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The Capitol Jazz Project "We are thrilled to bring this unique combination of our professional musicians and the Jazz for Young People curriculum to the D.C. Schools." - WPAS President Neale Perl Contribute to the Capitol Jazz Project Expanding on a long tradition of bringing music into the schools, Washington Performing Arts Society announces the Capitol Jazz Project, a unique partnership with the D.C. Public Schools to support the study of music through jazz instruction and student performance in the schools. Carol Bogash, Director of Education for Washington Performing Arts Society and creator of the Capitol Jazz Project, is passionate in her belief that “music is a necessity for the development of every child. The Capitol Jazz Project helps to support the DCPS’ efforts towards this goal Metro Connection Radio Broadcast Listen to WPAS Director of Education, Carol Bogash, and the Director of Music for the DC Public School System, Ben Hall speak with WAMU Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Washington Post coverage of the Capitol Jazz Project inauguration D.C. Students Learn About Jazz From Local Music Greats Washington D.C.'s NBC affliate coverage of the Captiol Jazz Project's outreach into DCPS classrooms Jazz Breaks Up D.C.'s Arts Dirge Marc Fisher’s Washington Post article and blog The Capitol Jazz Project comes at a particularly opportune moment in time, when new music standards for the District of Columbia that comply with national standards are about to be introduced. Until now, DCPS had no mandatory music standards. Adapted from the Virginia Standards of Learning, the new D.C. standards were developed cooperatively by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, DCPS Director of Music Ben Hall, and teachers and administrators working with community organizations such as WPAS. Contribute to the Capitol Jazz Project |
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