Homecoming, Daylight Savings, and Professional Development, OH MY

Happy Friday, Arts Fam...

Here are some pics from classrooms this week.

In every one of these images, I hear content language.  Line, shape, texture, overlapping, color, composition, value..  Words like these are the ones that students need to practice and master the use of so that as they grow into adults, they can express themselves using this vocabulary, whether they work in an art related field or not.  The same rings true in music and performing arts classes, as students practice playing, singing, composing, working together to build "symphonic experiences."  It is in this practice and perseverance in mastering the skill of musicianship that students will develop that "muscle" that will follow them in their work ethic and thought processes.  Thank you for fostering this type of thinking and growth in all that you plan for our students.

In the News this Week:

• The Narrows will host the annual concert fundraiser for the Durfee Music Program- The Music of Michael Troy.  Performances by several folk artists, this concert will be happening on Sunday November 5th from 1-4 PM at the Narrows Center for the Arts.  Tickets are available online at: http://narrowscenter.ticketfly.com
• The Durfee Marching Band is playing tonight!  Check them out at the Homecoming Game!  7PM at the Durfee Field!
• We are planning to meet here at Durfee on Tuesday morning for 8AM as a whole team.  Love getting my teachers together!  We will be in the art rooms to start the day- Room 82, beginning with Ana Arsenio sharing out some great SEL strategies for the arts.
• On Friday, we have no school due to Veteran's Day.

Get Out There:

• Los Lonely Boys, Mariza, Quinn Sullivan and more- all playing at the Narrows Center for the Arts...  Check it out: https://narrowscenter.ticketfly.com/
• At the PPAC: Finding Neverland and HAMILTON!  https://www.ppacri.org/events-tickets/events-calendar
• At the Z: On November 26th, check this out!  Yaniv Dinur conducts The Sibelius Connection, Featuring Lauri Porra, electric bass guitar Not to be missed! Masterful bass guitarist Lauri Porra is the great-grandson of the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. In this concert, Porra will dazzle in the U.S. premiere of his own Concerto for Electric Bass and Orchestra, combining rock and classical music. The New Bedford Symphony will follow with the First Symphony of Jean Sibelius, written when he was just 33 years old, exploring the endless possibilities of the orchestra with fresh and youthful excitement.  https://zeiterion.org/nbso-sibelius-connection/ 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Jackie