Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
Happy Music Monday - On a Tuesday! We hope you had a wonderful weekend, and what a musical weekend it was! LaGuardia families and students went Into the Woods, to Calvary Baptist Church in Jamaica Queens to hear the LaG Gospel Choir & Band, and finally to the the 5th Avenue Open Streets 200th Anniversary Birthday Bash to hear the LaG Show Choir perform beloved Christmas carols. Keep reading on to see highlights of all of these amazing events!
Music Studio Social Thank you to everyone who came out for our Music Studio Social at the Gem Saloon last Monday. What a lovely way to ring in December! We enjoyed meeting some of you and hope to meet many more of you and commune together in 2025.
All-School Swag Sale Tuesday, December 17, 3-4:30pm This is your last opportunity to get your Music Studio swag for the year! The Flash Sale continues (limited availability), hats, tees, hoodies and more. We have two new tees just in time for the sale. See below. Send your students with cash, credit/debit, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Of course, we'll return in 2025 with merch sales at all concerts.
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Music Studio General Meeting Join us on Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30pm via ZOOM. We will be joined by special guest, Dr. David Lee Fish, Founder & CEO of College Music Major. This meeting is all about music advisory for students who wish to pursue music at the collegiate level. All are welcomed, though we realize that this information may be the most helpful for freshmen, sophomores and juniors, so get ready to take copious notes, or not. The meeting will be recorded, and of course the minutes will be posted in the first Music Monday of the new year - January 6th. Meeting ID: 827 5237 3213 Passcode: 086719 |
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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| Mr. Carbone's Project Request Mr. Carbone currently has a project on DonorsChoose, a non-profit online charity that is specifically dedicated to public school teachers, where only projects that directly impact students are allowed. His current project "aims to provide a Fox 333 oboe, which will be the first of many that are needed to support our instrumental program. An oboe has not been purchased for the program in over 10 years, and considering the scale of our program, it is necessary to start replacing this segment of our inventory immediately. The specific oboe we are requesting will give students a much-needed boost in their musical journey, opening doors to opportunities such as college scholarships—especially significant as oboists are in high demand. This instrument will ensure that our ensembles remain strong and that every student, regardless of their financial background, has the chance to learn, perform, and pursue music at a high level. Providing access to an updated oboe means these dedicated young musicians can thrive and achieve their full potential." You can read more about it and donate here. |
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The Music Studio Congratulates Our Music Students On Their "Into the Woods" Performance! |
Amazing! Stupendous! Exhilarating! Hilarious! Phenomenal! All LaG students involved in the All School Musical have done an incredible job, but we'd like to send a special shout out to our Music Studio students. You all should be so proud of yourselves. We are! |
 Tehya Ali |
|  Gabriella Agosto |
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 Zachary Cho |
|  Hanna Aguilera-Rojo Senior Cinderella's Mother/Ensemble |
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 Amalia De Campos |
|  Eva Capron Junior Rapunzel (Asparagus) |
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 Raphael Cohen |
|  Suleila Clarke |
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 Diogo Feldman |
|  Annabel Cole Sophomore Little Red (Asparagus) |
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 Chase Haimoff |
|  Sophia Cumella Senior Rapunzel (Watercress) |
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 Kohana Henson |
|  Avi Geballe Junior Narrator (Asparagus) |
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 Abigail Hua |
|  Marian Hernandez Senior Little Red (Watercress) |
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 Daniel Kim |
|  Logan Kay Junior Cinderella's Prince (Watercress) |
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 Kelvin Lee |
|  Owen Maher Junior Rapunzel's Prince (Watercress) |
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 Brian Liu |
|  Preston Wayne Martin |
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 Liana Logan |
|  Nathan Mudaliar Junior Wolf/Cinderella's Father |
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 Simon Marenstein |
|  Jonah Mussolino Junior Narrator (Watercress) |
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 Théo Neukomm |
|  Margot Pantoga Junior Cello (Pit Orchestra) |
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 Stefania Nuovo |
|  Roberto Tejeda III Senior Cinderella's Prince (Asparagus) |
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 Roan O'Neil |
|  Emmanuel Tsao |
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 Genesis Espinoza Ortiz |
|  Savannah Weldon Senior Cinderella (Asparagus) |
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LaG Gospel Choir at Calvary Baptist Church |
Congratulations to the LaGuardia Gospel Choir, who was invited to perform at Calvary Baptist Church in Jamaica, NY on December 7, 2024. Hear a sample of the performance below by clicking the below image. Photo and video shared courtesy of Diane Vasquez and Sherry Stuart Berman, respectively, from our parent community and MS Executive Board. |
LaGuardia Show Choir Performs at 5th Avenue Open Streets |
Congratulations to the LaGuardia Show Choir, accompanied by Christopher Piro on piano. They performed on Sunday at the 200th anniversary of 5th Avenue Open Streets. Photos and video provided courtesy of Barbette Leonard and Karina Tabacinic from our parent community and MS Executive Board. |
Click the above photos to hear the Show Choir.
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| Dear Music Studio Families,
I hope your December is off to a great start and you've had a chance to enjoy the all school musical, Into the Woods, as well as some other performances that have been happening outside by the Gospel Choir and the Show Choir. Below you will find a reminder about the Senior NYSSMA Solo Adjudication.
ATTENTION SENIOR FAMILIES & STUDENTS: Thank you for registering for the 2025 NYCDOE Music Commencement Exam! I hope that you found the zoom session about the Music Commencement Assessment beneficial last week. A recording of the session can be found here. The NYSSMA Solo Adjudication (live, in person performance of your NYSSMA piece at a NYSSMA offsite festival) will occur on March 21 (after school) and 22 at Talent Unlimited High School (317 E 67th St, New York, NY 10065). If you are unable to perform your NYSSMA Solo Adjudication on March 21 or 22 at Talent Unlimited High School you need to email me by Friday 12/22 (bschott@schools.nyc.gov) indicating that you are requesting a change of festival location, tell me which festival/date you would like to request and the reason for the request to change NYSSMA Solo Adjudication date/location. Festival dates and locations can be found on page 5 of the 2025 Music Commencement Assessment Handbook.
AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC AUDITIONS: SENIORS Auditions for Spring and Fall 2025 admission to the Aaron Copland School of Music at CUNY Queens College are now open! The Aaron Copland School of Music offers a high-quality music education for a fraction of the cost of most universities. If students want to meet one-on-one in person or virtually to have questions answered or want to shadow for the day, they can explore the link below by clicking on the photo.
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 |
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**2024-25 MUSIC STUDIO PERFORMANCE CALENDAR** (click the above link to access) Click Here For Tickets
December 10 - Solo Voice performs at Moynihan Train Hall, 350 W. 33rd Street, 4;30-6:30pm
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, 350 W. 33rd Street, 4;30-6:30pm
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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Music Studio Funding Appeal |
| Giving Tuesday is Over, But it's Never Too Late to Support! 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.Just click the photo to donate.
Click HERE to read our fundraising letter - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
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*Click on the camp logos to the left to view their pdf information booklets.* *Click on the camp logos below to be taken directly to their websites to learn more.* |
| New England Conservatory Jenna Driscoll (she/her) Program Manager Theory, Composition, CMA, Jazz, Early Music, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Voice & Summer 290 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-585-1761 jd7393@necmusic.edu
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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. |
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. |
Riverside Orchestra Student Concerto Competition 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
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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 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 - JON DEAK FIRST MUSIC PROGRAM Applications are now open for the Jon Deak First Music Program for young composers. The Jon Deak First Music Program is open to emerging composers ages 18-30 in three categories, symphony orchestra, chamber music, and jazz ensemble (big band). The program has been widely acknowledged as one of the leading forces in the United States for bringing the work of gifted young composers to the public’s attention. Seven awards are given each season including commissions up to $3,000 and premieres at Carnegie Hall, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. We are once again happy to have Grammy-nominated composer Christopher Theofanidis as chair of the First Music Advisory Committee for orchestra and chamber music, and Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer, educator, and founder and Artistic Director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, as chair of the advisory committee for jazz. Deadline Friday, January 3, 2025 11:59pm Apply 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. |
*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. |
Upcoming Events on the LaG School Calendar | | Tuesday, December 10 | | | | Wednesday, December 11 | | | | Thursday, December 12 | | | | | Friday, December 13 | | | | | Saturday, December 14 | | | | Sunday, December 15 | | | Monday, December 16 | | | Tuesday, December 17 | | | Wednesday, December 18 | | | Thursday, December 19 | | | Friday, December 20 | | | Monday, December 23 | | | Tuesday, December 24 | | | Wednesday, December 25 | | | Thursday, December 26 | | | Friday, December 27 | | | Saturday, December 28 | | | Sunday, December 29 | | | Monday, December 30 | |
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