By Stephanie Caron & Sydney Simpson – Advocate Editors 

March is Music In Our Schools Month, and Ms. Jones and Mr. Pelaggi – the music teachers at Jonathan Law High School – have come up with a few ways to celebrate. 

The two music teachers will be releasing several videos this month in honor of the occasion. The goal for Music in our Schools Month is to show appreciation for and give recognition to the musicians at Jonathan Law, who have all worked hard this year to both improve their skills and spread their love of music. 

“My main goal [for Music In Our Schools Month] is to simply highlight that good work, talent, and dedication our students continue to portray by being a part of our amazing music community,” Jones said. 

Due to COVID and the difficulty faced throughout this year, Music In Our Schools Month is especially important. 

As opposed to over 20 performances in a normal year, “this year we have only done two ‘virtual’ performances,” said Pelaggi. “We want our students to be recognized.” 

This year Jones and Pelaggi had to come up with unique ways to continue the music program at Law. 

“I am releasing three videos across the month from our Music Technology courses, Band, and Orchestra,” Pelaggi said. “Ms. Jones is releasing some videos as well that will be a part of the districtwide celebration of music.”

Showing the talent of the music classes is important to Jones and Pelaggi. 

“I hope that the joy of music emanates throughout the Jonathan Law community through our performances,” Jones said. “We try to wear our hearts on our sleeves in our performances and I think any time you give a piece of yourself in a performance that translates to the audience in meaningful ways.” 

Jones and Pelaggi’s goal with Music in Our Schools is to unite the Law community. 

“I think the benefits of music are endless. In my opinion, music is the one thing that unites ALL of us,” Jones said. “We turn to music in our moments of need, it elevates our experience when we attend concerts or special events, it engages our emotions when we watch movies and shows and we all have a type of music that we gravitate towards that brings us joy and some solace.”