SDYS Winter Break and Office Closure
SDYS is officially on holiday break from 12/21-1/5! Rehearsals resume on
Saturday, January 11 & Sunday, January 12.
SDYS offices will be closed from
Tuesday, December 24 to Wednesday, January 1.
We will resume regular business hours on Thursday, January 2.
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Congratulations Beginning & Debut Students!
Congratulations to all Beginning and Debut ensembles for great performances on
Sunday, December 15, 2019
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Mentor Program
Are you looking for a way to share your musical abilities, teaching skills, and meet fellow SDYS students? Students in
Ovation, Sinfonia, and Wind Symphony
can now apply to mentor in one of our many orchestras!
By enrolling, you can make new friends and get to know fellow musicians from SDYS by teaching together as a team of people. By becoming a mentor, you will be able to work with other Conservatory Program ensembles on the weekend.
Mentors will be able to:
- Help teach and tune instruments
- Model within an ensemble
- Assist in leading sections on teaching bowings, fingerings, and instrument technique
- Learn about becoming a music educator
- Fulfill high school volunteer hours
- Be recognized as a student mentor at year-end concert programs and receive an SDYS Certificate of Recognition upon completion
- Gain teaching experience as a mentor group
- Receive free SDYS concert tickets
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Registration deadline is Saturday, December 21, 2019
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Music Theory Program
Dear Showcase and Ovation Students,
Calling all creatives! I am excited to invite you on a journey in musical composition. This January we will be offering a class that explores what it means to create music, in every aspect. This course will blend music theory with contemporary elements, exploring musical structure, composition and other topics related to the production and performance of a musical work. You can expect to work individually and collaboratively to analyze contemporary and historical music trends, discover diverse genres and then apply these skills to create and compose your own original works.
If you are someone who really enjoys
film soundtracks, songwriting, diverse genre
s of music, and/or are just curious about the bigger picture of composition, then this class is for you! My path has been a unique one, traversing between the classical and contemporary worlds, from horn concertos to rock ballads, I have had some very interesting, diverse and powerful experiences in our broad music world and look forward to sharing my knowledge with you and helping you to hone your skills in authoring your own compositions.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I look forward to meeting you soon!
Best Wishes,
Jessica Swift
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Open to all Showcase & Ovation students. Students, bring a friend! Non-SDYS students are welcome to participate in the Music Theory Program.
To register and find out more information, please click the button below.
Registration deadline: January 11, 2020
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Volunteer Opportunities:
Set Up & Tear Down
Saturdays & Sundays
Cas
a del Prado, Balboa Park
SDYS is in need of a few parents on Saturday mornings from 8:00-8:30 am to help with rehearsal room set up, as well as a few parents on Sunday evenings, 5:00-5:30 pm to help with room break down.
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Educational Resources
Learn more about programs for preparing for college, summer intensive study, conservatory and collegiate opportunities from our promotional partners.
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Performance Class Photos Available!
Our photographer's assistants took pictures
during the Beginning & Debut Performance Class on 12/15.
They are available below.
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If you have any technical difficulties or have any questions regarding the photography, please contact the photographer Ken Jacques directly at
ken@kjphotography.com
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We apologize in advance if your musician was not included in candid shots as the photos were taken at random for our marketing use.
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Amazon Smile :)
With the holiday season around the corner, consider using Amazon Smile!
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to SDYS whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.com. AmazonSmile is the
same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
How to participate:
1. Use this
link
to be taken to the Amazon Smile page.
2. You'll be asked to select "San Diego Youth Symphony" as your chosen charity.
3. Shop from
smile.amazon.com
, and 0.5% of your purchase will be donated back to SDYS!
Thank you for helping us make music education accessible and affordable for all!
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As a courtesy reminder we ask all SDYS students to please respect the privacy of all
students and families. Please do not use emails from SDYS to send personal messages
to other students or families.
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General Information, Other Events, and Opportunities
The events listed below are for information only. They are not sponsored or evaluated by, and do not have a connection with SDYS.
Musicians are not allowed to exceed the maximum permitted absences according to the Musician's Handbook by participating in any events listed below.
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From the Top Scholarship: Jack Kent Cooke Young Art
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with an appearance on From the Top. The award is given to talented pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level. Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 exceptional pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award.
2019–2020 Deadline II: January 6, 2020
2019–2020 Deadline III: March 2, 2020
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Sphinx Performance Academy
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Sincerely,
Anna Sharp
Conservatory Program Assistant
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Financial Support Provided by the City of San Diego.
This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
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