It's been a good week, spent with 50 young music students, faculty and parent volunteers.
No time to detail it all, as the final rehearsal is underway, but here is a quick Facebook page set up to document the week.
Best moment for me was watching choral conductor Tim Sharp mold 50 non-singing kids into a respectable-sounding choir in less than two days.
Real green shoots here.
Showing posts with label Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Show all posts
Friday, July 17, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
A Good Guy Finishes First
It's a long way from Waverly, Tennessee to Interlochen Arts Academy, especially as a transfer student attending for his senior year.
It took a special kind of moxie for Jake Rychen to achieve this, and this morning marked his graduation from the Academy.
This August, he begins his trumpet studies with the fabulous Michael Tunnel at the University of Louisville.
There is a world full of bad news out there, things that make us cringe, things that make us look to the future with real concern.
Then there are kids like Jake, who (with our support and encouragement) may yet turn the culture back in a good direction.
Kudos to Jake, his family, Interlochen and U of L for this morning's moment of inspiration.
And, a special shout-out to The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, who sends an examiner to his part of the world twice a year to hear students. Those exams provide a path to the outside world for kids like Jake, who exercise the ambition to prepare to the rigorous standards of ABRSM exams.
We all have a few bucks to donate, even in a recession.
Interlochen and U of L School of Music belong on the list.
It took a special kind of moxie for Jake Rychen to achieve this, and this morning marked his graduation from the Academy.
This August, he begins his trumpet studies with the fabulous Michael Tunnel at the University of Louisville.
There is a world full of bad news out there, things that make us cringe, things that make us look to the future with real concern.
Then there are kids like Jake, who (with our support and encouragement) may yet turn the culture back in a good direction.
Kudos to Jake, his family, Interlochen and U of L for this morning's moment of inspiration.
And, a special shout-out to The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, who sends an examiner to his part of the world twice a year to hear students. Those exams provide a path to the outside world for kids like Jake, who exercise the ambition to prepare to the rigorous standards of ABRSM exams.
We all have a few bucks to donate, even in a recession.
Interlochen and U of L School of Music belong on the list.
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