Mindful Music Moments - December Themes

Lake Shore Park in Ashtabula, Ohio. Photo by Bryce Kessler.

As winter arrives, our bodies and minds tend to feel reflective, calm, and a sense of Quietude. Our music this month reflects that search for peace during this colder season.

Our Cleveland K-12 schools are focusing on Flowing Breath & Music, plus all of our schools have a Holiday Special, and our Sacred Classical playlist (Christian/Catholic schools) feature two bonus Holiday 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 (includes Sacred Classical):

Quietude:

Dec 01 - Nocturne for Flute & Piano, by Lili Boulanger, performed by Marissa Kerbel and Annie Darlin Gordon
Dec 08 - Fiona's Lullaby, by Jenn Howd & Ben Sloan
Dec 15 - Echoes of a Northern Lake, by Cait Nishimura

Holiday Special:

Dec 22 - Nutcracker Suite: III. Waltz of the Flowers, by Peter Tchaikovsky

Sacred Classical Bonus:

Dec 01 - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, by Michael Praetorius
Dec 08 - Silent Night, by Franz Xaver Gruber

K-12 Playlist (Cleveland-Area Only):

Flowing Breath & Music:

Nov 24 - The Moldau, by Bedřich Smetana
Dec 01 Solo Cello - Cello Concerto No. 1: II. Allegretto, by Camille Saint-Saëns
Dec 08 - Swan Lake, by Peter Tchaikovsky
Dec 15 - Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto "Shepherd's Song," by Ludwig van Beethoven

Preschool Playlist:

Quietude:

Dec 01 - Nocturne for Flute & Piano, by Lili Boulanger, performed by Marissa Kerbel and Annie Darlin Gordon
Dec 08 - Fiona's Lullaby, by Jenn Howd & Ben Sloan
Dec 15 - Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto "Shepherd's Song," by Ludwig van Beethoven

Holiday Special:

Dec 22 - Nutcracker Suite: III. Waltz of the Flowers, by Peter Tchaikovsky

Special Selection for Toledo Preschools:

Dec 15 - Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy