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EVE ZANNI nominated for Music Educator GRAMMY.

There is Music is in the Air
2013
A profile of our very own Eve Zanni

It is hard to imagine a school without a music program, but before Eve Zanni
started here in 2005, PS 41 did not have one.

The same year that Kelly Shannon began as Principal, she hired Eve to bring music to our hallways.

Born in California, Eve grew up surrounded by musicians and artists.
Everyone in her family played an instrument, sang, danced, painted,
or did some combination of those things. She had her first “gig” at
the age of 4 when she was invited on-stage to sing with her father’s
band. By 6 she was in the chorus at school and beginning to play the
cello. As a teenager & young adult, Eve spent nine years living in
Europe where she was exposed to French, Greek & Irish music. She
played in bands on the streets & toured with an Irish band.

Back in the US, she returned to her jazz roots and soon moved to
NYC. Here she acted in plays & musicals and sang in nightclubs. She
toured with The Cab Calloway Orchestra and started her jazz vocal
trio, the Sweethots, who still perform together today. She also performs
with Jazzmundo, a world music group. Along the way, she got
her BA in Music at Hunter College & then her MA in Jazz Performance
& Education at Lesley University.

Before starting as PS 41, Eve was a touring Teaching Artist with the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Throughout the five boroughs, she taught choral and music programs to studentsfrom Pre-K to High School. She is also certified in the Orff and Kodaly teaching methodologies, and continues to sing and compose music
and lyrics when she is not busy teaching.

She also has authored a book titled Bird, Lady, Prez & Other Superheroes: A Jazz Curriculum for Young People that is due to be published next year.

Eve cannot imagine a world without music. Most importantly, she
wants kids to view music as a natural expression of themselves, not
something to be done right. Too many adults, she says, have been
told they can’t sing or play an instrument and they give up trying.
There is no such thing as tone-deaf to her – there is always music
inside a person and something to build upon. This is reflected in one
of her favorite African proverbs: “If you can talk, you can sing.
If you can walk, you can dance.”

In music classes, she helps the children learn about different genres of
music, as well as how to identify melody, harmony and rhythm. Kids
are encouraged to improvise, compose, arrange, and conduct music.
Creativity is key. And so is teamwork. Without teamwork, she notes, no
music every really comes together. Everyone must work together.
For Eve, it is very important not just to listen to, but to feel music. It is
connected to the whole person. She strives to make her classroom a space
in which kids feel safe to express themselves without rigid standards. Real
music, she says, grows out of trusting yourself and being validated.
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History is also an integral part of her program. A good story, she says, will
draw everyone into the music. If kids are engaged in a story, the next thing
you know, they’re singing. t happens every year & it isone of her favorite things
about teaching.

Adding this narrative element also helps encourage children across
learning styles. Giving music a human face, a place in time or even in
nature, makes it more real and brings it to life for everyone. This year,
for instance, a spiritual called “Follow the Drinking Gourd” caught
fire. The kids would run into the room and start humming the tune.
Encoded with messages for meeting times and places for escaping
slaves, the song was more than a collection of notes – it was also a
story about the safe houses and paths leading north toward freedom.
In March, the program is all about Irish music. The children are learning
about instruments used in Irish music: the harp, penny whistle, Uileann
pipes, accordion, guitar, fiddle, and banjo. They are also learning Irish
songs and even Irish Set Dancing!
In 2005, there was no music program at PS41. Eve started it from
scratch and is full of gratitude for the support of the administration,
the PTA, and the parents and kids in our school. Today we have a full
general music program, a full choral program (the 100-voice Songbirds),
an in-school band program (Groove Cats), and two after school band
programs (Rockin’ with Rhythm and Advanced Groove Cats).

Recently Eve was nominated for a Music Educator GRAMMY .
For more information about Eve’s program
and month-by-month details on her curriculum,
read her newsletters and updates on eChalk

WESTBETH GALLERY: NO REGRETS Painting Group Show April 6 – April 21, 2013

Featuring the work of Jackie Lipton, Susan Bee, Nina Fonoroff, Quimetta Perle, Meredith Lund, and Carleen Zimbalatti.

GALLERY HOURS

Wednesday through Sunday 1 pm – 6 pm

For more info about the artists:

Jackie Lipton www.jackielipton.com
Susan Bee Susan Bee
Nina Fonoroff www.ninafonoroff.com
Quimetta Perle www.quimettaperle.com
Meredith Lund www.meredithlund.com
Carleen Zimbalatti www.carleenximbalatti.com

FRANCIA My Kaddish – Personal Visions Art and History Meet: Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery opening March 30, 2013

Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery
at the Catskill Mountain Foundation
7950 Main Street
Hunter, NY
518 263 2060

www.catskillmtn.org

MARCH 30 – MAY 1, 2013
Artist’s Lecture on Sunday April 7, 1 pm – 2 pm

Hours Thurs – Saturday 10 am – 5pm
Sunday 10 am – 4 pm
Monday 10 am – 3 pm
Also by appointment

Westbeth Gallery – Call for Proposals

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS

Deadline for 2014 Applications: Sept 1, 2013

Background
The Westbeth Gallery is a nonprofit fine arts gallery located within Westbeth Artist Housing in the Far West Village in Manhattan. The mission of the gallery is to offer the opportunity for the general public to see the work of the residents of Westbeth and to serve the larger community by presenting work of emerging artists, work of mid-career or senior artists, work that is underrepresented in commercial galleries or curated shows that present work in new and interesting ways.

The gallery is operated by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council which is a volunteer organization elected by the residents of the building. As such, exhibitors are given quite a bit of latitude in the content and arrangement of their work once it is selected and are expected to work independently to curate, market and install their exhibition professionally.

The gallery is seeking proposals from institutions, curators or individual artists for public exhibitions. Preference is given to proposals that highlight underserved artistic communities; which frame traditional artistic forms in new ways or which contextualize some aspect of Westbeth’s artistic or architectural history. Preference is also given to resident artists for at least half of the exhibition slots each season. Proposed exhibitions should be composed of artwork that is the product of professional artists. Student or community-made artwork is not being presented by
Westbeth Gallery at this time.

Click below to download pdf application

.Westbeth Gallery Call for Proposals

UNDERSTANDING ARTISTS RIGHTS

A Free Panel Discussion on Artists’ Legal Issues at NYFA on April 1, 2013, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.

On Monday, April 1st, 2013, the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the Art Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association, will present a panel entitled “Understanding Artists’ Rights.” This panel will run from 6:30—8:00p.m., will take place at NYFA’s office, and is free to the public.
NYFA’s office is located at 20 Jay Street, 7th Floor, Brooklyn, 11201. For questions and RSVP’s, please contact Peter Cobb at pcobb@nyfa.org.

Panelists include:

Joshua Lipsman, JD, MD

Judd Grossman (founding and managing partner of Grossman LLP)

Christopher Robinson (Davis Wright Tremaine LLP)

Carol J. Steinberg (Law Firm of Carol J. Steinberg; Faculty, School of Visual Arts)

A synopsis of the discussion is below:

Many artists have heard of the lawsuit in which photographer Patrick Cariou sued appropriation artist Richard Prince and the Gagosian Gallery for copyright infringement. The basis of the lawsuit was that Prince appropriated Cariou’s portraits of Rastafarians and used them as the basis of his paintings. Although the judge ruled against Prince and Gagosian and was harshly critical of Prince’s use of Cariou’s photographs, the case is on appeal, which means that the final decision could be different.

The Cariou case illustrates basic artists’ rights and questions many artists have:

What rights does an artist have when she creates artwork and how does she protect those rights?

Is there a rule governing how much a work must be changed in order to legally use the work?

What can an artist do if his artwork is destroyed or changed in a way that harms the integrity of the work?

What if the artist isn’t given credit for her work?

Panelists will help artists understand these most basic questions. There will be many real life examples and plenty of time for questions and answers.

1st Annual Westbeth Kids Groove Festival on Sunday Sept 22, 2013


Westbeth MusicWorks is proud to present….
 
At last…(drum roll, please)….the first (ever)

The First Annual Westbeth Kids Groove Festival 2013!

Music for the young, by the young and the young at heart!
Sunday September 22nd 2013   11am – 5pm
directly following:

The 7th Annual Westbeth Music Festival

in Westbeth’s historic Courtyard in the heart of Greenwich Village
Friday and Saturday Sept. 20 & Sept 21, 2013 times to be announced

All events free of charge

 
Sound waves where The Highline meets the Hudson…. Westbeth Artists’ Complex has long been a center for the Arts…but did you know that when the Westbeth site was Bell Labs, the very first microphone was invented here? Also the first ‘talking’ movie with recorded sound; “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, 1927 was done at Bell Labs (now Westbeth).
 
Performers include The P.S. 41 Songbirds and GrooveCats, Minda Cowen’s ’s Violin Ensembles, performers from PS 3 and schools near and far, Youth Orchestras, Choirs, Bands and solo performers!  Also featuring: Penny Jones Puppets & Company, Regina Ress; international Storyteller, Drum Workshop, Song-Writing Workshop, surprise guests
   
$5 Raffle: Win a new guitar or ukelele from The Guitar Center, and a music lesson (drums, guitar, ukelele or voice) from a Westbeth professional musician/educator, dinner for 2 at a fabulous Greenwich Village restaurant, many services, goods and exciting prizes available!
 
Tables selling crafts, tasty & healthy snacks & beverages, information tables for music studies and opportunities.
 
A major Performing Arts Center in Greenwich Village
The history of music in Greenwich Village is well known to all.  Westbeth MusicWorks is in process of creating a state-of-the-art center for concerts, classes, workshops and events to build community, provide inspiration and music skills to people of all ages. The Village has an awe-inspiring history of music innovation. We are dedicated to insuring a vibrant future for music in the Village.
 
2013 Festival Proceeds go to Westbeth MusicWorks, a 501.c3 towards building a concert and music education center for the benefit of the community.
 
Get involved: Donate goods or services, lessons, new instruments for our raffle. Suggest young performers for showcase consideration, help on site, organize a crafts project made by young people to sell on site, graphics, publicity, raffle donations’ collections, etc. Or send donations directly to Westbeth MusicWorks, 55 Bethune Street, NY, NY. 10014
 
 
For more info, contact: 
westbethmusicwork@gmail.com
Visit:  www.westbethmusicworks.org