New Grant Awarded to Music Program

The Pine Street School Foundation awarded more than $20,000 in grants to teachers during the 2010 - 2011 school year. One of the grants that was awarded was "Orff Instruments for Intermediate Grades." In an effort to enhance Pine Street's arts infusion goals, our music program has been shifting to an Orff based approach. Composer Carl Orff's program encourages improvisation and creative movement where the students often compose and perform their own works written on a theme or an idea. The Foundation provided a grant of $4,000 for the music department to purchase additional glockenspiels, xylophones and metallophones. This program has become an integral part of the music classroom.