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Our teaching artists emphasis both practice and concentration as students hone their skills and learn new ones. In addition, young artists are able to practice performing. Students repeatedly say they love performing, and ACAM wants to make the experience a positive one. This past week students performed in two “practice” performance with audiences of their peers and parents: Monday-Wednesday classes performed one day, Tuesday-Thursday classes the next. Some performed fortheir first time.
"My daughter gained a lot of confidence with various instruments, guitar, piano, flute, and violin, likes to practice and improve with all the instruments. When she entered middle school, her music teacher and classmates noted that she played with ease. They asked why. The answer is the great opportunity she has had since the age of 6 at ACAM. Her classmates were are not used to having their parents see them play and were uncomfortable. Some parents asked me if that happened to me. My answer is no because ACAM has given youth many opportunities to perform." – Maria de la Luz Valdez, mother of Ashley, 14
Thanks for supporting our young performers.
Ellen Sell
Director
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