• 3:54 Easterbrook Discovery Middle School Jazz Band Performs Harlem Airshaft Over Zoom (Spring 2019/2020) Featured

  In the Spring of 2020, Moreland campuses were closed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Easterbrook Discovery Middle School's Jazz Band submitted videos of themselves recording their individual parts to the song "Harlem Airshaft" at their home. Kyle Chesser of Hands On Studio donated his time and expertise to put it all together in this wonderful video.<br><br>Harlem Airshaft history:<br><br>According to a 1940 interview with Ellington, it was inspired by everyday noises heard in New York City, specifically the namesake, air shaft found between housing units.<br><br>Ellington recounted his inspiration in a 1944 interview published in The New Yorker:<br><br>So much goes on in a Harlem air shaft. You get the full essence of Harlem in an air shaft. You hear fights, you smell dinner, you hear intimate gossip floating down. You hear the radio. An air shaft is one great big loudspeaker. You see your neighbor’s laundry. You hear the janitor’s dogs. The man upstairs’ aerial falls down and breaks your window. You smell coffee. A wonderful thing is that smell. An air shaft has got every contrast. One guy is cooking dried fish with rice and another guy’s got a great big turkey. Guy-with-fish’s wife is a terrific cooker but the guy’s wife with the turkey is doing a sad job. You hear people praying, fighting, snoring. Jitterbugs [dancing] are jumping up and down always over you, never below you. That’s a funny thing about jitterbugs. They’re always over you. I tried to put all that in “Harlem Air Shaft.”<br><br>This video includes Jazz Band director, Nils Johnson.

  Uploaded Jul 01, 2020
• 2:42 Melissa Rhyne, Moreland Education Foundation President, Wins Silicon Valley Award Featured

  Melissa Rhyne, a Payne Elementary School parent, has been selected as the Junior League of San Jose’s Crystal Bowl Award Winner, in the category of Leadership. Melissa was nominated by the Moreland School District for her work as the President of the Moreland Education Foundation (MEF). Learn more about this award and Melissa's work with MEF here: https://www.moreland.org/apps/news/article/1017934

  Uploaded Apr 25, 2019
• 5:12 2017 Student Jazz Workshop Featured

  On January 12, 2017 Easterbrook Discovery, Moreland Middle and Latimer Jazz student musicians attended a Jazz Workshop put on by professional musicians. Students listened to a concert, performed along side the musicians and separated into instrumental groups to get one on one tips from industry experts. Watch the video for a recap of this extraordinary opportunity!

  Uploaded Jan 25, 2017 to News & Events
• 3:24 The Power of Parent Engagement Featured

  Over the past five years, Moreland has sought systematic ways to engage, teach and empower the parents in our District. This video highlights our parent programs which have revealed impressive results that have positively affected our schools, the community, and most importantly, our students.

  Uploaded Nov 15, 2016 to News & Events

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