Northrop Collegiate School - Tatler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Our years at Northrop have been made particularly meaningful by the relationships we have had with our teachers. There is one teacher whom we have always respected as a teacher, yet thought of as a friend. By combining discipline with good humor and by displaying continual confidence in the very least of us, she has discovered and developed the creativity in us all. She approaches her subject with a great enthusiasm which she imparts to every class. Ever interested in the new developments in her field, she has completely revised her subject area in the past few years, and her students are reaping the rewards. She is a perfectionist who demands much of us, yet in her we have found a sensitive listener with a sincere interest in our joys and sorrows. As Aiken says, “Music we heard with you was more than music.” We say that time we spent with you was more than time. It is in appreciative recognition of the teacher and friend we have found in her that the 1966 Taller is dedicated to JANE F'RAZEE. Northrop Lower Schoolers make music in unique ways using the instruments and philosophy developed by a German composer, Carl Orff. The melodic instruments designed by Orff include xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels. Traditional rhythmic instruments such as hand drums, tamborine, wood block and tympani are often added to the ensemble, as well as guitar, dulcimer, and recorder. Through the use of instruments, each girl has the opportunity to master the basic skills (rhythmic and melodic accuracy, phrasing, and dynamics) which are fundamental in all musical training. 1 he students often create their own melodies and words for songs, they play ensemble music on instruments, they explore rhythmic patterns in simple dances, and they learn the principles of notation. Most important, each student learns that she can participate in the creating, as well as the performing of beautiful music. n

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DEDICATION 10

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