Matthew Nord of Missoula's Tangled Tones Music Studio leads a group of Sunset School students through their end-of-year drum performance Friday, May 21. From left are Lucas Nygard, Sam Welch, Jace Root, Aiden Eichenlaub, Matthew Nord, Sera Benton, Cerenity Hjorth, Jadesa Stevens and Sydney Nygard.
Sunset School families stop in the school's student art gallery following the West African drum concert. Featured mediums included paintings, sculptures and mixed media.
Sunset School families stop in the school's student art gallery following the West African drum concert. Featured mediums included paintings, sculptures and mixed media.
Matthew Nord (left) of Tangled Tones Music Studio in Missoula and teacher Lilah Fox (right) guide student Lily Kihara in her opening performance of Sunset School's drum concert inspired by West African music.
Two Sunset Elementary School kindergartners and two eighth graders graduated Tuesday, May 25. Front (L-R): Kindergartners Lily Kahara and Hudson Skelton. Back (L-R): Eighth graders Jace Root and Aiden Eichenlaub.
GREENOUGH - Students from Sunset School ended their school year with a bang as they performed a drum concert inspired by West African music for family members Friday, May 21. The students had been training with Matthew Nord, who teaches African rhythms for Tangled Tones Music Studio in Missoula, for about five sessions over the course of two months.
In between performances, Nord educated audience members on the various drums they were using in the set including djembes, dunun, sangbans, kenkenis and ashikos.
"They're a great group of young kids," he said. "I enjoyed working with them and sharing the music with them. They're amazing listeners and very quick learners. They're all very respectful of the time and I really appreciate that."
Following the performance, family members were able to observe students' artwork that was culminated over the course of the school year. Pieces were displayed in another classroom and included mediums such as paintings, sculptures and mixed media. Supervising Teacher Toni Hatten expressed appreciation for art teacher Ashley Mitchell for her contributions to the program.
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