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Past
Recipients of First Octave Grants
2004 - 2005 SCHOOL YEAR
Cleveland High School
The Choral Core
The goal is to bring quality choral music performances
to the community. The CHS School Improvement Plan includes increased articulation
between CHS and feeder schools – through planned performances, such articulation
would be achieved by exposing the MS students/parents to the CHS music program.
Award: $3,327
Grout Elementary
Music Pals
The goal of the project is to creatively unite generations
using music by increasing interaction between elderly retirees and school age
children. For both groups they will provide the opportunity for musical expression
and positive intergenerational interaction.
Award: $1,487
Irvington Elementary
Irvington Music/Choir 2004-05
The goal is to teach children the fundamentals of music,
with an emphasis on singing, which children can take anywhere and will last them
a lifetime. Introduce children to a variety of music and culminate in a Human
Relations assembly that is a traditional highlight of the school year.
Award: $3,000
Marshall High School
Ethos/Renaissance Arts Music Project
The goal is to create a partnership with a community-based
organization to enhance the school’s ability to provide music education
to students. They will offer two types of music classes after school, for 2-4
hours per class per week.
Award: $5,000
Open Meadow MS & Peninsula Elementary
African Arts & Culture Partnership
The project will connect an existing music program
at an alternative middle school with a neighborhood public elementary school,
thus creating a musical partnership between students through a residency in African
drumming. The project will focus mainly on the techniques of Ghanaian drumming
and a study of Ghanaian arts and culture.
Award: $4,000
Roosevelt High School
KBOO/Roosevelt-ACT Parnership for Music & Student
Voice
Goals of the KBOO/RHS partnership and the
development of a satellite music/sound recording facility on the RHS campus are:
to enhance music offerings by creating an alternative pathway for students to
learn about music and sound recording – encourage expression of student
talent and voice – facilitate cross-curricular student projects using music
and sound recording.
Award: $5,000
Woodlawn Elementary
Woodlawn Band Program
The goal of this project is to create a sustainable
instrumental music program by connecting the program to music opportunities in
the community. This grant will allow Ethos, Inc. to work with band students to
advance their skills in music arrangements, combining Orff and band instruments,
in their general music class. It is hoped that this program’s success would
enable a parent advocacy group to re-establish band at Whitaker MS and Jefferson
HS.
Award: $3,000
FIRST OCTAVE GRANTS – WINTER 2003
 Binnsmead
Middle School
Binnsmead Marimba Band
Advance the skills of students who have played Marimba
at Marysville and to expand the number of students involved in marimba and music.
Award: $5,000.00
Capitol Hill Elementary
Portland Youth Choir CD’s
Rehearsals, planning and production of CD to be distributed
to all PPS elementary school teachers for classroom use.
Award: $4,600.00
Gray Middle School
Robert Gray Middle School Marimba Band
Bringing together a diverse group of students to form
an African-style Marimba band.
Award: $4,500.00
Grout Elementary School
Connecting Writing and Music
Teaching students to make connections between writing
and music by using their writing skills to create song lyrics.
Award: $5,000.00
Marysville Elementary School
Marysville Instrumental Music
Increasing the current Marimba Band program’s
visibility and connection with the Portland community while moving towards self-sufficiency.
Also, expanding the general instrumental music program.
Award: $4,893.00
Rose City Park Elementary
Rose City Park Music Program
Helping students develop musical skills and appreciation
to enrich their lives. Increase all students abilities to perform well academically
and socially. Forming another avenue to expand and strengthen the RCP community.
Award: $2,400.00
FIRST OCTAVE GRANTS – SPRING 2002
Applegate Elementary School
Music Program
Working with the non-profit group, Ethos Inc., Applegate
will offer in-school and after-school choral and keyboard programs.
Award: $5,000.00
Boise Eliot Elementary School
Primary Colors Boost
The grant will help purchase new materials, uniforms
and supplies for the Primary Colors choir of 2nd through 5th grade students.
Award: $2,800.00
Capitol Hill Elementary School
Children’s Community Choir
Under the direction of Ralph Nelson, 4th and 5th grade
students from all areas of Portland will form a community choir based at Capitol
Hill Elementary School.
Award: $3,000.00
Cleveland High School
Multicultural Music Motivation
To increase student engagement and respect for other
cultures, multicultural music will become an integral part of the Freshman Global
Studies curriculum.
Award: $1,235.00
Franklin High School
Expansion of the Band Program
Through public performances and actively recruiting
incoming middle school students, both participation in and public awareness of
the Franklin Band will increase.
Award: $3,000.00
Lewis Elementary School
Concert Band and Recorder Ensemble
Expanding the concert band and 3rd grade recorder ensemble,
Lewis School will engage more students in instrumental music.
Award: $4,410.00
Marysville Elementary School
Marysville Marimba
By presenting Community performances, recording and
CD, and learning from a guest instructor, Marysville Marimba Band students will
build on their past success.
Award: 4,850.00
Mercy Corps
Music-based Multicultural Education in Portland Public
Schools
Twenty-four Portland Public School teachers will be
trained in a music-based multicultural educational program that improves student
tolerance and knowledge of world music.
Award: $5,000.00
Stephenson Elementary School
Notes to Live By
Stephenson parents and teachers will develop and support
a music literacy program that provides a weekly, school-wide music program.
Award: $3,000.00
FIRST OCTAVE GRANTS – FALL 1999
ABERNETHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Music Instrument Grant
By purchasing a set of Orff musical instruments, all
Abernethy students will receive music instruction based on a curriculum that stresses
rhyme, creative movement, dancing, singing, playing classroom instruments, listening
and analyzing.
Contact: Jane Schue, PTA President
Award: $3,500.00
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL & METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER
Sound of Music
An innovative approach to studying musical sound and
the properties of different musical scales through scientific and mathematical
methods, this collaboration between Franklin, MLC and the Community Music Center
will develop a new curriculum meeting that meets CIM work sample requirements
in three disciplines in science and math.
Contact: Robbie Lambert, Teacher
Award: $6,000.00
GROUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Instrumental Outreach Grant
Extending the impact of last year’s First Octave
Grant, this project would provide additional cross-school learning and performance
exchanges, increase the number of available percussion instruments and host a
visit by a local youth symphony.
Contact: Gordon Anderson, Teacher
Award: $1,750.00
KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Kelly Kids Take "Portland Musical" to Town
A
children’s chorus of 3rd - 5th graders from Kelly will present "Portland
- A Musical" at the City Club in the spring and with the Oregon Symphony
at Waterfront Park in June as part of Portland’s 150th birthday celebration.
Contact: Linnea
Gilson, Teacher
Award: $1,860.00
LAURELHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Musical PALS at Laurelhurst and in the Community
The project creates a pilot partnership between 3rd
graders at Laurelhurst and seniors at Providence Medical Center Elderplace; students
and older adults will sing together and perform with Orff instruments.
Contact: Jim Miller, Music Teacher
Award: $2,000.00
LENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Choir Program
The project will support the direct costs of the after-school
choir program being taught by Experience Corps volunteers.
Contact: Stefana Sando, Program Director
Award: $555.50
LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Concert Band
Supported by strong parent involvement and community
enthusiasm, this project will establish a concert band that will meet after-school
and during the summer.
Contact: Michael Price, Parent
Award: $6,000.00
STEPHENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tutti for 2000
The project supports a music program that fosters ensemble
music instruction for 4th and 5th graders in string and band instruments.
Contact: Karin Chesnutt, Stephenson Foundation Chair
Award: $3,000.00
FIRST OCTAVE GRANTS – SPRING 1998
ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Music Centers
The goal of the grant is to improve music education
at Atkinson through community performances and exercises that strengthen students’
listening skills. The project will include the use of "music centers,"
each containing activities that students must master before moving to the next
station. The music center activities include arranging music and sound to tell
a story and listening exercises that expose students to different types of musical
styles from different countries.
Contact: Kim Heron, Music Specialist
Award: $900.00
BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Music Curriculum Revival
In a school where music has been completely cut from
the curriculum, this project intends to provide music curriculum & training
for PK – 2 teachers who will integrate music into their classes. In addition,
through collaboration with the Community Music Center, children with motor skill
delays will be targeted to receive special music education. Through individualized
instruction in music, these students will gain important skills that research
has proven to help children learn how to read.
Contact: Pat Murray, Counselor
Award: $1,500.00
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Cleveland High School Choirs
The First Octave Fund grant is to be used to purchase
badly needed choral music for the 180 students participating in the Cleveland
choirs.
Contact: Steve Peter, Director of Choirs
Award: $800.00
DA VINCI ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Historical Opera
Connecting music with the core disciplines of history,
language arts, science & mathematics, this project presents a student-written
& produced historical opera based on the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Contact: Tom Breuckman, Principal
Award: $1,500.00
JAMES JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Classics in the Classroom
Monthly units of classical music integrate literature,
history and art in the "Classics in the Classroom" curriculum. Guest
artists will also speak about styles of music and demonstrate musical instruments.
Contact: Nancy Nordwall, Music/Title I Math Teacher
Award: $1,500.00
KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Portland, A Musical History
Produced for a second year, "Portland, A Musical
History" has quickly become a tradition performed by 3rd graders at Kelly
Elementary School. The First Octave Fund grant will provide musical manuscripts,
audiotapes and videotapes so that other elementary schools can replicate this
entertaining, educational program.
Contact: Ralph Nelson, Composer & Director of Marketing, Oregon Symphony
Award: $750.00
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Band, String Ensemble & Choir Booster
Due to years of budget cuts, music programs at Lincoln
High School are now led by parents and supported by private fundraising. These
grant funds will benefit the band, string ensemble and choir.
Contact: Susan Franzen, Parent Coordinator
Award: $800.00
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Professional Mentor Program
Professional musicians share their knowledge with Wilson
band students, demonstrating proper technique and musicianship.
Contact: Marc Wolters, Music Director
Award: $800.00
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Partners on Pianos
Through group piano classes and ensemble concerts in
the community, students will increase their music literacy, mathematics skills
and spatial reasoning abilities.
Contact: Licia Seaman, Music Specialist
Award: $1,500.00
FIRST OCTAVE FUND GRANTS – FALL 1998
ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Middle School Honor Band
To establish an honor middle school band that includes
students from throughout the PPS District.
Contact: David Stone, Jackson Middle School Band Teacher
Award: $1,500.00
BUCKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Buckman-Central Partnership
To support a new partnership between Buckman and Central
Lutheran Church and enhance the arts offerings at Buckman through sharing music
resources.
Contact: Helen Nolen, Principal
Award: $3,962.00
DUNIWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Band & Choir
To expand the music classes at Duniway to include band
and choir for all students by providing scholarship funds for children who are
unable to pay instrument rental & other costs.
Contact: Cindy Simon, PTA Chair
Award: $2,000.00
GROUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Instrumental Outreach Project
To provide materials and transportation for the band
and string programs at Grout that are currently led by volunteer teachers; students
will perform at other schools in the Cleveland area.
Contact: Gordon Anderson, 3rd Grade Teacher & Volunteer Band Teacher
Award: $1,175.20 and donated saxophone
JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jackson Middle School CD
To provide seed funding for a CD of choral & instrumental
music that will be sold to the community each year to maintain music education
at Jackson.
Contact: Melody Simrell, Choral Music Teacher
Award: $4,000.00
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Consolidated Music Project
To create an articulated connection between the Jefferson
Magnet program & its feeder schools, enabling each school to provide music
through their individual ensembles.
Contact: Fred Locke, Arts Magnet Coordinator
Award: $5,250.00
KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Portland, A Musical
To support the production costs of the 3rd grade musical,
an original production designed to teach the history of Portland; to help make
the music and lyrics available for other schools in Portland.
Contact: Ralph Nelson, Composer & Volunteer
Award: $600.00
SELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Building Our Community through Music Education
To build & enhance the music offerings and community
involvement through music instruction, including choral groups, jazz band and
marimba band.
Contact: Gaynelle Henger, Parent
Award: $5,610.00
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Music Literacy at Sunnyside
To increase music literacy & student achievement
through implementing a school-wide music curriculum.
Contact: Arianne Newton, Parent & Michaelene Wilcox, Principal
Award: $7,500.00
VESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
It’s Time for Music
To help teachers integrate music education into all
regular classrooms at Vestal.
Contact: Elsa Guiney, Teacher
Award: $5,000.00
WILCOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Choral Music
To provide a weekly choral music class to every student
in Wilcox Elementary School
Contact: Debi Bradway, Principal
Award: $2,360.00
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
Band Artists Project
To teach detailed musical instruction to band students
through the expertise of professional musicians.
Contact: Marc Wolters, Band Director
Award: $3,700.00
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Readers Speech Choir
To enhance literacy through a "readers choir"
that utilizes percussive instruments; the choir will use thematic phonics charts,
multi-cultural poems and rhythmic accompaniment to reinforce reading skills.
Contact: Licia Seaman & Betty Johnsrud, Teachers
Award: $3,000.00
WOODMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
And the Beat Goes On
To provide music education to all students at Woodmere
through singing American songs, learning to play a keyboard and studying music
fundamentals with computer software.
Contact: Paul Colvin, Teacher & Technology Coordinator
Award: $5,326.37 |
A
Sponsored Project of
The Portland
Schools Foundation
