Schools

Patch Whiz Kids of the Week

Warner Upper Elementary musicians make their own kind of music.

Name: Viking Music Club

School: Warner Upper Elementary

Accomplishment: The Viking Music Club performed a song members wrote during their school's Field Day on June 13. Students persevered despite strong winds and a little trouble with a bass speaker.

Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Key to Awesomeness: This group of young musicians piloted a program with Axis Music, which is located on Northwestern Highway in Southfield. The five-week course taught them the blues form of music and how to do improvisation, Axis representative Patrick Fitzgibbon said. Parent coordinator Erika Golden said her son, Nathan, who is part of the group, will be going to this fall, so she hopes to continue the program there—and even spread it to and .

Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Farmington-Farmington Hills