Every Monday from 7pm to 10pm: Fiesta Chorus Rehearsal at Resurrection Catholic Church in Tempe
Friday, September 9 from 7:30pm to 9pm: KOG Concert Series features John Calvert on Guitar at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Tempe
Saturday, September 10 from 8pm to 10pm: The New Army with Paul Gurvitz at The Platinum Room at Skye Restaurant in Peoria
Sunday, September 11 from 3pm to 4:30pm: Scottsdale Musical Arts presents 9/11 In Remembrance: Brahms' Requiem at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Scottsdale
Sunday, September 25 from 3pm to 4:30pm: KOG Concert Series features Dr. Robert and Kate Hamilton at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Tempe
Tuesday, September 27 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm: Ukulele Jam Night at The Music Store in Mesa
Tara Bailey, Assistant Director for Admissions and Financial Aid at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, will be offering a seminar to assist with application procedures. The seminar will be held on the evening of October 20, 2011 at My First Piano, 1818 E. Southern Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85204. The time will be announced soon.
Ms. Bailey will discuss admissions policies and answer questions aimed to assist students with their applications. As more information becomes available about the seminar, it will be provided in our next newsletter.
Future of School Music Programs
& Music Lessons
The 2010 Census showed that the State of Arizona led the nation in the increase in population in the under-18-year-old category, with a 29.95 percent increase in school age children. This shift in demographics and population will have a major impact on school music programs nationwide according to the May issue of the Music Trades article, “Where the Kids Are”.
“Ultimately, the size and growth rate of the school population has a big influence on the size of music programs”, and private lessons as well. Census projections indicate that while the western states have had enormous growth in school age children over the last 5 years, that expansion is likely to slow in the next 5. As parents and teachers, we must work to keep our state’s children involved in music by encouraging our schools to maintain music programs.
Sheet Music Update: DVMTA Cavalcade & EVMTA Ensemble Music Available
The DVMTA Cavalcade Music and EVMTA Ensemble Music has arrived and our shelves are stocked! Books are available in store or online. Click to review the lists or purchase DVMTA Music or
EVMTA Music online!
Duets for All
In keeping with the theme of duets this month, we encourage you to watch the "duet" videos included in this newsletter. Making music together is an uplifting experience.
Duet pieces throughout the store will be discounted 25% when you present your coupon. (Coupon excludes DVMTA and EVMTA pieces.)
Reminder: Teacher Preferred Sheet Music & Accessory Lists
We are now able to post preferred books and single sheets by teacher to help your students find the right items online or in-store. Visit this page to see how teacher lists are displayed or to submit your lists.
Join our staff, teachers, customers, and friends for a Ukulele Jam Night! The event will take place on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at The Music Store. Bring your uke or borrow one of ours. Hope to see you there!
In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this video of Ryan Imamura, still in grade school, jamming with ukelele phenomenon Jake Shimabukuro. (Can't see the video? View it in a browser.)
Our favorite music-related video for this month is aninspirational video of Yo Yo Ma on his cello playing duets with his friends. We hope you like it as much as we did.
(Can't see the video? View it in a browser.)
Do you have a favorite music-related YouTube Video that you would like to share? E-mail your submissions to
web@the-music-store.com
It has been a busy back to school season! We are blessed with friendly, hardworking staff members who went above and beyond the call of duty assisting our students, teachers, and customers. Thank you to all our wonderful staff: Amy, Andrew, Brian, Charles, Erin, Joseph, Matthew, Melanie, Neil, Tess, and Toni. Your hard work is greatly appreciated!
