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NewsAugust 2006Maestro School of Music Puts a Happy Ending to Summer with its Summer Strings Camp - a weekend full of music and activities for young musicians ages 8 to 12.... - click for more !
At Maestro School of Music's Summer Strings Camp, students from all over the Silicon valley and Santa Cruz spend the 3-day weekend exploring new music and techniques to expand their violin playing capabilities. They learn to read separate parts and then play them in harmony as duets. They play together as a chamber group, learned new scale and bowing techniques to limber up their fingers and improve speed. They work together in groups to figure out counting and fingerings before playing the songs together. High school and college student camp counselors (also violinists) provide lots of inspiration.
With the idea that learning music can be a fun, rewarding and a relaxing experience, Dana Scoby, founder of Maestro School of Music, explains her concept for her new Summer Strings program. "My objective for this camp is to allow beginning and intermediate students experience music camp with less pressure and at their level of playing. We include a lot of other outdoor activities between the morning and afternoon daily music sessions. The kids really enjoy themselves; they learn new skills, and are completely ready to play their concert at the local mountain church to an appreciative audience."
May 2006Several of Ms. Scoby's students have been accepted into local youth orchestras, including PACO and the El Camino Youth Symphony.
September 2005School has begun and Maestro School of Music is very busy supporting the arts by teaching violin to lots of children in both public and private schools! It's so rewarding knowing that these kids have the opportunity to learn music along with honing their skills on the violin. The support and welcome we've received has been close to overwhelming! In addition to a second year of teaching at Sunnyvale Cherry Chase Elementary (now 50 students, 4 level groups), Maestro School of Music started teaching both elementary and middle school violin classes at Loma Prieta Elementary and CT English Middle Schools in Los Gatos in the Spring of 2006. Ms. Scoby continues to teach at Carden El Encantro School in Santa Cruz has also started a violin program. We're reaching out far and wide and are looking forward to an exciting and successful year. July 2004Dana Scoby has officially been hired as the after school strings program teacher for Cherry Chase Elementary school in Sunnyvale, CA for the 2004-2005 school year. Ms. Scoby will teach violin to 3 levels of students, from beginning to intermediate, approximately 40 students in all. She will be responsible for creating the strings program and performances throughout the year, as well as coordinating more advanced players to participate in Sunnyvale middle school music programs. The Cherry Chase violin program, sponsored by the school's well-supported PTA, is a fine example of how involved parents can make such programs happen despite the state's budget cuts in the arts. The strings program has been consistently funded and managed by the PTA for many years. "I'm delighted to have been chosen to bring the beauty and magic of the violin into the lives of so many young minds," said Ms. Scoby. "Whether or not they become professional violinists, the experience of learning an instrument and having music in their lives will make them more well-rounded individuals now and in their future endeavors as adults. It's a wonderful opportunity." | |||||||
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We are proud that Erica (11) performed a solo with PACO, the Vivaldi A Minor concerto for violin, in May. This fall three more students will be playing with youth orchestras including one student in the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony.