Physics, frisbee, & friends: 'Over the Hills & Far Away'
The GRAMMY Foundation gave Neuqua Valley High School its top honor for a school last month. One trumpeter provides a clue about how the Music Department achieves at such a high level.
Advocacy
Vox ætatis: A symphony of friends & dedicated teachers
A student from one of the nation's best high school music programs, at least if the GRAMMY Foundation has anything to say about it, says her teachers make music come alive.
Vox ætatis: High school choir and a GRAMMY
We continue our Vox ætatis series with an interview of a member of the vocal music programs at Naperville's prestigious Neuqua Valley High School.
Letter to Philly schools from the Philly Orchestra
Voxitatis joins so many voices in asking the Philadelphia Public Schools not to delete music and the fine arts from students' daily lives at school.
Bach to blues, our emotions match music to color
Some work at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that many people associate the same colors with the same emotions produced by music, depending on its character.
Fine arts festivals at all Indian Prairie SD 204 HSs
The high schools in Indian Prairie School District 204 will host fine arts festivals Saturday, May 18. The all-day affairs should be some of the best prepared school entertainment this year.
Cahokia SD 187 may slash extracurricular activities
One southern Illinois unit district is preparing for the worst in next year's state cuts to schools, preemptively canceling extracurricular activities for the 2013-14 school year.
FL Gulf Coast Univ is not just for basketball
A few weeks before the men's basketball team from FGCU advanced to the Sweet 16, a young pianist put the university on the map with her recital at Carnegie Hall.
Band teachers in Ill., Md. advocate for arts programs
Two band teachers explain what the big deal is about music education and why it is sometimes on the chopping block, looking a budget ax right in the eye.
Chi-Town Jazz Festival showcases 2 high school bands
The 4th annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival, March 12-22, will present jazz bands from Glenbrook South and Lyons Township high schools to help raise money for hunger relief around Chicago.