Sentences with phrase «who taught music»

The college was owned by the faculty, which included Buckminster Fuller, who created his first successful Geodesic Dome at Black Mountain, Merce Cunningham, who founded the Merce Cunningham Dance Company at Black Mountain, John Cage, who taught music and produced multi-media theater pieces, artist Josef Albers, who had fled Nazi Germany after the closure of the Bauhuas and Robert Motherwell, one of America's finest artists, whose prints are for sale at Vertu.

We needed a teacher leader who taught music or arts, had an appreciation for both, and a firm belief that the arts could help the district meet its academic and climate goals.

Several teachers who taught music in Brazilian schools weren't able to sing a perfect fifth interval, let alone play an instrument.

Mrs. Griffin, who taught music at the Catholic school from 1948 to 1973, was also director of the church choir.

A friend of mine who teaches music, once mentioned how surprised she was when at a music class for < 5 yrs: the children were already exhibiting embarrassment about their abilities — embarrassment that they had learnt from the adults around them.

Current educators in the U.S., who teach music in public or private schools, Kindergarten through College.

Not exact matches

The latest lawsuit was filed Friday by Melissa Ferrick, the Massachusetts - based indie folk singer who teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and rose to prominence as Morrissey's last - minute opening act on his 1991 tour.

But they also wanted someone who could eventually be a musical director, teach him to make music, and just be a good influence.

Waits» music not only teaches us about our own brokenness, it serves to bring people who should be the focus of our attention, our mercy and our kindness back into the limelight.

EVERYONE takes turns helping to clean the church buildings, EVERYONE gives sermons, or teaches classes, or helps with music if they have a musical background, helps prepare and send meals to members who are sick, helps other members when they move, helps set up the tables and put the food out for gatherings, visits other members on a monthly basis to find out if they need help with anything.

The piano was previously owned by Graham Hemmings, 72, and wife Meg, 65 who used the instrument to teach their children music.

He is like a fisherman, reeling in ignorant people, people who do not believe in teaching, people who prefer to have interesting stories and jokes, people who prefer the newest fad from psychology, people who prefer mostly music and feelings, and lights and action.

The family's music career had its roots with Pops Staples, a manual labourer who strummed a guitar while teaching his children gospel songs to keep them entertained in the evenings.

The studio's French singalong class is taught by a native speaker who engages a mixed - age group of kids and parents with French folk songs and music games.

Ultimately, the needs of the student are met by the Waldorf curriculum itself; in addition to the class teacher, the students experience continuity and expertise through involvement with subject teachers who teach handwork, movement and games, a world language, eurythmy, sculptural arts, gardening, music, and fine arts.

Although our methodology is such that all children are taught the same curriculum, a child who is gifted in certain areas, such as in science, music, or the arts, may go deeper or do more advanced work within the general classroom setting.

«You're setting up a predictable environment, so they know what's going to happen,» says Mary Szegda, who teaches infant massage courses in Washington, D.C. Soothing music and dim lighting are also great cues, she says.

Mark resides in Amherst with his wife Mary Lou, who recently retired from teaching music at St. Mary's School for the Deaf.

FCMG introduced me to the late Esther Salaman, who taught singing at the Guildhall School of Music, and who become a great figure in the singing world.

It was «wholly inappropriate, overly prescriptive» and she was particularly concerned that «important subjects such as music, art, RE and IT have not only been downgraded but those who teach them are facing redundancy.»

Colin Jones, who then conducted the Rhosllanerchrugog Male Voice Choir and taught at the Royal Northern College of Music, would occasionally give me singing lessons and I got to sing Jean - Baptiste Lully's Bois Epais on the radio.

«When I first learned about the technology I was really excited because bowing is what makes the violin really live,» says Kimura, who teaches a graduate class in computer music interactive performance at The Juilliard School in New York City.

However, there are also members who are looking to try something new, and come to find that I, or my music choices or teaching style, are not their cup of tea.

«Just like yoga, music has the ability to support, change, and balance out emotions,» says the Hollywood hip - hop producer - turned - mixmaster, who began deejaying at yoga festivals after getting his teaching certification at Santa Monica Yoga in 2009.

I'm a quiet but creative person who enjoys drawing and painting when I'm not teaching, but I also enjoy (live) music, sports, books, the b..

Im a simple guy i like hanging with friends.Im a student studying japanese language.Im looking for a woman who's nerdy, adventurous, loves to laugh and smile.I like all kinds of music such as classical, and good hiphop, and all kinds of rock music.I aspire to be a historian and teach in Japan.

Many rules of the afterlife will come into play for Miguel, who, through a series of circumstances revolving around his pursuit of teaching his music - hating family that he's a born musician, winds up in the Land of the Dead.

Best known for his horror films like Cursed and Scream 3, Wes Craven also directed Meryl Streep in the movie Music of the Heart, the story of a single mom who teaches violin lessons in a Harlem school.

Black's terrifically funny, and his obvious love for classic rock music is infectious as he plays a very annoying, but very enthusiastic wannabe rock star who ends up teaching a class of prep school kids to appreciate the wonders of Led Zeppelin, Rush and AC / DC.

Moors, a commercial and music video veteran, takes a psychosexual view of the tragedies, depicting John Allen Muhammed (Isaiah Washington) as a virile man who observes women as subjects to be conquered, fools to be shown a light that only he can comprehend, despite his abstract teachings to the young teenager he's taken under the fold.

A self - taught actor who previously pursued a music career in Austin, Texas, Hawkes has grown accustomed to efficient shoots.

In the third grade, I had a German music teacher who taught us a few German folk songs like O Tannenbaum.

This leads me to wonder whether students of classical music, who show particular promise, are encouraged to apply for scholarships at specialist schools, as the state system is simply not tuned up to provide the high - level teaching required for the most talented?

Euterpe, the muse of lyrical poetry and song, who teaches language arts and music, tells the others about a video she came across that shows a face - off between rap and poetry.

«The idea of using music to teach math is a thousand years old,» says Marcella Runell Hall, associate director for New York University's Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, who studies hip hop.

«In addition,» Smith said, «we are considering adding an online help - desk form that date / time stamps requests; providing hand - held devices for teachers who have large groups of students (physical education, music, and so on) to use to take attendance; and offering an Intel Teach to the Future program for teachers who wish to be trainers.

Ted Scalzo, who teaches multimedia and directs several musical groups at Bay Shore High School, says, «There are things music does that nothing else does.

Just as we would expect classes like music and physical education to be taught by instructors with some specialization in the domain, students may also benefit by sharing math teachers who are most comfortable with the subject.

For example, kids can follow animals like Tota, the tropical bird fortune teller who teaches tenses, or they can join the whole gang in a sing - a-long music video about pronouns.

The student of History who is taught research skills may well already have learned such skills in English, or Science or Music.

«This provides opportunities for people with experience in areas like business, music, the arts, and sport to complement the work of teachers who do hold qualified teacher status and enhance the teaching available to pupils.

But what about educators who teach subjects like art and music, where students don't take statewide tests?

These are instructors who teach one subject (predominantly art, music, or physical education) to most of the students in an elementary school.

For educators who teach subjects outside the state's longstanding testing system, like foreign language, music, and art, the adjustment to the new teacher evaluation system has been particularly jarring.

The project is designed to empower experienced Onslow County elementary music teachers to mentor music teachers in the district who have fewer than three years of experience and teachers who transfer to K — 5 music with under two years of elementary teaching experience.

Jeffrey A. Chipman, who teaches vocal music at Bellevue Middle School in Memphis, said the portfolio evaluation is improving his practice.

He wanted a career that would serve others and was fortunate to have a series of wonderful music teachers who taught him how music has the potential to connect people and to remind them that similarities are greater than differences.

This does not become a full time job but it is very rewarding and compliments the work schedule of many music educators who are freelancing or teaching in a school but have time after school is over to do something additional.

As the only student who thanks me on a daily basis for my teaching efforts, she certainly stands out from the rest of her technology - infused classmates who exit the room connected to some type of electronic music device.

My soft - spoken father, who most often could be found reading history books and playing chamber music when he wasn't teaching social studies at John Bowne High School in Flushing, so vehemently negative about the courses he took while earning his M.A. in education!