First, thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Chicago Symphony with us. I really enjoy going to the symphony, and to be able to share the experience with a number of students and parents is really a pleasure.
There will be two more opportunities this year to attend concerts at Copley. The Cleveland Orchestra is coming on April 20th and the New York Philharmonic is coming to Copley on May 15th. Mark your calendars! Our orchestra program, in collaboration with the La Jolla Music Society, will be providing 30 tickets to each concert.
There will be two more opportunities this year to attend concerts at Copley. The Cleveland Orchestra is coming on April 20th and the New York Philharmonic is coming to Copley on May 15th. Mark your calendars! Our orchestra program, in collaboration with the La Jolla Music Society, will be providing 30 tickets to each concert.
Now, for a long (but rewarding) week:
Lastly, there will be opportunities for small ensembles to perform at Open House (March 14th) and at the Taste of Mira Mesa (March 28th). Have a great week!
- Tuesday, 2.21 - Jazz Band 2:30 pm
- Tuesday, 2.21 - Honor Orchestra 6:00 - 9:00
- Wednesday, 2.22 - Orchestra Council at Lunch
- Thursday, 2.23 - No Jazz Band (Honor Rehearsals)
- Thursday, 2.23 - 3:30 - 5:00 Honor Orchestra Rehearsal (w/ winds & percussion) AND 6:00 - 9:00 (strings)
- Friday, 2.24 - 3:30 - 5:00 Honor Orchestra Rehearsal (w/ winds & percussion) AND 6:00 - 9:00 (strings)
- Saturday, 2.25 - 10:30 am Honor Orchestra Rehearsal
- Saturday, 2.25 - Honor Band & Orchestra Concert at Copley Symphony Hall (7:00 pm, admission is free)
Lastly, there will be opportunities for small ensembles to perform at Open House (March 14th) and at the Taste of Mira Mesa (March 28th). Have a great week!
UPDATE: Here's a letter to the editor from the Union Tribune, dated 2.19.12. In the letter, Ms. Haney makes a case for arts education. To make your voice heard, write to the Union Tribune!
Preserve Music & Arts Classes
Bravo to the 10 North County school districts that have successfully integrated the arts into their third- and fourth-grade classrooms (“School arts = higher scores,” Local, Feb. 10). The San Diego Unified School District also provides exemplary arts integrated instruction which currently reaches students in grades K-5 at 45 schools, with equally impressive results.
In January, in anticipation of a continued deficit in state funding for 2012-2013, the SDUSD Board of Education approved a 50 percent cut in the Visual and Performing Arts Department staff. Included in this reduction are the resource teachers responsible for integrating the arts and the elementary instrumental music teachers who reach more than 11,000 students in all district elementary schools. In the past the loss of elementary music instruction has quickly resulted in the loss of district middle and high school bands and orchestras.
The importance of music and other arts classes is demonstrated by the requirement of an arts credit for admission to both the University of California and California State University systems. It is well-documented that involvement in school arts classes improves student achievement, raises test scores, inspires better attendance and results in higher graduation rates. Students in school performing groups are also known to exhibit self-discipline and good citizenship.
State legislators need to be held responsible for meeting minimum legal funding levels for California schools. Public school decision makers need to recognize that music and the other arts are an essential part of the school curriculum and must be supported and preserved.
– Ann Marie Haney, Community Council for Music in the Schools, La Jolla
Preserve Music & Arts Classes
Bravo to the 10 North County school districts that have successfully integrated the arts into their third- and fourth-grade classrooms (“School arts = higher scores,” Local, Feb. 10). The San Diego Unified School District also provides exemplary arts integrated instruction which currently reaches students in grades K-5 at 45 schools, with equally impressive results.
In January, in anticipation of a continued deficit in state funding for 2012-2013, the SDUSD Board of Education approved a 50 percent cut in the Visual and Performing Arts Department staff. Included in this reduction are the resource teachers responsible for integrating the arts and the elementary instrumental music teachers who reach more than 11,000 students in all district elementary schools. In the past the loss of elementary music instruction has quickly resulted in the loss of district middle and high school bands and orchestras.
The importance of music and other arts classes is demonstrated by the requirement of an arts credit for admission to both the University of California and California State University systems. It is well-documented that involvement in school arts classes improves student achievement, raises test scores, inspires better attendance and results in higher graduation rates. Students in school performing groups are also known to exhibit self-discipline and good citizenship.
State legislators need to be held responsible for meeting minimum legal funding levels for California schools. Public school decision makers need to recognize that music and the other arts are an essential part of the school curriculum and must be supported and preserved.
– Ann Marie Haney, Community Council for Music in the Schools, La Jolla
