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Participant Details
- Community Arts Partner Name
- Early Music Seattle
- Partner Type
- 1
- Profile Photo
- Individual Bio or
Organizational Statement
- Formed in 1977 as Early Music Guild, Early Music Seattle is now the area’s largest presenter of early music, including the International Series and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and related educational programs serving 2,400 students in Seattle Public Schools annually and more than 100 amateur musicians.
The mission of Early Music Seattle is to present outstanding early music, use early music to enrich cultural heritage via education and outreach, and engage new audiences through inclusivity and openness.
Grade Levels Preferred
- Grade Levels Preferred
- K-2, 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th, 9th - 12th
Artistic Disciplines
- Discipline
- Dance, 3
- Type
- Music Traditions from Europe, Asia, and the Americas; Dance from Colonial North America and the Oregon Trail migration; a focus on Native American flute music and song during the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition; an experience in music and stories of the famous Silk Road across Asia
Experience
- Previous School Partnerships
- WA State TAT Lab Graduate
- Other Trainings or Certifications
- Sample Lesson Description: Student / Classroom Residencies
- Sample Workshop Description: Teacher Professional Development
Areas of Experience and Expertise
- Approved Professional Development Provider
- 1
- Approved Classroom Residency Provider
- Yes
Teaching Approach
- Teaching Philosophy + Approach
- It is both fun and useful to learn about the cultures of those around us. By connecting to our own cultural heritage we are empowered as we deepen our understanding of who we are. By experiencing the cultural heritage of others, we empower them as we learn to empathize and cooperate.
- Curriculum Integration Possibilities
- Social Studies (World History, Ancient Civilizations, Human Geography)
General Music
Instrumental Music (Band and Orchestra)
ELL
- Special Skills and Areas of Expertise
- Two New Programs!
In response to the need for after school activities, especially at the K-5 level, Early Music Seattle has developed a year-long after school Recorder Club. Students learn basic musical skills, a varied repertoire, and the confidence that comes with frequent public performances. A recording session at the Jack Straw Cultural Center is included.
Offered in partnership with the Jack Straw Cultural Center, Mexican folklorist Abel Rocha offers a new multi-week residency, Mexican Animal Songs. Children learn and perform folksongs from Jalisco, Guerrero, and Oaxaca states as they are immersed in Mexican culture and the Spanish language. The final project is recorded by the Jack Straw Cultural Center.
- Testimonials from Schools
- Shelby Leyland, Music Teacher, Lowell Elementary: saleyland@seattleschools.org
Tracy Appleyard, Librarian, Orca K-8: tmappleyard@seattleschools.org
Fees
- Fees
- $150 per artist for first classroom visit
$50 per artist for each additional classroom on same day
Special prep time, assemblies, to be negotiated
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- The John Muir Elementary Recorder Club performs at Seattle City Hall
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- Recorder Club rehearses at Lowell Elementary
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- Recorder Teacher Vicky Boeckman with student at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary
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- The Eurasia Consort teaches about the Silk Road at Renton Park Elementary
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- Antonio Gomez of the Eurasia Consort teaching at Renton Park Elementary