Uncommon NYC Music Program Video

Students at Uncommon Schools in Brooklyn begin music instruction in elementary school, which focuses on musical foundations, including music literacy, instrumental skills, and vocal training. Students like the ones featured in this video, begin instrument training in seventh grade, when students are introduced to all the instruments and then can rank which ones they want to play, from trumpet, trombone, saxophone, keyboard, guitar, bass, and drums. The music program is also culturally responsive to the school population, which is predominantly Black, and students also learn from the songbooks of Beres Hammond, Duke Ellington, Prince, Michael Jackson, Fela Kuti, and Beyonce. To learn more about Uncommon Schools NYC click HERE. nyc.uncommonsc...