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April 2016

IMPORTANT DATES ! ! ! !

Saturday Workshops: April 2, 9, 30, and May 7 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Call or stop by the office if you wish to register or to get details.) NSM 10th Anniversary Celebration and Open House: April 4 (Monday) through April 9 (Saturday) Student Showcase and Student Photo Day: April 16 (Saturday)–Held at Universal Technical Institute NSM will be Closed on Saturday, April 16, for the Student Showcase and Student Photo Day; NO LESSONS WILL BE SCHEDULED, AND THERE WILL NOT BE A MUSIC WORKSHOP THAT DAY.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Student Showcase will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in the auditorium of the Universal Technical Institute, 4100 Duckhorn Drive 95834 (the large gray and bright blue building near the corner of Arena Blvd and Duckhorn Drive). Registration for the Showcase is now closed as we have reached our maximum number for student participation. I will be working on how to make more performance spaces available for the next Showcase, which will be in October of 2016. All NSM students are invited to come to the Showcase, whether performing or not, and have a portrait photograph taken by the professional photographers from Inner Vision Images. The photographs are free, compliments of Inner Vision Images and Natomas School of Music. Admission to the Showcase is free and attendance is open to the public, so please invite your family and friends to attend. Once again, there will be a raffle drawing for one month of free lessons for all students who submit a video to be posted on the Natomas School of Music Facebook page. And there will be a second prize for one month of free lessons for the student whose video receives the most views by April 30th. The performance times will be 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 1 p.m. Please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each show to check in, have your instrument tuned if need be, and have your photograph taken.

4440 Duckhorn Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95834 • 916-801-3331 Web: www.NatomasSchoolofMusic.com • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NatomasSchoolofMusic

Student of the Month “Major Leaps & Bounds: Brandon Pelito made a gigantic improvement on several elements of his guitar playing. He is now getting clean notes with his left hand, having adjusted his left hand position more parallel to the strings. His posture is now much straighter. His right hand position for using a pick has improved. His sight-reading and understanding of the order of notes on the music staff has become apparent. He is now playing tracks 2 & 3 with the CD in Hal Leonard's guitar method. He is close to completing Ode to Joy and is working on World Beat. Overall, his sound and timing and use of the pick are enjoyable. He had a 3-day field trip out of state during the week and was still able to make magnificent progress. It is an amazing feat to have accomplished “all this” [sic] in such a short amount of time. I have seen students make small improvements, but never have I been so stunned with a student's motivation, intellect, and technical abilities to improve so greatly—all within one week.” Pam Sato Guitar Instructor

Saturday Workshops The Saturday workshops have also been a big hit with students since making them available every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. They are an additional musical activity that NSM offers to our students. Students can register to participate in any workshop by purchasing a spot on the schedule through the Administration Office. Also, if a student misses their individual lesson for any reason, they may register to participate in a workshop at NO CHARGE. Workshops may be attended to offset missing lessons while on vacation as well. Please register with either Ro-Ann or Glenn in the Administration Office.

Do you think your child could use some motivation to practice?

We are now offering The Musical Ladder System. Students will work with their instructor to work their way up the musical ladder system. Their rewards will be different colored wristbands, trophies, and certificates for certain milestones. This new and exciting program is free to all NSM students.

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Welcome to Our Newest Students February Aabha voice Addie piano Anjana guitar Anne viola Ansul guitar Beverly voice Breanne flute Dzung guitar Eden piano Elias piano Francisca violin Heran piano Isaac drums Isabell piano Jaden guitar Jayden piano Jaylin drums Jonathan drums Joseph guitar Kenisha drums Krishe voice Lana voice Lauren piano Leo piano Mackenzie guitar Marcus saxophone Maya voice Michael violin Nathan piano

February (continued) Phani drums Quentin piano Rebecca guitar Reyna piano Robert violin Rushil guitar Sabrina voice Samuel guitar Savannah piano Swopnil violin Teresa voice Tyler voice March Andre guitar Arjun guitar Austin guitar Beth piano Bob bass guitar Chelsie piano Danielle voice Desiree piano Jayna guitar Julia piano Lily piano Malichi drums Michaella piano Mickenzie drums Sanika voice Sophia piano Swetha voice Treypac piano

Local Musical Events in April

April 9: Sacramento State’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble; 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sacramento State University April 9: The Songs of Leonard Cohen; 12 musicians performing; 7:30 p.m.; Crest Theatre April 9: Ava Lemert, singer and saxophone player; 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Ettore’s European Bakery and Restaurant April 10: Classical Concert by the Gold Coast Trio–performed by a violinist, cellist, and a pianist; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crocker Art Museum April 10: M. Narmadha, violinist; 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Sacramento State University. April 13: Hayseed Dixie–playing banjo, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and acoustic bass; at Harlow’s at 8 p.m. April 14: Steve McLane–playing acoustic guitar; classics from Neil Young to the Beatles to Bob Dylan; Noon at the Fox & Goose Public House April 15: Goran Marcusson Flute Recital (on flute with piano accompaniment); 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Source: ”I Love Music” downloaded from Bing.com

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Details for the above events can be found at Sacramento365.com

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