In this episode, Director of Fine Arts Kim Tunnell talks with Orchestra Director Annie Camp, Band Teacher Damon Harvey, freshman Gracie Cowan and senior Jack Quandt. Together, they talk about band and orchestra, programs that start as early as third grade at Darlington, and how instrumental education provides students with the ability to build soft skills that allow them to excel in all areas of student life.
The Upper School orchestra presented a lunch concert in the McCallie-Kennedy Library. Our students were thrilled to share what they've been working on in class, even Sia and Eli who played via iPad!
Darlington School awarded professional development funds to faculty members following a competitive grant application process. The winners were officially announced last week at the annual Brown Faculty Appreciation Dinner.
There is a large body of research to support just how good for the brain playing a musical instrument is, but learning a musical instrument in a classroom environment does not look like any other class. It can seem chaotic to someone who has never experienced beginning instrumental music instruction in a classroom setting. Here's why.
In this episode, Director of Fine Arts Kim Tunnell talks with Orchestra Director Annie Camp, Band Teacher Damon Harvey, freshman Gracie Cowan and senior Jack Quandt. Together, they talk about band and orchestra, programs that start as early as third grade at Darlington, and how instrumental education provides students with the ability to build soft skills that allow them to excel in all areas of student life.
The Upper School orchestra presented a lunch concert in the McCallie-Kennedy Library. Our students were thrilled to share what they've been working on in class, even Sia and Eli who played via iPad!
Darlington School awarded professional development funds to faculty members following a competitive grant application process. The winners were officially announced last week at the annual Brown Faculty Appreciation Dinner.
There is a large body of research to support just how good for the brain playing a musical instrument is, but learning a musical instrument in a classroom environment does not look like any other class. It can seem chaotic to someone who has never experienced beginning instrumental music instruction in a classroom setting. Here's why.
