys and Girls Club.

MIS provided busing for students from Day (as well as Maple, Rainier View and Martin Luther King schools) to Laura Ouimette’s organ pipe organ/music history presentation of the history of Western Music at Plymouth Congregational.

John Muir – 1,355 Student Contacts    

397 Students, Caucasian 18.9%, Asian 11.1%, Latino 9.3%, Black 47.6%, Multiracial 12.6%,  Native American .5%, Special Needs 6%, Ell Learners 26%

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Seattle Historical Arts for Kids – Colonial-era music with participatory dance for 4th and 5th graders
  • African/American Heritage Duo — Assembly Provided
  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc. (NOISE) — Assembly performance of The Telephone
  • Show Brazil (Eduardo Mendonça) – Brazilian Rhythms workshop
Chris Daigre at Licton Springs

Licton Springs – 792 Student Contacts

 133 Students, Caucasian  38.3% , Asian  6.0% Latino 14.3%, African/American/Black    47.6%, Multiracial 25.6% Native American 7.5%, Special Needs 24%

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc. (NOISE) — Assembly performance of The Telephone
  • SO Percussion Group (in partnership with UW World Series) – Student attendance at Meany Matinee, plus one on one workshop afterwards
  • Martha Redbone (in partnership with UW World Series) – 3 workshop sessions with 4th through 8th graders
  • Gansango (Etienne Capko)Drumming  and Dancing Instruction with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades

Lowell Elementary – 1,605 Student Contacts

340 Students, Special needs 25%, English Language Learners Eligible (ELL) 22%, Homeless Students 10%, Asian 15.5%, African/American/Black 29.9%, Caucasian, 29%, Hispanic 11%, Am. Indian 1.8%, Multiracial 12%, Other .5%

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc. (NOISE) — Assembly performance of The Telephone
  • Gansango (Etienne Capko)Drumming and Dancing Instruction with  3rd,  4th and 5th  grades
  • Gansango — Assembly Performance
  • Gansango – Heritage Night (with special performance of Masks of the Rain Forest by Won-Ldy-Paye from Liberia)
  • Daedalus String Quartet (in partnership with UW World Series) – 3 workshop sessions with K, 1, and 2 students
  • Hilary Field, LMC Guitarist, with 3rd, 4th and 5th grades
  • Radost Slavic Folk Ensemble

Sand Point — 1,419 Student Contacts

 MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  •  Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc. (NOISE) — Assembly performance of The Telephone   
  • Gansango (Etienne Capko) Dancing and Drumming Instruction with Grades K-4
  • Philharmonic Wind Quintet — Assembly performance Peter and the Wolf with student narrators — Assembly Performance
  • Student transportation to SO Percussion Group (in partnership with UW World Series)
  • LMC Provided full time music instruction for K/1/2 classes

273 Students, Caucasian 37.0%, Asian 12.5%, Hispanic  12.5%, African/American/Black 15.8%, Multiracial 22.0%, Native American  .4%, Special Needs 16%, Ell Learners 23%

Sanislo — 982 Student Contacts

273 Students, Caucasian 20.1%, Asian 20.1%,Hispanic 20.5%, African/American/Black 22.7%, Multiracial 15%, Native American 1.5%, Special Needs 14%

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  •  Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc. (NOISE) — Assembly performance of The Telephone   
  • Toucans Steel Drum Band —  Assembly Performance
  • Dina Blade and Canote Brothers — 2 sessions of folk dance for 2nd and 3rd grades
  • 3rd grade recorder lessons (in partnership with Seattle Symphony Orchestra “Link up”)

Bus fare to Meany Hall for “Link Up” performance with Seattle Symphony

WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL — 250 Student Contacts

  • DeCoda Ensemble with Saeunn Thorsteindottir–Creative Master Class with Orchestra and Band Ensembles

April and May 2016 Activities

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Dancer Chris Diagre worked with every class on every day at Sandpoint Elementary on March 21 through Spring break.  Expenses were shared with the with PTSA.  Mr. Diagre will dance with students at Licton Springs on May 25th.

Decoda residency
Decoda Ensemble at Washington Middle School

April 25th the DeCoda Ensemble, musicians whose director is Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, the new professor of cello at the University of Washington, gave a residency for both string and band students at Washington Middle School featuring a Fauré piano quartet and an original composition created by students themselves.

The Daedalus String Quartet, in partnership with the UW World Series were in residence on April 27th at Lowell Elementary with Kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.  Students listened to music of Beethoven and UW composer, Huck Hodge.

 

Gansango African Dance Ensemble gave dance instruction to Licton Springs (formerly Pinehurst Elementary) students for three days on April 27, 28 and 29th. 

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Gasango at Licton Springs Elementary

May 10th the kindergarten and first grade classes of Sand Point Elementary presented a spring vocal music concert to parents and community. This is the music program that LMC funded for a transitory year at the school with the Wilson money.

 

Eduardo Mendonca and the Show Brazil Ensemble will perform and teach the rhythms of Brazil to John Muir students on May 17th.

Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the Wolf will be presented by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble with student narration at Sandpoint on May 20th.

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Hilary Field will visit Lowell Elementary

Ladies Musical Club member and past Frances Walton Competition winner, Hilary Field, guitar will perform and speak with Lowell 3rd, 4th and 5th graders on May 16th.

B.F. Day Elementary’s choir will perform at three spring performances: May 20th at a school assembly, June 9th for the school art walk and June 16th for University House, Wallingford.

At Sanislo two third grade classes are completing their five instruction sessions with Seattle Symphony recorder instructors for their “Link Up program”. Their preparation is for attendance and performance at the Symphony’s “Link Up” program on May 20th with thousands of students throughout the city enrolled in the program as well.

Seattle Schools served in 2014-2015

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The Music in Schools (MIS) Outreach Program completed its twenty-fourth year of providing musical enrichment to underserved students in Seattle Public Elementary schools.  At least 6,500 student contacts were made in six Elementary schools, through fifteen interactive presentations and activities.

Licton Springs (formerly Pinehurst) – 594 student contacts

115 students; 5% English language learners; 13% African American; 12% Asian American; 14% Hispanic; 2% Native Americans; 54% free or reduced lunch program.

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Miro Quartet (in partnership with UW World Series) – Assembly performance
  • The Nile Project (in partnership with UW World Series) – 3 interactive sessions
  • Seattle Historical Arts for Kids – Colonial-era music with participatory dance for 5th graders
  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc (NOISE) – Assembly performance of the Daughter of the Regiment by G. Donizetti
  • African/American Heritage Duo – Assembly performance
  • Chris Daigre (EWAJO Dance Workshop) – Full day dance workshop

Lowell – 1,031 student contacts

332 students; 11% English language learners; 31% African American; 13% Asian American; 11% Hispanic; 10% multiracial; 47% free or reduced lunch

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • The Canote Brothers and Dina Blade – Heritage Night Performance
  • Toucan Steel Drum Band – Assembly performance
  • Show Brazil (Eduardo Mendonca) – Brazilian Rhythms workshop
  • Wickline Bluegrass Ensemble – Assembly performance

Rainier View – 820 student contacts

200 students; 25% English language learners; 40% African American; 26% Asian/Pacific-Islander; 14% Hispanic; 12% multiracial; 67% free or reduced lunch cost program.

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Miro Quartet (in partnership with UW World Series) – Assembly performance
  • Rhythms of India – Assembly performance
  • Seattle Historical Arts for Kids – Colonial-era music with participatory dance for 5th graders
  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc (NOISE) – Assembly performance of the Daughter of the Regiment by G. Donizetti
  • Show Brazil (Eduardo Mendonca) – Brazilian Rhythms workshop

Sandpoint – 2,465 student contacts

232 students; 27% English language learners; 29% African American; 26% Asian; 16% Hispanic; 4% Native American; 60% free or reduced lunch program.

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • The Canote Brothers and Dina Blade – 2 interactive sessions
  • Chris Daigre (EWAJO Dance Workshop) – 2 week interactive residency
  • Nancy Stewart, Children’s creative performer – 3 interactive sessions
  • Northwest Opera in Schools, Etc (NOISE) – Assembly performance of the Daughter of the Regiment by G. Donizetti

Sanislo – 1,325 student contacts

280 students; 21% African American; 26% Asian American; 18% Hispanic; 11% multiracial; 65% free or reduced lunch.

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Delivery of 80 recorders (in partnership with Seattle Symphony Orchestra “Link up”)
  • “Miss Rosy” classroom singing – 5 interactive sessions
  • Philharmonic Wind Quintet – Assembly performance of Peter & the Wolf with student narrators
  • Chris Daigre (EWAJO Dance Workshop) – full day dance workshop
  • Wickline Blue Grass Ensemble – Assembly performance

B.F. Day Elementary – student 284 contacts

336 students; 15% English language learners; 14% African American; 12% Asian American; 13% Hispanic; 40% free or reduced lunch program.

MIS PROGRAMMING PROVIDED

  • Before School Chorus (Laura Ouimette, Director) – meeting weekly January through June with two year end performances

2013-2014 Seattle Schools Served by Music in Schools Programming

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First Place 50 students; serving homeless and transient children.
Highland Park 320 students; 29% Latino; 31% Asian; 20% African-American; 73.3% free or reduced cost lunch program.
Maple 464 students; primarily Asian; 63.1% free or reduced cost lunch program.
Pinehurst K-8 82 students; 13% Latino; 12% African American; 12% Asian/Pacific-Islander; 9% multiracial; 53% free or reduced cost lunch program; alternative curriculum.
Rainier View 200 students; 25% English language learners; 40% African American; 26% Asian/Pacific-Islander; 14% Latino; 12% Multiracial; 67% free or reduced lunch cost program.
Sandpoint 232 students; 27% English language learners; 29% African American; 26% Asian; 16% Hispanic; 4% Native American; 60% free or reduced lunch program.
Southshore K-8 390 students; 40% African-American; 30% Asian/Pacific-Islander; 9% Latino; 8% multiracial; 59% free or reduced lunch program.

Although Lowell Elementary School was not part of the Music in Schools group, through a special arrangement, LMC funding was able to provide six sessions of dance instruction by Chris Daigre of Ewajo Dance Project.

He taught a group of less-accomplished transfer students Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which they performed for their schoolmates and parents. The sense of achievement that these children received from the performance, their pride in their success, and rare opportunity for their parents to participate in a school arts activity all contributed to the triumphant conclusion of the project.