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The answer for Kim's "Flutes" word search on the Puzzle Page is "fife". The answers to Kayla's "Flute Composers" crossword puzzle are: Across 6 = Boehm, 8 = Blavet, 9 = Tchaikovsky, 10 = Handel Down 1 = Vivaldi, 2 = Beethoven, 3 = Debussy, 4 = Mozart, 5 = J S Bach, 7 = Haydn The answer for the "Flute Repair" word search on Page 2 is "leaks". The answer for the "Baroque Flute Composers" word search on Page 3 is "Quantz" The answer for the "Flute Technique" word search on Page 4 is "practice". The answer for the "Famous Flute Teachers" word search on Page 5 is "Boehm". The answer for the "James Galway" word search on Page 6 is "penny whistle". The answer for the "Flute Makers" word search on Page 7 is "Jupiter". The answer for the "Name That Flute Tune" word search on Page 8 is "Gigue". The answers for the "Flutes" crossword puzzle on Page 9 are: Across 1 = fife, 6 = transverse, 8 = ocarina, 9 = penny whistle, 10 = concert, 12 = piccolo, 13 = flagolet Down 1 = flauto, 2 = ottavino, 3 = recorder, 4 = suling, 5 = panpipes, 7 = shakuhachi, 11 = alto The answer for the "Christmas Music" word search puzzle on Page 10 is "Silver Bells": Back to The
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Connie performed Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballería de Nápoles from Fantasia para un Gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo at her band concert on May 1, 2005. She also performed the piccolo solo in the Stars and Stripes Forever and played trombone with the jazz band. Congratulations to Connie for being accepted at Western Michigan University as a music major!!! Connie will be majoring in music educationa and would like to be a band director. Connie performed in the pit orchestra for her high school's production of Annie and performed From Within for solo alto flute by Jonathan Bayley at her school's Coffee House concert in April, 2005. She also performed Sarabande by J. S. Bach last fall. I was a judge in April, 2005 for the Patricia Nixon Scholarship Competition at Central Michigan University and heard some fabulous performers compete! It was a very difficult decision to select the winner since everyone played so well. I also was a judge in March for the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Festival, judging the solo woodwind and small chamber ensemble categories. Congratulations to all my students who went to District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals this year. You each did an excellent job and can be very proud of all your hard work! Connie performed the first movement of the Concerto in G Major by Mozart and The Boa Constrictor and the Bobolink for piccolo and tuba. Jennifer performed the first and second movements of the Sonata II in G Major by Platti and Trio II for three flutes by Hook. Amy performed the Telemann Sonata in F Major and Stephanie performed Intermezzo by Duvernoy. Jennifer and Amy have performed regularly at their church this past year, performing on flutes, piano, and singing. Piccolo Mania! I will be teaching a "workshop" for junior high and high school piccoloists this summer. Piccolo Mania will take place between June 23 and July 28, 2004. There will be an opening 45-minute class on June 23, followed by 4 weeks of private lessons, and ending with another 45-minute class. Studies will cover basic concepts of sound production, tone, intonation, alternate fingerings, general facts about the piccolo and how it differs from the flute, along with some of the major piccolo parts for band. It is open to beginning through advanced players and costs $80.00 per student. All students must provide their piccolos & music stands. Congratulations to Connie, Jamie, and their friends for receiving I's at the 2004 District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals for their flute quartet. They performed Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox, Babe from Legends From the Greenwood by Catherine McMichael. Also, congratulations to Connie for receiving I's on her flute and piccolo solos at District. Congratulations to all of my students who performed at Solo & Ensemble Festivals this year for all of their hard work. Jessica made her professional debut this past December (2003) in a performance in Saginaw! Congratulations to Jessica for her excellent performance of Mouquet's Pan and the Birds at her 2003 spring band concert! Congratulations to Cristen for being accepted as a Music Major at Central Michigan University and for receiving the John Philip Sosa Band and Semper Fidelis Music awards at her high school!!! Congratulations to Jessica, Cristen, and Connie for receiving I's on their solos and trio at the Michigan State Solo & Ensemble Festival on March 22, 2003! Congratulations to all my students who participated in Solo and Ensemble Festival this year. All of you are greatly improved for having done so and I commend each of you! Congratulations to Connie and Cristen on their fine performances in the Belle Valley Community Band concert on March 2, 2003. Congratulations to Cristen, Connie, Jamie, Jessica, and Rachel for the excellent performances of their solos and ensembles at District 3 & 16 Solo & Ensemble Festivals! Now it's on to State Solo & Ensemble Festival in March. Good luck everyone! Congratulations to Cristen for being selected as Student of the Month for February for the Fine Arts Dept. of her high school! Congratulations to Jessica and Kayla for being nominated to the MSBOA District 3 Junior and Senior High Honors Bands, which performed at Brandon High School on January 25, 2003! Jessica was principal flutist of the High School Band and Kayla was in the 1st flute section of the Junior High Band! Congrats also to Cristen for being appointed principal flute in the FFA National Honors Band in Louisville, KY, in October of 2002. While at the FFA National Convention, Cristen was a featured performer in a solo, a duet, and a trio with band accompaniment! The band performed several concerts during the week. On November 17, 2002, Cristen also performed as a first flutist in the Central Michigan University Honors Band at CMU. Congrats to Audrey and Kayla, who each received I's on their solos and duets at Junior High Solo & Ensemble Festival for 2002! Bravo Audrey & Kayla! Congratulations to Connie for winning the Great Scale Challenge of August, 2002 and to Jessica for being runner-up. Prizes were gift certificates to Flute World. The Great Scale Challenge consisted of performing all major scales by memory for 2 octaves with consistent rhythm and articulation paterns, and good tone. Congrats to Jessica for performing Mancini's Pennywhistle Jig for piccolo and band with her high school band on May 16, 2002! Congrats to Mary #1 for being selected to perform in the Advanced Training Institute's Flute Choir in Knoxville TN in June! Congrats also to the following students for their outstanding performances at District and State Senior High Solo and Ensemble for 2002: Jamie #1, Jessica, Chelsey, Connie, Leah, Cristen, Ashley, Birds of a Feather High School Quartet, and the Marlette Flute Choir and Sextet. Bravo! Good job everyone!!! Congrats to Ashley for being nominated to the 2002 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Soloist Competition!! Congrats to Cristen and Connie for being selected to perform in the 2002 Michigan State FFA Honors Band! Special congrats to Cristen for being nominated to audition for the 2002 National FFA Honors Band! Congrats to Kayla, Jamie #2, Jessica and Chelsey for being selected to perform in the District 3 MSBOA Junior and Senior High Honors Bands for 2002! |
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Studio Class was presented on May 19, 2002. The topic was Proper Etiquette in Music. We discussed the ins and outs of good manners for musicians. In addition to that, all students gave performances of various solos and ensembles being studied for spring. Then we adjourned for pizza! |
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