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NortheastIowaSchoolofMusic September2014
ProjectTrioinDubuqueOneNightOnlyPROJECT Trio, Live in Concert Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:00PM, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
NISOM is bringing the professional performance group PROJECT Trio to Dubuque for a public concert on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 7:00PM at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School (ERMS). PROJECT Trio is a passionate, high energy chamber music ensemble comprised of three virtuosic performers from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of a double bass, cello, and beatbox flute. (Yes, beatbox!)
The Dubuque performance will feature the trio in their entertaining mix of classical repertoire, hip‐hop, and popular music that makes an impact on audiences of all ages.
PROJECT Trio bridges the gap between classical music and pop culture. The group combines their classical training as world‐class musicians with the energy of rock stars to break down traditional ideas of chamber music and define a new level of entertainment. This is a musical experience not to be missed. Downbeat Magazine says, “Project Trio is packed with musicianship, joy, and surprise!” Visit nisom.com for video or find them on YouTube.
Students from the ERMS band and orchestra will also join the trio on stage for one piece each during the concert. Earlier on October 7, the trio will lead rehearsals with these classes. After school, the trio will lead an interactive musical workshop from 3:00‐4:00PM in the ERMS Auditorium that is open to anyone and is free of charge. The workshop will allow students and adults alike to meet the artists, see and hear the instruments up close to learn about how they work, and explore the possibilities of creativity. Interested students should contact NISOM to sign up.
Tickets
General Admission $12 Adults $6 Students
Available now at NISOM
NISOM accepts cash, check, or credit card. A processing fee of 5% will be added to all credit/debit card payments.
Order Today By Phone: Call (563) 690‐0151 to charge tickets by phone. By Mail: Send payment and ticket quantities to NISOM at 2728 Asbury Rd, Suite 200, Dubuque, IA 52001. To have your tickets issued via mail, include a self‐addressed, stamped envelope. In Person: Purchase tickets at the NISOM office in Fountain Park, Springs Building 2nd Floor. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only).
NISOM’s National Arts and Humanities Month Reception Friday, October 17, 2014 5:00‐7:00PM, CSP Library
Come celebrate the arts!
October is National Arts and Humanities Month, and NISOM is again hosting a reception to honor the arts in our community on October 17, 2014. The public is invited to attend a free reception with complimentary refreshments from 5:00‐7:00PM at the Carnegie Stout Public Library. Enjoy the opportunity to mix and mingle, network and celebrate with Dubuque’s art leaders and patrons. At 6:00PM arts industry expert Mary Luehrsen will present a keynote address. Mary Luehrsen is Executive Director of the NAMM Foundation, a certified music educator, and a former professional flutist.
Please RSVP to NISOM by October 10; call (563) 690‐0151, email [email protected], or visit nisom.com to RSVP online and for more information. Walk‐ins will be welcome, but advance RSVP's are greatly appreciated.
NISOM thanks our sponsors Tom & Julie Kane, Kane Appraisals; West Music; and NAMM.
DCSOtoGiveSacredConcertsNISOM’s Dubuque Community String Orchestra (DCSO) will present a free sacred concert at Emmaus Bible College on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 2:00PM with guest pianist Jeremy Yowell. A pianist, independent recording artist, composer, arranger, pastor, and NISOM parent, Jeremy Yowell has recorded multiple CDs for piano solo.
The DCSO will then perform this same concert, without soloist, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa, at 6:00PM, also on October 26.
In November the ensemble will join the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa for their
annual presentation of Handle’s Messiah on Sunday, November 16, 2014, at the Sinsinawa Mound.
Conducted by Tracey Rush, DCSO is a non‐auditioned adult performance ensemble.
NISOM2014‐2015SeasonofEvents October 7, 2014: Project Trio concert
October 11, 2014: L&MOP: Dubuque Senior High School Orchestras
October 17, 2014: National Arts & Humanities Month Reception
October 26, 2014: DCSO sacred concerts
November 8, 2014: L&MOP: Ed East; world percussion
December 5, 2014: Playathon
December 13, 2014: L&MOP: NISOM Woodwind Quintet
January 10, 2015: L&MOP: Tapestry; folk/rock band
January 24, 2015: Composition Workshop
February 14, 2015: L&MOP: GMETC “Barnyard Tales”
February 21, 2015: Student recital
March 14, 2015: L&MOP: Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir
April 12, 2015: Joint concert of DCSO, New Horizons Band, and Encore Chorale
April 11, 2015: L&MOP: The Matriarchs; banjo, fiddle & bass
April 24, 2015: JDIFF student silent film score contest screening
May 16, 2015: Student recitals
June 7‐20, 2015: ChamberFest Dubuque
June 7, 2015: Faculty recital
June 15, 2015: ChamberFest Orchestra concert
June 17, 2015: ChamberFest Workshop
June 18, 2015: ChamberFest Gala Performance (formerly Juilliard in June)
Learn more about all NISOM's upcoming events at nisom.com/events
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SingforFun,SingforHeath:JointheNewEncoreChoraleTodayNISOM seeks members to join newly‐formed Encore Chorale for adults
No experience necessary Rehearsals begin October 2
NISOM is pleased to announce our newest adult ensemble, the Dubuque Encore Chorale. Open to adults age 55 and older, the Chorale will rehearse weekly in the Grand Oaks Room at Oak Park Place in Dubuque from 1:00‐2:00PM every Thursday, beginning October 2, 2014. The Chorale is open to anyone interested in joining this non‐auditioned group and will perform during the year throughout the community. The group is part of the national organization Encore Creativity for Older Adults.
Dubuque Encore Chorale is led by NISOM faculty member Sue Flogel, with a goal of providing a fun, professional, and accessible environment in which anyone can participate, regardless of experience. “Singing is something that everyone can do, regardless of age. It brings joy to audiences and participants alike,” says Flogel, a trained vocalist, pianist, music educator, and board‐certified music therapist. See below for more about the benefits of singing for adults. NISOM seeks anyone interested in joining, and the Encore Chorale is open to new singers and experienced vocalists alike.
The Encore Chorale joins NISOM’s two other adult ensembles, the Dubuque Community String Orchestra and the New Horizons Band, rounding out the full complement of musical group opportunities for interested adults (band, orchestra, and chorus). All three groups will present a joint concert on April 12, 2015.
Sign up today: Just $25 per semester! To register, submit a registration form with payment to NISOM. Visit nisom.com to learn more or download a registration form. To receive information and registration materials by mail, please call the NISOM office at (563) 690‐0151.
StudiesShow:SingOut,GetHealthyStudies show that singing in groups like NISOM’s new Encore Chorale has positive effects on the health.
In the July 14, 2013, article “Sing out, and get healthy,” Pocono Records summarized a study in which Swedish researchers found that group singing, as in choirs and choruses, affects the heart. Group singers' hearts speed up and slow down in unison along with their muscles and brain activity. Singing also imposes a calm breathing pattern and changes the heart rate in healthful ways. The psychological effects of singing in groups include providing a sense of belonging and fending off loneliness.
Another study, conducted by the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health at Canterbury Christ Church University, specifically reviewed the health benefits of singing for older people. According to the Medical Xpress August 17, 2012, article “Study into benefits of singing proves positive impact on health,” this study found that older adults involved in community singing programs had a consistently higher measure of health. Working with two sample groups of 240 volunteers over 60 years old, where one group took part in weekly singing sessions over three months and the other did not, the research revealed that the singers showed increased mental health, reduced anxiety and depression, and improved quality of life scores.
Encore Creativity and the National Endowment for the Arts also conducted a “Creativity and Aging” study, which points to health promotion and disease prevention effects of community‐based art programs. In the study, an adult chorale met for weekly re‐hearsals under the leadership of a professional chorale director, and results revealed a positive impact on maintaining independence and on reducing dependency among singers, as compared to a control group.
Visit nisom.com to learn more about all the health benefits of music: nisom.com/index.php/instruction/health‐benefits
Piano Wanted!
Have a piano to donate? Oak Park Place seeks a nice, used piano for the Grand Oaks Room for Encore & more.
Lollipops&MusicforOurPreschoolers
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L&MOP 2014‐2015 Saturdays, 10:00‐10:30AM Carnegie‐Stout Public Library Free! All Ages Welcome!
Oct. 11: Dubuque Senior HS Orchestras
Nov. 8: Ed East; world percussion
Dec. 13: NISOM Woodwind Quintet
Jan. 10: Tapestry; folk/rock band
Feb. 14: GMTEC “Barnyard Tales”
Mar. 14: Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir
Apr. 11: The Matriarchs; banjo, fiddle, bass
Visit nisom.com for details
The 2014/15 season of NISOM’s Lollipops & Music for Our Preschoolers (L&MOP) children's concerts kicked off with a special preview at Dubuque Farmer’s Market on September 13, 2014, where a jazz trio performed kid favorites with jazz twists.
Join us at Carnegie‐Stout Public Library on October 11 and the second Saturday of each month through April for the whole series! Sponsored by Drs. Mark Niemer and Yasyn Lee, these high‐energy concerts are a fun and free way to expose children to a variety of musical styles and instruments. See a different performer each month! Children leave with a greater appreciation of music and a lollipop.
This summer Black Hills Energy and Dubuque Downtown Kiwanis Club graciously awarded NISOM grant funding to provide music education to students in need.
Thanks to a grant from Black Hills Energy, 5th grade students entering school band and orchestra programs got a Jump Start on their playing over the summer in one of NISOM’s week‐long camps. Over 175 new musicians took part in small classes in July to set them on an informed and inspired path as they begin their music training. Black Hills Energy grant funding provided need‐based scholarships and enabled 15 students to receive this instruction; an additional 13 students were awarded scholarships from NISOM.
Dubuque Downtown Kiwanis Club awarded funding for three sessions of after‐school piano classes at Prescott Elementary School. The first five‐week class is currently underway with 15 students, and two additional sessions will follow throughout the school year. Thanks to the Kiwanis grant funding, the cost to students is only $10, and no one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
The Jump Start and Prescott Piano programs are offered in partnership with the Dubuque Community School District and taught by DCSD teachers. This fall NISOM is also partnering with the Dubuque Multicultural Family Center for an additional youth out‐reach program: NISOM instructor Bill Encke leads after‐school guitar classes at MFC, sponsored by Dubuque Bank & Trust.
Thank you for helping change lives through music!
Music has the power to change lives, especially for at‐risk students. According to DoSomething.org:
Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, and stay in school.
Secondary students who participated in a music group at school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).
Regardless of socioeconomic status, students who participate in high‐quality music programs score 22 percent better on English and 20 percent better on math standardized exams.
Elementary age children involved in music lessons show greater brain development and memory improvement within a year than children who receive no musical training.
Learn more at dosomething.org or nisom.com
Help make the music happen! Your contribution to NISOM has the power to do all this and more.
Donate online now at nisom.com or via mail to NISOM at 2728 Asbury Rd, Suite 200, Dubuque, IA 52001. To designate your contribution to a specific fund, such as student scholarships, indicate this in the memo line. Visit nisom.com for more fund information.
ShowOffYourLoveofMusicGet your NISOM shirts & merchandise today!
T‐Shirts: Display your love of music with this fun T‐shirt design. Shirts are royal blue with white screen printing. Youth and adult sizes available through 2X. $10.
Polo Shirts: A more subtle approach displays NISOM’s logo embroidered over your heart. Unisex adult size shirts are royal blue with sporty fabric. S‐XL: $35. 2X: $37.
Also Available:
Mini Messenger Bags and Insulated Lunch Bags: $7 each Frisbees, Stadium Cups, and Keychain Flashlights: $2 each
Shirts and merchandise are available for purchase at the NISOM office while supplies last. Quantities are limited.
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The recipient of NISOM’s 2014‐2015 Flint‐Lindsay scholarship is cellist Josiah Yowell. Josiah received a full scholarship for NISOM’s 2014‐2015 school year for cello instruction with Karen Geyer.
Josiah Yowell, a high school junior from Elizabeth, Illinois, is NISOM’s longest‐standing private student. He began studying the cello at age 5 in a Suzuki class under with Karen Geyer. Since then, he has had many opportunities to use his developing skills. The highlight of several summers was participating in a NISOM’s Cellobration cello ensemble. Recently, he collaborated in a cello trio for a friend's wedding. Together with his brother, Josiah works as a street performer in downtown Galena, Illinois. He also enjoys other musical pursuits including playing the piano, music transcription, and congregational accompanying at his church. When he is not practicing his instruments, you will probably find him outside biking, walking his dogs, rollerblading, practicing his golf swing, or scouring garage sales & flea markets for old books to add to his collection. After high school, Josiah plans to pursue a degree in music.
NISOM’s Flint‐Lindsay Scholarship Fund was established in fall of 2012 by James and Susan Lindsay through an endowment gift of $25,000. In addition to the Flint‐Lindsay fund, NISOM offers need‐based student scholarships.
Answer: At Interlochen!
In the July 2014 issue of Quarter Notes, we told you that the recipient of the 2013‐2014 Flint‐Lindsay Scholarship Kasia Gneiser was studying this summer at the Interlochen Arts Academy in their musical theater program. She is now at Interlochen full time! Kasia is spending her senior year of high school at the prestigious Michigan school, after auditioning for their 2014‐2015 school year this the summer.
Former NISOM composition student Nate Schatz also studied at Interlochen this summer in their composers studio and received the Maddy Award, their highest honor. Rob Deemer, his instructor at Interlochen, said of Nate, “He’s very talented and mature. His band piece was the best
I've seen since I started teaching there four years ago.”
Nate also placed first in the Iowa Composers Forum Student Competition after being submitted by ICF member and NISOM instructor Tracey Rush. He was awarded $100, and his piece will be performed at the ICF Festival of New Music in March of 2015 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
SuzukiTrainingfortheNextGenerationofStudents
This summer NISOM string instructor Sara Sulecki was certified by the Suzuki Association of America to provide instruction using the Suzuki Method through violin book one.
Through the Suzuki method, children as young as age three can learn to play a musical instrument before learning how to read!
The Suzuki method applies the basic principles of language acquisition to
learning music with the mother tongue approach of listening and repeating. Parents learn along with their children in order to aid in at‐home practicing. NISOM currently offers Suzuki instruction in both violin and cello.
The Suzuki method is best utilized when students play together. Suzuki violin students are encouraged to join a group class in addition to their lessons to get the most out of the program. Students review pieces they have learned, refine their technique, and learn how to play in an ensemble. Sign up today for the second trimester class! Begin private lessons at any time, pending instructor availability.
The Suzuki method is more than just teaching a child to play an instrument. It seeks to develop the whole child and help them find the joy of making music! Learn more at suzukiassociation.org.
Tara Meade, Flute
Ms. Meade performs regularly with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band and is principal flute of the Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She has taught private flute lessons for over a decade and is a former band director. Ms. Meade holds a Master's Degree in Flute
Performance from the University of Northern Iowa and a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Luther College.
Laura Chase, Piano
For the past nine years Ms. Chase taught in North Carolina Public Schools as an Elementary Music Teacher. She has also served as a community college adjunct faculty member. She is currently a music teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School in Dubuque. Mrs. Chase graduated
from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. While in a public school setting, Laura taught students of all ages in piano pedagogy.
Spotlights
NISOM continues to grow! Spring and summer 2014 brought our highest enrollment since before the economic downturn in 2008, and thus far for the 2014‐2015 school year we have 187 students in on‐site weekly lessons and classes—not counting those in our numerous adult ensembles and other outreach programs—a 5 percent increase over fall 2013. This fall three new faculty members joined us.
Meet Our New Faculty: On July 13, 2014, Rod Matthews, a NISOM brass instructor, directed a concert with the Tri‐State Wind Symphony. Mr. Matthews is a regular performer with the ensemble and has also soloed with the TSWS. A former member of the Navy Band, he has also performed with Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Matthews
previously taught instrumental music in Bellevue Community Schools.
Pamela Crawford, NISOM voice and piano instructor, enjoyed a busy spring as an adjudicator and clinician. Mrs. Crawford, a 36‐year veteran voice/piano judge for the Iowa High School Music Association and also a past‐president of its executive board, judged 4A solo‐ensemble festival contest hosted at Davenport West
High School and Large Group Choral festival/contests for 1A at North Linn and 4A at Cedar Rapids Prairie. Mrs. Crawford also adjudicated the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society vocal finalist scholarship auditions at Clarinda in early June where the top ten auditioning soloists from throughout the lower 48 states each performed two arias and then were interviewed and vocalized (including sight‐reading) by Mrs. Crawford. Pam's task was to name the top three scholarship winners from these outstanding college freshmen or recently graduated HS seniors entering college music programs. Mrs. Crawford has judged the GMBS auditions bi‐annually for the past 12 years. She also directs choirs at Westminster Presbyterian Church and taught music in Iowa schools and community colleges for 34 years.
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Eric Amweg, Brass
Mr. Amweg has taught high school music for 23 years. Presently Mr. Amweg is an adjunct professor of low brass at the University of Dubuque and the music teacher at Benton Community Schools in Benton, Wisconsin. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Lakeland
College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and a Master’s Degree in Education Management from the University of Wisconsin‐Platteville.
UpcomingEvents:
Oct 7: Project Trio concert
Oct 11: L&MOP: Senior HS Orchestras
Oct 17: Arts & Humanities Month Reception
Oct 26: DCSO sacred concert
Nov 8: L&MOP: Ed East, world percussion
Nov 16: DCSO Messiah performance
Dec 5: Playathon recital
Dec 13: L&MOP: NISOM Woodwind Quintet
Jan 10: L&MOP: Tapestry, folk/rock band
Jan 24: Composition Workshop
Feb 14: L&MOP: GMETC Barnyard Tales
Feb 21: Student recital
NISOMBoardofDirectorsPatrick Niemer, President Senior VP & CFO, Premier Bank
Danita Gant, Vice President Attorney, Fuerste, Carew, Juergens & Sudmeier, P.C. —Dubuque, IA
Jill Heitzman, Secretary, Faculty Rep. Voice & Flute Instructor, NISOM
Donna Perkins, Treasurer Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin‐Platteville
Kelly Fassbinder, Parent Representative Owner/Designer, Imagine That!
Lee Ann Buchheit Librarian, New Horizons Band
Marilynne Field Small business owner
Diane Muir Adjunct Professor, Loras College
Tracey Rush Executive Director, NISOM
Hillard Salas Physician, Dubuque Internal Medicine
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Playathon 2014 A Grand Student Recital
Friday, December 5, 2014
3:30‐8:30PM During A Roshek Christmas
Roshek Building, 700 Locust St, Dubuque
Featuring students of a variety of ages, skill levels, and instruments. Free and open to the public.