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| 12/15 - 12/21: |
Bring a Friend to Class Week |
| 12/22: |
CLOSED: Winter Break |
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Lessons Resume |
| 01/10 - 01/15: |
Music Together® Begins |
| 01/17: |
Private Lessons Master Classes |
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Private Lessons Progressive Evaluation Sign Ups Begin (please refer to your student guidebook for more information) |
| 01/20 - 01/25: |
Glee and Glee, Jr. Last Class |
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Tuition Due |
| 02/01 - 02/02: |
Glee, Jr. and Wanna Be GLEE Begin |
| 02/20: |
Private Lessons Piano and Voice Evaluations |
| 02/27: |
Private Lessons Voice and Guitar Evaluations |
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There are many classes beginning in the new year!
Music Together® is for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Click here for a list of all class times.
Piano Prep is a 45 minute class for students entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2012. Click here for more information on this class.
Wanna Be GLEE (K - 2) and GLEE, Jr. (4 - 7) will begin in February with new dance moves and new songs to sing. Click here for more information. |
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"Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?"
~Michael Torke |
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| The next tuition payment will be due February 1st. You will receive email reminders one to two weeks before the due date. If you are not receiving our tuition emails, please contact the office. Click here for more tuition information. |
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MASTER CLASSES
Master Classes for this session will be held on Monday, January 17th at 1:00pm. 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, December 13th and sign up sheets will be located on the clip board on the office door.
Sign up today to reserve your space! |
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Jingle
Catchy music used to promote a product on TV or radio or a small metal plate attached to a tambourine.
Click here to view a classic TV jingle from 1965.
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Anton Webern, an Austrian composer and conductor, was born on December 3, 1883. He studied under Arnold Schoenberg, and became one of the best-known exponents of the twelve-tone technique.
Click here to hear the sounds of the twelve tone technique. |
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Kristin and Katie Solodar will again participate in the Academy of Dance's performance of "The Nutcracker." Katie will play Clara while Kristin dances the part of an Adagio Doll.
Their performance can be seen on Sunday, December 5th at the Carol Bowman Academy of Dance.
Congratulations and break-a-leg!
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Major melody:
And the winner is...
Tiffany Ung!
Congratulations to Tiffany, her family and her teacher, Yulia Rife, for winning the Missouri Music Teacher's Association Piano Competition in the 1st grade division.
Every year, the Missouri Music Teacher's Association holds District and State competitions.
Tiffany started at Milder Musical Arts in Piano Prep and Harmony Road. Truly, it's Tiffany's hard work and dedication (she practices over 2 hours a day!) that helped her to achieve this accomplishment.
Other students who participated in and made us proud at the State Competition are:
Claudia Cheng, JJ Del Rosario, Liam Frager, Nathan Howe, Hannah Ohms, Alan Peng, and Vannia Ung!
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Hip harmony:
State Voice Competitions
Our school is filled with fantastic voice students who are making their mark around town.
Students that were asked to participate in All District and All Suburban Choir are: Emmy Barbour, Mindy Fitterling, Ben Kweskin, Natalie Litwicki, Audrey Smith, Emma Stewart, and Lauren Walton.
Those students who were asked to audition for All State Choir are: Emmy Barbour (soprano), Ben Kweskin (tenor), and Lauren Walton (alto.) To be chosen to audition for the All State Choir students must be one of the top 20 students in their voice part in the St. Louis region. This is a very high honor.
To be chosen as a member of the All State Choir, students must be one of the top 20 voices in the entire State.
Congratulations to Emmy Barbour who was chosen as one of the top 20 soprano voices in Missouri and will participate in the All State Choir.
Pictures of our wonderful singers who participated in this year's auditions:
Emmy Barbour (in top right corner), Ben Kweskin, Audrey Smith, Emma Stewart
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student spotlight:
Bring a Friend to Class!
On December 15 - 21, classes will be filled to the brim as students bring their friends to share in the music.
Visitors will learn simple rhythms, boom whacker melodies and musical terms all in a fun class with friends. Current students will be able to showcase their playing skills in a final times of solos for their friends. Visitors should be in the same age range/grade as the student as the activities will be age appropriate.
We look forward to meeting all your friends in the coming week!
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teacher tidbits:
Holly Smith
Milder Musical Arts welcomes Holly Smith to the teaching staff!
While acquiring her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Ouachita Baptist University in AR, Holly Smith excelled in musical theater, choral and other stage performances. She was well-known for her choreography and appearances in productions such as Godspell, Carousel Tiger Tunes and Festival of Christmas. Her music also took her abroad to Salzburg, Austria where she further studied voice with an emphasis in opera.
Holly has completed training in many styles of dance and was able to perform in the NY production of "Shake the Floor" on Broadway. While in NY, she completed course training in Early Childhood psychology.
Holly will be teaching Music Together® as she specializes in early childhood music which includes babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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FAmily fun with music:
Camp Rock 2: Winter Break Camp
We have many new classes that will be starting throughout the winter months. Please forward our newsletter to friends who might be interested in our programs.
Come rock your moves on the dance floor and sing out your favorite songs from Camp Rock 2! It's On! offers children in grades K - 4 the experience of performing as a Camp Rock 2 star! Group vocal instruction, choreography, staging techniques, and a mini performance are all included in the experience!
This full day camp is taught by Holly Smith and Sarah Penberthy of Dynamic Edge Dance studio. This class runs during the winter break, December 27 - 30 from 9:00am - 3:00pm with a performance at 3:00pm on the final day of camp. The total cost for these four fun filled days is $185 per student. Click here to fill out the registration form and enroll.
MORE classes that will begin in 2011:
Music Together® winter session will begin on January 10. This class for infants, toddlers and preschoolers is so popular, that we have added many more class times to meet the needs of all our families. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to make music together during the cold winter months. Click here to view the full schedule.
Piano Prep: In this course, taken with a parent/partner, the teacher and caregiver work together to draw students out musically and socially. Inner hearing, keyboard tracking and note reading provide a strong musical foundation in a fun class
GLEE, Jr. and Wanna Be GLEE: Divided by age, these 16 week sessions will include a variety of song styles with sensational arrangements, harmonies and a little choreography.
Thank you for another year of making music!
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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.