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| 09/14 - 09/18: |
NEW Piano/Singing Classes Begin |
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Voice Class, Glee, Jr. and Glee Begin |
| 09/27 - 10/02: |
Music Together® Begins |
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Master Classes |
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Tuition Due |
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If you are interested in taking a tour of our entire facility, email Beverly. She would be delighted to show you around and tell you more about the school and our programs. |
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"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
Henry David Thoreau |
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| The next tuition payment will be due November 1st. Please mark your calendars. Better yet: sign up for Automatic Payments today and avoid the stress of forgetting. Click here for more tuition information. |
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MASTER CLASSES
Master Classes for this session will be held on Saturday, October 16th at 4:00pm. Master classes are an opportunity for students to play in front of their peers and a teacher and receive feedback. Parents, friends and family do not attend.
Sign ups will begin on Monday, September 13th and are located on the clip board on the office door.
Sign up today to reserve your space! |
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Medley
A musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces. Click here for an example of Josh Groban singing a medley of TV theme songs from the 60th Annual Emmy Awards.
(Medley is also the last name of our beloved teacher, Miss Marsha!) |
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Looking for something to do on Saturday, September 26th?
How about celebrating George Gershwin's birthday by listening to his famous composition, Rhapsody in Blue. George composed this orchestral masterpiece at the tender age of 26.
Click here to enjoy this well known jazz piece. |
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Kit Del Rosario will play the part of Jane Eyre in Visitation Academy's musical performance of "Young Jane" This coming October.
Congratulations, Kit, and break a leg! |
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Major melody:
Student and Parent Guide
Private lesson students have received a Parent Guide & Student Weekly Assignments handbook (pictured to the right) from their teacher. In this handbook, you will find all the information you will need for the year, including guidelines and the school calendar. Reading through this handbook will keep you in - the - know through the school year.
Class students will receive handout sheets of the calendar and important information at their yearly parent meeting coming soon.
Other ways to know what's going on at the school?
If you have FACEBOOK, become a fan on our page. There we post information about upcoming events and other need to know information. Also, look through our website. You will find the calendar, our news, and student accomplishments.
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Hip harmony:
New Classes!
We have many new classes that will be starting throughout the month of September. Feel free to forward our newsletter to a friend if you feel they might be interested in our programs. If you refer a friend, you will receive a $30 Mobil gas card when your friend enrolls.
Below is a list of new classes with their start dates and times:
Music Together (for ages 1 - 4)
Monday, September 27th at 6:00pm
Tuesday, September 28th at 1:00pm
Tuesday, September 28th at 6:00pm
Wednesday, September 29th at 9:15pm
Wednesday, September 29th at 1:00pm
Thursday, September 30th at 9:30am
Saturday, October 2nd at 10:00am
Piano Prep (for students entering Kindergarten in 2011)
Tuesday, September 14th at 1:30pm
Tuesday, September 14th at 6:15pm
Thursday, September 16th at 4:15pm
Saturday, September 18th at 11:00am
Beginning Piano (for students entering Kindergarten in 2010)
Thursday, September 16th at
5:00pm
Saturday, September 18th at 10:00am
Beginning Piano (for students in 1st or 2nd grade)
Thursday, September 16th at
5:30pm
Saturday, September 18th at 11:00am
Voice Class (for students in 2nd - 4th grade)
Thursday, September 16th at 6:00pm
Glee, Jr. (for students in 4th - 7th grade)
Tuesday, September 14th at 5:00pm
Glee (for students in 8th - 12th grade)
Thursday, September 16th at 8:15pm
Click here to enroll for one of these classes today!
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student spotlight:
Sharing Music
 Several Milder Musical Arts students gave up one Sunday afternoon to share their musical talents with the residents of Surrey Place, a nursing facility of St. Luke's Hospital. Students who participated were: Hamaad Raza, Maggie Lessel, Jonah Kavadlo, Patrick Andrew, Joshua Kazdan, Francis Ntimba, Tamar Lerner, Allie Wills, Jack Schweizer, Samantha Villagomez, Rebecca Comas, Devin Hyatt, Emma Comas, Chrissa Comas and Jason Wan.
These students put together a musical review, including such hits as Sweet Betsy from Pike to The Sound of Music to Rockin' Robin. The residents clapped to the beat and sang along to some of the songs. Overall, the students felt a sense of pride and accomplishment and the residents were delighted with some afternoon music.
One resident commented with a tear in her eye: "They're just so sweet!"
Well done to the students, their families, and their teacher!
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teacher tidbits:
Adam Bock
 Milder Musical Arts welcomes Adam Bock to our teaching faculty.
Adam received his Bachelor of Music in Composition from Webster University, with an emphasis in voice and piano. An active musician since age 13, Adam has been a part of countless vocal ensembles ranging from classical concert choirs to small a capella groups, vocal jazz to barbershop. He has been writing, singing and playing piano with a local rock band, Riverton, for about 6 years and recently lent his administrative talents to the Kirkwood Community Theatre program, where he served as Music Director. He was employed at Kirkwood by the very same director with whom he spent his teenage years performing musicals at Notre Dame High School.
Adam currently performs with the Ambassadors of Harmony and a local church choir, and does a great deal of composing on his own time.
Adam teaches voice, piano, composition, theory and jazz studies. He is a specialist in chording, jazz chording and accompaniment styles for singers. Adam teaches private lessons and small classes.
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FAmily fun with music:
In The Family
The Meadows family has been at Milder Musical Arts since 2006 and have really blossomed into wonderful musicians over the years. Because of their love for music and theatre, they have seized several opportunities to perform throughout the community.
Sara Meadows, a 6th grade voice student with Jamie Shaw, performed with Spotlight Productions in Jesus Christ Superstar back in June.
Big brother, Adam, a 10th grade voice student with Matt Safley, performed Once Upon a Mattress in August with the Marble Stage Theatre Company.
Eldest sister, Erin, a senior voice student with Adam Bock, has been cast in her school's production of the Fantasticks. Both Sara and Erin will perform in Variety Children's Theatre production of Oliver! in October. Erin is also considering major in Musical Theatre or Acting when she heads off to college next year.
Best wishes to each of you in all your future pursuits!
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© 2010 Beverly Milder School of Music, Inc. Saint Louis, Missouri. Music education classes and private lessons for students of all ages. Office: 314.469.6646 Conveniently located on Ladue Road in West St. Louis County, just minutes from Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Town & Country, Clayton, Ladue, Ballwin, Ellisville, Wildwood, Manchester, Kirkwood and Webster Groves.