WELCOME to The Music Innovation Lab
THE MUSIC INNOVATION LAB of Wise School is an innovative, state of the art, creative laboratory where student artists explore their musical selves in a progressive, open, yet challenging setting.
One half of the room, is called The Music Lab, and consists of
12 Mac computer stations, complimented with piano keyboards for teaching our music curriculum that corresponds with the California Standards of Music Education, yet approaches the subject in a fun, graphic, and interactive way. Our Listening Bar allows our student artists to reference and appreciate music and video of all varieties.
Each child is learning music theory, harmony, and rhythm, and is learning to read notes, as well as ear training. Our student artists will also be exploring the adventurous and creative world of composing, and will be writing their own songs, as well as experimenting with loop samples with the program Garageband. There is always a Jewish Values component in all we do, so we also discuss how the music we create can be helpful and healing in our society and world.
The second half of the room is called The Earth Room, with exotic, international rugs under our feet, and a full collection of exotic percussion from around the world. Our student artists learn about community and respect of each other through our Drum Circle Program. All grades participate and share the joy of world rhythms and learn about the music of different cultures. We sing a wide variety of music, including songs that reflect historical moments in Israel and America.
One half of the room, is called The Music Lab, and consists of
12 Mac computer stations, complimented with piano keyboards for teaching our music curriculum that corresponds with the California Standards of Music Education, yet approaches the subject in a fun, graphic, and interactive way. Our Listening Bar allows our student artists to reference and appreciate music and video of all varieties.
Each child is learning music theory, harmony, and rhythm, and is learning to read notes, as well as ear training. Our student artists will also be exploring the adventurous and creative world of composing, and will be writing their own songs, as well as experimenting with loop samples with the program Garageband. There is always a Jewish Values component in all we do, so we also discuss how the music we create can be helpful and healing in our society and world.
The second half of the room is called The Earth Room, with exotic, international rugs under our feet, and a full collection of exotic percussion from around the world. Our student artists learn about community and respect of each other through our Drum Circle Program. All grades participate and share the joy of world rhythms and learn about the music of different cultures. We sing a wide variety of music, including songs that reflect historical moments in Israel and America.
LeaRn deeplY. be creative.
ExperieNce wHolEneSS.
make GREAT happen.
when? NOW!!!!!!! where? HERE!!!!!
ExperieNce wHolEneSS.
make GREAT happen.
when? NOW!!!!!!! where? HERE!!!!!
This Year's School Theme Song: V'im Lo Achshav,Ay Matai
If Not Now.......When? NOW....NOW.....NOW!!!!!!!!!
STUDENT FEEDBACK & RESULTS
1. 5th Grade gets into it deep: "JAZZ IS LIFE"
2. 6th Grade Studies and Sings ONE DAY by Matisyahu
3. 5th Grade Learns the art of RHYTHM for the first time........
and NAILS IT!!!!!!
MUSIC LAB NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENING!!!!!!!
COMING MAY 1st, 2014
In collaboration with THE ART DEPARTMENT, the 6th grade graduating class will perform the first ever LIVE performance art concert entitled:
THE ORANGE PIANO PROJECT
In this progressive, improvisational art experience, the entire class will paint the Music Lab Orange Piano in the style of modern artist JACKSON POLLOCK.
A documentary of the experience will be filmed and an outstanding experience is expected for the entire campus.
Be there!!!!!!!
MAY 1st, 2014 at 8:30AM FABER FIELD
In collaboration with THE ART DEPARTMENT, the 6th grade graduating class will perform the first ever LIVE performance art concert entitled:
THE ORANGE PIANO PROJECT
In this progressive, improvisational art experience, the entire class will paint the Music Lab Orange Piano in the style of modern artist JACKSON POLLOCK.
A documentary of the experience will be filmed and an outstanding experience is expected for the entire campus.
Be there!!!!!!!
MAY 1st, 2014 at 8:30AM FABER FIELD
PHOTO GALLERY
Our Newest Friends, N3 Come to The Music Lab and TEAR IT UP!!!
The Evolution of The Music Innovation Lab
.............................this is how it all started.
CLASSWORK
This section is for classes to find relevant information regarding class assignments, TEST PREPARATION MATERIALS, and Links to important reference information.
The Maestro's Morning Shuffle Archive
Welcome to The Maestro's Morning Shuffle Archive. In this section, you will learn about the different artists we hear every Friday morning at Carpool Dropoff.
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You will be able to access the songs of the great artists we showcase.
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You will be able to read about their lives and what makes them tick.
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: THE SEEGER SESSIONS
This is Springsteen's first and so far only album of non-Springsteen material and contains his interpretation of thirteen folk music songs made popular by activistfolk musician Pete Seeger. As an activist and artist of folk music, Seeger did not write any of the songs on the album. His life's work focused on popularizing and promoting the ethic of local, historical musical influences and recognizing the cultural significance of which folk music embodies.
The record began in 1997, when Springsteen recorded "We Shall Overcome" for the Where Have All the Flowers Gone: the Songs of Pete Seeger tribute album, released the following year. Springsteen had not known much about Seeger given his rock and roll upbringing and orientation, and proceeded to investigate and listen to his music.[8] While playing them in his house, his 10-year-old daughter said, "Hey, that sounds like fun," which caused Springsteen to get interested in further exploring the material and genre.[9]
This is Springsteen's first and so far only album of non-Springsteen material and contains his interpretation of thirteen folk music songs made popular by activistfolk musician Pete Seeger. As an activist and artist of folk music, Seeger did not write any of the songs on the album. His life's work focused on popularizing and promoting the ethic of local, historical musical influences and recognizing the cultural significance of which folk music embodies.
The record began in 1997, when Springsteen recorded "We Shall Overcome" for the Where Have All the Flowers Gone: the Songs of Pete Seeger tribute album, released the following year. Springsteen had not known much about Seeger given his rock and roll upbringing and orientation, and proceeded to investigate and listen to his music.[8] While playing them in his house, his 10-year-old daughter said, "Hey, that sounds like fun," which caused Springsteen to get interested in further exploring the material and genre.[9]
THE BEATLES: ONE
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with severalgenres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with severalgenres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.
Ella Fitzgerald was known as the First Lady of Jazz & the Queen of Jazz. Her voice spanned three octaves and she was known for the purity of her tone, her remarkably creative phrasing as well as improvisational ability, also known as “scat singing”.
She won 13 Grammy Awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her popularity was wide ranging and her audiences diverse, including all nationalities, races, religions, and economic classes.
She was a tireless performer often doing two shows a day on her tours. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1987 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Ella, her band, and her manager all contributed to the civil rights movement for the equality of blacks. Her manager required equal treatment for his musicians wherever they played. Ella was famously supported by Marilyn Monroe who when she found out that a certain club would not book Ella because she was black, told the club owner that if he booked Ella, she would take a table in the front row every night of the show and Marilyn did just that, causing a sensation with the press.
She won 13 Grammy Awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her popularity was wide ranging and her audiences diverse, including all nationalities, races, religions, and economic classes.
She was a tireless performer often doing two shows a day on her tours. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1987 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Ella, her band, and her manager all contributed to the civil rights movement for the equality of blacks. Her manager required equal treatment for his musicians wherever they played. Ella was famously supported by Marilyn Monroe who when she found out that a certain club would not book Ella because she was black, told the club owner that if he booked Ella, she would take a table in the front row every night of the show and Marilyn did just that, causing a sensation with the press.
Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Jewish parents.[11][12] His father Louis (1916–1995) was a college professor, upright bass player, and dance bandleader who performed under the name "Lee Sims". His mother, Belle (1910–2007), was an elementary school teacher. In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.[13] The musician Donald Fagen has described Simon's childhood as that of "a certain kind of New York Jew, almost a stereotype, really, to whom music and baseball are very important. I think it has to do with the parents. The parents are either immigrants or first-generation Americans who felt like outsiders, and assimilation was the key thought—they gravitated to black music and baseball looking for an alternative culture." His longtime collaboration with singer Art Garfunkle is legendary as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo SIMON and GARFUNKLE.
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL).[3] After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish.[4] Will Champion joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member.[5] The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998,[6] before recording and releasing three EPs; Safety in 1998, Brothers & Sisters as a single in 1999 and The Blue Room in the same year. The latter was their first release on a major label, after signing to Parlophone.[7]
They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. They have also come top of the BBC Radio 2 poll of the favourite album of all time.
They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. They have also come top of the BBC Radio 2 poll of the favourite album of all time.