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Maple Orchestra JANUARY-MARCH
Quarter "NOTES" 2024
A NOTE FROM MRS. YOO
Hello Orchestra Families,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday with friends and families!
We've had many wonderful performances the past four months of school: Strictly Strings Festival, ILMEA Festival Orchestra, Covenant Village Holiday Concert, Winter Concert, and the District Holiday Sing! BRAVO!!!
I'm proud of what we've accomplished together and look forward to the New Year filled with more opportunities to grow as a musician and beyond!
Mrs. Yoo
UPCOMING EVENTS
- January 15 : NO School
- January 16 & 17 : NO Chamber and String morning rehearsal (Grade School orchestra rehearsal at Maple)
- January 23: Elementary Orchestra Concert 7:30 PM @ Maple
- February 10 : Solo and Ensemble Festival @Edgewood Middle School -Highland Park Il.
- February 16 : Symphony Trip (Permission slips and payments are due 2/9)
- February 21, 22 Parent/Teacher Conference by appointment
- March 8: Music Assembly Concert (Details to follow)
Meet Ms. Yik - STUDENT TEACHER
Ms. Yik will be working with Mrs. Yoo and the orchestra from January 8-March 8
Sally YIK graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor degree of Music (Pedagogy Stream), then obtained her Master degree in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy in Roosevelt University. She participated in orchestral and ensemble master-classes coached by world-class musicians which include Paul Nadler, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculties from Mussorgsky Conservatory of Music. She studied with celebrated violin educators, which includes Ka-Ming Ng, Aimee Sung, and Minghuan Xu. She is pursuing her Master’s degree in Music Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Yik is the recipient of numerous awards, including the second runner-up of the 64th Hong Kong School Music Festival and Award of Outstanding Orchestral Member of the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has performed on concert stages worldwide as an orchestral player, including Australia, China, Russia and the United States. She was appointed to be the second violin principal of the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra (HKYSO) during the year of 2015-17 and participated in the Europe-Asia International Music Festival in 2015 with HKYSO.
Yik has 8 years of experience teaching violin and music theory of various levels. Her students are diverse in ages and cultures. She offers both online and in-person lessons. She is open to new ideas and loves to encourage exploration in students’ learning journey. She always believes there is no inability but solutions, hence EVERY CHILD / HUMAN-BEING CAN.
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
Maple to Host 2023 Northbrook Township Solo and Ensemble Festival
Each year the Northbrook Township middle schools organize a festival for our students to perform in chamber music settings. The “Northbrook Solo and Ensemble Festival” affords students an opportunity to perform a solo and/or chamber piece (duet, trio, quartet, etc.) for a judge that will provide feedback for the student(s). Students are rated on a 3-point scale (I, II, III).
The Northbrook Solo/Ensemble Festival will take place on: Saturday, February 10, 2024 at Edgewood Middle School.
Please open information and registration form below.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Field Trip
Friday, February 16th!
Each year the orchestra takes a field trip to hear the amazing Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform an educational concert geared towards students K-8. It is a wonderful program and experience! Please see permission form for details. Permission slip and payment are due Friday, February 9th! Cash or checks should be made out to Maple School.
Accolades and Celebrations!
The CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Concert Choir and Jazz Band performed holiday music at Covenant Village for the residents on Tuesday, December 12th!
Thank you for sharing you talent and time with the residents at Covenant Village!
See below for a thank you note from the Convent Village!
MAPLE WINTER CONCERT and DISTRICT HOLIDAY SING
BRAVO!!! Your hard work and dedication shined through your performance! I'm so proud of you!
****Orchestra Winter Concert video and pictures are linked below.
Maple Winter Concert - Orchestra video recording and pictures
Please see below for important REMINDERS
Ariticle
Research shows that group music making can develop skills beyond just learning to play an instrument. "If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band". Click here to read the article.
CONCERT UNIFORMS
Get your concert uniforms now! You need the proper attire to play in the concert.
CONCERT UNIFORM: Black sweater, white polo, black dress pants, black socks and black dress shoes. The polo and sweaters can be purchased directly at the Embroid Me store.
Embroid Me Store
2845 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Il 60062
847-272-9000
Monday-Friday 10:00-5:30, Saturday - by appointment only
https://embroidme-northbrook.espwebsite.com/
Take your instruments home
NO overnight or weekend parking here, please! :)
PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS!
Due to the very limited amount of time available for instruction during the school day, most of the student’s progress on the instrument will take place at home.
I will be requiring the students to practice a minimum of 150 minutes a week. I feel this would be best done in 30 minutes intervals five days a week.
STUDENTS’ ATTENDANCE AT LESSONS, REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Students should not miss their scheduled lessons. If a conflict with classroom or other activities arises, the instructor may be able to adjust the lesson schedule to accommodate the needs of the student, provided notice of the potential conflict is received in advance.
While small group lessons permit individualized instruction and reinforcement, participation in the large ensembles provides for the integration of knowledge and skills into a complete musical experience. The effectiveness of student learning in these ensembles depends upon group participation, thus consistent attendance by all students at all rehearsals and sectionals is essential.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
PRIVATE LESSONS
Private instruction outside of school is encouraged for students beyond the beginning level. It offers a wonderful opportunity for musical enrichment. The individual attention that a student receives in private instruction helps develop his/her unique maximum potential as a player and member of our orchestra. Please click on the link for instructors in the area.
SIZE UP!
Some of our students had a growth spurt over the summer and outgrew their instruments!
Please check with your child the size I recommended for them. Contact Quinlan and Fabish to order the recommended size instrument. he music representative will bring the new instrument and we will just swap out the smaller instrument.