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News: Westwood hosts performances for Grandparents' Day
posted: October 22, 2009

Westwood Elementary third graders treated the younger students to their musical Movin' in the Right Direction recently as part of their GRANDparents' Day performance. The show honors their grandparents and thanks them for being character role models.

Written by the music industry's dynamic duo Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse, authors of the musical score All That I Can Be, this seven-song program uses several different and upbeat musical genres including rock, gospel-style swing, and funky rap. More importantly, the positive lyrics engage and motivate little musicians as they use their voices to celebrate being kids with character.

So Small is a ballad about those times when they feel intimidated, ignored, or insignificant. Your Choices Count encourages them to think through their choices, big and small, before they act. Dare to Make a Difference challenges them to forge ahead with courage and purpose as they blaze new trails.

While each of these songs is a strong stand-alone, bundled together they made a profound impression that will likely have a lasting impact on both the songsters and their audience. Music is an incredibly powerful teaching tool; what better way to get kids movin' in the right direction than to put a song on their minds and a melody in their hearts.