November was National Recycling Month, and at Brevard Elementary School, students turned trash into musical treasures.
With generous funding from the school’s Organization of Parents and Teachers, the school enjoyed a lively performance by Billy Jonas, an Asheville-based musician who plays, well, just about anything -buckets and barrels, keys and cans, bells and body percussion.
Famous for his offbeat instruments, Jonas is also known for saying, “My favorite instrument is the audience.”
In anticipation of the concert, media specialist Charlene Cali and music teacher Sarah Moser helped students get into the act, as well.
Cali and Moser sponsored a Homemade Instrument Contest for BES students in second through fifth grades. Students researched recycling during library time, and learned about various instruments and sound production in music classes.
The contest was a tremendous integration of science, research, art, and music, that involved the entire community of Brevard Elementary School in a fun way.
