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Themus i cpr ogr a mi s a noppor t uni t yf ort he s t ude nt st oe xpr e s s t he ms e l ve st hr ough a ni ns t r ume ntorby us i ngava r i e t yof not e swi t ht he i r voi c e . I t ’ smor et ha n a not he rc l a s s , i t ’ saf or m ofe xpr e s s i onwhe r es t ude nt s c a nf i ndapl a c et ha tgi ve st he mr e l a xa t i ona ndapl a c e i nwhi c ht he yc a nc onne c tt he i rt hought sa ndt hemus i c , c r e a t i ngaha r monyf ort he i rs oul . Themus i cpr ogr a m of f e r st hes t ude ntt ol e a r na not he rl a ngua ge , t hemus i c l a ngua ge . Thet e a c he rJ a me sHa nki nsi sc ompl e t e l yc a pa c i t a t e d f orgi vi ngt hes t ude ntnotonl ya ni mpr e s s i vee xpe r i e nc eont hec l a s s ;i twi l lgi veyout hec ompl e t es uppor tf or yourde s i r et os uc c e e di nmus i c . I nt hec l a s sofc hoi rhe i sc a pa c i t a t e dt ogi vet hes t ude nt st hepr ope rwa yt or e he a r s et he i rvoi c ewi t hgoa lofr e a c hi ngmor ec ompl e x not e s . I nba ndc l a s ss t ude nt sa r ei ns t r uc t e df r om howt o a s s e mbl et hei ns t r ume nti nt hepr ope rwa y, a l lt ot he be s twa yt oha veabe t t e rc oor di na t i ona ndha veabe t t e r
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Whe ny ouwe r et o l dy ouwi l lbedi r e c t i ngt hi spr ogr a m? The ya ppr oa c he dmewi t ht hede c i s i oni nApr i l , butIhe a r da bouti ti n J a nua r y .
Wha twe r ey oure xpe c t a t i onswhe ny ous t a r t e di nt hi spr ogr a m?
Idi dn’ tha v ea nye xpe c t a t i ons , be c a us emus i ci sa l wa ysbe e ngi v e nal i t t l ebi tdi f f e r e nthe r ede pe ndi ngonwhi c hgr a dey ouwe r ei n a ndde pe ndi ngwhowa sy ourt e a c he r , Ikne wt ha tweba s i c a l l yne e de dt os t a r t f r om s c r a t c h, buts t ude nt sha v er e s ponde dwe l la ndt he y a r ewor ki ngha r d, Iknowi tc a nbedi f f i c ul t , butIpus hki dst ot r yt odobe t t e r . Ie xpe c t e dgr e a tt hi ngsa nds e e i nggr e a tr e s ul t s , buti t ’ sj us tbe gi nni ng.
Howdoy out hi nkt hi smus i cpr ogr a mi sdi f f e r e ntt oot he rmus i cpr ogr a ms ?
-It hi nkbe c a us eoft her e s our c e st ha te a c hf a mi l yha s . The r ea r ec e r t a i nt hi ngs t ha twe r egoi ngt obea bl et odot ha tot he r sdon’ t . Al s ot hel a ngua ge , t hef a c tt ha t y ouguysa r ea bl et os pe a kEngl i s hma ke st hi ngsl i t t l es i mpl e rwhe ni tc ome st o e xpl or i ngdi f f e r e ntt ype sofmus i c , c hoi rf ore xa mpl e , wea r ea bl et os i ngmus i c Engl i s ha ndIdon’ tha v et owor r ya boutt hepr onunc i a t i on, a ndt heba nd’ sme t hod booksa r ei nEngl i s ht oo.
Wha tma ke sy ouagr e a tdi r e c t orf ort hi spr ogr a m?
-It hi nkt hef a c tt ha tI ’ my ounge rt ha nt heot he rt e a c he r si nhi ghs c hoolIt hi nk gi v e sac e r t a i na dva nt a get or e l a t emor ewi t ht heki ds , a l s oIdon’ ta c c e ptpoorr e s ul t s , Idon’ ta c c e ptme di oc r i t ya ndt e a c he r si not he rs c hool sj us ta c c e ptt hewor k t ha ti sgi v e n, s ot ha ti swhyIwa ntt oha v eoneoft hebe s tmus i cpr ogr a mi nt he c ount r y .
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Fr om whowa st hei de aoft hemus i cpr ogr a m? -I na l lmypr e vi ouss c hool swea l wa ysha da na r tpr ogr a m, a nda sweha dt hec ha nc e f r om t hea c c r e di t a t i onofNe wEngl a ndofNEASC. Ther e c omme nde dust oput mor ea t t e nt i onont hea r tmus i cpr ogr a m. Thi sa dvi c ega v et her e s ul toft hene w s t a geofC. D. A. i nt hec our t , a l s ot ha ti sar e a s onf orput t i nga l lAr tc l a s s e sont he t hi r df l oor , s owec a nha v ea na r e as pe c i f i e df ort hes ubj e c tt oH. Sa ndM. S . ta r ey oure xpe c t a t i onsf or mt hemus i cpr ogr a mi n23y e a r sf r om now? Wha -We l lIha da s ke df orapl a ni nt hene xt3y e a r s , t hepl a ni st oha v eabi gge rc hoi r , t o ha v eani c eba nd, l ooki ngt hi sa st hef i r s ts t e pt of or ma nor c he s t r a . Anda l s ot he pl a nf orc r e a t i ngt hema r c hi ngba nd. Soweha v ear e a lma r c hi ngba ndi na bout2 y e a r s . Doy oul i ket hemus i cpr ogr a m wha ti si tt oda y? -I na l ls c hool st hi spr ogr a msa r ev e r ye xpe ns i v ea ndwea r es hor ti ni ns t r ume nt s . ButIt hi nkt ha tf orha vi ngagoodpr ogr a mi st ha ty ouha v egoodt e a c he r sa ndI t hi nkt ha twi t ht het hr i v ea nde ne r gyofMr . Ha nki nswea r eont her i ghtt r a c k. Wha te v e ntdoy ouwa ntt ha tt hec hoi r ea ndba ndpr ogr a mt opa r t i c i pa t ei n? -We l lIwoul dl i ket oha v et he m pe r f or mi ne a c ha s s e mbl yore v e nt , j us tl i kewi t h t hec hoi ra ndt heba nd. Al s oonc et hec hoi rbe c ome ss t r onge r , t os i ngt hena t i ona l a nt he m. Al s odur i ngi nt e r v e nt i onsi ne a c ha s s e mbl y , It hi nkIwoul dl i ket he mt o ha v emor epa r t i c i pa t i oni nt heJ i ngl eFe s ta ndone v e nt ss uc ha sASome wha tSi l e nt Ni ght . Wha ta dvi c ewoul dy ougi v et hes t ude nt st oj oi nt hemus i cpr ogr a m? -Iwoul dl i ket os e emor es t ude nt se nga gei nt heMus i cPr ogr a m, It hi nks t ude nt s c a ne nga gel e s si nt e c hnol ogya ndt he ys houl dbea bl et oha v et he i rownc r e a t i on t hr oughmus i ca ndt hr ought hea r tt he yc a nbemor ec r e a t i v e .
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Wha ta r ey ourt hought sa boutt hemus i cpr ogr a m? It hi nkt ha tt hemus i cpr ogr a mi sagr e a t oppor t uni t yf ors t ude nt st oe xpr e s st he ms e l v e s a nde xpe r i e nc eat ot a l l ydi f f e r e ntpe r s pe c t i v e onhowweha v es e e nmus i cs of a r . Wha tdoy oue xpe c ta boutt hemus i cpr ogr a m? Wha tIe xpe c tf r om t hepr ogr a mi st ol e a r n ne wt ype sofs ongsa ndIhopet oe xpa ndmy knowl e dgei nmus i c . Wha ti st hei mpor t a nc eoft hi spr ogr a mt ot hes c hool ? Thei mpor t a nc eoft hepr ogr a ma ts c hooli s be gi nni ngt oi nc r e a s e , s i nc ewi t ht hec onc e r t s a ndpr e s e nt a t i onst ha tweha v eha d, weha v e r e a l i z e dt ha twec a ndoal otwi t hs omuc hi nt e r e s t . Wha tmot i va t e dy out oc hoos et hi spr ogr a m? Wha tmot i va t e dmet obei nt hepr ogr a m wa s t ha ti ti sa na c t i vi t yt ha tIha dne v e rpr a c t i c e d be f or ea ndi ts e e me dv e r yi nt e r e s t i ng.
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Wha twe r ey ourf i r s tt hought sa boutt hemus i cpr ogr a m? Myf i r s tt hought swe r et ha ti twoul dbear e a l l yc ompl e x pr oc e s st ol e a r nhowt opl a y a ni ns t r ume nt . Wha twa sy ourt hought sa bouty ourr ol ei nt hemus i c pr ogr a m? It houghtIwa sgoi ngt ol e a r nhowt opl a ya ni ns t r ume nt , Idi dntkne wwhi c honei t woul dbeorJ a me swoul ds e l e c ti tf orme . Wha ta r ey ourt hought sa boutt hemus i cpr ogr a m now t ha ty ouha d be e nones e me s t e roni t ? It hi nki sa we s omea ndIe nj oyi tal ot . Wha ti st heonet hi ngy oul i kea boutt hemus i cpr ogr a m?
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E v ent hought her ea r enopl a nnedev ent sf ort her es tof t hes c hool y ea r , J a meswa nt st odos omeev ent swi t h t heba nda ndc hoi r . Ba nd: Ac onc er tf or8t hgr a der s . Ac onc er tf ort hec l os i ngc er emonyofCDA’ ss c hool y ea r . Choi r : Ac onc er tf ort hec l os i ngc er emony . Apr es ent a t i ona tac hur c h.
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T hemus i cpr ogr a mi ss t i l l i nneedofr es or c esa nd J a meswa nt st os a v emoneyt obuymor ei ns t r ument s a ndequi pmenti nt hef ut ur e . F ornowt her ea r et wo pi ggy ba nk si nJ a mes ’ sc l a s swher es t udent sc a ndepos i tt hei rs pa r ec ha ngea ndr a i s ef undsf ort hepr ogr a m. Al s o, t her ea r epr opos a l sf orr a i s i ngmor emoney , l i k e: s el l i ngdoghnut sa ndpl a y i ngi ns ma l l c onc er t sa nd ga i ndona t i onsf r om peopl e .
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Duet ot hec r ea t i onofanewpr ogr a ma tt hes c hool a nd t hes omewha tl a c kofi nf or ma t i ons t udent sa ndpa r ent s ha v ea boutt het opi c , weha v ec r ea t edt hi sma ga z i ne . T hema ga z i negi v esa not herper s pec t i v eoft hepr ogr a m s howi ngt heopi ni onsa nde x per i enc esofi t smember s a nddi r ec t or s . T hegoa l oft hi sma ga z i nei st ogi v ea ni ns i ghtont hepr ogr a ma ndt ohopef ul l ymot i v a t ehi gh s c hool s t udent sa ndf ut ur ehi ghs c hool s t udent st oj oi n t hepr ogr a ma ndenj oyt hems el v esi nt hepr oc es s .