- April 4, 2025
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Jack Hartmann loves bringing out his guitar and playing rock 'n' roll music. (Photos by Liz Ramos)
Pre-K students Norah Sells, Aurora Pena and Catherine Kline follow along as they learn dance moves to a song.
Parker Hagerty, who is in pre-K, puts all his energy into his dance moves.
Arthur Dang and Sophia Rodriguez, who are in pre-K, wag their "tails" as part of the "Rags the Dog" song.
Gunnar Grage, who is in pre-K, stomps and claps along.
Matthew Servetz, who is in pre-K, takes his dance moves very seriously and with the most excitement.
Serena Kwiecinski, who is in pre-K, strikes a disco pose.
Elijah Moreno, who is in pre-K, dances all he can before he has to freeze during a freeze dance.
Spencer Zhang and Aaron Enriquez-Ramirez, who are in pre-K, raise their hands above their hands as part of the song "A Beautiful Day."
Valora Rivera, a kindergartner, sings and dances along to "A Beautiful Day."
Kindergartner Addison Keltz acts like a pizza delivery person during a song.
Bunni Roberts, a pre-K teacher, and Jackie Rubin, a second grade teacher, give it their all when dancing like chickens on stage.
As Jack Hartmann moves to prepare other teachers to dance like chickens, Pam Fielder, a kindergarten teacher, and Kelly Walker, a pre-K teacher, cluck away.
Jack Hartmann returns to Tara Elementary School to perform a concert for students in pre-K through second grade.
Aubrey Grosso, a Tara Elementary School second grader, danced and sang along as Jack Hartmann performed "The Penguin Song."
It was her favorite song of the concert because she's been listening to it since she was 5 years old.
"It was so cool and fun, and it made me happy," Grosso said.
Hartmann, who creates educational music for children, performed for the pre-K through second grade students Sept. 14.
The students were quick to follow along with Hartmann's dance moves, and many already were familiar with his song lyrics.
Tara Principal Laura Campbell said classes often will listen to Hartmann's music during recess. Before the pandemic, Campbell said Hartmann had been coming to the school to perform for years.
"It feels like he's part of our school culture and family because the kids remember him," she said. "(The concert) is an opportunity to bring the primary grades together."
