Reimagining the arts as a vehicle for innovation, leadership, and lifelong success.
Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! In Dr. Rudine Sims-Bishop’s 1990 article “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors,” she presents a useful metaphor for the importance of diverse children’s books when she says that “books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange… … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! I’m back this week with this month’s Song of the Month! This month’s song is “Just From the Kitchen” a singing game from the Georgia Sea Islands. For my first semester of grad school, one of the resources we were required to get was “Step … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! I’m back this week with the next edition of my Song of the Month series! This month’s song is “Sorida” a welcome song and hand clapping game from Zimbabwe. I came across this song in one of my favorite resources, “Let Your Voice Be Heard!: … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking on the player below! In honor of March being Women’s History Month, I’m continuing my Song of the Month series with “Umoja” by Valerie Coleman. I first learned about Valerie Coleman during my undergraduate studies at James Madison University. At that time, she was a member of the … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking on the player below! In honor of Black History Month, today I’m continuing my monthly Song of the Month Series with “Lift Every Voice and Sing”! An important song every one of us should know, and a song that personally holds a lot of significance and memories of … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking on the player below! For many music educators around the U.S., February is a time to pull out lessons on Black musicians and composers, jazz & blues, spirituals, and hip hop. And while I love all of those things, today I want to challenge you to challenge your … Read more