Providence Bruins Forms!

These are due tomorrow! Don't forget!

Music Artwork

Love the artwork that keeps showing up!

Franklin's Holiday Stroll

A week from today! I'll be performing

at Jane's Frames from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.!

Teacher Pianist

Mrs. Winterroth was excited to try the new piano!

All Things Must Pass

This was played on my turntable at school

today before and after school, and during prep!

"If it wasn't for The Beatles, and especially George Harrison, 

my brother Alex and I would've been Jazz musicians."

Eddie Van Halen  (2015)

Here are a couple of my favorite George Harrison songs!

Holiday Stroll!

This is happening NEXT Thursday!!!

Holiday Sing Along!

Here's something to do during the winter vacation!

TuNesday!

Here are TWO winter classics for TuNesday today! 

CHORUS CONCERTS

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!!!

Jefferson Winter Concert

December 11, 2017

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Featuring…

The Fabulous 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Grade Choruses!

Please have children wear something nice for the Winter Concert,

And please do plan to stay for the entire show… it’s only 45 minutes!

For more chorus info, visit: http://musicwithmrbarrett.blogspot.com/

Davis Thayer Winter Concert

December 12, 2017

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Featuring…

The Fabulous 3^rd and 4^th Grade Choruses!

Please have children wear something nice for the Winter Concert,

And please do plan to stay for the entire show… it’s only 30 minutes!

For more chorus info, visit: http://musicwithmrbarrett.blogspot.com/

You should have received one of these Chorus Concert Flyers last week!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!!!



This should come home this week
for Jefferson 5th Grade Students!

Thankful...

I am so incredibly thankful for the opportunity for

the past 19 years to arrive at a job that I absolutely

love each and every day with the hope of inspiring

my students to be all they can be through music!!!

I hope that all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Have a great weekend!

TuNesday!

Pirates of the Caribbean

This student was excited to play for his class!

Chorus Concerts!!

Jefferson Winter Concert

December 11, 2017

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Featuring…

The Fabulous 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Grade Choruses!

Please have children wear something nice for the Winter Concert,

And please do plan to stay for the entire show… it’s only 45 minutes!

For more chorus info, visit: http://musicwithmrbarrett.blogspot.com/

Davis Thayer Winter Concert

December 12, 2017

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Featuring…

The Fabulous 3^rd and 4^th Grade Choruses!

Please have children wear something nice for the Winter Concert,

And please do plan to stay for the entire show… it’s only 30 minutes!

For more chorus info, visit: http://musicwithmrbarrett.blogspot.com/

You should have received one of these Chorus Concert Flyers last week!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!!!




This should come home this week
for Jefferson 5th Grade Students!

Music Lessons Are The Best!

Click HERE to read about the importance of music!

(But they should NEVER be forced... just encouraged!)

Back In Black...

In Memory of AC/DC's guitarist Malcolm Young...
  

The Harlem Wizards Game!

What a really fun evening last night at the Wizards

game at Tri-County! Congratulations to all on the FPS 

team, including DT's Ms. Phillips and Ms. Constantine!!!

Don't Stop Believin'

This student came down to share his artwork with
me and was excited to sing for some students, too!

The Wizards at Jefferson!

Great to have the Harlem Wizards here today!

Future Teachers

So great to have these future teachers join us!

FHS Chorus - "You Are The New Day"

Here is the FHS Chorus singing a song for a friend!

Can You Guess Who?

I had a music student present to me this

picture today! Can you guess who it is?

The Star-Spangled Banner

This student chose to rock out on the guitar!

Electric Piano Wins...

as the choice for Musician of the Week!

Brand New Electric Piano!

We are very thankful to the Jefferson PCC

for the brand new electric piano in the Music

Room! Special Special thanks to Raul Viveiros 

for putting it together for us, too! We are excited!

TBT - Uke Teachers

Throwback Thursday! The time that the elementary
music staff got together to work on ukulele lessons!

E.S.P. Day at Jefferson!

A few years back I was asked to write a song for

our E.S.P.s, so I went home that night and wrote

two (same words, different melodies and music)!

THANK YOU E.S.P.s FOR ALL YOU DO EACH

AND EVERY DAY!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!

Click HERE to learn more about this special day!

Inspiring Posters

Mrs. Richards (Remington teacher) has
awesome posters on her classroom door!

Tony Vacca & Abdou Sarr!

Tony Vacca is returning to Jefferson this year, both

in December and in February for our Artist-In-

Residence and Night of the Arts in March!

He'll be with Abdou Sarr in December!

And here is a blast from the past...

When the current Jefferson 5th Grade

Students were with Tony in Kindergarten!

And a video from his solo performance in 2013...

And many, many years ago with the Jefferson Staff!

Click HERE to link to learn more about Tony Vacca!

Click HERE for a link to learn more about Abdou Sarr!