Hello! I'm not sure if it's the recency of April break or the rejuvenating weather, but every time the sun is out it feels like the perfect time for music. Whether you listen to music in your car with the windows down or jam in the backyard with your buddies, this weather gives us the opportunity to be social with our music. In the colder Winter months my my listening and playing sometimes feels preservative, but now that we have left those days behind I feel so strongly about making music with people, on the grass, in the sun. So yes, our May concert will be indoors (details below), but keep your ears out for impromptu pop up performances around Moxley!

With our May concert coming up, students selected 3 songs to play, linked in a playlist below! You can find those concert details at the bottom of this newsletter!

To keep up our guitar tab reading skills, students play a daily game where they are given a mystery song (in tab) and they have to play through it in order to guess the song. See if you can figure out what songs I've included below (answers at the bottom)!

The Watertown Advanced Rock Band participated in the Boston University Play-On music festival along with 5 other groups from around Massachusetts. They participated in expert led workshops and attended a concert from the local artist Nova One.

Music technology and hip-hop history go hand in hand. Given how often we hear hip-hop in our society, media, advertising, etc. I believe it is critical for students to understand the complex reasons for its unique and political aesthetics. Music technology students took on the VERY DENSE text "The Hip-Hop Wars" by Tricia Rose to learn about sexism in hip-hop. You can find a preview of the book below!

Course Selection

If you or your student wants to participate in the pop music program at WHS make sure you're signed up for any of the follow courses (with intro and advanced levels): Guitar, Music Production, Modern Music Ensemble.

May Concert

Our May concert will be on the 21st at 6PM in the Middle School Auditorium. It will be free to the public and feature all of our pop music classes. We'll have student and faculty singers, rock and roll, and much more! This is not one to miss!

Riff Answers

1: Enter Sandman, Metallica. 2: Another One Bites the Dust, Queen. 3: Stand by Me, Ben E. King