Instead of ‘Baby Bach,’ Franklin School in Summit has implemented a kind of ‘Elementary Bach’ in the classroom with help from an SEF grant: ‘Classical Music in the Classroom.’ Pictured is Charlotte Whitcher, third grader at Franklin School in Summit. (courtesy photo)Independent Press Instead of “Baby Bach,” Franklin School in Summit has implemented a kind of “Elementary Bach” in the classroom with help from an SEF grant: “Classical Music in the Classroom.” This program is the brainchild of Susan Yarad, a parent, and third grade teacher, Kate Polles. Their initiative has brought classical music to every classroom at Franklin School. A set of three CDs from Philips Classics Production-Bach for Breakfast, More Mozart for Your Mind, and Debussy for Daydreaming–was supplied to each classroom. So far it has gotten overwhelmingly good reviews from students, teachers and parents. Yarad elaborates about the objective of the program: “Here in Summit our students have access not only to school music classes, but many also participate in after school music lessons and programs. This initiative to bring classical music into the classroom provides the last piece of the puzzle by making the classical genre familiar to all while teaching our children to appreciate
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