Nan has Scott 2013- "Kids and Music", (not Kids-r-Music)

Dear Scott- kids and music.  You are so drawn to the happiness music brings kids. I think you also connect with learning through music, as most kids do too. I have always been so proud of you and all you have creatively accomplished through your endeavors with Gabba and various other projects. That is why I felt like this service would be important to you.
 Last Schoolyear I approached our Principal of Tierra Linda Elementary to see if he needed any help with bringing more music in the school. (This was his first year as a principal and first as our principal.) He sighed, looked up to the sky and said, "this is heaven sent". Apparently he just had the custodian pull the dusty piano out of storage as a start to more musical enrichment, and me offering to help was a blessing to him. So, we started a string of emails to figure out where to start. 

STEP 1- Here is my first email: 

STEP 2-I brainstormed some ideas we could do with zero funding!

STEP 3- met with the PTA and current ART volunteers at the school to ask for funding and help.

STEP 4- Mr Waggoner sends me this email in November of the next schoolyear 2013-2014 that we received a little bit of funding!

STEP 5- We hire a music teacher and make a schedule for each class to have 6 weeks of music instruction. 

(Here is his email to me telling me of the good news)

Robert Waggoner	Dec 17 (6 days ago)
to me

I’m going to present this to the staff today but wanted you to know too… We are going to be able to fund a Music teacher! PTA allocated $1300 and I found the rest with one-time money. Each class Transitional Kindergarten through 5^th Grade will have a 6-week instruction period where Mrs. Cheney will go into the classroom. We are going to rely on her expertise and follow her lead!

We are not going to be able to maintain funding structure for next year, but we have time to fundraise. Thanks for all of your help in making this happen!

Just the start…

Robert

Robert Waggoner, Principal

Tierra Linda Elementary School

I took this photo on Dec. 20th- right after he met with the new music teacher. We both couldn't stop smiling! We are so excited it is actually happening. Thanks for inspiring me to do something for the school. I felt in the beginning like it was impossible but feel so happy and proud to have started the ball rolling with bringing music to Tierra Linda. Thanks Scotty-

Mr. Robert Waggoner- Tierra Linda Elementary School- Camarillo CA