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Snow Pond Community Music School Igniting a lifelong love of music Over the past year, Snow Pond Center for the Arts has truly come to life as a year-round education center. The picturesque lakeside grounds buzzed all winter long with the energy of young students acquiring new skills and adult students revisiting techniques of their youth. This energy comes from Snow Pond Community Music School, where local teaching artists and families have gathered to enrich their lives with the study of music. Snow Pond Community Music School engaged 120 students of all ages in individual lessons, group classes, ensembles and workshops in this first year. The faculty and students of Pineland Suzuki School, under the direction of Betsy Kobayashi, came to SPCMS last September, bringing with them the nurturing energy and exciting pro- 16 gramming of the Suzuki Method. The SPCMS faculty is a diverse and talented group of teaching artists whose expertise spans many genres, from classical strings to rock guitar to Caribbean steel drums. The SPCMS student body comprises students from many central Maine towns, from Bangor to Damariscotta. And in true community music school fashion, a wonderful cross-pollination of methods and talents has occurred. Suzuki students perform in ensembles together with more traditional students, piano students are learning accompaniment skills, students experience other instruments in rehearsal, and performance season brings about a host of ways for students to perform together. The reasons for studying and performing music are vast, beginning with the fundamental way music feeds our souls. Then there’s the emotional engagement, the intellectual stimulation, the self-expression, and the sheer joy of making beautiful sounds, not to mention improved reading, verbal and math skills, enhanced self-esteem, increased sense of responsibility and cooperation. All in all, music makes us better people. Snow Pond Community Music School strives to offer music-making opportunities to as many students as possible. For this reason, SPCMS has launched an Outreach Program initiative, to help make music education more accessible in the wider community. SPCMS Outreach Programs Even as the student body of SPCMS grows, it is clear that there are numerous community members who desire to make music but time and resources make it difficult. Snow Pond Community Music School is proud to partner with neighboring schools and community organizations to offer music classes on site at partner locations. 150 students participated in outreach programs in 2015, all free of charge.
Photos by Richard Boghosian The Alfond Youth Center, Waterville SPCMS faculty offer Chorus and Percussion Clubs for students in the AYC after school care program. Students in Chorus Club explore their voices and learn to sing together in unison and simple parts. Percussion Club students make instruments from household items, and study basic elements of rhythm on traditional percussion instruments and homemade instruments together. Augusta School Age Childcare Program, Augusta At each of the four Augusta Elementary Schools, SPCMS Faculty offer Music Club for students in the City of Augusta’s After School program. Music Club members have a chance to explore the basic elements of music through song, body percussion, movement and instruments. Maine Academy of Natural Sciences at Good Will-Hinckley, Hinckley MeANS students can opt for guitar lessons and music theory class with SPCMS faculty as part of their school day. With an extensive instrument library, SPCMS is able to offer guitars to all students participating free of charge. Educare of Central Maine, Waterville SPCMS’s Music and Movement program is designed for Educare’s toddlers and preschoolers. In a joyful atmosphere, children develop musical skills through songs, singing games, simple percussion instruments and movement activities. . . Joanna Nelson . . Director of Snow Pond Community Music School Support With support from businesses and foundations, these programs will expand in 2015- 16. The Bank of Maine has made a generous contribution to fund scholarships for the Community Music School. Maine Community Foundation and MaineGeneral Health are among those who have made generous commitments to the Outreach Programs. We are grateful for this support. Please contact us at 844-476-6976 if you could join our efforts. 17
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