Music education is an immersive and participatory experience for our students on a weekly basis.  There is always singing, movement and often the playing of instruments. Many of the skills developed during the weekly class are applied to larger school productions, like when our lower elementary students performed the musical, “Welcome to the Jungle.”

The first musical production of the year, “Welcome to the Jungle,” was performed enthusiastically by lower elementary to the delight of their audiences.  A vibrant stage with simple costumes framed our singing jungle “animals.” Rhythmic clapping of hands conjured up the sounds of raindrops and the singing of indigenous, African songs immersed the audience in a musical rendition of a living jungle. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to monkeys, a giraffe, a hippo, and the king of the jungle, a lion.  The lion dominated the other animals until he was caught in a hunter’s net and it was the smallest creature, the mouse, who freed the mighty lion from his trap. 

The students threw their hearts into the performance and it brought their audiences great joy and satisfaction.