Now that they’re getting used to leading their own groups, the kids are starting to thrive in this end-of-year recording frenzy. The recordings below were composed and completed by the kids themselves with minimal direction from me. My assignment: “create a song with two or more distinct parts, lead it yourselves, and be prepared to record. You’ve got twenty minutes.” Later, I asked them all to come up with names for their ensembles.

So, this is the Thunderbolts, aka Noah, Sean, Jordan, Steve, and Philip.
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And this is Agree With Ellie, aka Kevin, Henrik, Octavia, Sarah, and of course Ellie.
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More of the kids’ great music as the week progresses. Meanwhile, click the thumbs below to see a bigger pic.