“Harold Arlen wrote the best pop songs of his time.”
Composer’s Son Sam Arlen ...... ! Barry Manilow ‘When asked to name his favorite songwriter’ January 10, 2008
“Dreams Really Do Come True” HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen wrote the best pop songs of his time.”
Composer’s Son Sam Arlen ...... ! Barry Manilow ‘When asked to name his favorite songwriter’ January 10, 2008
“Dreams Really Do Come True” HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen wrote the best pop songs of his time.”
Composer’s Son Sam Arlen ...... ! Barry Manilow ‘When asked to name his favorite songwriter’ January 10, 2008
“Over The Rainbow” “Dreams Really Do Come True” HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen wrote the best pop songs of his time.”
Composer’s Son Sam Arlen ...... ! Barry Manilow ‘When asked to name his favorite songwriter’ January 10, 2008
“Over The Rainbow” “Dreams Really Do Come True”
A 80 MINUTE MASTER CLASS FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS Sharing Hope and Culture Through Music “Over The Rainbow” “Dreams Really Do Come True”
“Over The Rainbow” is a master class in 40-minute modules, tailored specifically for public school students, ages 12-18 (Junior High and High School) which explores the musical fabric of American Culture from the 1930’s until today, using Harold Arlen‘s compositions as the thread.
Harold Arlen Foundation will bring no less than 15 classes to Clark County Schools per year, at no cost to the schools.
By tracing classic songs like “Get Happy” from its Hebraic roots to its modern renditions, and “Stormy Weather” with its roots in African American Culture, students discover how music can transcend race, class and even time. From Rudy Valle, Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Steve and Eydie, Mel Torme, Sintara, Bennett, Nathalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., to P-Diddy , Queen Latifa and multiple American Idols, this personal peek inside American musical culture will hold the attention of teenagers who struggle to find the relevance of education in their lives. Through his music, Harold Arlen reached the hearts and souls of an entire nation.
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was voted the Greatest Song in Movie History, according to the American Film Institute.
What makes this song so special? This interactive multi- media power point presentation, conducted by the composer’s son Sam Arlen, and classically trained pianist and noted jazz singer George Bugatti, combines live music, and true-life stories, with video clips and images, to illustrate the possibilities that come from one man’s imagination. “We’re not in Kansas anymore Toto”
Dorothy in OZ
By illustrating how music defines us; our personality, and emotions, “Over The Rainbow; The Master Class” seeks to inspire young audiences to connect the dots between their academic lives and the future, enriching their overall experience. THE HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION
These Classes available to all Clark County Public Schools and Clark County Public Libraries.
There is no fee.
Classes are part of the Harold Arlen Foundation Mission to bring music into schools and to keep American Pop music alive.
MASTER CLASS DURATION SUBJECT
1. Junior High School 40 min music/culture/arts/
2. High School 80 min music/culture/arts/
3. Music Classes 40 min/80 min music/culture arts (heavy in music)
Timeline 2009/2010
1. Junior High School - 40 minutes . This class is shorter and has been customized for an audience from the ages 12-14.
2. High School - 80 minutes. - This Master Class has been customized for high school students ages 15 -18 and deals with slightly more sophisticated subject matter.
3. Music Classes - 40 minutes/80 minute. These Master Classes have been skewed toward the high school music student with more focus on music theory and less on social/cultural CURRICULUM
Curriculum in Three Stages
1. Watch “The Wizard of Oz them attend the School Presentation of the film in the school auditorium the day before. Principals will be given the choice of what is best for each school. Either have participating students (Details for these “watching events” will be discussed watch the original movie on DVD at home or have on a school by school basis) CURRICULUM
2. Power Point Presentation/Curriculum • Sam and George discuss American musical roots. • “Wizard of Oz” Composer’s Son Sam Arlen discusses the film and the symbolism therein • SA discusses the relevance of music and how it ! brings people together. • Sam talks about growing up with his father, music and the composition “The Wizard of Oz”.
• Sam discusses his father writing for the black voice, his tenure at The Cotton Club in Harlem New York and his experience as the only Jewish/White man accepted by the black musicians in the early thirties at The Cotton Club.
• George Bugatti talks about his experiences at the multicultural High School of Performing Arts and discusses how the arts are the great cultural equalizer. He also illustrates some examples of Harold's great work; Stormy Weather, Old Black Magic, Paper Moon and others, on the piano with vocals.
• SA and GB discuss chronology of music and Jazz Pop Standards in America.
• SA illustrates importance of anatomy of music: timbre, tone instruments and emotions CURRICULUM
3.Q & A
SA and GB field questions from the audience
There’s no place like home. HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION MISSION STATEMENT
The Harold Arlen Foundation (HAF) will provide unique opportunities for audiences to explore the compositions of Harold Arlen. HAF will preserve and strengthen the life of the American Pop Standard by educating, inspiring, and enriching the community, keeping this indigenous American musical art form, alive and relevant.