WHEELS Music: March 2019

Sunday, March 31, 2019

WHEELS high school students' composition, "Señoritas," was selected be performed by the great Toshi Reagon at the Soul Mechanism concert at Carnegie Hall on May 19th!

WHEELS has received a SupportMusic Merit Award from the NAMM Foundation for the third year in a row!

Friday, March 15, 2019

The great percussionist, Annette Aguilar, has been working with our band and general music students!

We are grateful for the support of our wonderful Family Teacher Association (FTA). Elementary, middle and high school band students had fun performing at the annual FTA International Night Potluck!

¡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