Rutkowski, Joseph
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- From the Archives of Rutkowski's Room 218 at the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
- Artfest Concerts at North High 1991-
- North High Winter Concerts 1991
- Stuyvesant High School Concerts with Rutkowski 1987-1991
- Young Peoples Concerts
- Live from Room 218 It's FRIDAY MORNING
- By Popular Demand....7 Quarantine Videos
- Practice Class Methodology developed by Max Watras improved a high school band program in 2 years
- Legends of Room 218 at the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
- Yearbook photos 1929-
- The 2021/2022 Season of Concerts, Events and Activities
- Commencement at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 24, 2022.
- The 2021/2022 Season
- John L. Miller - Great Neck North High School
- Live from Room 218 It's FRIDAY MORNING
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LIVE from room 218, it's FRIDAY MORNING
Live from Room 218 during the 2021/2022 Season
Live from room 218 #1 Classical and Jazz 09-03-21
Live from room 218 #2 Classical and Jazz 09-10-21
Live from room 218 #3 Classical and Jazz 09-17-21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpG-fd3yk4Y
Live from room 218 #4 Classical and Jazz 09-24-21
Live from room 218 #5 Classical and Jazz 10-01-21 Mozart Gran Partita Take 5 and Coltrane’s Giant Steps
Revised for brevity
Live from room 218 #6 Oct 8, 2021 Ol’ Blue Eyes
Live from room 218 #7 Oct 15, 2021
with Famous Amadeus film clip…
Live from room 218 #8 Oct 22, 2021
Live from room 218 #9 Oct 29, 2021
Live from room 218 #10 Nov 5, 2021
A Tribute to the NYC Marathon Runners
Live from room 218 #11 Nov 12, 2021
Into The Woods
By Lisa Binder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPxN3kF6dys
By Andrew Wagner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSg1YMPTbmk
Live from room 218 #12 Nov 23, 2021
Live from room 218 #13 Nov 24, 2021
Live from room 218 #14 Dec 3, 2021
Live from room 218 #15 Dec 10, 2021
Live from room 218 #16 Dec 17, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZOrgrQIfOQ
Live from room 218 #17 Dec 23, 2021
Live from room 218 #18 January 6, 2022
edited version
LOBBY Music #19 January 14, 2022 was dedicated to the loving memory of Roger Ames
LOBBY Music #20 January 21, 2022
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #20 at 7:30 am on January 21, 2022
https://youtu.be/Q_0Wr-O7OSU
Live from room 218 #21, It’s Friday Morning! January 28, 2021 We honored the legend MILES DAVIS and my HS Jazz Lab Director AL LONGO
https://youtu.be/EMV9W1NNRQI
Live from room 218 218 it’s Friday Morning #22 at 7:30 am on February 4, 2022 Dedicated to the memory and spirit of Dr. William Shine with the music of Bird and Dizzy
https://youtu.be/rDGS8_-AxkI
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #23 at 7:30 am on February 11, 2022 dedicated to Betty Krauz
No intro:
https://youtu.be/6kJsHMBvHFM
With Pix of Betty at start and end
https://youtu.be/dVelnigWbsI
With Intro and no pix of Betty at start and end
https://youtu.be/MsUANyp3Y9E
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #24 at 7:30 am on February 18, 2022
https://youtu.be/lYTbTf_WcYU
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #25 at 7:30 am on March 4, 2022
https://youtu.be/K5RSSljcFgs
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #26 at 7:30 am on March 11, 2022: some Mozart some Rossini and some jazz
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #27 at 7:30 am on March 17, 2022
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #28 at 7:30 am on March 18, 2022
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #29 at 7:30 am on March 25, 2022:
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #30 at 7:30 am on April 1, 2022: Carnegie PREVIEW
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
LIVE from room 218 #31 April 8, 2022
(with film clip)
(no Amadeus clip)
Live from room 218 #32, Jesus Christ Superstar April 13, 2022
Live from room 218 #33, The Beatles 01 April 29, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqRyGVGovA
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #34 at 7:30 am on May 6, 2022 THE BEATLES Rubber Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiFYcJ67-m0
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #35 at 7:30 am on May 13, 2022 THE BEATLES Revolver
with SOB
with SOB and Tomorrow
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #36 at 7:30 am on May 20, 2022 THE BEATLES Sgt Peppers
with SOB
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #37 at 7:30 am on June 3, 2022 THE BEATLES Magical Mystery Tour
"Magical Mystery Tour" Paul McCartney with John Lennon 2:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8WMGBuNausBeatles All You Need is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #38 at 7:30 am on June 8, 2022 THE BEATLES The White Album
"Back in the U.S.S.R."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5_EQgbuLc
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" McCartney 3:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9NpHKrKMw
Live from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #39 on June 10, 2022 THE BEATLES Abbey Road. We would have definitely benefitted from more rehearsal time, but this is an actual example of teenagers connecting to the songs of Abbey Road.
"Come Together" Lennon 4:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45cYwDMibGoLive from room 218 it’s Friday Morning #40 on June 14, 2022 THE BEATLES Let It Be
7:20 "Let It Be" McCartney 4:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDYfEBY9NM4
7:24 Play Side one 1. "Two of Us" McCartney with Lennon 3:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLQox8e9688
"The Long and Winding Road" McCartney 3:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR4HjTH_fTM
Live from Room 218 during the 2020/2021 Season
Lobby Music LIVE #1 from room 218 09/11/20
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r1hb0hxcjj1magUB1VE-kPhiToC_IVyO/view
Lobby Music LIVE #2 from room 218 09/18/20
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdDtnKNUPfd_KQcWw5oGIGRgxtlxM9q2/view
Lobby Music LIVE #3 from room 218 09/25/20
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s2qDfp_SBCYcpMwUBjCVWAQ-9NWHbi7d/viewLobby Music LIVE #4 from room 218 10/02/20
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gvZMEeVvXdysirM34t2At8gJqGQG-XIX/view
Lobby Music LIVE #5 from room 218 10/09/20
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jIZ7RDKgex5s1Lv8GCWdWMXBzgQiQ49i/viewLobby Music LIVE #6 from room 218 10/23/20
https://youtu.be/-juMu-0aRLo
What the teachers saw on their computers LIVE
https://youtu.be/VzY6EOZeYzk
Lobby Music LIVE #7 Halloween from room 218 10/30/20
This is Halloween https://youtu.be/hoqzH-Z7g5o
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite https://youtu.be/wQ76YhnnkT0
Sally’s Song https://youtu.be/e9uS8uPjaXU
Gounod’s Funeral March of the Marionettes https://youtu.be/I1vGoo0tyNs
Live Zoom recording
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hfa_OQVFUo97TvFmQyHsddWnhtvio_h-/view?usp=sharingLobby Music LIVE #8 Live From from room 218 It’s Friday morning 11/06/20
Live from room 218, It’s Friday Morning!
https://youtu.be/Qv1ohcaw7a0
Thelonious Monk
https://youtu.be/-RfqJO67dT0
Stairway To Heaven
https://youtu.be/FEiMDyj67ho
Live Zoom recording
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCgrWLb0w_QHoGseGFXnr06r99nGUIt5/view?usp=sharingLobby Music LIVE #9 Live From from room 218 It’s Friday morning 11/13/20 Tribute to Alex Trebek
Live from room 218 #9, It’s Friday Morning!
Today's Quiz paid a special tribute to Alex Trebek.
It Don’t Mean A Thing
https://youtu.be/8s3BwOrVIoA02 Jeopardy Quiz
https://youtu.be/VRCHvnHGZnU03 Haydn
https://youtu.be/7ymFtrYEMkk04 Young At Heart
https://youtu.be/7GgtSfVGrGYZoom
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1_2dpBqUeDAtS5O2RbBIKWJL_5y2tmp/view
Lobby Music LIVE #10 Live From from room 218 It’s Friday morning 11/20/20 Tribute to Alex Trebek
Live from room 218 #10, It’s Friday Morning!
Today's Quiz paid another special tribute to Alex Trebek.
https://youtu.be/_QEYfRbXJoM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r9H8jOnD6QqUkJkbMTM2tGlA71dOdr6v/viewLobby Music LIVE #11 Live From from room 218 It’s Tuesday morning 11/24/20 the morning before the 5 day Thanksgiving weekend
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G7R-00gz0dws1L6Uv6bwp6KdDYSMgTX/viewMusic Night
https://youtu.be/bWcGaab_1GYLive from room 218 #12, It’s Friday Morning, December 4!
https://youtu.be/KQVoQD_H9SsLive from room 218 #13, It’s Friday Morning! December 11, 2020
https://youtu.be/P8AxjGTX3Dw
Live from room 218 #14, It’s Friday Morning! December 18, 2020
https://youtu.be/AlSHvHgs-ro
Lobby Music LIVE #15 Live from Room 218 It’s Friday Morning 01/08/21
Live from room 218 #15, It’s Friday Morning! January 8, 2021
https://youtu.be/_v-OGYjfoSwLive from room 218 #16, It’s Friday Morning! January15, 2021
https://youtu.be/vzjrI98ChFkLive from room 218 #17, It’s Friday Morning! January22, 2021
At today’s Live From Room 218, we started our celebration of Valentine’s MONTH!
https://youtu.be/a8nnPyqQHdg
Live from room 218 #18 It’s Friday morning January 29, 2021 paying tribute to John Coltrane
We honored the Long Island legend JOHN COLTRANE
https://youtu.be/Yxxs4_E5d54
LIVE from THE FROZEN TUNDRA Room 218 It was like 28 degrees fahrenheit in room 218 when we did this live at 7:30 am!Live from room 218 #19, It’s Friday Morning, February 5, 2021...We honored the Long Island legend Miles Davis
https://youtu.be/-f9VBFBvuj0Live from room 218 #20, It’s THURSday Morning! February 11, 2021
We played songs of Romance
https://youtu.be/8BkZqM2kZOALive from room 218 #21, It’s Friday Morning! February 26, 2021 We played the early songs of the FAB FOUR
Live from room 218 #22, It’s Friday Morning! March 5, 2021 We played the EARLY SONGS: PART 2 of the FAB FOUR https://youtu.be/J101JVo6IuY
Live from room 218 #23, It’s Friday Morning! March 12, 2021
RUBBER SOUL https://youtu.be/kWXOdXHV16Y
Live from room 218 #24, It’s St Patrick’s Day ! March 17, 2021 Thank you devoted fans of Live from room 218 for celebrating the music of Ireland today https://youtu.be/jJsALSlyvhI
Live from room 218 #25, Revolver ! March 19, 2021 https://youtu.be/016ncJDwZ4w
Good Friday Lobby Music! Live from room 218 #26 April 2, 2021 https://youtu.be/dObyMV3YkF8
if that doesn’t work try this https://youtu.be/35As8Bz9X68
LIVE from room 218 it’s Friday morning #27 March 26, 2021--Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
or the edited version (no sitar song)
Live from room 218 #28 Magical Mystery Tour! April 9, 2021 https://youtu.be/yZ_YmSiP1tU
Live from room 218 #29, A Real Chamber Music Concert ! April 16, 2021
Live from room 218 #30, Another Real Chamber Music Concert ! April 23, 2021 https://youtu.be/ZjHWRXnX3ak
Live from room 218 #31, A Real Chamber Music Concert ! April 30, 2021
Here is the entire concert with admirable camera work by Mike Meehan and his crew https://youtu.be/5IsT03bcxhw Listen at 24:00 to hear me embarrass Lisa…… https://youtu.be/P9OTSujWMag
Live from room 218 #32, The Beatles White Album! May 7, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLvkLD9_Znk
Without Rocky https://youtu.be/q15KPSZwZy8
Live from room 218 #33, The Duke and George May 13, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jye0BZn-c0c
Live from room 218 #34, The Beatles Abbey Road Side A May 20, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOr6x4LccXs
Live from room 218 #35 The Beatles, Abbey Road Side B May 21, 2021
Live From room 218 #36 The Beatles Let It Be May 28, 2021
if that doesn’t work try this
Live from room 218 #37, TOMMY June 4, 2021
if that doesn’t work, try this
Live from room 218 #38, The 60s June 11, 2021
If that doesn’t work try this
Live from room 218 #39, Ragtime. The Musical June 18, 2021
If that doesn’t work try this
Live from room 218 #40, The Musicians’ Picks June 21, 2021
If that doesn’t work try this
Live from room 218 #41, Three GNPS Teachers Play Hooky June 25, 2021
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And finally…something that NAfME posted that used our students’ words
NAfME blog What Music Has Meant to My Students Live from Room 218 12/22/20https://nafme.org/what-music-has-meant-to-my-students/
Noa playing "She talks to angels" in Genelle's Gazebo copy
https://youtu.be/7QrTaE9Dtp8
On Thursday, Oct 22, I took the ninth grade band outside to play because wind players are not allowed to play inside...
One of the ninth graders in the class is a guitarist name Noa. I know that she plays rock concerts, so I asked her if she wanted to play something for us while we were all around Genelle’s gazebo.
Genelle Taney was our principal violist when she graduated in 2003. When she was a junior, she developed a rare form of cancer that kept her at home during most of her senior year. Genelle was such incredibly giving person that she asked me if there was anything she could do for the music dept while she was at home being treated for cancer. I told her that I always wanted to scan the music photographs from the 80 years of yearbooks to put on our web site. She said that she would love to do that. It gave me an excuse to visit her every week, bringing over a few yearbooks for her to scan. Today her work is on our web site and you can see the music students of this dept going back to 1928. Thanks to Genelle.
https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/Page/11363
Genelle Taney is the only student I ever had (or will ever have) that was with me for 8 years. She was in the last 6th grade class I taught at North Middle and because of her illness during the year after her graduation, she came to play in our orchestra at school during the orchestra class. Genelle was too ill to attend either of the colleges, which selected her: Harvard and Amherst. She performed with her sisters and her fellow violists at Carnegie Hall that year in April, 2004. Although her doctor advised her to have chemotherapy right before that concert, Genelle decided to delay the treatment until after the concert so that she would not let down her fellow musicians.
Genelle passed away in December of 2004, leaving behind memories of an incredible student who excelled in her academics, her music and her sports. She was a star in all three areas. But more than her talent and hard work, Genelle was the nicest and most kind young person that I ever met. The day before she passed away, her dad asked her if she was afraid. Genelle said, "I am not afraid. I am just worried about my sisters."
Noa picked the song played by the Black Crowes called “She talks to Angels”
I asked her if I could send this video to you because she remembered my “Genelle story” and she was touched and said yes!
How fitting this was in Genelle’s Gazebo to watch my “hybrid A” ninth grade band students with the rest of the students on zoom watching on zoom this girl play such a beautiful song outside...
I sent the this story and the video to Genelle’s mother who wrote back:
“How amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. And a huge thank you to Noa for making our day. So beautiful!! Please extend our gratitude to Noa.”
