WHEELS Music: June 2019

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Today one of our high school band students performed at Dizzy's Club as part of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Summer Jazz Workshop!

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Congratulations to WHEELS 8th graders and 12th graders for completing one chapter of their lives and moving on to the next four years! Yesterday band students performed at both graduation ceremonies.

On Monday night WHEELS students and Annette Aguilar opened Jazz Power Initiative's production of Nora's Ark. Thank you to Annette Aguilar and Jazz Power founder Eli Yamin for their support of WHEELS music!

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Congratulations to our 7th-11th grade band that performed at the Manhattan Borough Arts Festival at the Apollo Theater this evening!

¡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