Dear NMS families and friends,
I hope this update finds you healthy, well and safe! If you have been taking yoga with us on Saturdays with Miss Jeanette, we have been setting our intention on gratitude this month. We at NMS are thankful for you, our community, for persevering through this challenging year, staying connected and continuing to build your music practice, study and development.
In the News:
2019 Mancini Award Honoree, Advisor, and fierce Advocate for NMS and musicians everywhere, Germaine Franco was recently featured in Rice Magazine. Read about her process, career, insight and support for NMS
here!
Holiday Closures:
NMS will be closed this week, November 23rd- 29th in observance of Thanksgiving and Autumn rest.
NMS will be closed December 21st-January 2nd in observance of the holidays that fall in December.
NMS will have an optional week of January 3rd-9th, in which the office will be open, but instruction will be at the discretion of the teaching artist.
Save the Dates for Recitals!:
NMS will host ZOOM virtual recitals on Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th at 6:30pm. All students invited to perform for these recitals will need to submit their performance no later than 4pm on December 5th, 2020.
We will host a live-streamed Holiday Concert on December 19th. Stay tuned for more details. students performing in this concert will be contacted by their teaching artist.
Send in Showtime! videos!
Please keep your Showtime! videos coming! They bring such joy and showcase your awesome development! Please Email videos to office@neighborhoodmusic.org.
It's time to start planning for auditions!
For students who are looking to deepen their music study and bridge-building experiences, now is the time to be preparing!
Arts High Schools:
The applications for
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) are now open! You can access it
here. As we did last year, we will be hosting an information session virtually with Felicia Cain, Admissions at LACHSA. Stay tuned!
Grand Arts High School Applications are open
here! To register for a recruitment fair for Grand Arts,
follow this link.
Summer Programs:
Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer programming opportunities are still forthcoming. We will keep you posted as information is available.
Interlochen Center for the Arts auditions are confirmed for January 14th, 2021.
Please read this special letter from Interlochen to NMS students that includes application links, application fee waiver code for NMS students, and more info!
December 1st is Giving Tuesday, and we are halfway to our December 31st goal to raise $200,000 to support our MusicMorphosis campaign, which will keep our scholarship program strong, our teachers teaching, our staff supported, and gives us the stability to add more resources for our community, including our (now)tuition free ensemble program, new ensembles, more collaboration and opportunities for field trips, bridge-building experiences, and more!
Here's how you can help:
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DONATE today! Support of any amount is meaningful and impactful. Just click the Donate Now button below.
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FOLLOW our social media accounts and SHARE with your networks. We post daily doses of inspiration and music. The links are below.
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SIGN UP for classes and become a student. Now is a great time to learn an instrument and access the healing benefits of music. Call 323-268-0762 today and receive two months of classes for the price of one.
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GIVE A GIFT OF MUSIC! You can pre-pay a student's tuition and give your friends, family and loved ones the gift of music this year! All classes are currently online, so students can take lessons from everywhere!
NMS remains open for online classes only while we continue to work toward flattening the curve of COVID-19 in Los Angeles. We have many online offering and openings in all instruments. Check out our website to learn more, or call the office at 213-268-0762 Mon-Fri 11am-4pm.
Subscribe to our
Youtube Channel and follow us on
Instagram and
Facebook! Each day, we are posting new music and performances on our social media- check us out!
Join us for Self-Care Saturday Yoga with Jeanette! Each Saturday morning at 9am, NMS is hosting a free yoga class for our whole community. This is a great opportunity to come together and move, as we move through the challenges, stressors and weight of this time. This class is great for all ages and all levels. RSVP to info@neighborhoodmusic.org and we will send you the link!
Have a wonderful holiday break- we look forward to seeing you online and in-person soon!
Be well and make beautiful music,
Karen, Jeanine, Liz and Melissa
