Saint Anne
School
Instrumental Music Program
The Westside Music Foundation has raised and secured over $20,000 in funds and donations to establish an instrumental music program at Saint Anne School, a Kindergarten-8th Grade, Title I school in Santa Monica with 70% of its students qualifying for the Federal Free Lunch Program (family income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level). Saint Anne School now has an ensemble of a dozen new Orff-Schulwerk instruments (xylophones, glockenspiels, and metallophones), 180 recorders; 28 band instruments (12 flutes, 10 clarinets, 6 alto saxophones), 16 violins, and 55 acoustic guitars.
The Crossroads School has generously donated a large collection of new Orff-Schulwerk hand percussion instruments, including hand drums, timpani, triangles, bells, maracas, shakers, and scrapers. The Sol-La Music Academy is providing the use of the violins.
The Music Students' Service League (MSSL) of the Music Teachers' Association of California-West Los Angeles Branch (MTAC-WLA) continues to support the Westside Music Foundation's efforts at St. Anne School. To date, MTAC-WLA MSSL has contributed over $2,500 in funds raised at public recitals.
THE COMMUNITY EFFORT IN BRINGING AN INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PROGRAM TO SAINT ANNE SCHOOL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC!
Saint Anne School has just been named a finalist in the School Music Program
category of the 2010 Los Angeles Music Center BRAVO AWARDS!
A Special Thank You to:
MTAC-WLA Music Students' Service League (MSSL)
Crossroads School
McCabe's Guitar Shop
Ted Brown Music
MMB Music
&
two anonymous local rock guitarists
who have donated a combined 45 brand-new acoustic guitars!
The St. Anne Instrumental Program includes:
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3
Instruction in Orff-Schulwerk
Hand Percussion & Mallet Instruments
Instructors: Mary Ann Cummins (Crossroads School, New Roads School)
& Jan Kravets (Sol-La Music Academy)
Grade 4
Instruction in Violin
Instructor:
Margaret Lysy (Sol-La Music Academy)
Grade 5
Instruction in Recorder
Instructor: Deborah H. How, Ph.D. (New Roads School)
Grade 6
Instruction in Woodwinds (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Instructor: Emily Senchuk (Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra)
Grades 7, 8
Instruction in Song Writing & Acoustic Guitar
Instructor:
Jacqueline Fuentes (independent vocal recording artist)
Summer Music Camp
Instructors: Dr. Kevin Cooper & Catherine Cooper (USC)
Future plans include instruction in strings and musical theater.
Stay tuned!
