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…
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…
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…
Celebrating the Chinese New Year
Students create and lead school Spring Festival assembly and all-school activity to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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.…
What a Concert!
Last fall Gabe ('11) made a Intensive Studies project proposal to Liz. It involved composing music, delving into theory, harmony,…
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…
Winter Recital
Great Winter Recital on Thursday with music from J.S. Bach to James Taylor via Debussy and Charlie Parker along with…
“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…
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…