Growth in the Music Department over the past two school years.
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Spring 2015 Lawrence Academy Music Recent Growth & Prospects 2013-2015 Report Faculty Jennifer Cooper Director of Music Choral Ensembles Chamber Ensemble General Music Honors Music Stephen Colby Beginning Fall 2015 Band Director Recording Studio Manager Private Lessons General Music Lawrence Academy Music www.lacademy.edu/music About the Music Department At Lawrence Academy students have the opportunity to learn about the world and about themselves by creating, performing, and studying music. Whether in a private lesson, an academic course, or an extracurricular ensemble, students are given the chance to express themselves, to collaborate, and to develop a high level of technique and performance, all while having fun. Musicians from both the academic courses and the extracurricular options perform at the end of each trimester during a week dedicated to celebrating the arts at Lawrence Academy. Additional performance opportunities occur throughout the year in the form of student-run Acoustic Cafes, all school assemblies, admissions events, and community service events. Private Instructors Lisa Cooper Paul Pampinella Yuka Hunt Trimester Long Courses Introduction to Music Performance Studio Musicianship I, II, III LA Singers LA Band I.M.I. (Private Lessons) Year Long Courses Honors Music LA Singers LA Band Honors LA Singers Honors LA Band I.M.I. (Private Lessons) Extracurricular Jazz Band Pep Band Chamber Ensemble Lawrencian Chorale SLACS (a cappella)
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Spring 2015
Lawrence Academy Music Recent Growth & Prospects
2013-2015 Report
Faculty
Jennifer Cooper
Director of Music
Choral Ensembles
Chamber Ensemble
General Music
Honors Music
Stephen Colby
Beginning Fall 2015
Band Director
Recording Studio Manager
Private Lessons
General Music
Lawrence Academy Music www.lacademy.edu/music
About the Music Department At Lawrence Academy students have the opportunity to learn about the world and about themselves by creating, performing, and studying music. Whether in a private lesson, an academic course, or an extracurricular ensemble, students are given the chance to express themselves, to collaborate, and to develop a high level of technique and performance, all while having fun. Musicians from both the academic courses and the extracurricular options perform at the end of each trimester during a week dedicated to celebrating the arts at Lawrence Academy. Additional performance opportunities occur throughout the year in the form of student-run Acoustic Cafes, all school assemblies, admissions events, and community service events.
Private Instructors
Lisa Cooper
Paul Pampinella
Yuka Hunt
Trimester Long Courses Introduction to Music Performance Studio Musicianship I, II, III LA Singers LA Band I.M.I. (Private Lessons)
Year Long Courses Honors Music LA Singers LA Band Honors LA Singers Honors LA Band I.M.I. (Private Lessons)
Extracurricular Jazz Band Pep Band Chamber Ensemble Lawrencian Chorale SLACS (a cappella)
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Spring 2015
38% Increase in Overall Music Enrollment
It’s more than numbers
Beyond the increase in enrollment, the student ensembles have grown in
the quality of the music they are making, in the experience of the
rehearsal process, and the pride in performance.
We have also established a positive
professional relationship with Indian Hill Music, Manchester Choral
Society, and Mid America Productions in NYC.
Trips and Festivals Over the past two years, LA Students have attended festivals and professional performances off campus.
9 of our students were accepted to the All New England Choral Festival.
Members of our band have been accepted into the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Central District Festival.
5 members of LA Singers participated in a festival at Carnegie Hall in NYC.
Music students have attended over 6 professional and university level performances and open rehearsals.
Members of Lawrence Academy Singers at Carnegie Hall where they performed with a
festival choir on Easter Sunday, 2015.
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Enrollment Distribution by Year
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Spring 2015
Introduction to Music Example Curriculum
Topics by Class Meeting 1. Listening / Music Vocabulary 2. Listening / Identifying Instruments 3. Identifying Instruments 4. Review Instruments / Drumming 5. Rhythm / Drumming 6. Time Signatures / Note Identification 7. Bells / Note Identification 8. Bells / Note Identification 9. Whole Steps and Half Steps / Piano 10. Piano 11. Piano 12. Piano 13. Piano / Western Music 14. Piano / Western Music 15. Piano / Western Music 16. Midterm 17. Piano / Composition 18. Piano / Composition 19. Composition 20. Composition 21. Guitar (Melodic) 22. Guitar 23. Guitar 24. Guitar (Chords) / World Music 25. Guitar / World Music 26. Guitar / American Music 27. Guitar / American Music 28. Guitar / American Music 29. American Music 30. Review 31. FINAL
Introduction to Music
230% Increase in Enrollment 10
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Music Ensemble Enrollment 36% Increase in Enrollment
73% Increase in LA Singers --- 8% Decrease in LA Band
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Spring 2015
Professional Performance Series in the Conant Gallery
To give students an enhanced exposure to professional musicians, the Professional Performance Series was created. This series is publicized and open to the public, and it is also free for students and all public attendees. Attendance is required for all students enrolled in music courses.
This series gives students personal connections with professional musicians, and it gives the public a venue to observe our facilities and our program – in other words, it gives people who do not know about Lawrence Academy a reason to come to campus.
2014-2015 Professional Performance Series
Trio Veritas Chamber Ensemble Piano, Cello, Violin September 26th, 2014 Ari & Mia Bluegrass Singer/Songwriter Duo Voice, Cello, Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar January 16th, 2015 Emily Jaworski Mezzo Soprano, DMA Student at Boston University Voice, Piano April 24th, 2015
2015-2016 Professional Performance Series
The Sun Parade Rock Band, Singer/songwriters Voice, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Drum Kit September 25th, 2015 Plymouth State University Chamber Singers Elite university chamber choir 22 voices January 22nd, 2016 New England Brass Band English style brass band 30 brass and percussion instruments April 15th, 2016
Pictured: 2014-2015 series
performers
Students are required to write a reflection or review of each performance they attend. Below are some quotes from these written assignments.
“ I a lways have t roub le s ing i ng in a d i fferent l anguage and express ing emot ion , so i t was coo l to wa tch someone do t hat !”
“ I used to d is l ik e fo l k mus ic because i t sounds rea l l y bor i ng , repet i t i ve , bu t the pe rformance of Ar i and Mia that n ight was i nsp i r ing . I t changed my impress ion t o fo l k mus i c . ”
“ I t a l so made me th ink a l i t t le more about wha t k inds of emot i ons I can show to port ray the fee l ing of a p iece . ”
“ I pa rt i cu l ar l y l oved the sound that was c rea ted when they mixed t he ce l lo w i th the v io l in , as i t made a s oot h ing , ca lm ing me l ody that rea l l y enraptured me in the i r song . ”
