This weekend two WHEELS students performed with the jazz band in the Music Educators' Association of New York City (MEANYC) annual Middle School Festival. We are very proud of their hard work and the beautiful concert they performed in!

Last Tuesday 343 Labs showed WHEELS 5th graders and high school students how to use Ableton Live to compose and record music!

Thank you to Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Access Orpheus for allowing WHEELS students to attend their rehearsal of Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat Major! Seeing the rehearsal process of top musicians is truly inspiring!

Yesterday and today eight WHEELS middle and high school students and alumni performed with student big bands and combos at Jazz at Lincoln Center!

Last night WHEELS students got to see Orpheus Chamber Orchestra perform with violinist Vadim Gluzman at Carnegie Hall! Before the concert they visited a "musical instrument petting zoo" at the Carnegie Hall museum.

Last Friday at Community Circle WHEELS 3rd and 4th graders sang songs and presented their musical compositions about animals. They made connections between the songs they are learning and writing in music classes and their learning expeditions. One class is studying animal adaptations and other two are reading Peter Pan.

Congratulations to the over 100 WHEELS 6th and 7th grade students who performed in our annual Middle Grades Winter Concerts on Friday morning! Three groups of students performed original music as well as pop and Latin songs like "Oye Como Va" and "Happier."

A number of WHEELS students are part of Jazz Power Youth. Thanks to Jazz Power Initiative for visiting WHEELS last Friday and for all they're doing for NYC students!