music

The War is Too Much With Us

I thought of going back to France, but realised the absurdity of the notion. Since 1916, the fear of gas…

6 years ago

Violin Vinyasa Yoga for PDS Parents

"Violin Vinyasa Yoga," an after-school enrichment program FOR PDS PARENTS begins on January 21. Violin Vinyasa Yoga is for yoga…

10 years ago

Beneath the Surface: The Hokey-Pokey and Jump Jim Joe

Most Wednesday mornings the lower school assembles in the Chapman Room and parents are welcome.  It’s usually a showcase for…

12 years ago

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

Students create and lead school Spring Festival assembly and all-school activity to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

13 years ago

Mozart on Fire: The Ruben’s Tube UPDATE

Look at what happens when Mozart catches fire! What I love most about the video is their reactions. And the…

13 years ago

“We come to school to sing in the choir”

We come to school to sing in the choir - meaning to be together in real space and time to…

14 years ago

The Unconcert and the Unconference

Inuksuit is inspired by the stone sentinels constructed over the centuries by the Inuit in the windswept expanses of the…

14 years ago

Pete Seeger and A Hudson River Journey

Pete Seeger came to PDS yesterday. He came for the lower school musical - an original production on a subject…

15 years ago

You Want To Change Behavior? Make It Fun

Education is all about change. And fun makes it so much more effective. Here's a great example from Stockholm -…

15 years ago

Music and Arts lag. Can poetry be far behind?

This week in the NYTimes – news of a rather discouraging report about music and arts education across the US.…

15 years ago

What a Concert!

Last fall Gabe ('11) made a  Intensive Studies project proposal to Liz. It involved composing music, delving into theory,  harmony,…

16 years ago

The Pirates of Penzance

A hearing mistake  means a boy indentured to a pirate not a ship's pilot. Pirate or pilot, orphan or  often…

16 years ago

Winter Recital

Great Winter Recital on Thursday with music from J.S. Bach to James Taylor via Debussy and Charlie Parker along with…

16 years ago

“It was awesome and totally rocked!”

“It was awesome and totally rocked!” – that was the verdict of one member of the 3rd/4th grade chorus who…

16 years ago

Any Relevance for Education?

"We used to fool ourselves…We used to think our content was perfect just exactly as it was. We expected our…

17 years ago