Welcome Clarence Acox
as our First Ambassador

 

The Children's Music Foundation is proud to announce Clarence Acox as its' frist "Friends of Frankie" Ambassador. Recruited from Southern University at New Orleans, Acox came to Seattle's Garfield High School in 1971. When he first walked through the halls of Garfield - the same halls that Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones haunted - Acox found a mothballed jazz program and resorted to recruit students from the hallways to play in the band.

 

Acox believes that the power of music can enhance all children's education. He once wrote in an op/ed in the Seattle Times that, "Music inspires. It is both emotional and intellectual, and because of that it provides a powerful strategy to get young people 'hooked' on learning." And it is with this passion and love for music that has transformed the music program at Garfield. Welcome aboard Clarence!

 

Curriculum Update 

 

In our curriculum corner we continue to find fun, engaging homework/extension activities to highlight and emphasize each lesson. We will continue to add to this collection as teachers participating in the program share their own creative ideas.

                            

The First Note Curriculum is complete with State and National Standards. Now teachers across the country can match their students learning with the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS).

 

Hope you had a great summer!