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Diane née Shapiro, Director of Publi- cations, married James Quinn, MD, on September 27th, in Little Compton, RI. Brian Sullivan, Grades 6–8 History, and Blair Welsh used her veil to make a fort. ey also got married on April 18th. Births Lauren Portada, Grades 9–12 Fine Arts, and husband, Matt, welcomed Soren Avery Kebbekus into this world on Fri- day, August 28th, at 4:21pm. Soren was born 6 lbs 3oz, the exact weight as her mom at birth. 1 1 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 Carly Kulawitz, Lower School Music teacher, returned to the Circlesinging Workshop in Rhinebeck, NY, this past summer for her second training. e workshop, taught by Bobby McFerrin, focused on an improvisational singing technique called "circlesinging." e program allowed musicians and teachers to embrace the freedom to play, sing, and invent their own music, all while learning how to translate these skills to teaching. Ms. Kulawitz was reminded of what it was like to be a student—sometimes scary and confusing—as she was challenged to go against the grain and create her own sound. As a conservatively trained, classical clarinetist, she had veered away from improvisation. rough this experience, Ms. Kulawitz was delighted to bring the "soul" back to her music and impart it to her students. Her goals for this workshop were to learn a variety of techniques to use specifically with Trevor's 4th- and 5th- grade choir and to continue to develop strategies that In-Depth: Circlesinging with Bobby McFerrin would give her students a deep love and appreciation of music. She emerged from the workshop with an even more profound love for music and a toolbox of resources for all her students. According to Ms. Kulawitz, "McFerrin is, without a doubt, a most enlightened, musical, and spiritual human being, and a musical master whom I am honored to now call my greatest teacher." Having just scratched the surface of what she can learn, she looks forward to returning to the workshop in the near future.

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