Dr. Watson Answers Fan Mail! - Pacific Middle School Band (Vancouver, WA)

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Channel: Scott Watson · 2018 · Music

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Students in the 7th grade band at Pacific Middle School (Vancouver, WA) sent Dr. Watson a large envelope of "fan mail" regarding his composition, "Ghosts in the Graveyard," which they performed at a recent concert. 

In this video, Dr. Watson answers their letters. Special thanks to the band directors at Pacific Middle School, Chris Sigman and Chelsea Blackburn. 

CONCERT BAND WORKS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:
Ghosts in the Graveyard (Alfred, Grade 1.5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKsXyzb2dI

Up On a Haunted Housetop (Alfred, Grade 1.5)
https://www.alfred.com/up-on-a-haunted-housetop/p/00-36672/

Der Erlkonig (Alfred, Grade 2)
https://www.alfred.com/der-erlkonig/p/00-44161/

Aesop's Fables (Alfred, Grade 5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK73L5YBli4

ALSO: Here's a link to Johann Goethe's poem, "Der Erlkonig" (German and English translation), mentioned in the video:
https://germanstories.vcu.edu/goethe/erl_dual.html

Dr. Scott Watson teaches in the School of Music at Cairn University (Langhorne, PA). To investigate how YOU can unlock your musical talents at this Philadelphia-area Christian liberal arts university, please visit: https://cairn.edu/worship-music-ma-online/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=MAWorshipMusic&utm_id=Watson25

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