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DESE Professional Development
DESE invites BPS Arts Specialists to participate in several professional development events. Please see attached and below for more details. The Arts Department is interested in identifying arts teachers from each discipline to attend the workshops being held on June 23, 24, 25. If you would like to attend these meetings or any of the other workshops, please reply to nprefontaine@bpsarts.org Learn more...
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or email Nicole at nprefontaine@bpsarts.org
BPS Choral Festival 2009-2010
The BPS 2010 Choral Festival took place on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Boston University School of Music, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Learn more...
BPS Jazz Festival 2009-2010
The BPS District-Wide Jazz Festival was held on Friday, January 15, 2010 at Berklee College of Music.
BPS Instrumental Festival 2009-2010
The BPS 2010 Instrumental Music Festival was held on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Boston University School of Music
BPS String Festival 2009-2010
The BPS String Festival was held on April 14, 2010 at the Boston Symphony Hall
Urbano's Free Artists Workshops / Summer 2010
Teens are encouraged to apply online at www.urbanoproject.org. Download workshop information and application here.
This summer:
• Acoustic Guitar: Theory and Recording (Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00pm)
• Creating Comics: The Graphic Narrative (Mondays, 1:00 – 8:00pm)
• Film Making and Special Effects (Tuesdays, 5:00 – 8:00pm)
• Mixed-Media: Sculpture and Beyond (Tuesdays, 1:00 – 4:00pm)
• Installation: Public Sculpture and Performance (Wednesdays, 1:00 – 8:00pm)
• Arts in the City: Transforming Space Through Public Art (Wednesdays, 1:00 – 8:00pm)
• JazzMosis: an Intro to Jazz and Blues (Thursdays, 1:00 – 8:00pm)
• Performance Art: Exploring Self, Space, and Audience (Thursdays, 1:00 – 8:00pm)
Teaching & Learning Music Institute
This summer, June 22-26, 2010, at Fitchburg State College, we are offering a new Teaching & Learning Music Institute, a wonderful opportunity for professional development which carries three graduate credits, and can be completed in one week (with some additional time allowed for the final paper). It should be a great program! Learn more...
Citi Performing Arts Center / Celebrate Musical Theatre Program (Ages 10-13) and Internships (Ages 14-19).
www.citicenter.org
www.myspace.com/citicentereducation
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Musicology: Ballads and Play Parties
DATES JUNE 26 – JULY 1, 2010
Course Code: XADL 612 - earn 1 graduate credit too from New England Conservatory
Deadline for discounted rate has been extended to May 31, 2010. Location: New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 | 617-585-1125. For more information visit www.necmusic.edu/summer. To register, complete registration form. Available here.
DARTS
There is still space available for BPS students in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer program, Days in the Arts at Tanglewood (DARTS)! Days in the Arts at Tanglewood is a five day arts-immersion sleepover program in the Berkshires for students currently in 5th, 6th or 7th grade in Massachusetts. The camp serves a total of 400 students per summer and there are a maximum of 50 students per week. DARTS students choose a workshop area (instrumental music, visual arts, vocal music, dance, or theater/drama) in which they will focus during the week, but the students will be exposed to and experience activities in all areas of the arts. Tuition is $250 for Boston Public School students which includes housing, transportation during the program and between Boston and the Berkshires, all meals, tickets and admissions for the week. The camp begins June 28, 2010 and runs for eight weeks through August 20, 2010. Most of the available Boston slots are in the final two weeks of program:
Week 7: August 9-13
Week 8: August 16-20
Space is limited, and all slots are first-come, first-served. All interested families should fill out the Boston registration packet and return it to the DARTS Office. DARTS registration packets can also be found by visiting www.bso.org (look in the Education section of the website). For more information about the program, please contact the DARTS office at the Boston Symphony Orchestra by email at darts@bso.org.
Blues SchoolHouse Musical Presentation Begins!
IHOBF’s Blues SchoolHouse explores aspects of American culture and history through blues music, blues-inspired music and traditions of related folk art. Utilizing the House of Blues venue (located at 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston, MA 02215) as a multimedia classroom, the program engages students and teachers (5th-12th grade) with interactive, arts-related learning experiences. The program fosters appreciation for diverse contributions to American culture, highlights the role that the arts can play in social transformation and demonstrates how the arts can reflect life experiences and social conditions. Program components include: a live musical performance/presentation tracing the history of blues music from its roots in African musical traditions through its emergence and evolution as a unique American musical form; and a visual arts workshop featuring an art tour/presentation of works from the House of Blues art collection and a related hands-on art activity (teachers may select one component). Teachers with confirmed program dates are required to incorporate learning activities related to the BSH Classroom Guide or BSH program content into their classrooms prior to their program date. Teachers are also required to attend a BSH Teacher Workshop, where they will receive support in using the BSH Classroom Guide and in developing a classroom learning activity related to the guide or program content. Additionally, teachers are required to complete and submit a Pre-Blues SchoolHouse Activity Description Form (provided by IHOBF) prior to their program date that describes any BSH-related learning activities conducted in their classrooms. Read more.
Free After School Arts + Performace Workshops for Teens at Urbano
Boston-area teens, there's only a week left to register for Urbano's Spring 2010 Artists' Workshops led by professional artists. Urbano's Artists' Workshops provide opportunities for teens to experience a diversity of media in-depth through personal studio exploration and large-scale collaborative projects. Artists' Workshops are offered free of charge to Boston-area public high school students. Applications are due January 27, 2010. Download an application form at http://www.urbanoproject.org/programs.html. Submit completed application forms to: info@urbanoproject.org, or mail to URBANO Project 29 Germania Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Kidearth "100 Generations" Song
Aitan Grossman, a California 6th grader, wrote an international global warming
song last year for children all over the world to sing to raise awareness about the
climate change. School children in Africa (Botswana and Ethiopia), Europe
(France), South America (Venezuela and Guatemala), and Asia (Taiwan) have
joined in already. The more kids who sing it, the bigger its impact will be. Aitan's made it easy for teachers - the notes, lyrics and instrumental tracks are on kidEarth's website: <www.kidearth.us>.
Boston Public Quartet: Residence at the Chittick School in Mattapan
TheBPQ provides long-term music education focused on the individual, academic and emotional needs of each child at the Chittick Elementary School in Mattapan. Visit their website to learn about upcoming concerts and auctions. Learn more...
Urban Voices: A Choral Music Initiative
Urban Voices introduces choral music singing to students of all ages. Team-taught by a classroom or music teacher and an Urban Voices choral artist. Students will experience singing as a facet of their classroom curriculum. Read more...
Student to Student Music Project
The project where students get an opportunity to learn about studying music and life skills derived through musical training from student musicians. The Music Project takes place at Wally's Cafe from Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Learn more...
Do Something and Save the Music
Do Something and VH1 Save the Music invites young people to help advocate for music education in their schools. Student-led music education advocacy efforts could include the posting of promotional and educational materials around schools, starting petitions or running letter-writing campaigns to save music programs, running instrument drives, organizing concerts, or starting a website or blog. Learn more information about VH1 Save the Music at http://www.dosomething.org/saveourmusic/home.
Prudential Center Performing Opportunities
If you are interested in having your students perform at the Prudential Center during the 2009-2010 school year, please review the performance guidelines and interest form.
From the Top
From the Top's training and mentorship
programs prepare young musicians to connect with new audiences, serve
as positive peer role models, and give back to their communities in many
ways. From the Top records its NPR radio and PBS television programs before
live audiences across the country. From the Top is pleased to extend a
discount of $5 off for Boston Public Schools families for radio tapings
at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston. Find upcoming shows
at www.fromthetop.org,
and redeem the BPS discount at the box office.
"Carnival" at the Edison K-8 School
What an incredible production. Congratulations to the Edison K8 School's Performing Arts Department. Special congratulations to all 8th grade performers and their arts specialists, Emily Culver and Gilberto Rivera for a magnificent job. Stay tuned for video footage of this amazing production!
New Study Finds Positive Benefits of Choruses and Choral Singing
New Study Finds Positive Benefits of Choruses and Choral Singing for Children, Adults and Communities. This news release was created by Chorus America. Read more...
Superintendent Johnson Launches Citywide Marching Band!
Dr. Johnson's "Acceleration Agenda for the Boston Public Schools" includes plans for expanding arts and music education, including the creation of a citywide marching band. Middle and high school students in the Boston Public Schools were invited to participate in the four-week summer program. The program took place from July 13 through August 7 at Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue. In addition, students participated in relevant field trips, including a visit to Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. Musical instruments, MBTA passes and daily lunch were provided. For more information about this program, contact Paul Pitts, 617-635-8895 ext. 121, or citywidemarchingband@gmail.com.
Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to Martha Watson, Music Teacher at the Ludwig Van Beethoven Elementary School in West Roxbury. On June 8, 2009 she received the Teacher of the Year Award along with eleven other Boston Public Schools educators.
Dennis Wrenn Distinguished Music Educator Award
Congratulations to Rosalba Solis, Music Teacher at the K-8 Rafael Hernandez School. Rosalba is the winner of this year's Dennis Wrenn Distinguished Music Educator's Award. She was recognized at the Massachusetts Statehouse on May 27 during the 2009 MAEC Symposium.
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