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Current Work of Learning Through Music in Minneapolis
Partnership with Ramsey School and Kenwood Symphony Orchestra (KSO) begun in 2003
- KSO serves the Ramsey School community with teaching and mentoring
- KSO provides Pen Pal Concerts for all school children
- KSO trains volunteer musicians for work in classrooms
- KSO invites teachers and students to participate in the concerts
Interdisciplinary teaching
- Development of eight interdisciplinary units based on music presented in Pen Pal concerts
- Creation of ‘cracking the code’ interdisciplinary units based on literacy, map reading and number skills
- Development of several year-long interdisciplinary integrated curriculum units, including: fourth-grade opera focusing on social studies topics, second-grade music circle focusing on social skills/language arts, and reading and rhythms drum circle focusing on reading fluency
Training
- Multiple workshops for entire Ramsey Staff
- Workshops for KSO members
- One-on-one training for teachers with LTM curriculum and assessment consultants
- Drum Circle training
- Parent training
- Training for Minneapolis Public School arts teachers
Assessment
- Review and refinement of assessment tools for music instruction by music teachers
- Development of scoring rubrics for curriculum units
- Implementation quality checklists
- Rich documentation of student work
Results 2003-2006
- Ramsey IFAC accepted into the Music-In-Education National Consortium as a model site, presenting at the 2005 national conference in Boston, Mass.
- Number of classroom teachers participating increased from 3 to 15
- Increased participation from music teachers
- Learning Through Music has become embedded in the mission of Ramsey school; participation is an expectation for all teachers
- Two on-site consultants, a musician and an experienced classroom teacher, deepen the curriculum design of all units
New developments in 2006-07
- Partnership with University of Minnesota School of Music Dept. of Music Education
- Internship program to train music education students
- Approved research project with Minneapolis Public Schools
- Relationship with MPS district fine arts department
- Hosting Music-In-Education National Conference in June 2007
Officers
President
Kenneth Freed
Music Director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Violist, Minnesota Orchestra
Chairman of the Board
John Stout
Chair, Corporate Governance Group, Fredrikson and Byron; Chair, MN Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors
CEO
Larry Scripp, Ed.D
Director, Research Center for Learning Through Music, New England Conservatory; Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Board of Directors
Krystal Banfield, Ed.D
Berklee College of Music
Nicky Carpenter
Education Consultant;
Life Director, Minnesota Orchestra; ASOL Board
Doug Schmitt
VP, School Music Services; Schmitt Music
Judy Hornbacher, Ph.D
Sr. Fellow, University of Minnesota Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement; College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Consulting Group
Larry Scripp
Ken Freed
Dee Lundell, Ph.D.
Classroom teacher & education consultant
Corey Sevett
Composer & music consultant
Scott D. Lipscomb
Associate Professor & Division Head, Music Education & Music Therapy, University of Minnesota School of Music
Individual Support
In alphabetical order
Nicky Carpenter
Thomas Crosby, Jr.
Julia Dayton
Paul Grangaard
Judy Hornbacher
Philip and Ludmilla Isaacson
Daniel Kunin
Bruce Larson
Don and Joanne Leavenworth
Dr. Bruce Lewis
John and Nancy Lindahl
Barbera Longfellow
John and Marcia Stout
Osmo and Pirku Vanska
Win and Maxine Wallin
Dr. Scott Yarosh
Institutional Support
Schmitt Music
Minneapolis Public Schools
University of Minnesota
MacPhail Center for Music and Arts for Academic Achievement