WHEELS Music: April 2015

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Thank you to the jazz combos from Manhattan School of Music that taught our elementary and middle school students about jazz music today!

Saturday, April 18, 2015

WHEELS music is very fortunate to have a partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Last night one of our high school students performed in the beautiful Atrium at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Thank you to all the donors that supported our project that was just fully funded on DonorsChoose.org! Please continue to check this page for projects to support, and thank you for your ongoing support of WHEELS Music!

Friday, April 3, 2015

Congratulations to our two students that are also involved in the amazing Harmony Program! These students played cello and viola with members of the New York Philharmonic.

Thank you to the WQXR Instrument Drive and the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation for giving WHEELS our first tuba!

Last Tuesday WHEELS music students wowed the guests at our school's annual WHEELS Up! fundraiser.

¡La clave es la llave!

Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) opened in 2006 with a small music program that has grown to include over 450 Pre-K through 12th grade students in band and general music classes. Our program evolved through collaboration between students and teachers with interests in Latin and jazz music. Latin and jazz music are ideal starting points for our studies because of our school’s location in New York City, which has been central in the development of Latin and jazz music in the US. In the spirit of the cooperative sensibility found in the way Latin and jazz musicians play, students coach each other and engage in collaborative projects. A key element of music we play is improvisation, which requires lifting one’s own voice and negotiating with the voices of others.

Check back often for updates!

Graham Johnson, Music Teacher

g.johnson@wheelsnyc.org

Casey MacFarlane, Music Teacher

c.macfarlane@wheelsnyc.org