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Music Education

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Begins 65th Anniversary Season with Concert at Orchestra Hall

November 16, 2011

As a violinist/violist, I’ve spent a lot of time playing in various student and professional orchestras. Some of my favorite musical experiences were during my years as a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO). I started out in the City Youth Strings (CYSO’s training orchestra in the 90s) before moving on to the [...]

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Budding Composers Take Note: Music Institute of Chicago Sponsors Composition Competition

November 3, 2011

Ask any composer, and he’ll tell you how important it is to be able to hear your music performed live. He’ll also tell you how difficult it can be to find musicians willing to perform your composition. Now, composition students ages 12-18 will be able to compete for each of these opportunities through the Music [...]

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Help Bring the World Together through Music by Supporting the Suzuki Association of the Americas

October 17, 2011

There are lots of people out there who want to change the world, but very few who actually do anything about it. Violin instructor and musical pedagogue Dr. Shinichi Suzuki was one of the few. In the years following World War II, he decided that he wanted to use music to help make the world [...]

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Spark the Love of Music in Your Child with CSO Family Concerts

September 16, 2011

As a violin teacher, I’m deeply committed to building new audiences for classical music. It’s been proven time and time again that children are open and eager to learning about classical music and jazz at a young age. That’s why I was excited to receive information from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra about their 2011/12 concerts [...]

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Urban Music Ed Programs Travel the Winding Road to the Concert Hall

June 6, 2011

I recently came across two separate articles profiling urban music education programs in Chicago and New York. The Seattle Times’ Martha Irvine wrote about a Chicago inner-city school striving to raise money to save its orchestra, while NPR’s Jeff Lunden reported on a young music conservatory graduate preparing his Brooklyn elementary school violin students for [...]

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Three Chicagoland High School Students to Perform Side by Side Concert with Chicago Philharmonic

May 12, 2011

Three Chicago-area high school students will get a taste of life as a professional musician as part of the Chicago Philharmonic‘s Side by Side program. John Lin, Ben Wagner, and Shea Acott were invited to participate in the program which pairs high school musicians with seasoned orchestra members. The program will culminate when the students [...]

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Chicago Opera Theater and Chicago Public Schools to Team up for Fantastic Student Performances

April 30, 2011

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is continuing its quest to bring opera to Chicago elementary school students with the 11th year of its Opera for All educational outreach program. In conjunction with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), COT’s program joined students throughout the academic year at Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School, Dewitt Clinton [...]

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Fulfill Your Glee Fantasies at The Music Institute of Chicago

April 4, 2011

Are you a grown-up Glee addict? Do you ever dream of going back to high school just to sing in a show choir? Well now, The Music Institute of Chicago is offering a pop song and dance program for Gleeks over 18 years old which would make Mr. Shuester proud. You’ll perform pop song mash-ups [...]

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Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy Announces Residency by Cleveland Institute of Music Viola Instructors

March 15, 2011

The Music Institute of Chicago’s (MIC) Academy program is a nationally known center for highly gifted pre-college musicians. Beginning in September 2011, the Academy will welcome six world-renowned viola instructors from the Cleveland Institute of Music to conduct master classes, chamber music coaching, seminars, and individual instruction. The residency will prepare students for conservatory study [...]

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DVD Review: VIOLIN & VIOLA ERGONOMICS by Julie Lyonn Lieberman

March 7, 2011

World-renowned music educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman‘s latest DVD, Violin and Viola Ergonomics ($23.95, 90 min., distributed by Hal Leonard), provides a comprehensive overview of the issues that determine instrument position and support. This DVD provides valuable tips for players of all levels about healthy playing habits and posture. Ms. Lieberman covers a broad range of [...]

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