Shiny New Mellophones Amplify the DHS Band’s Quality Sounds
The Decatur High School band program has a lot of old instruments – many of which are over 40 years…
The Ever-Expanding DHS Band Ensembles
Did you know that there are six different band ensembles at Decatur High School? As the school population grows, the…
Can You Ukulele?
All of the students at Westchester Elementary can! Music teacher Kristen Gwaltney was awarded a DEF grant for 25 ukuleles…
Tools of the Stage
With the explosive growth of the musical theater program at Decatur High School, Musical Theatre teacher Amy Rawlins needed a…
Martina, the Spanish-Speaking Cockroach
Who knew that singing and dancing about an adorable Spanish-speaking cockroach would bring the whole Clairemont Elementary third-grade class together?…
Making Musical Notes
Winnona Park Elementary music teacher Cindy Clark noticed that many of her students were not connecting what they “do at…
West African Drums
F.AVE music teacher Nick Brooks wanted to bring World Music Drumming curriculum to his fourth and fifth grade students to give…
U-Phone-E-what?
The Renfroe Middle School Band was in need of a new euphonium, (a brass instrument that is somewhat smaller than a…