Music Assemblies for NYC Schools
SCS offers affordable musical assembly programs celebrating cultural events
S'Cool Sounds Teaching Artists are proud to offer interactive musical performances with an ensemble of professional performer-educators, drawing upon one of our culturally-engaged curricula.
Each assembly can be timed to celebrate events on the NYC cultural calendar, including Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Arab American Heritage Month. All assemblies can be adapted and scaled to suit your community's needs and budget.
SCS School-Wide Musical Assembly Programs
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Alegría Musical: Latin American Stories
In Alegria Musical, students will explore musical traditions from Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela through songs, stories, and plenty of rhythm. Students will develop musical skills through body percussion, and interactive musical activities, while also discovering Latin American musical instruments such as the guiro, cuatro and barril de bomba.
Celebrate Black History Month
Jazz and the World of Black American Music
In Jazz and the World of Black American Music, students will develop knowledge of the rich history of Black American music through an interactive program of body percussion, rhythm games and other musical activities. Students will learn about instruments such as the trumpet, saxophone and drum kit.
Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
Ya Habibi: A Musical Journey through the Arab World
Students will travel through a variety of musical traditions from the Middle East and North African regions. They will play musical games, explore melodies and rhythms from Moroccan and Tunisian trance music to Lebanese Dabke, Andalusian music, and Maqamat. Students will discover musical instruments from the Arab World, such as the oud, riq and darbouka.
Schools will also receive free lesson plans and digital resources to deepen students' learning beyond this school-wide musical celebration. Optionally, we can supplement the above in-school musical assembly with "wraparound" in-class instruction.
Reach out to book your assembly today!