Dear NMS families and friends,
It is the holiday season, and we have so much holiday spirit! Each week, we are able to take in more students and place more Teaching Artists at the house. We are so grateful to our whole community for continuing to mask up, get your temperatures checked and observe the safety protocols and procedures that allow all of us to be safer and our music to play stronger!
Neighborhood Music School will be closed for Fall Rest November 22nd-27th
We will be closed November 22nd-27th, and will reopen on Monday, November 29th. Please be sure to rest up(and practice) because the next few weeks will be very active!
You are Invited!
Please join us at the following events:
As part of our youth development and scholarship programming, NMS has partnered with Disney Music Group to develop the Careers in Music Series that launched in August! On December 3rd at 5pm,
join us as we host an intimate conversation with Michael Giacchino and Camilo Lara as they discuss their journeys leading to producing, composing and scoring! NMS students and community have the opportunity to directly ask about what has influenced, inspired, evoked and influenced their work. This event is open to the whole community, so please invite your friends by sending the this link to RSVP!
Dec 4th: Neighborhood Music School Open (air) Holiday House! (in person!)
After being inspired by the virtual conversation with Disney Music Group the night before, join us at NMS to share the holiday spirit of creativity, music and community! This outdoor, socially-distanced, masked event will feature student performances, a bell choir, hands-on activites that we use in our summer and outreach programming, announcements, merriment and the best part of all of it- being together. Briefly. Masked. To RSVP, please visit this link to let us know you are coming! Space is limited! We can't wait to see(and hear) you!
Call for Musicians! Bell Choir!
We are seeking 9 musicians of all ages and experience to take part in our bell choir that will be featured at our Open(air) Holiday House on December 4th! Led by Teachers Logan and Matthew Angel, rehearsals will be on Wednesday December 1st and Thursday, December 2nd at 6pm, with the performance at 2pm on December 4th. If you are interested in participating in this festive and fun experience, please email nms@neighborhoodmusic.org with the subject line: Bell Choir by Monday, November 29th! this opportunity is great for ALL ages, experience, and holiday cheer!
Reminders about returning to NMS
At Neighborhood Music School, everyone's safety is our number one priority. We will continue to offer online classes (even after the pandemic) both from the NMS house and the homes of our teaching artists. Everyone inside the house is required to wear a mask at all times.
Please make sure to wear a mask at all times. This is for your safety, the safety of the families at NMS, the staff, and those who live at home with the students, teaching artists and staff.
Please have your temperature checked when you enter the building.
If you are feeling unwell, please stay home. If someone in your direct household is sick, please stay home.
Returning to the NMS house will include the protocols described in the video at the end of this message.
Send in Showtime! videos!
Please keep your Showtime! videos coming! They bring such joy and showcase your awesome development! For the month of December, please share your favorite holiday tradition in your introduction! Please Email videos to nms@neighborhoodmusic.org.
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Be well and make beautiful music,
Karen, Melissa, Matthew and Lilly
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Policies and procedures for in-person classes and events:
The following policies and procedures were created with guidance from and direction from City, County and State. If you are unable to comply with theses procedures, we encourage you to enjoy online lessons until the pandemic is under control.
- All students must enter and exit through the back door.
- Students may be accompanied by one adult to enter the building, if they require assistance getting to their classroom.
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We will require all teaching artists and students to wear masks while at the school. This is for the physical and psychological health of all. Until there is a vaccine or successful treatment of COVID-19, we run the risk of infecting the vulnerable without these precautions in place.
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Temperatures will be taken(with a digital, forehead thermometer) upon entering the school. If one is running a fever, they will be asked to return home immediately and seek medical advice.
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Handwashing and sanitizing after using the restroom, and before touching an instrument, will be mandatory.
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Maintaining a social distance of 6 feet or more with all staff, teaching artists and non-familial community is mandatory. Guests and parents are no longer able to observe classes from the inside of the classroom.
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Indoor waiting areas will be largely off-limits. We will create seating outside, as much as we are able.
