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SUMMARY:Monday Enrichment - William Hatch Elementary School Steel Drum Band
LOCATION:Nineteenth Century Charitable Association 178 Forest Avenue Oak Pa
 rk
DESCRIPTION:The Hatch Steel Band is made up of 3rd to 5th grade students at
  Hatch Elementary School in Oak Park. The Hatch Steel Band performs regula
 rly for the community and for larger events. The band has performed live o
 n TV\, has recorded four albums\, and has many popular videos on YouTube. 
 In 2024\, the Hatch Steel Band was honored by "Music for All" as one of th
 e nation's top elementary school music programs. The Hatch Steel Band play
 s a wide variety of repertoire\, including calypsos\, Caribbean folk songs
 \, pop songs\, and classical pieces. Evan Jacobson is the music teacher at
  Hatch Elementary School in Oak Park. In 2010\, Mr. Jacobson discovered a 
 small set of steel pans sitting unused. Without training\, he learned how 
 to incorporate steelpan into his music classes. Now he directs the Hatch S
 teel Band along with his father Paul Jacobson a retired music teacher. Dur
 ing the 2022-2023 school year Mr. Jacobson earned a masters degree in stee
 lpan performance and pedagogy at NIU. Evan and his father co-authored "Pio
 neers of Pan: A Process-Based Approach for Steelband in the Classroom." He
  is passionate about displaying the versatility of this beautiful instrume
 nt. Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome! To live stream thi
 s program\, visit our website. A recording will also be available from the
  website one week later. https://ncca.memberclicks.net\n\nhttps://www.oprf
 chamber.org/events/94046
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/94046
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