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"It's Official - Tim Wells" on June 12, 2005 - Boomtown Casino Harvey, La
2005 Inductee La Entertainment Hall of Fame -- Click Here

MORE TO COME.. On Thursday, April 6th Tim received from the International House of Blues Foundation, The 1st annual "Action for The Arts" Award. This is to acknowledge an individual in the community who has taken action to bring arts programs and learning experiences to youth and to have been instrumental in increasing interest and participation in the arts. How fitting, that it was presented at Tim's guitar classes "Make An Impression Guitar Program" student recital. TRULY SAID - "Music is The Bridge to Learning"

"Tim, Of all the awards you have earned and so richly deserved, this has to be the crown jewel of your trophy case - to bring the magic of music and growth to children as you and the Orange Band and you and your adult sponsors have done IS REMARKABLE. - I salute and I congratulate you from my heart and soul.. You are more than just a great entertainer - "YOU are INDEED - SSOOOO SPECIAL !!" Jim Chandler, your friend, fellow La. Hall of Famer, and YOUR webmaster.. AND so proud of YOU..." 

Even More Rewards For This Musical Talent and Advancement Of Our Kids!!
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KIDS TEACHING KIDS     
Music video prepares students in more than one way

Move over, Sesame Street—St. Rose Elementary schoolchildren have produced a music video to 
each their peers how to respond to school emergencies.The public is invited to attend its free release 
party and screening Monday March 15 at Delgado Community College’s City Park campus Student Life 
Center, 6:30 p.m. in the Lac Maurepas Room on the second floor. Refreshments will be served and free 
copies of the music video will be available to elementary and middle schools on a first-come basis. 

Timothy Weller, music instructor at St. Rose, and Lynn Robertson, television production professor at 
Delgado Community College, brought their students together to plan, shoot and edit the video as a 
service learning project at Delgado last year. Service learning teaches students course material with 
hands-on applications that create a product the community partner needs, according to Robertson, 
and in this case, St. Rose Elementary needed a way to teach children about how to respond to school 
emergencies. And as Hollywood South looks for a trained workforce to fill its jobs, projects like these 
can begin training a workforce as young as 6. 

“I had a lot of fun working with Lynn Robertson and watching the Delgado students run with the 
production idea; it was fun and inspiring to see the elementary children interact with the project and 
each other, knowing I may have helped a child discover a possible career,” Weller said. Weller 
wrote the song and was musical director for the video, which has three verses on how to respond 
to fire, tornado, and school lockdowns.

“Through Service Learning projects, our students get practical work experience in directing and
producing with all-digital media, then editing with Final Cut Pro, the industry standard,” Robertson, 
who teaches the corporate communication, field production and editing classes involved with the 
project. “The thing that’s great about this music video is that it’s kids teaching other kids what to 
do for emergencies. Thanks to a grant from the Kentucky Campus Compact to purchase 6,000 
DVDs, we are able to provide copies of this music video to area schools at no cost.”

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Music With Kids In Mind ...
In the spring of 1998 a kindergarten teacher came to me in search of songs that taught how to spell. My creative juices began to flow and "Kids! "We Are The Future""and "The First Day of School" - is the result. There are five spelling songs, three other educational songs and four self-esteem songs. I do hope you find this enjoyable, and educational. Click here to download three samples from this great new CD.

Music With A Message ...
My groups are crazy about your CD -- Kids!"We Are The Future""and "The First Day of School" - It is very easy to incorporate your songs into our existing programs that allow us to teach across the curriculum. I think you have an educational Grammy winner here. One of the most special songs is "Win, Win Solution", especially with the older children. We are trying to present a lot of positive action activities and this is a good song for this connection. October 24th was United Nations day and the students were able to make the connection with our discussions on world peace, without my help (pretty good don't you think?). I really like the sign language connections because I do work with hearing impaired students, very good. The other teachers in the schools also like the spelling and math connections. The blackline masters make sharing the songs easy for non-singing teachers to connect also. I am very excited about your songs. Thanks for all of your work. It is a big plus that the songs seem to cross the usual cultural barrier that some songs seem to have. The rhythms have them hooked for life, I think!!!! - Shirley A. Stewart

Samples of Songs!!- "Streaming Format" is Coming Soon!!! -----

In the meantime-Try These SAMPLES (Click On Title to Listen) (Click BACK on Browser to Return)

The Orange Band == The Right Attitude == First Day of School == Halloween Walk

Comments from Teachers and Parents:

"Recently, I purchased one of your New "The Orange Band" - "The First Day of School" CD's, and my 7 year old son just loves it. He listens intently to the words of each song, and we have to assume the positive messages are getting through, at least we hope they are."
Parent-Paul Davis

"This is a wonderful collection of songs for children that positively reinforce student behavior and performance."
Principal - Drew Elementary School - Lee Caston

"Thank you very much - I love your music"
Itinerary Music Teacher - Pat Little

"Every time we get in the car we have to listen to "Halloween Walk". I think I have the words memorized."
Teacher and Parent - Mrs. Dorsey

Click Here - SPECIAL REVIEW from Offbeat Magazine On the "Orange Band CD."!

As reviewed in Offbeat Magazine :

A while back, an Orleans Parish kindergarten teacher and colleague of music educator Timmy Wells, A.K.A. Tim Weller, inquired if he had any catchy songs that taught kids how to spell. Well, Wells didn't but shortly thereafter he had a whole bag of 'em, which is the basis of this album aimed at pre-K through fifth grade. Unlike other children's music offerings that are intended for silly, playtime jams, Wells' songs are educational. There are five spelling songs that are kid infectious such as "Spell The Numbers" that, besides participating in the number spellings, imitating the barking dog has also become part of the show. "Twelve Months a Year" raps the months with the challenge being to spit out the last three in rapid succession. Other songs are also participatory that teach opposites, counting money and the five senses; "Win, Win Solution" and "Choose Your Attitude" contain moral-based messages targeted at older kids. Wells knows how to hold his audience well–he smartly mixes the arrangements between rock, reggae and rap not to create any attention span deficits. If anything else, your kid will probably be a better air guitarist. Wells is a good model for that too... – Dan Willging

Links:
Louisiana Songwriters Association
Children's Music Network


   
 
 
 
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