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- About me:
- Hi everyone
Javier here! In 2008 I moved to Chicago IL, where I started to develop a new perspective about music diversity. In 2009 I began to work as a Teaching Artist and became a Musician Corp Fellow for Music National Service. As a musician, I played with the Lakeside Jazz Ensemble, Nuestro Tambò, Jorge Emmanuelli y sus Bomberos (a Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena music groups settled in Chicago),R&B recording artist Mekole Well, and pianist Rhe Washington, Chicago’s very own saxophone player Frank Catalano and well known Cuatro player Yomo Toro. Also I played with the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra, a group comprised by children and young musicians who play that Puerto Rican folkloric string instrument. I'm a contributor for World Percussion and Rhythm Magazine, some of my articles are: Rhythms of Puerto Rico for Drumkit: Bomba Rhythms for the Drumset and Plena Rhythm; Traditional sound for contemporary drummers.I had the pleasure to work as a Teaching Artist with CAPE, Urban Gateways and most recently with Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. In 2010 and 2011, I was nominated as a Teaching Artist of the Year in the music category by 3Arts Organization. Now,settled in New Orleans Louisiana, I'm looking to expand my music horizons and help communities through music.
- What does music mean to you?
- Music is my religion and the relationship between them is so simple: Music feeds my spirituality and my spirituality is feeds by music!
- Musical Interests
- Performance, Theory, Listening Appreciation
- Musical Expertise
- Percussion, String
- Where I serve:
- El Cuarto Año High School,Pedro Albizu Campos High school,Global Citizenship Experience Alternative HS.
- My service mission:
- Teach music classes to students, engaging parents and community residents; Serve as in-residence artist, directing instrumental activities, including a marching band and classes for adults and children.
Javier Nunez's Blog
From the boys’ brotherhood to the fellows brotherhood
Posted on June 13, 2010 at 4:30pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Recently, we had a Garage Opening at La Casita Boy’s Home. During the last month, I saw how much enthusiasm and energy these kids put in this event. They were absolutely in charge of how the show should be: selecting songs, rehearsals, arrangement, logistics and brainstorming. During the process, I observed and understood how important is to live the present, accept our…
Continue Welcome to the Jungle....
Posted on May 25, 2010 at 8:23am 1 Comment 0 Likes
The fast lane...The dark side of music.
Posted on April 16, 2010 at 2:29pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Recently, some of my students came to the after-school program with huge enthusiasm because they wanted to learn how to play an instrument. ”Hey Javier, I want to play the drum set, I got the call (like a divine message), I can feel the beat inside of me, it is my nature”. Two weeks later, they were playing a beat with a lot of interest. After a month, they started to bring a lot of questions and…
Continue Pushing the limits in the classroom
Posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:30pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
You can fight a hundred battles without disaster”. Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
Sometimes Teachers and Teaching Artists need to use conventional methods to reach their goal in the classroom. But I believe that war strategies can also be used to overcome unique classroom situations, especially when you are working in an alternative high school setting. I am talking here about challenging the students in different ways, where they… Continue
To be or not to be Teaching Artist
Posted on December 18, 2009 at 10:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Ok… I am a Musician. Someone asked me if I wanted to be a Teaching Artist, but what that means? a teaching what? an Artist? Yes, these were my first questions and thoughts when I heard the concept for the first time. The Teaching Artist definition was introduced to me in a two weeks intensive training that I attended in San Francisco, as part of Music National Service, a pilot program.
At first glance, this word was awkward, I was confused… Continue
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