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Temple Music Prep
E-Newsletter |
Spring 2009 |
Dear Music Prep Friends:
A proverb I recently encountered stated; “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”
I think that we all can agree that recent economic conditions constitute a “poor hand” for most of us, individually and collectively. As the nation and state struggle to meet these challenges, no entity is spared. We must find ways to “play this poor hand well’.
An interesting observation made by some of our colleagues at the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, suggests that in uncertain and difficult times, maintaining engagement in the arts is not only a way to escape gloomy realities, but also retains a high value within our lists of priorities. Staying connected to that which has value gets us through the difficult times, and heightens our enjoyment of the good times.
Maintaining quality instruction and performances for our children allows them to move forward in any climate. And recent studies continue to find strong correlation of arts learning, particularly music, to other areas of positive cognitive and social growth. One recently released study by a previous skeptic finds special advantages in the length of study: Practicing a Musical Instrument in Childhood is Associated with Enhanced Verbal Ability and Nonverbal Reasoning. While there are many legitimate debates about the extra-musical advantages of study, all seem to agree that long term, consistent commitment yields the greatest benefits.
We hope that you will continue to find Music Prep to be your source of strength and value in carrying you and your family through good and difficult times.
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| Great opportunity to learn how to repair your own horn or those of your students… |
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Come to Temple Music Prep and get expert instruction in repairing brass and woodwind instruments in one-day sessions.
April 4 workshop focus will be on Woodwind instruments.
All materials and the use of tools included in the low $120 fee.
These one day workshops meet at Temple Music Prep at the Center City Campus from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 215.204.1512 for more details. |
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| Have trouble memorizing music? |
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Join Sandrine Erdely Sayo’s class, “Musical Memory Made Manageable” on Thursday, April 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm here at Temple Music Prep. Only $20. |
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| Students of Temple Music Prep in the news. |
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Jamie (Yerim) Lee (18), violin (student of Richard Amoroso and Starling violin scholarship recipient) performed with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, February 15, 2009 as the Temple Music Prep competition winner.
Bihn Park (12), a cello student of Metta Watts, won first place in the Pottstown Symphony competition.
Daniel Kim (11), violin, took second place in the Kennett Symphony Competition's Junior Division. Daniel is a student of Julian Meyer and the recipient of a Starling Scholarship at Temple Music Prep.
Starling scholarship violinist Clare Semes was awarded Second Place in the Schmidtbauer Young Artists Competition in Texas and was a finalist in in the Blount Slawson Competition in Alabama during January. Clare is a student of Choong-Jin Chang.
Hannah Lam (11), violin, was Early Bird Division Winner in the American String Teachers associastion New Jersey 2008 Competition and was invited to perform in a winners recital at Kean University February 1. Hannah is a Starling scholarship student of Hirono Oka. She will also perform as a soloist with the Ambler Symphony Orchestra this season.
Starling scholarship violinist, Mary Loftus (15), was a Semi-Finalist in the Sphinx Competition for the second year in a row. Mary studies with Yumi Ninomiya Scott.
Clarinetist, Walter Park (18) was chosen to be one of eight musicians for the All Eastern Wind Ensemble this year as a result of last year's PA All-State auditions. Walter is a student of Rie Suzuki. |
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Festival of Young Musicians |
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It’s time for the 20th annual Festival of Young Musicians – May 1 through May 9
May 1 – Friday, 7:30 at Rock Hall, Showcase of Chamber Ensembles
May 2 – Saturday, 3:00 at Tomlinson Theater, Singular Strings: Large Ensembles in Performance
May 3 – Sunday, 3:00 at Rock Hall, Chamber Players Orchestra Ensembles Recital
May 6 – Wednesday, 7:30 at Rock Hall, Solos and Sonatas
May 8 – Friday, 7:30 at Rock Hall, Captivating Choristers and Harp Ensemble
May 9 – Saturday, 7:30 at Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Gala Concert |
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| Community Music Scholars Program |
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The CMSP Jazz Ensemble combo performed at Chris’ Jazz on Saturday, February 21 from 6:00-7:30 pm. Also, the CMSP Jazz Orchestra were invited performers at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Festival on March 11. |
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| Reminder that no classes or ensembles on Saturday, April 11. Lessons are scheduled that day. |
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Free introductory classes for Early Childhood Music Foundations, Dance, and Learning to Sing start the week of April 4 for the Spring session. Most classes begin the week of April 18. Check our website for exact dates and times. |
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| Survey results |
| You can now view the results of our on-line survey from our last e-newsletter. If you didn’t get a chance to take the Music Prep Survey before, please take a minute to do so now. We’d love to hear from you. |
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