Programs Intern: Matthew Hernandez
Dear NMS families and friends,
As the surge in Covid-19 continues, we hope that you are able to stay safe, stay home (as much as you are able) and wear a mask! Lessons continue online at NMS, and we have a few recitals, workshops and opportunities to keep you in the holiday spirit!
Recitals and Concerts:
NMS will be hosting our Zoom Recitals on Saturday, December 12th and Sunday December 13th at 6:30 PM. The Zoom link will be emailed separately. The full concert will run approximately 1 hour and will be broadcasted via Zoom on both dates. In the interest of privacy, these concerts will not be featured publicly or livestreamed, so it is important that you check your email for the Zoom link! If you do not receive the link by Friday 12/11 at 4pm, please email info@neighborhoodmusic.org with subject line: Need Recital Zoom Link
On Saturday, December 19th at 6:30pm, we will host our holiday concert via our Youtube channel! This will be a public performance, and will also be featured on our website! Make sure to tune in!
Join us for LACHSA Info Night on December 15th at 5pm!
Register here to receive the Zoom link for our LACHSA info night! Los Angeles County High School for the Arts is a Public, tuition free conservatory-style arts high school located on the campus of Cal State LA. Niche.com ranked LACHSA at the #1 arts high school in the US! Read that ranking here. NMS has a long and lovely history with the school, and in this session, we will meet with the Department Chair, Michael Christ Powers, Admission Coordinator Felicia Cain, Esmeralda Flores, and LACHSA students to learn about the audition process, ask questions and learn about the new features for auditioning this year! This is a great opportunity to for students considering LACHSA music , and all of the LACHSA arts departments.
Meet our Interns!
With deep gratitude to the Los Angeles Department of Arts & Culture Internsip Program, we are excited to introduce you to our LA County Interns!
Matthew Hernandez: Programs Intern(pictured above)
Matthew is a passionate college student at Pasadena City College who was born and raised in the Boyle Heights community. He was introduced to music in his middle school years and continues to apply himself in the arts world by performing with a locally based Latin jazz and salsa band. As a student at Neighborhood Music School, he studied saxophone independently and developed his skills in our Jazz Ensemble for over 2 years. When looking back at what music taught him, he credits music for developing his discipline and determination to succeed. Also, he believes that music helped him create countless, significant relationships, in which he holds much sentimental value. During the Covid-19 crisis, he decided to apply for our program internship with hopes of assisting Neighborhood Music School in strengthening his community using art. He aspires to continue to help others realize their maximum potential through music and all other art forms.
Alan Ke: Archival Intern (pictured above)
Alan is a junior at Pomona College with a passion for everything music-related. Back at school, he’s an on-air DJ and Music Director for KSPC 88.7FM. His show, “like antennas,” plays everything from ambient drones to abrasive punk. When he’s not sorting stacks of CDs as NMS’s Archival Intern, he enjoys playing guitar and watching foreign cinema. Given the opportunity, he will always order the spiciest thing on the menu, anywhere.
Holiday Closures:
NMS will be closed December 21st-January 2nd in observance of the holidays that fall in December.
NMS will have an optional week of January 3rd-9th, in which the office will be closed, but instruction will be at the discretion of the teaching artist.
Send in Showtime! videos!
Please keep your Showtime! videos coming! They bring such joy and showcase your awesome development! For the month of December, please share your favorite holiday tradition in your introduction! Please Email videos to office@neighborhoodmusic.org.
It's time to start planning for auditions!
For students who are looking to deepen their music study and bridge-building experiences, now is the time to be preparing!
Arts High Schools:
The applications for
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) are now open! You can access it
here.
Grand Arts High School Applications are open
here!
Summer Programs:
Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer programming opportunities are still forthcoming. We will keep you posted as information is available.
Interlochen Center for the Arts auditions are confirmed for January 14th, 2021.
Please read this special letter from Interlochen to NMS students that includes application links, application fee waiver code for NMS students, and more info!
We are still fundraising for our year end goal and we are getting closer to raising $200,000 to support our MusicMorphosis campaign, which will keep our scholarship program strong, our teachers teaching, our staff supported, and gives us the stability to add more resources for our community, including our (now)tuition free ensemble program, new ensembles, more collaboration and opportunities for field trips, bridge-building experiences, and more!
Here's how you can help:
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DONATE today! Support of any amount is meaningful and impactful. Just click the Donate Now button below.
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FOLLOW our social media accounts and SHARE with your networks. We post daily doses of inspiration and music. The links are below.
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SIGN UP for classes and become a student. Now is a great time to learn an instrument and access the healing benefits of music. Call 323-268-0762 today and receive two months of classes for the price of one.
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GIVE A GIFT OF MUSIC! You can pre-pay a student's tuition and give your friends, family and loved ones the gift of music this year! All classes are currently online, so students can take lessons from everywhere!
NMS remains open for online classes only while we continue to work toward flattening the curve of COVID-19 in Los Angeles. We have many online offering and openings in all instruments. Check out our website to learn more, or call the office at 323-268-0762 Mon-Fri 11am-4pm.
Subscribe to our
Youtube Channel and follow us on
Instagram and
Facebook! Each day, we are posting new music and performances on our social media- check us out!
Join us for Self-Care Saturday Yoga with Jeanette! Each Saturday morning at 9am, NMS is hosting a free yoga class for our whole community. This is a great opportunity to come together and move, as we move through the challenges, stressors and weight of this time. This class is great for all ages and all levels. RSVP to info@neighborhoodmusic.org and we will send you the link!
Have a wonderful holiday break- we look forward to seeing you online and in-person soon!
Be well and make beautiful music,
Karen, Jeanine, Liz and Melissa
