Prime Time; Musical Activities

Sardella, Ed · 1982

Prime Time is a weekly program about Denver Public Schools hosted by Ed Sardella. In this episode, Prime Time focuses on music education in Denver. Bob Johnson, a music consultant for Denver Public Schools, talks about his Denver Elementary Students Sing Enthusiastically and Rhythmically Together (DESSERT) music education program. Gust Elementary School performs a history of music concert. Manual High School choral group Bold Vibrations, directed by Joyce Davis, performs. Philips Elementary School first-graders sing "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington. Irene Ramos and her Alto Madness Kids from Colfax Elementary School learn about social studies, math, and language arts through jazz music. William Fowler, Professor of Music at University of Colorado Denver, discusses how jazz music stimulates learning. The Career Education Center string quartet performs in the Prime Time studio. Dr. Joseph Brzeinski interviews Dr. Charles Branch, Dean of Education at Metropolitan State College, about laboratory schools.