One of the great album covers of all time. This was designed by Hipgnosis, the same design firm that made some of the most famous album covers in Rock history for bands like Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Yes and Pink Floyd... just to name a few. This is classic.
My school was just named a U.S. Blue Ribbon School for 2009, one of only three in the state of Florida. We're feeling pretty good right now, the kids are proud, the teachers are proud..... yeah.
Choro (pronounced SHOH-roh) is best described in American terms as "the New Orleans jazz of Brazil." It is a complex popular musical form based on improvisation, and like New Orleans jazz, blues, or ragtime, grew from a formalized musical structure and many worldly influences. But to the people of South America, choro is Brazil. It is life. - from American Public Media Website.
On Wednesday, September 9th, students from the Pompano Beach High School’s International Affairs Magnet Program participated in a special Broward Center educational workshop with Clube do Choro de Miami. The group, comprised of Brazilian musicians living in Miami, presented an interactive lecture and demonstration exploring Brazilian music and rhythms. It was a very exciting program this morning and the kids appreciated hearing new music and learning a new clulture. The show truly showed how music can bring different people and cultures together.
The last picture is of a PBHS student playing sax with Clube do Choro de Miami, a thrill he is not sure to forget any time soon. This was really lots of fun.
One of the (many) good things about teaching is having a lot of different kids in your classes with many different interests. If you keep your eyes and ears open, they can really enrich your life.... like showing you a cool prehistoric shark tooth from the largest and scariest creature ever to live on Earth.
Work. Play. Life.
