VOL. 69 - December 11th, 2018
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“
With
great power
there must also come ...
great
responsibility!
”―
Stan Lee
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Congrats to our BIG WINNERS at the BIG SHOW!
Ruthvik Murali got 6 month of FREE music lessons, and
Jerry Zhang walked away with a brand new iPad mini.
Prizes are all well and good, but we of course we all know who the "real" winners were in this whole extravaganza - each and every performer who got to experience the excitement of performing live music on stage, with a group of their peers, in front of a packed house! We had nearly 100 students making up 23 bands, playing everything from punk rock to modern pop to classical to jazz to improvised songs about bananas.
And speaking of improvised banana songs -
Groove Lab
is coming, January 2019. Right after Winter Break.
NO LESSONS DECEMBER 24TH - JANUARY 5TH!
WE ARE OPEN FOR LESSONS ON SUNDAY, DEC 23RD & SUNDAY, JAN 6TH!
With peace, love & music,
Anna
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What was the highest selling album of the 1980's?
SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER
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NEW OFFICE/RETAIL HOURS - AS OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW HOURS:
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 1PM to 8PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 10AM to 2PM
Although our office/retail hours are changing, lesson times are NOT affected! Many lessons do take place outside of these hours, so please do not be alarmed if you already have an appointment. These are simply the hours for our front office to handle retail, rentals & scheduling issues.
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Less talk, more play. Groove Lab is a safe and supportive environment, carefully structured to cultivate musical conversation. It is a place to listen, react, respond, experiment, collaborate, and create.
GROOVE LAB EXPERIMENTAL PHASE 1 BEGINS MONDAY, JAN 14TH.
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BIG SHOW VIDEOS & PHOTOS NOW ONLINE!
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Did you miss a performance? Are you ready to show off to all your friends? Perhaps you need more material for your Holiday cards? We got you.
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Using Rewards Effectively
When a child first begins lessons there’s often an initial period of excitement where everything is fun and new. Your child wants to practice because they’re eager to be able to play. But then there comes a time when the novelty wears off and the very long and slow road of music learning stretches out before them. How can you help your child want to keep going on days when practicing the piano doesn’t seem that rewarding right now?
Two Kinds of Rewards - intrinsic and extrinsic.
While waiting for the love of music to take over, sometimes parents need to supply extrinsic rewards for piano practice. I am fully in favor of this, if it is done right.
Short-Term Rewards
The main goal of the reward system is to establish good habits. Once a habit is established, a reward isn’t needed as much.
To create an effective reward system, choose a specific goal for your child, something you can measure. Maybe you’d like your child to have a better attitude about music practice. You can make a chart with five empty squares, and tell your child that every day they come to piano practice with a smile, you’ll draw a smiley face in one of the squares. Then, when every square has a smiley face, the two of you will go out for ice cream together.
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THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
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According to Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson of Mindlab International, which conducted the research on the relaxing effects of various songs, the top song produced a greater state of relaxation than any other music tested to date. In fact, listening to that one song — “Weightless” — resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates.
The song was actually constructed to do so. The group that created “Weightless”, Marconi Union, did so in collaboration with sound therapists. Its carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines help slow a listener’s heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
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PROJECT SCL - INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO OF THE MONTH
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Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question. Bassist and five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten, asks us to approach music the same way we learn verbal language--by embracing mistakes and playing as often as possible.
Even though most musicians will agree, it is rarely approached this way.
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Kate Shofstall
INSTRUMENT:
VOICE
TEACHER:
LUNA
AGE:
14
STARTED LESSONS: April 2017
SCHOOL:
Livermore High School
GRADE:
9th
HOBBIES: Drawing, painting, reading and cooking
After Kate's stand-out performance of "Growing Pains" at the recent Big Show, you might find it hard to believe that not too long ago she suffered from severe stage fright - so bad that she nearly missed her debut performance!
"She has really come out of her shell through singing lessons," says Kate's mom. "Her first concert she was almost too scared to go up on stage, but now she has such confidence in herself that there is no hesitation to participate."
And there's no wonder why Kate has now has confidence! Not only has she put in hard work practicing singing (and ukulele), plus built up the courage to confront her fears, she also totally and completely rocks. See video proof below...
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4 YEARS:
Jason Chin, Greg Antonoff, Maddie Straus
2 YEARS:
Olivia Callahan, Ava Chaves, John Cullen, Maleah FLores, Brennan Johnson, Maya Richard, Taylor Sato
1 YEAR:
Dean Clark, Carla Estes, Sarah Henderson, Edison Liu, Natalia McCoy, Beau Muela, Clarence Paine, Steve Verbinski
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DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
6 YEARS:
Lorrie Weiny, Ira Weiny, Lucy Edwards
4 YEARS:
Mona Moorkoth, Aminah Oliver, Jacob Shin, Anmol Tadikond, Karen Teranishi
3 YEARS:
Rylan Leonoudakis, Emilio Renteria
2 YEARS:
Christopher Delameter, Anthony Ramirez, Luke Randhawa, Ella Richard, Shreeya Sawant
1 YEAR:
Ella Lange, Elbert Liu, Scarlett Scullard
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GHOST LIGHT
Ages 16+
Thursday, December 27 &
SFriday, December 28th at
TERRAPIN CROSSROADS in San Rafael
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Ghost Light is a true musical collaboration; five personalities, five perspectives, and five unique approaches towards one common sound.
Bucking conventional tradition, rather than initially focusing on live shows, the band played together for the first time in a recording studio in Philadelphia. This decision gave the band’s members - Holly Bowling, Tom Hamilton, Steve Lyons, Raina Mullen and Scotty Zwang - the ability to come to the project with fresh ears and no pre-conceived notions.
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Jody Reguero
BETTER LATE THAN EVER BEFORE!
I didn’t play in college, then I raised my family. And then here I am, this middle aged person. I would take my violin out of the closet every six months, since I liked to play it. So then eventually the kids are gone, and I thought, “Well what do I want to do? I want to take lessons! I really want to learn how to play this thing!”
if you love something, that’s the bottom line. If you have a love for something, then you just want to work at it. The unfortunate thing is that sometimes we accidentally put things aside when we shouldn’t have. Some people say, “well if you loved it, then you wouldn’t have put it aside.” But other things just take priority.
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Wednesday, December 12th
LoCura & Gala (Luna) at Elbo Room in Oakland
Thursday, December 13th
Timmy G at Tiki Tom’s in Walnut Creek
Friday, December 14th
Timmy G at Maria, Maria in Danville
Wednesday, December 19th
Timmy G (acoustic) at Meenar in Danville
Friday, December 21st
Mama Foxxy (Anna) at Vinnie’s in Concord
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Meenar, Danville
Saturday, December 22nd
Fast and Vengefully (Tim & Belinda) at Johnny Foley’s in San Francisco
Thursday, December 27th
Timmy G at Tiki Tom’s in Walnut Creek
Friday, December 28th
West Grand Brass Band (Adam) at Wood’s Bar in Oakland
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Johnny Foley’s in San Francisco
Monday, December 31st
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Maggie Mcgarry’s in San Francisco
Friday, January 4th
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 5th
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Johnny Foley’s in San Francisco
Thursday, January 10th
Timmy G (solo) at Tiki Tom’s in Walnut Creek
Friday, January 18th
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Meenar in Danville
Thursday, January 24th
Timmy G (solo) at Tiki Tom’s in Walnut Creek
Friday, January 25th
The UnOriginals (Tim & Xavier) at Maggie Mcgarry’s in San Francisco
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Thank you for reading, and for your continued support of music education in Livermore.
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ANSWER:
Thriller - Michael Jackson
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