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Happy Monday, Music Studio Families!

We hope you had a beautiful Thanksgiving Break and were able to spend valuable time with those you hold dear!

This is it - the last month of the year. Can you believe it?

Join us from 6-9pm this evening at The Gem Saloon in Murray Hill for theMusic Studio Parent Social, to welcome in December with a little "Fa, La, La, La, La" holiday cheer!

Come and meet your fellow Music Studio parents and spread some joy!

We look forward to seeing you there!

*Please note that this is a BYOB event (Buy Your Own Beverage)*

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!

**Please note that not all LaGuardia students are registered in MTK, the Parent Association database. Registering in the database is voluntary. Therefore, when cross referencing YoungArts winners with their studios, some students may be omitted if we don't know whether or not they are in the Music Studio. LaGuardia students are multi talented and can win awards in disciplines that they are not currently studying at LaG. So, a student may win for voice or instrumental and be a drama or fine arts major. If your student won an award for YoungArts and isn't on this list, please send an email to musicstudiocomms@laguardiahspa.org with your child's full name to be included in the newsletter. Thank you.**

**2024-25 MUSIC STUDIO PERFORMANCE CALENDAR**

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December 2 - Music Studio Parent Social, 6-9pm at The Gem Saloon, 375 Third Avenue at 27th Street, in Murray Hill

December 8 - Show Choir performs holiday songs at Fifth Avenue Open Streets Concert, 2:30-4:30pm

December 10 - Solo Voice performs at Moynihan Train Hall

December 17 - All-School Merchandise sale, 3-4:30pm

Last chance to get your LaG Swag before the holidays!

Send your student with cash, debit/credit, Apple Pay, or Google Pay to make a purchase. Flash Sale on select merchandise, while supplies last. 

December 17 - Solo Voice performs at Moynihan Train Hall

December 18 - Music Studio General Meeting via Zoom 

Topic: College Advising For Music Students. 

Recommended for any student in 9th through 11th grade who wishes to study music at the post secondary level.

Meeting ID: 827 5237 3213

Passcode: 086719

**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.**

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*DISCLAIMER*

The LaGaurdia PA does not endorse nor recommend any of the above organizations. Summer Camp/Program listing is provided simply as a means to share information with our Music Studio Community.

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.

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• 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
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The Riverside Orchestra is thrilled to announce its first Student Concerto Competition! The competition is open to talented students who live or study within the five boroughs of New York City and who would like the opportunity to perform with a full symphony orchestra at a concert on May 9, 2025, at Trinity School at 91st and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan.

RULES

Instrumentists must be age 12 to 20 (singers up to age 22) as of December 13, 2024, and be prepared to perform one movement of a solo (one-player) concerto or an equivalent piece. Students may perform on any instrument, including vocalists, but excluding piano due to space limitations of the orchestra’s concert venue. 

Applicants should choose a selection (complete movement/scene/aria) between 5-12 minutes in length; selections outside this length are not eligible. The selection should be performed from memory in all rounds and is the piece you would perform with the orchestra if selected, 

Round 1 is online.  Please apply through this link (a Google form set to open in a new tab).  All materials must be submitted by 10pm ET, Friday, December 13, 2024.

For this round, we require:

• Contact information for the student, a designated parent/legal guardian (for applicants under age 18), and teacher.

• Audio or video of the piece, performed from memory & recorded with piano accompaniment

• A PDF copy of your music (solo or piano reduction)

• $20 entry fee, payable here. The 17-digit confirmation ID (from the PayPal receipt email) or the 19-digit Transaction ID from Venmo will be required to complete the registration process.

Round 1 results will be emailed to all competitors on or before Monday, December 23, 2024. If selected, finalists must confirm they accept this invitation within 48 hours of receipt so we can finalize a schedule for Round 2.

Round 2 will be in person on the afternoon of Saturday, January 25, 2025. Approximately 4-6 finalists will be invited to audition in person for a panel of the music director and orchestra members at the National Opera Center at 330 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. We anticipate having one hour for sound checks starting at noon and beginning performances at about 1:30 p.m. ET, ending no later than 4:00 p.m. ET.

A winner, or winners, will be invited to perform with the Riverside Orchestra on May 9, 2025, at Trinity School with the requirement that they be able to rehearse and perform with the orchestra and coordinate with the orchestra’s music director. (The orchestra rehearses Monday evenings from 7:15 to 9:45 pm on the Upper West Side of Manhattan; the dress rehearsal will be at Trinity School on Thursday, May 8, 2025, also 7:15 to 9:45 pm.)  The orchestra also requires performer biographies (200-word limit) for the concert program three weeks before the performance and a photo for concert promotion two months before the performance.

Please ensure that your performance is uploaded to a service (such as YouTube, Vimeo, or another streaming service) with the link viewable to “anyone with the link,” as we don’t want to miss out!

Will my piece be acceptable?

Probably. The Riverside Orchestra is an excellent orchestra that plays repertoire from a wide variety of composers and levels of musical challenges. Works that require music to be rented from publishers are acceptable. 

Eligibility Questions

If you have questions about whether your piece will be acceptable or require other clarifications about eligibility, please email competition@riversideorchestra.org by Monday, December 9, 2024.

Click here to apply

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

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

JUILLIARD SUMMER MUSIC 2025

Juilliard is excited to announce that applications are now open for Juilliard Summer Music - programs designed for high school musicians. 

Open to high school instrumentalists, singers, and composers, Juilliard Summer Music programs immerse students in a learning environment where they can develop their artistry through lessons, coachings, studio classes, master classes, ensembles, career seminars, and more. Juilliard Summer Music students live, study, and perform at Juilliard's Lincoln Center campus. Juilliard Summer Music Programs include: Composition, Percussion, Piano, Voice

Applications due February 1, 2025

Program dates: July 6 - 19, 2025

Direct all questions to summermusic@juilliard.edu

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.

Applications for all 2024/25 programs are now closed! 

If you would like to be on the list to be the first to know about 2025/26 applications, click here.

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 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

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.

Fall 2024 Registration is still 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 nor recommend any of the above organizations. Resource and Opportunity listing is provided simply as a means to share information with our Music Studio Community.

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