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“Harold Arlen
wrote the best
pop songs of his
time.”
..............................!
Barry Manilow
‘When asked to name his
favorite songwriter’
January 10, 2008
“Dreams Really Do Come True”
Composer’s Son
Sam Arlen
HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen
wrote the best
pop songs of his
time.”
..............................!
Barry Manilow
‘When asked to name his
favorite songwriter’
January 10, 2008
“Dreams Really Do Come True”
Composer’s Son
Sam Arlen
“Over The Rainbow”
HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen
wrote the best
pop songs of his
time.”
..............................!
Barry Manilow
‘When asked to name his
favorite songwriter’
January 10, 2008
“Dreams Really Do Come True”
Composer’s Son
Sam Arlen
“Over The Rainbow”
HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION PRESENTS
“Harold Arlen
wrote the best
pop songs of his
time.”
..............................!
Barry Manilow
‘When asked to name his
favorite songwriter’
January 10, 2008
A 80 MINUTE MASTER CLASS
FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS
“Dreams Really Do Come True”
Composer’s Son
Sam Arlen
Sharing Hope and Culture Through Music
“Over The Rainbow”“Dreams Really Do Come True”
“Over The Rainbow”
is a master class in 40-minute
modules, tailored specifically for
public school students, ages 12-18
(Junior High and High School) which
explores the musical fabric of
American Culture from the 1930’s
until today, using Harold Arlen‘s compositions as the thread.
Harold Arlen Foundation will bring no less than 15 classes to Clark County
Schools per year, at no cost to the schools.
By tracing classic songs like “Get Happy” from its Hebraic roots to its
modern renditions, and “Stormy Weather” with its roots in African
American Culture, students discover how music can transcend race, class
and even time.
From Rudy Valle, Billy Holiday, Ella
Fitzgerald, Steve and Eydie, Mel Torme,
Sintara, Bennett, Nathalie Cole, Harry
Connick Jr., to P-Diddy , Queen Latifa
and multiple American Idols, this
personal peek inside American musical
culture will hold the attention of
teenagers who struggle to find the
relevance of education in their lives.
Through his music, Harold Arlen reached the hearts and souls of an
entire nation.
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was voted the Greatest Song in
Movie History, according to the American Film Institute.
What makes this
song so special?
This interactive multi-
media power point
presentation, conducted
by the composer’s son
Sam Arlen, and
classically trained
pianist and noted jazz
singer George Bugatti,
combines live music,
and true-life stories,
with video clips and
images, to illustrate the
possibilities that come
from one man’s
imagination.
By illustrating how music defines us;
our personality, and emotions, “Over
The Rainbow; The Master Class”
seeks to inspire young audiences to
connect the dots between their
academic lives and the future,
enriching their overall experience.
“We’re not in Kansas
anymore Toto”
Dorothy in OZ
THE HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION
These Classes available to all Clark County Public Schools and
Clark County Public Libraries.
There is no fee.
Classes are part of the Harold Arlen Foundation Mission to bring
music into schools and to keep American Pop music alive.
MASTER CLASS DURATION SUBJECT
1. Junior High School 40 min music/culture/arts/
2. High School 80 min music/culture/arts/
3. Music Classes 40 min/80 min music/culture arts(heavy in music)
Timeline 2009/2010
1. Junior High School - 40 minutes . This class is shorter and has been customized for an
audience from the ages 12-14.
2. High School - 80 minutes. - This Master Class has been customized for high school students ages 15 -18
and deals with slightly more sophisticated subject matter.
3. Music Classes - 40 minutes/80 minute. These Master Classes have been skewed toward
the high school music student with more focus on music theory and less
on social/cultural
CURRICULUM
1. Watch “The Wizard of Oz
Principals will be given the choice of what is best for
each school. Either have participating students
watch the original movie on DVD at home or have
them attend the School Presentation of the film in the
school auditorium the day before.
(Details for these “watching events” will be discussed
on a school by school basis)
Curriculum in Three Stages
2. Power Point Presentation/Curriculum
• “Wizard of Oz” Composer’s Son Sam Arlen
discusses the film and the symbolism therein
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• Sam talks about growing up with his father, music
and the composition “The Wizard of Oz”.
• Sam discusses his father writing for the black
voice, his tenure at The Cotton Club in Harlem New
York and his experience as the only Jewish/White
man accepted by the black musicians in the early
thirties at The Cotton Club.
• George Bugatti talks about his experiences at the
multicultural High School of Performing Arts and
discusses how the arts are the great cultural
equalizer. He also illustrates some examples of
Harold's great work; Stormy Weather, Old Black
Magic, Paper Moon and others, on the piano with
vocals.
• SA and GB discuss chronology of music and Jazz
Pop Standards in America.
• SA illustrates importance of anatomy of music:
timbre, tone instruments and emotions
• Sam and George discuss American musical roots.
• SA discusses the relevance of music and how it
brings people together.
CURRICULUM
3.Q & A
SA and GB field questions
from the audience
CURRICULUM
There’s no place like home.
The Harold Arlen Foundation (HAF) will provide unique
opportunities for audiences to explore the compositions of
Harold Arlen. HAF will preserve and strengthen the life of the
American Pop Standard by educating, inspiring, and enriching
the community, keeping this indigenous American musical art
form, alive and relevant.
HAROLD ARLEN FOUNDATION
MISSION STATEMENT