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Results Are In!

The votes are in! You may remember the survey we administered from June 7-12 on a theme for our upcoming summer recital (Aug 28th-29th) in the Music Lab. We got a lot of great ideas. Some of my favorites ranged from “My Little Pony” to “80s Punk Rock” and even just the word “fun”, but the overwhelming majority of the votes went to one theme.

I’m pleased to announce our summer recital will be the Beach! We are still in the planning phase but students are encouraged to start rehearsing songs with the beach or a summer theme! Look out for more info coming soon!

~Jonathan Rhymond, Lab Lead

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Outdoor Recital and Lab Contest

When you’re in the lab this week, stop by and enter our contest. We haven’t done this before, and we’d like everyone to try it. A lab attendant will help you input your entry if you need anything.

Mark your calendars, because August 28 and 29 we will have an outdoor recital! It’s probably going to be hot, but it’ll be great to see everyone. I can’t tell you how excited I am for this. If we haven’t met you yet, this is a great opportunity. If we have, we’re going to see each other again! Get ready, because we’re going to do this and it’s going to be great.

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Theme for June

Young students: We have a few options for students to choose from — new coloring pages for the month that all have a music theme or try out songwriting skills in a new website designed specifically for interested younger kids. As always the lab attendants are available to help or elaborate on the assignments.

Composition Station: Jazz theme for June! Listen to a few jazz songs and try writing one yourself. We have a couple techniques to make the music for ‘jazzy’ and as always lab attendants are happy to assist! There are even a few advanced challenges for students who are more advanced in music theory.

Music History: June is Jazz for history, too. We wanted to tie this together with the composition station so our students could learn more and appreciate the music they’re also trying to write. Listen to popular Jazz music through the ages and read about some famous musicians. If it’s interesting to students they can feel free to try writing Jazz in the composition station! As always lab attendants are will be available and excited for any questions or new tasks.

Have a wonderful Memorial day and we hope the rest of your week is musical!