Reading In Music Education

R.i.M.E. Pinocchio Project

Tidewater Winds' R.i.M.E Project, or Reading in Music Education Project, is an original Tidewater Winds program designed by Maestro John Brewington and Winds staff that combines education support for literacy with music appreciation. Students in 3rd and 4th grades, experience in-classroom lessons on a story that will later be performed by Tidewater Winds and their arts partners in matinee concerts. During the in-school lessons, docent musicians support the classroom teacher with examples of theme and variation and the emotional impact of music. The matinee concerts are performed with the full Concert Band at Sandler Center. Literacy and music stations adorn the lobby for student interaction before the concert. A comprehensive Library initiative shares the classroom learning project with homeschool students and the community at large. Partners on this project include local arts commissions, local school districts, Sandler Center, and Rainbow Pupets. RIME performs the story of Pinocchio and is accompanied by our own published book and lesson plans provided for each student at our schools.

R.i.M.E. The Little Prince Project

Tidewater Winds' R.i.M.E Project, or Reading in Music Education Project, is an original Tidewater Winds program designed by Maestro John Brewington and Winds staff that combines education support for literacy with music appreciation. The Little Prince, set to music by Tidewater Winds, was authored by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It supports 7th-grade literacy and provides in-classroom lessons on the famous book that will later be performed by Tidewater Winds in a matinee. "The Little Prince" follows a pilot stranded in the Sahara Desert who encounters a young prince from a small asteroid. The prince tells him about his travels, his home planet with a rose, and the strange adults he met before arriving on Earth, ultimately teaching the pilot valuable lessons about love, friendship, and perspective.

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The Power of R.i.M.E.

At Tidewater Winds, we have a deep love for integrating music and core curriculum for all ages. We have found that teaching reading comprehension through music appreciation is a powerful way to approach literacy learning. Reading in Music Education is an amazing tool to enhance students' literacy gains.

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." – Margaret Fuller

Education Administrators can learn more by calling 757-480-0953

Pinocchio Narrator, Kathryn Barrett

Kathryn Barrett, an Emmy Award-winning television journalist, capped a 25-year career at WVEC-TV (ABC) in Norfolk, VA, as a news anchor and reporter specializing in medical news. Kathryn received an Emmy award for her coverage of Operation Smile’s work in Honduras and an Emmy nomination for Combat Hospital- Iraq. Her national awards include the Association of Health Care Journalists gold award and the American Women in Communications Clarion Award. She has been recognized multiple times by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters, the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters, and the Pennsylvania Associated Press. She is a 2006 recipient of the Hampton Roads Women in Business Award. She is a Board member with Tidewater Winds and Chairs the Marketing Development Committee. Mrs. Barrett is a professional emcee, voiceover artist, and writer. Tidewater Winds is honored to have her serve as the Narrator of our 3rd-grade “RiME” performance of Pinocchio.