Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program A Program of EMU’s Department of Music

Newsletter: January/February 2019

Welcome! Events We are happy to welcome 22 new families to the Preparatory Music Program this semester! We have a total enrollment of * Festival over 200 students. Workshop February 2, 9am-3pm Registrations due 21st! Baroque Festival Workshop Registration is open until January 21st for our first ever Baroque * Preparatory Music Festival Workshop! Register now! Ask your private teacher if Teen Coffeehouse you need a registration form. February 10, 5:15 pm Common Grounds, EMU This exciting day will take place on Saturday, February 2 from 9am - 3pm. Registration is open to piano, flute/recorder, , * Preparatory Teachers’ , and students, ages 8 to 18, that are early intermediate Solo & Ensemble (ex. Suzuki Book 2) through advanced. Our special guests, Dr. Concert March 3, Jon Gibson, JMU Professor of Musicology and Mr. David 4:30pm, Martin Chapel McCormick, Bach Festival Executive Director and Baroque

performer, will bring hands-on experiences with music written in Looking Ahead the 1600 and 1700's (ex. Bach, Handel). There will be a dance

class, Baroque instruments to play on, performance practice * HMTA Piano Festival Saturday, March 16 coaching, as well as informational sessions.

* Junior Strings and Coffeehouse Performance Youth Symphony The teenagers in our program are preparing for a unique Concert ensemble performance on Sunday, February 10 at 5:15 pm in March 17, 4:00 pm EMU’s Common Grounds coffee shop. They will be presenting Lehman Auditorium their pieces in an informal setting. Please arrive between 4:30 $7 suggested donation and 5:00 to purchase a hot drink, smoothie, ice cream, sandwich, or other snack to enjoy while hearing our awesome teens share * Spring Recitals their talents!! April 12, 13, & 14 http://www.emu.edu/studentlife/common-grounds/

* Suzuki Group Concert May 5, 5:00 pm Inclement Weather Information This is a reminder that if you cannot come to lessons because of * Semester ends May 3 bad weather (or for any other reason), contact your teacher (Make-ups May 7-11) directly. Please do not call the office. Also remember that you are entitled to one make-up lesson per semester with 24-hour prior notice to your teacher or in case of sudden inclement weather. In the unlikely event that we can’t hold classes, we will send out an email to all families.

Help us spread the word! Limited openings for violin and cello lessons. Call 540-432-4277 for up-to-date information IMPORTANT: Parent Corner Special Billing Notice The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) is EMU uses a paperless billing system. In March, offering an on-line event called Parents as the EMU Business Office will send you an email Partners. From mid-January through October, the notice that you may view and use to pay your bill SAA will post videos and talks on a wide variety of online (through the Business Office). topics related to music learning (ex. practice ideas, - If you have any questions about the billing and working with teens, balancing activities, parent- payment system, please call the Business Office child relationships). Some are Suzuki related, but at 540-432-4575. many are applicable to all parents and students. The - If you would like a bill in print, please contact the cost is just $12. Please sign up with your Suzuki Preparatory Music office this week. teacher or with Sharon Miller by January 31. You may pay in cash or by check made payable to EMU. (We will not bill you for this event.) Parking

There is free parking on College Avenue, or in limited Visitor spaces in other lots. You can park in Piano News any spaces in any lot after 5:00 pm. If you have a Please check with your piano teacher soon about lesson before 5pm, please email your participation in the Piano Festival on March [email protected] for a parking pass to use in 16! the Mt. Clinton gravel lot behind the Annex (off of College Ave). Teacher News David Berry, piano, will be teaching and Office Hours performing as guest artist at Wheaton College in Jacinda Stahly, office assistant, is in the office Illinois from Jan. 24-25. (Rm. 12 in Lehman Auditorium) from 9am-Noon on Monday through Friday. The office phone Instrument Petting Zoo number is 540-432-4277. Join musicians of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival on February 1 for an "Instrument Petting Zoo" at the Explore More Discovery Museum in Instrumentalists Needed downtown Harrisonburg. This event is part of the The Youth Symphony is in need of several museum's First Friday Free program, so there is no instrumentalists. If you know of a talented student admission charge from 4-7pm. in Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, or Percussion, please have them visit www.emu.edu/svys for more Children will hear musicians perform and then get information and call the office at 432-4277 to set up to try instruments like the violin, recorder, an audition time. , and tambourine. There will also be two instrument making stations and other fun activities, Save the Dates! not to mention all of the wonderful permanent The Red Wing Academy is returning to EMU and exhibits! will be held on July 7-10 with a performance at the Red Wing Roots Festival on Friday, July 12! Megan This event is sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Tiller is the director for the Red Wing Academy and Bach Festival. For more information, visit either several of our teachers are on the faculty. It’s for website: violin/fiddle, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin & www.svbachfestival.org banjo. Visit www.redwingroots.com/academy www.iexploremore.com to register now!

Our Summer Chamber Camp this year will be in late June this year. The camp is for all levels of string students (violin, viola, cello, bass) who read music at a book 2 level or above. Look for more information soon!