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IN THIS ISSUE Mrs. Gray Director, The Young Musician's University DIRECTOR'S NOTE Joshua Adams 7 YMU Student Spotlight 12 Habits of a Successful Student 8 Back To School 3 We are so happy to be celebrating our 19th year of "Giving the Gift of Music" as of March 2022! Thank you for reading our 8th issue of this year's, The YMU Collective, as we transition away from an email newsletter format into a digital magazine format! This publication highlights YMU Students, Staff, and other subjects of interest with contributions from our staff as well as YMU student writers If you are a YMU student interested in contributing and being a part of the YMU Collective Team, please send me a message through the YMU Portal I would love to speak with you and get your insight Please know that you do not have to be a local student to participate, we will have virtual connect meetings to discuss upcoming events and content I hope that you enjoy this publication of the YMU Collective! 12 Gabbiee Swainson YMU Legacy Clip 13 The Role of Arts and Cultural Programs on Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing
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KAYLEIGH CLARK LME PIANO ESSENTIALS 2B JUSTIN ADAMS PIANO ESSENTIALS B Braylon Ferguson - August 27th Zoé Byrd - August 31st *Ifyourchild'sbirthdayisnot listed,pleasecontacttheofficeso thatwecanaddtheirDOBto theirLMSprofile Happy BHappy Birthday irthday 5
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Our student spotlights recognize students who are exceptionally demonstrating growth and musically excelling. We are so grateful to be associated with these fantastic students and their supportive parents! Again Congratulations Joshua! Keep up the great work!
I am nominating Joshua Adams for this month's Student Spotlight. Joshua recently accepted a position at a local church as their musician. This is a new experience for him and he is fully embracing it by accepting the challenge. YMU has prepared Joshua for a position like this by building a strong musical foundation. This position requires him to learn 3 to 4 songs per week while still keeping up with his studies at school and YMU. The weekly preparation includes finding the key, tempo, and chord charts for the selected songs and choosing the appropriate chords and inversions that best compliment the music. Positions like this also require learning and memorizing song structure, playing by ear, and song improvisation as songs tend to be performed in a free form impromptu manner with changes happening on the spot.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT T H E Y O U N G M U S I C I A N ' S U N I V E R S I T Y
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ABOUT JOSHUA
My name is Joshua Adams, I am 16 years old and a junior at Blythewood High School. I have a twin brother named Jasper that plays drums at YMU. I have been on this journey for about nine years and I'm really glad to see how far I have grown these past few years. Mr. Gray is a great teacher. He has always stuck with me, encouraging me to never give up when I was losing motivation. I am also in my high school orchestra where I play the viola. I started in middle school. When I grow up I would like to become a music composer for movies and video games. I love the YMU community where we are always learning new and challenging things.
Joshua Adams
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SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS 12 HABITS OF 8
Habit 1: Learn the basics of time management and planning ahead of time Habit 2: Don’t just get organized, but stay organized Habit 3: Distribute your practice Habit 4: Taking notes in class Habit 5: Study using active recall Habit 6: Approach your mistakes correctly Habit 7: Make friends you can study with Habit 8: Rock solid morning and evening routines Habit 9: Parents: Give them the tools but don’t do it for them Habit 10: Know how to ask for help, but try to find the answer first Habit 11: Parents: Don’t focus on motivation, focus on behavior Habit 12: School isn’t everything, give your child a balanced life Read more! 9
LISTENING TO MUSIC MAY IMPROVE A BABY’S LANGUAGE SKILLS 10 Music Education Works
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Adding music to a baby’s playtime may improve its language skills and ability to process musical rhythms, according to researchers from the University of Washington, USA.
The researchers found that incorporating music into a series of play sessions boosted 9-month-old babies’ brain processing of speech and music. They found that the babies listening to the waltz learned its tempo When the tempo was changed, the babies immediately ti d it's tempo When the tempo was changed, the babies immediately noticed. Lead researcher Patricia Kuhl and her colleagues explain that like music, language also has rhythmic patterns, as the timing of the syllables can differentiate one speech sound from another to understand what a person is saying. This ability to distinguish speech sounds helps babies learn to talk.
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