The Garrett County Republican
Oakland, Maryland, USA - Steel drums have been a part of the curriculum at Crellin Elementary Sc
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Students who are part of the Elgin High School Calypso band prepare Tuesday during class for The Observer's upcoming Holiday Music Festival at Eastern Oregon University.
by Sabrina Thompson
Elgin, Oregon, USA — The sounds of Trinida
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Global - Recently it was announced in the New York Daily News that the city of New York under the auspices of the DOE (Department of Education) has withdrawn its own proposal to place students from an Uncommon Kings Collegiate Charter elementary sc
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New York, USA - At least Columbus had the decency to invade and carry out his dastardly and detestable deeds in person. But not so with heads of the DOE (Department of Education). They send out their minions t
UDaily
Delaware, USA - The Peace Drums Steel Band, made up of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish junior high school students from Israel, will perform from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, April 16, in the University of Delaware’s Perkins Student Center.
The evening
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New York, USA - The temperature was rising. The affected community residents were there in force - emotional, and very vocal on their positions as it relates to the matter at hand. And as the phr
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Toronto, Canada - For the past 25 years, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has enriched its music programming by giving students a taste of the Caribbean.
The TDSB has hosted its annual Panfest celebration, in which students
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As an expansion of its existing efforts, the birdsong steelband is from this month offering a free after-school music education programme for early teens and pre-teens.
The after-school programme
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - One of the positive events held over the hectic Christmas season was the Achievement Day Celebrations for the young music students of Music Makers by their musical director Merle Albino-de Cot
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South Carolina, USA - Unless you are watching Jack Black in School of Rock you might find it unique to see a teacher performing music for and alongside his students. That is one of the things Dubose Middle School students ge
Barbados Advocate
Barbados, W.I. - Students participating in the ‘Pan in the Plaza’ steel pan camp are gearing up for the Youth Pan Extravaganza.
Now into its 11th year, the camp is hosted by the Central Bank of Barbados and the National Cultural
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Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The recent Birdsong annual Scholarship Benefit Concert was one of the best productions staged at the Lord Kitchener Auditorium of the National Academy of the Performing Arts (NAPA) since its openin
Bangin’ the drum for 29 years
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, USA - As the Percussion and Steel Band Academy students arrive at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, they begin meeting new mentors, making new friendships, learning new music, ex
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Under the astute tutelage of Noel Skair, the graduating Class of 2011 at Princes Town Methodist School in South Trinidad could comfortably take their hats off, take a bow and “Reach.” The students have not only reached out
New York, USA - He was smitten by the steelpan instrument at the very early age of eight when he first encountered this Caribbean beauty called Pan in The Bahamas. And similar to countless others, whose hearts have been pierced by the intoxicating so
