LARCHMONT CHRONICLE • 2018
They’re hard at work playing music
COACH Pamela Wright rallies 10-year-old players during a time-out during spring 2018 season. Photos: Karl Sonnenberg
Community, competition share floor at girls’ league
It’s time for fall sports! Registration for Goldie’s All-Girls Basketball League continues through Sun., Sept. 30. Entering its second season, the fall league, which
EMILY RISSIER, 11, shoots a basket while teammate Addy Williams, 11, looks on.
is partnered with local St. Brendan’s Basketball Association, will take place from Oct. 15 to Dec. 9. “The league is open to all skill levels and is a perfect way for the novice players to get involved in team sports. The league also brings a strong sense of community, fairness, and competition to team sports,” says Karen Goldberg, the “Goldie,” of Goldie’s Youth Sports. Games are open to girls ages 5 to 14, and teams are split into four divisions with weekday practices and Saturday games, both at St. Brendan School, 238 S. Manhattan Pl. Registration fee of $210 includes a uniform. Visit goldiesyouthsports.com.
By Talia Abrahamson School is back in session and local student musicians are hard at work reading, writing and playing a variety of instruments. Many students attend Rhodes School of Music on Larchmont and the Los Angeles Violin Shop on Olympic, or they practice with independent teacher George Grove Jr. Rhodes School of Music, founded by lifelong musician David Rhodes, offers one-onone lessons for approximately 15 different instruments. The most popular offerings are piano and guitar, but students also can pick up more uncommon skills such as audio production. The Rhodes School occupies the second floor above Burger Lounge at 215 N. Larchmont Blvd. The space holds nine teaching studios –– a few carved from singer/ songwriter Leonard Cohen’s former recording studio suite — and employs 35 instructors for more than 500 students. Rhodes welcomes the start of the academic school year. He believes that regular school often augments musical practice. “School and music lessons supplement each other really well because music les-
MATTHEW SAVAGIAN, 8, Muirfield Road, played Beethoven, Hayden, the “Star Wars” theme by Williams and his own jazz compositions at the June 10 young Musicians Recital. He was also the master of ceremonies, reading the closing statement on all the music played in a Windsor Square home as his teacher George Grove looks on.
sons help kids stay sharper in school, and school helps keep up the routine for practicing a lot more,” Rhodes said. Sixth-grader Louis Reich has been playing at Rhodes School for three years. The Irving Boulevard resident takes weekly piano lessons and occasionally picks up the electric bass. He also plays
clarinet in his school orchestra at Oakwood Elementary. “It’s always really fun, I know a lot of the people at Rhodes. I’ve had lessons with a lot of the teachers here, and they’re all really nice,” Reich said. Rebecca Roberts, 15, also practices two different instruments at the Rhodes School. (Please turn to page 10)