The 2020-2021 school year is upon us – one sure to be filled with much opportunity! Hillsborough County Public Schools Elementary K-5 Music is ready to support our families by sharing information and updates on our activities and student music opportunities. New on our blog for this year are great, free links and activities to keep the music going.
We are, once again, one of the BEST COMMUNITIES IN MUSIC EDUCATION for 2020 as designated by NAMM Foundation. This accomplishment could not have been possible without the community’s commitment to our excellent programs and to our children’s total music education.
Whether e-learning on the new CANVAS platform or in person classes, we are dedicated to bringing the BEST of music education in safe settings to HCPS students. Learn more about NAMM Foundation below.
Thanks to you we did it again!
In our challenging times, musicians all over the world have been drawn to write inspiring music. Composer Eric Whitacre is one such person. Of virtual choir fame, Mr. Whitacre invited anyone to join in his Virtual Choir 6. Singers as young as elementary school sent in their video and were included with a total of 17, 572 singers for this amazing experience. Singers from 129 countries participated, so did some of our HCPS music teachers and our Elementary Music Supervisor, Melanie Faulkner. Enjoy this soothing, comforting song.
As promised, here are some great free music sites guaranteed to delight your elementary school musicians!
So easy to create and compose music with ChromeMusicLab
Another great site geared to younger children – Music Games/PBS KIDS
This program takes kids to music from all over the world.
Don’t have a drum set at home, and have a budding rocker? Well, check out LittleKidsRock.org they support music for over 40,000 HCPS students! Go to this link for drums, guitars and more.
There will be more to come and, by the way, we would love to have you become a MUSIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE at the state level. Interested? Click the link above for the Florida Music Educators Parent Advocacy form page.
Want to keep it close to home? Email Advocacy below or contact your child’s music teacher and we’ll tell you how. Remember “Music is our language, don’t stop talking!”
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Pages created by Hillsborough County Elementary Music Educators Council Advocacy, HCPS K-5 Music. We support positive views of Music Education and encourage active participation in local, state & national legislative issues related to arts education.
We provide training and continuing education to HCPS K-5 music educators to ensure that we give opportunities for success in music for all of our elementary students.
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