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In jazz-loving Culver City, music instruction starts in kindergarten

By Take Two Staff
Published Nov 19, 2013
Kindergarteners make an "L" with their left hands to remind them which leg is left during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
Kindergarteners make an "L" with their left hands to remind them which leg is left during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Teaching artist Kerri Glickman teaches music vocabulary on Nov. 7 to a kindergarten class. Glickman teaches symphonic jazz orchestra at El Rincon Elementary School in Culver City.
Teaching artist Kerri Glickman teaches music vocabulary on Nov. 7 to a kindergarten class. Glickman teaches symphonic jazz orchestra at El Rincon Elementary School in Culver City.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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A student takes part in a jazz dance during a music class taught by Kerri Glickman at El Rincon Elementary School.
A student takes part in a jazz dance during a music class taught by Kerri Glickman at El Rincon Elementary School.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Kindergarteners at El Rincon Elementary School are learning to read music.
Kindergarteners at El Rincon Elementary School are learning to read music.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Kindergarten students at El Rincon Elementary School in Culver City clap a rhythm written on the board during a music class on Nov. 7. By the third grade, students will chose which instrument they want to learn.
Kindergarten students at El Rincon Elementary School in Culver City clap a rhythm written on the board during a music class on Nov. 7. By the third grade, students will chose which instrument they want to learn.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
)
Kindergarteners make an "L" with their left hands to remind them which leg is left during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
Kindergarteners make an "L" with their left hands to remind them which leg is left during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
(
Maya Sugarman/KPCC
)
Kindergarteners jump in unison during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
Kindergarteners jump in unison during a jazz dance at El Rincon Elementary School on Nov. 7.
(
Maya Sugarman/KPCC
)

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In jazz-loving Culver City, music instruction starts in kindergarten

Culver City is known as a hub for jazz in the U.S., drawing top acts from around the country. Among them, musician and composer Stanley Clarke, and Bebop great Phil Woods.

In this town, KPCC's Mary Plummer says the love of jazz starts young. Really young.