Mindful Music Moments - January-February 2025 Themes

We're so excited for this semester's music selections!

Read below which themes and selections are on your playlist. Not sure which playlist you have? Click "Additional Music Resources" in your portal for the PDF version of your playlist for the year.

K-12 Playlist: Calming Strings, Woodwinds, and Movie Magic

• Jan 6: Pines of Rome: III. Pines of Janiculum, by Ottorino Respighi
• Jan 13: Dearly Beloved, from the video game Kingdom Hearts, by Yoko Shimomura
• Jan 20: String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro moderato, by Alexander Borodin
• Jan 27: The Lion King: This Land, by Hans Zimmer
  
  
• Feb 3: Portrait of Scheherazade, by Quinn Mason
• Feb 10: Umoja, by Valerie Coleman
• Feb 17: Hide & Seek, by Allison Loggins-Hull
• Feb 24: Nocturne for Flute and Piano, by Lili Boulanger

K-12 Playlist (Cleveland-Area Only): Piano, Love, and Journeys

• Jan 6: Pines of Rome: III. Pines of Janiculum, by Ottorino Respighi
• Jan 13: Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Adagio sostenuto, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Jan 20: Century Rolls: II. Manny's Gym, by John Adams
• Jan 27: Piano Concerto in One Movement, by Florence Price
  
  
• Feb 3: Symphonie Fantastique: II. Un bal, by Hector Berlioz
• Feb 10: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto, by Gustav Mahler
• Feb 17: Mississippi River Suite, by Florence Price
• Feb 24: Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin

PK/TK Playlist: Piano, Movie Magic, and Journeys

• Jan 6: Pines of Rome: III. Pines of Janiculum, by Ottorino Respighi
• Jan 13: Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Adagio sostenuto, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Jan 20: Piano Concerto in One Movement, by Florence Price
• Jan 27: Go the Distance, from Hercules, by Alan Menken
  
  
• Feb 3: Part of Your World, from The Little Mermaid, by Alan Menken, performed by Kaori Muraji
• Feb 10: The Lion King: This Land, by Hans Zimmer
• Feb 17: Mississippi River Suite, by Florence Price
• Feb 24: Century Rolls: II. Manny's Gym, by John Adams
• Mar 3: An Alpine Symphony: XXI. Finale, by Richard Strauss

Bryce Kessler from The Well shows elementary students at Summit Elementary how to feel the vibrations of music by feeling the back of a cello. Photo by Blake Freechtle, Greencraft Media.

Read the full 2024/25 playlists here

Imani Winds ensemble performs "Umoja" by Valerie Coleman, featured in February for K-12.

The United States Air Force Band performs "Piano Concerto in One Movement" by Florence Price, featuring Michelle Cann on piano. Featured in our Cleveland K-12 and Preschool playlists.