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SUBJECT: Music Monday 11.04.24 Happy November, MS Showcase Audition Deadline Extended!

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Monday, November 4, 2024
Message from the Reps

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Happy Monday, Music Studio Families!

Hopefully your "fall back" in time wasn't too disruptive, and you enjoyed a beautiful weekend!

We have another short week this week, followed by a long weekend, with Election Day tomorrow, and Veteran's Day on Monday.   

Read on to see what's happening this month so you don't miss a beat! 

NEXT GENERAL MEETING

Our next Music Studio General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 7pm, via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 848 3452 4850

Passcode: 995034

Topic: Music Summer Camps - BUTI (Boston University Tanglewood Institue), Interlochen, French Woods. We will be joined by representatives from each program, as well as current LaGuardia students who will share their experiences.


1ST CONCERT OF THE SEASON

Fall Jazz Concert, featuring Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra

Friday, November 15, 2024, at 6pm in the Little Flower Theatre

Purchase your tickets now

Music Studio merchandise and concessions will be available for purchase.


1ST ALL-SCHOOL MERCHANDISE SALE OF THE YEAR

Get your Music Studio Swag!

On November 26th, we will be selling Music Studio Merchandise during the All-School Merchandise Sale. This event takes place once a month with representation from all LaGuardia studios, including the General PA. This happens near the end of the school day (3-4:30pm), so only students and staff can attend, unless a parent/guardian just happens to be in the building during that time. 

Send your student with money so they can make a purchase. We accept cash, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.


Music Studio Showcase - Audition Deadline Extended!!

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AUDITION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 11:59PM

Calling all Music Studio students! 

Instrumentalists and vocalists wanted! 

We are looking for musical acts of all varieties to showcase your amazing talents! All genres welcome.

Do you have a friend in another studio who wants to be part of your act? Awesome!

Submit your audition TODAY!  

Auditions must be an excerpt of what you intend to perform. Uploads must be less than two minutes long.

SIGN UP HERE!

The Music Studio Showcase will be held at the Triad Theatre on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 6:30pm.



CONNECT WITH US

We'd love to connect with you, and the easiest way for that to happen is with a Membership Tool Kit account! Did you receive this newsletter in your inbox? If the answer is yes, congratulations, that means you've already created an account and subscribed!

If you haven't, you can create an account using this link: MTK (Membership Tool Kit) and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the communications you'd like to receive from your Music Studio under the SUBSCRIPTION tab. It's the absolute best way to stay in-the-know for all things music!

You can also join the LaG Music Studio WhatsApp chat. While this is not officially endorsed by, or part of the PA or LaGuardia, it is a way for parents to connect and get questions answered from other parents. Your Music Studio Reps and other board members are also in the chat and will happily answer questions. We're here to help!


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It's a Long Weekend!

School is out on Monday in observance of Veteran's Day! 

Thank you to all who have served and those currently serving.

Music Monday will return on November 18th.

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Blurb From Ben

Dear Music Studio Families,


Please mark your calendars and join us for our first concert of the season with the Fall Jazz Concert on Friday, November 15th at 6pm in the Little Flower Theater. Get your tickets now and make it a fun night out!


ATTENTION SENIOR FAMILIES & STUDENTS:

As the school year progresses we look forward to the 2025 Music Commencement Assessment leading to the Chancellor’s Diploma Endorsement in Music. 

We are pleased to share preliminary details below regarding the 2025 Music Commencement Assessment. Instrumental and Vocal studio seniors prepare to graduate with a Chancellor’s Diploma Endorsement in Music and must successfully complete ALL three components of the 2025 Music Commencement Assessment. Participating in the Music Commencement Assessment is a LaGuardia requirement.  

 

The 2025 Music Commencement Examination consists of three mandatory sections:

  • The 2025 Written Exam (Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and Rehearsal Critique & Recommendations) will be Administered at 12:00pm at LaGuardia on January 22, 2025

  • The NYSSMA Solo Adjudication (live, in person performance of your Jury piece at a NYSSMA offsite festival) will occur on March 21-22, 2025.

  • The Reflective Essay will be due on February 28, 2025 (submission procedure will be included in a future letter).

 

NEXT STEPS:

  1. IMPORTANT - Please read the directions and fill out the below form byFriday, November 8, 2025

  2. Review the2025 Music Commencement Exam Handbook

    • Pages 11-16 describes each section of the written assessment (January 22), how it is scored, what topics are covered in the written section, and what is expected from you for the rehearsal critique section.

    • Pages 20, 22-24 describes the reflective essay requirements.  Please note that we will submit documentation for past in school performances.


  3. I will hold a zoom meeting for all seniors to discuss the Music Commencement Exam and the support that you will receive to be successful. The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 19 using this zoom link.

      Meeting ID: 958 4337 7902  

      Passcode: 722090



Please do not hesitate to contact me at Bschott@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions or concerns.


Sincerely, 

Benjamin Schott

Assistant Principal - Music


Don't Forget!

**2024-25 MUSIC STUDIO PERFORMANCE CALENDAR**

(click the above link to access)

Click Here For Tickets


November 13 - General Music Studio Meeting via Zoom, 7pm

Meeting ID: 848 3452 4850

Passcode: 995034

Topic: Summer camps/programs


November 15 - Fall Jazz Concert, 6pm Little Flower Theater


November 26 -All-School Merchandise Sale, 3:00 - 4:30PM 

(students and staff only) 

Had your eye on some swanky Music Studio Swag? Send your student with money to purchase items. Just in time for the holiday season!

We accept cash, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.



**If you would like to automatically download the performance calendar to your phone, click here: Performance Calendar.

This works for both IOS and Android.

Calendar download for smart phone provided courtesy of Karina Tabacinic, from our Music Studio PA merch team.**


Music Studio Funding Appeal

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The Music Studio thanks you for your continued donations and support for our students and studio. Your donations assist in covering the many expenses of the Music Studio, which in turn helps our students. While we work to continuously support our students and teachers, we definitely cannot achieve this without your help.  These necessary funds are used to purchase the music our students perform, workshops, master classes, professional development, accompanists and so much more.  


Click HERE to read our fundraising letter - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!


Post Secondary Resources
FIND YOUR BEST POST SECONDARY MUSIC SCHOOL

Get all the details you need for your best music school choice, from audition requirements to financial aid and career help - and what makes each school unique.

Click the photo to download the 2024-25 Guide to Music Schools.

View the guide online HERE.

Searching For Colleges & Conservatories

Big Future

Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL)

College Navigator


Researching Art Careers

  • Talk to others in the career you are interested in. Shadow them. Find out where they studied and what they did to work in their career.
  • Talk to your studio teachers
  • Try an internship or volunteer somewhere
  • Does it match the values that are important to you? Ask yourself is it a calling? Would you still do it if you didn't get paid? Are you passionate about it?
  • Look at the data in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) and on LinkedIn
  • Does the career require graduate school?

OOH Handbook Guide

Music Careers (article)

Musicians & Singers

Music Directors & Composers

Sound Engineering Technicians

Actors

Art, Drama & Music Teachers, Postsecondary


Other College Resources
Other Opportunities


EQUITY ARC WIND SYMPHONY OPPORTUNITY - USMB COLLABORATION

The Equity Arc Wind Symphony brings together talented pre-college musicians from historically underrepresented cultural backgrounds for a tuition-free multi-day training residency with the United States Marine Band (USMB). Musicians selected through a competitive audition process will learn from professional military musicians, network with peers from similar backgrounds, and participate in cultural activities in Washington, DC. This experience culminates with a side-by-side performance with the United States Marine Band conducted by Dr. Rodney Dorsey. The inaugural Wind Symphony will be held on May 1-4, 2025 in Washington DC.

Fellows in the Equity Arc Wind Symphony will play exciting repertoire, from Sousa marches to standard wind ensemble classics, under the leadership of Dr. Rodney Dorsey, Lt. Col. Ryan Nowlin, and Capt. Darrin Y. Lin.

The musicians in the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band are eager to mentor the selected fellows in sectionals, masterclasses, and rehearsals throughout their experience in the Wind Symphony.  

This ensemble is open to pre-college wind, brass, percussion, and string bass instrumentalists from historically underrepresented cultural backgrounds. 

Interested applicants can learn more about the opportunity and Apply HERE. 

Application deadline November 8, 2024



THE BOWERY JAZZ MESSENGERS

The Bowery Jazz Messengers is a band of 7th-12th grade musicians who perform regularly for the NYC homeless community at the Bowery Mission, the oldest mission in the U.S, providing food and shelter to millions of NY neighbors in need.

They are looking for young 7th-12th grade jazz musicians to join the program and perform at the Bowery Mission on a monthly basis. Each year as older students graduate, they look to bring in younger players, and are currently looking for bass, keyboards, sax & trumpet. Click here for more information



THE CLIVE DAVIS INSTITUTE - FUTURE MUSIC MOGULS

The Clive Davis Institute offers an entirely FREE Saturday workshop called Future Music Moguls. It meets in their state-of-the-art facilities at 370 Jay Street in Brooklyn for 14 weeks, from February 1st through May 10th.  The Spring Future Music Moguls program is FREE of charge and for groups traditionally underrepresented in the music industry. It is designed to introduce a select group of talented high school students in 9th - 11th grade to all aspects of the contemporary music business and for students who may not have access to other programs and who would qualify for financial aid at NYU. 

Students who participate in Future Music Moguls not only learn about the creative process behind making songs, but they're also exposed to the exciting behind-the-scenes business decisions that help music wind up in the ears of audiences around the world. With a strong emphasis on current issues and rising trends in the distribution and delivery of music, students learn about music entrepreneurship and are exposed to career guidance that can be applied to a wide range of future activities, music related or otherwise.

Application deadline November 11, 2024.  Future Music Moguls is part of NYU Tisch School of the Arts' programming for high school students. When applying, students should select the "2024 Tisch Spring Future Artists" application in the portal. 

Click to here to learn how to apply

For questions please feel free to reach out to tisch.recorded.music@nyu.edu



THE BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC - CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Advanced Chamber Orchestra for players at NYSSMA Level 5 and higher.  This ensemble meets Thursdays at Bloomingdale, from 4:30 to 6 PM.  Click here to apply 

As part of Bloomingdale’s chamber music program, they offer to match students with other instrumentalists at their level, and provide expert coaches from Bloomingdale's outstanding instrumental and vocal faculty.  Here is a link to the chamber music program page, which describes how to sign up to be matched for chamber groups.

All inquiries about these programs can be directed to clchu@bsmny.org



FROM THE TOP Scholarship Opportunity

The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable, need-based grant of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with full participation in From the Top's Learning and Media Lab Fellowship

Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award. The Award is given to driven and committed pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level.

An application for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is also an application to From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship program. You do not need to complete two separate applications. See the "How To Apply” section for more instructions.

You are eligible if you are: classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers (ages 8–18) who are full-time elementary, middle, or high school students, and have not yet entered college.

High School seniors graduating in 2025 must apply by November 15, 2024 in order to be considered for the award before graduation.



NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Each summer, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) brings together the brightest young players from across the country to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), a free program for all participants. Following a comprehensive audition process and a multi-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers embark on a tour to some of the great music capitals of the world while serving as dynamic music ambassadors.

Ages: 16–19
Available for Young Musicians: Nationally
Season: Summer Program

*NYO2 - NYO2 has a particular focus on attracting talented students from groups underserved by and underrepresented in the classical orchestral field. *A formal nomination from a teacher, ensemble director, school/band/orchestra administrator, or community leader is required as part of the application.* NOMINATION DEADLINE NOV 30

APPRENTICESHIP - Carnegie Hall offers apprenticeships to students in roles beyond instrumental positions in NYO-USA to explore key aspects of the orchestral field. APPLICATION DEADLINE DEC 3

NYO-USA - The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) invites young musicians ages 16–19 to audition for its 2025 season. APPLICATION DEADLINE DEC 3

NYO JAZZ - NYO Jazz invites young musicians (ages 16–19) to audition for its 2025 season. APPLICATION DEADLINE JAN 16, 2025



NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY

The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded youth programs of its kind in the nation, including the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance - Classical. It is recognized for its innovative, educational programs for talented young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians ages 12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in chamber music, conducting, composition, jazz, and musical theater songwriting with performances at world class venues including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Through its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has commissioned over 170 works from young composers since 1984.

2024/2025 Applications for all programs are open NOW!

Click the below links to learn more.

CHAMBER MUSIC, COMPOSITION, CONDUCTING, FIRST MUSIC, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATRE SONGWRITING



VOICE ACADEMY NYC

Voice Academy NYC, located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, offers a range of vocal training options, including private one-on-one lessons, group classes, custom workshops, onsite corporate singing lessons and vocal performance coaching for all levels, from beginner to professional. Our expert coaching staff will not only improve your voice but also prepare you for auditions, showcases, recording sessions, musicals or any live performance across various musical styles.

Our instructors are seasoned professionals with decades of experience on Broadway, as singer-songwriters, composers, pop/rock starts, jazz artists and performing musicians. With such a wealth of expertise, you can be confident that you’ve found the right school for vocal training coaching, we also offer piano, sight-reading and music-theory lessons for all students.

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS - SENIOR DIVISION AUDITIONS 

In the Senior Division, students ages 10-18 refine their skills to a superlative standard and perform in their own concert series at various venues locally, around the United States, and internationally. Students participate in an exciting array of performances, presenting world premieres and collaborating with an exceptional roster of professional artists. The Senior Division of the National Children’s Chorus, based at Opera America and Lincoln Center in Manhattan, consists of the Debut Ensemble (Tuesday evening rehearsals), the Premier Ensemble (Wednesday evening rehearsals), and Scholars (SATB college-prep, Tuesday evening rehearsals). Students in the Senior Division also have the exclusive opportunity to travel abroad in an international tour each summer, and take part in the annual National Youth Opera Academy in August.

Saturday, November 2nd at 5:00pm ET,  livestream presentation via Zoom, by *APPOINTMENT ONLY*  

*requires application fee

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH NCC AUDITION PROCESS


Fall 2024 Registration is now open!

Private Lessons or Group Classes & Ensembles

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is a 127-year-old non-profit community music school. Our Park Slope home offers private music lessons, group classes, ensembles and music therapy as well as 17 beautiful, affordable rehearsal studios open to all musicians. Throughout New York City, BKCM provides music education, music therapy services and opportunities for musical engagement at more than 80 sites across all five boroughs. BKCM’s programs reach more than 10,000 New Yorkers from all walks of life. 


Do you have additional resources to share with the LaGuardia Music Studio Community? 

Please email us at musicstudiocomms@laguardiahspa.org



*DISCLAIMER*

The LaGaurdia PA does not endorse any of the above organizations. Resource and Opportunity listing is provided simply as a means to share information with our Music Studio Community.

Upcoming Events on the LaG School Calendar
Tuesday, November 5
Election Day Staff Professional Development Day (No Students)
Thursday, November 7
6:30p PA General Meeting (Remote)
Friday, November 8
9:00a Coffee & Donuts with Parent Coordinator
Monday, November 11
Veterans Day (Schools Closed)
Thursday, November 14
8:00a Senior Portrait Makeup Day
Friday, November 15
8:00a Senior Portrait Makeup Day
2:15p Student Curated Art Show
6:00p Fall Jazz Concert
Monday, November 18
Department Meeting
8:00a Winter Sing
Tuesday, November 19
Climate Action Day: Waste
Climate Action Day: Waste
8:00a Winter Sing
Wednesday, November 20
8:00a Winter Sing
Thursday, November 21
Parent/Teacher Conferences Evening - Remote
Friday, November 22
Parent/Teacher Conferences Afternoon - Remote
Monday, November 25
Fine Arts College Portfolio Review Day
Tuesday, November 26
3:30p Student Vs. Teachers Volleyball Game
Wednesday, November 27
Building Closes at 4:00 PM.
Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving Recess (Schools Closed)
Friday, November 29
Thanksgiving Recess (Schools Closed)
Saturday, November 30
Building Closed
Sunday, December 1
Building Closed
Monday, December 2
Department Meeting
Wednesday, December 4
8:00a Into the Woods Preview Assemblies
8:00a Senior One Acts - Drama
Current Music Studio Board Members


Instrumental Rep: Rebecca Sherman - music@laguardiahspa.org

Instrumental Rep-In-Training: Staci Abramsky Risman -instrumental@laguardiahspa.org

Vocal Rep: Barbette Leonard vocal@laguardiahspa.org

Vocal Rep-In-Training: Vanessa Enriquez

Corresponding Secretary: Tauheedah Yasin - musicstudiocomms@laguardiahspa.org

Assistant Corresponding Secretary: Madeline Ramos

Recording Secretary: Laetitia Ducroux - musicrecordingsecretary@laguardiahspa.org

Assistant Recording Secretary: Abhilasha Mahan

Audit Manager: Rose Javier

Merchandise Director: Diane Vasquez - musicmerch@laguardiahspa.org

Assistant Merchandise Coordinators: Shira Eisenberg and Karina Tabacinic

Fundraising Coordinator: Jennifer Richey

Volunteer Coordinators: Sherry Stuart Berman - musicvolunteers2@laguardiahspa.org

Sonya Houston - musicvolunteers@laguardiahspa.org

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