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Oakland Tribune, The (CA){PUBLICATION2}
November 9,
2005
Section: San Mateo
Article ID:
3197484
Stanford
musicians play for learning-disabled
T.S. Mills-Faraudo, STAFF
WRITER
SAN MATEO —
Students at Russell Bede School were quick to raise
their hands when asked if they knew who The Beatles were, but
they were a little less familiar with the classical works
played for them Monday by a group of Stanford University
students. Music 4 All, a group of undergraduate musicians and
composers from Stanford, introduced 14
second-through-fifth-grade learning-disabled students to
classical and jazz music by performing various pieces and
answering questions.
Founded by a Stanford student,
Music 4 All performs for disabled people, senior citizens and
veteran groups in the Bay Area.
"Most of us really like
to perform for people with disabilities. It's hard for them to
get to a concert, and it just makes us feel good to play for
them," said Tai-jin Lee, 19, who performed Paganini Caprice
No. 24 on his violin for the students.
Other Stanford
students performed on the flute and saxophone and one student
sang a song from the musical "Anastasia."
They also
talked to the students about how their instruments work and
how often they need to practice to become
musicians.
The school serves children with such
disabilities as dyslexia, language disorders, Asperger's
Syndrome and social difficulties, who need extra
attention.
"They're learning-disabled, but they're
bright, and we want to show them all possibilities for their
future," Russell Bede Principal John Piper
said.
The private nonprofit school offers a
music-therapy program as part of its curriculum that not only
teaches them music, but also helps them with poise and
confidence that comes with performing.
"The kids will
see that it doesn't take a whole orchestra to make good
music," Piper said. "They'll see that all you need are a few
people and a few instruments; that even they can do it
themselves."
Staff writer T.S. Mills-Faraudo
covers education. She can be reached at (650) 348-4338 or
tmills@sanmateocountytimes.com.
(c) 2005 The
Oakland Tribune. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the
permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank,
Inc.
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