http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:48:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please contact Ms. Schussler for band questions. She can be reached at Pleasantville Elementary on Thursday and Friday. If your question can't wait, you can call her at Castle Hills Elementary Monday through Wednesday. BUT  the latest news is that Mrs. Bailey will be teaching beginning clarinet and saxophone, so ... http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2009/10/13/band-questions/ Didn't expect those words in August? Teachers and students alike get to celebrate a new year twice a year - once for the calendar year and once for the school year. I am looking forward to building on the music concepts our students learned last year in order to make great progress ... http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2009/08/24/happy-new-year/ This week in 3rd and 4th grade music classes we have been using a website created by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. We have looked at, and listened to, the instruments in the following families: woodwind, brass, and percussion. These are the instrument family groups that Colonial uses in the ... http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2008/09/11/website-fun/ In a recent Washington Post article, “Cranking up Graduation Rates, SATs”, the author explains why music education is so important to our children's success in school. Click on the above link to read the short article. http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2008/01/09/more-music-in-the-news/ A new Harris Poll shows a direct correlation between music education and success in life. Check out the information on the following website.  It will amaze you - and make you happy that every Pleasantville student receives music instruction! http://www.menc.org/unlinked/HarrisPollSummaryMemo.pdf http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2007/11/30/new-harris-poll-shows-benefits-of-music-ed/ Interested in the ballet, The Nutcracker? Get the story and some interesting facts at www.nycballet.com. http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/the-nutcracker/ Have you ever wondered if music education makes a difference in a student's overall education?  The SAT people have been tracking information from student tests for the last several years. The SAT scores for students involved in the arts in general (and in music in particular) are higher than students ... http://pleasantvillemusic.edublogs.org/2007/09/04/music-education-and-sat-scores/