Music appreciation courses from Curtis Institute of Music

Supplementary resources for #iCreate Music Outreach Program for Mountainair youth and adults as well as a useful resource for the MPS music department and anyone looking to hone their musical appreciation.

With the February 2013 announcement, Curtis becomes the first classical music conservatory to utilize a massive, open, online course (MOOC) platform in partnership with Coursera, a leader in MOOC education.

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EXPLORING BEETHOVEN'S PIANO SONATAS

Taught by Jonathan Biss (Piano '01)

Dates to be announced.

A series of lectures on one of the greatest bodies of music ever composed, from the point of view of a performer. Each lecture will explore a different facet of the music; all will attempt to locate the source of the tremendous psychological power of Beethoven’s music.

Sign up for this Coursera class: free, online

recital & meeting reminder + community garden update

…today is the recital, followed by a meeting (alas, no agenda available). The Garden Party is coming soon. Invite a friend. The Garden Party  Potluck is next Saturday is Saturday, October 13, 4:30 pm at MAoB's Community Garden area, concurrent with the Mountainair art council's Outdoor Art Sculpture Project Day


Lenora Romero writes,

iCreate Updates

Coming Saturday July 14: Western Music Association (WMA) & iCreate Music Festival, 3-8 pm at the Shaffer Hotel Gazebo, featuring local musicians Byron Ripley and The Tumbleweeds (Western Swing and Honky Tonk) and others. More event details will be posted separately and a poster when available and sent to me. If not, then not. 


Kay Stillion writes about the kids' garden project and about the iCreate music program

Saturday May 5, two children. Samantha T. and Zack T., participated in the iCreate SEEDS Kids' Garden by tilling the bed set aside for the project. They also gathered rocks, bricks and sticks for the border. Samantha is creating a sculpture of two hands holding the world for the arts council's Outdoor Sculpture Project and Show. 


Saturday May 12, Samantha T, who is in the iCreate violin class, performed with the adult violin class at the opening of the Mountainair Farm & Garden Market. Jaiden,  who is also in the violin class, performed at the market with her grandmother, Lenora.  Both children's performances were very well received, as were the adults'.                                                                                                                                                                                     

next #Mountainair iCreate recital & meeting

Update from Kay Stillion, who writes, 

Our next Mountainair recital is all violin students, Estrella Griego, Samantha Torrez and Jaiden Martinez, who will perform Saturday January 21, 2:30 pm at Pack's Cafe at the Shaffer.  Interested in our community based music outreach program and trying out violin or guitar lessons yourself? Call 847-2301 for more information. iCreate welcomes guests at meetings and activities. If you have a guitar or violin not being used, we can always use more musical instruments too as well as volunteer instructors.

 

The next iCreate returns to the 4th Saturday schedule interrupted by holidays and will be January 28, 2:30 pm at Lenora Romero's. We hope to be announcing exciting news about iCreate funding and development very soon. Look for our finding a new home and expanding music outreach, youth programs, community garden/sustainability mission, and developing new educational and creative projects.  

Music Outreach Program

Lenora Romero with violin students, photo by Tomas Wolff

"Music Lessons for Everyone," a MountainView Telegraph article by Laurie Clark on iCreate, its mission, Music Outreach, and free violin and guitar lessons in Mountainair.

Sat Oct 29, Music in Mountainair: iCreate Recital

Pueblo Art-Deco Ceiling, Shaffer Hotel Dining Room, Packs Cafe

RMJ Photography 2008, on Flickriver

iCreate's Music Outreach program will hold its first #Mountainair recital Saturday October 29, 4 pm at Packs Cafe in the Shaffer Hotel. Performing in public is the final program completion requirement. Performances by students completing certificates include a solo by Wyatt Greene and a trio of five songs by students from the adult class. Depending on yesterday afternoon's lesson, additional students may join the recital playbill.

iCreate thanks Alita Garcia at Pete's Carpet Thrift Story on Broadway for donating lesson space and would like to recommend supporting this new business (or rebirth of an old one made over ~ Pete's Carpets + Thrift Store) to our iCreate friends and supports. Shop local and support Music Outreach's program and free guitar and violin lessons in Mountainair

Kay working with a Music Outreach student at Off-Center

(cross-posted to Mountainair Announcements and iCreate NM)