This past Friday we went on our Jazz field trip to Otterbein College to see the Jazz faculty perform songs by Duke Ellington. The students had previously prepared good questions to ask during a Q and A session after the concert. I was so proud to hear these awesome questions and the Jazz musicians were stunned! The fourth graders were even offering information and complimenting the musicians on a great job of improvising. It was a blast. After the concert we went upstairs and a music methods course presented our students with an instrument petting zoo. Each student had the opportunity to try to play the instruments. They loved every minute of it. I was joking with one of the room mothers that I am single handedly going to start the next revolution of Muslim musicians. The parents that chaperoned had a great time as well and were very thankful and expressed their gratitude that they child or any of the children for that matter has been exposed to music in a complete educational way. I feel very privileged to have instilled this great memory into the lives of my students. I can't wait for our next field trip, but I don't think any other one we take during the rest of the school year will compare to the experience and wealth of knowledge they gained during this trip!