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Vol. 1 Issue 4 | A PUBLICATION OF THE YOUNG MUSICIAN'S UNIVERSITY
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COLLECTIVE ISABELLA WALL YMU STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! YMU VIRTUAL SPRING RECITAL YMU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL RECITAL FROM VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CENTER
CALEB MACK YMU ALUM SPOTLIGHT
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IN THIS ISSUE
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
We are so happy to be celebrating our 18th year of "Giving the Gift of Music!" Thank you for reading our third issue of 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!
Mrs. Gray Director, The Young Musician's University
6 Isabella Wall YMU Student Spotlight
8 YMU Spring Recital YMU Students Presents Virtual Spring Recital
12 Caleb Mack YMU Alum Spotlight
14 Congratulations Graduates
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Mark your calendar! "Music Education Reimagined"
June 5 - YMU Virtual Recital 2pm June 17 - YMU Piano Improvisation Virtual Workshop 6pm June 28 - July 2 - YMU Summer Break (YMU Closed) July 5 - Classes Resume July 8 - YMU Virtual Improvisation Drum Workshop 6pm July 15 - Ms. Kierra's Birthday
"music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” – Pablo Casals
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THE YOUNG MUSICIAN'S UNIVERSITY
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
ISABELLA WALL
CONGRATS!!
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 Isabella! Keep up the great work!
ABOUT ISABELLA Miss Isabella Wall is affectionately known as Bella in our family. She's full of laughter, love, and tons of questions! She loves to explore and she's extremely curious about the world around her. She loves music and sings ALL the time. Once she masters piano, her goal is to conquer the drums! She has a kind heart and is nurturing to the smallest of God's creations (when she sees an ant, she tries to move it aside rather than step on it😂). She loves the park and being outdoors. She loves to draw and create her own stories. She's also an honorary member of Chick-fil-A, as that seems to be her meal choice at least once every week!
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This month, my Student Spotlight Nomination goes to Isabella Wall. Isabella is an absolute ball of creativity. She is very intelligent, full of questions, and loves the piano. She has no fear in piano class when I ask her to create a song for me on the spot, and she also recently graduated! I'm so proud of you Isabella! Keep up the great work! ~ Kierra Gray, YMU Instructor
C ONGRATULATIONS, YOU CONGRATS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR PASSING THEIR YMU END OF COURSE ASSESSMENTS! ISABELLA WALL - LITTLE MUSIC ESSENTIALS - PIANO 1A CAELAN KING-MCNEIL - YMU PIANO ESSENTIALS 1C JEREMIAH SPIGNER - DRUM ESSENTIALS 1A JUSTIN JR. WHEELER - YMU PIANO ESSENTIALS 2B KAYLEIGH CLARK - LITTLE MUSIC ESSENTIALS - PIANO 1A LIAM WALLACE - YMU PIANO ESSENTIALS 1C NOAH JONES - YMU MAJOR SEVENTH CHORDS
JUSTIN JR. WHEELER - JUNE 11TH KALYN JOHNSON - JUNE 12TH LIAM WALLACE - JUNE 15TH JADEN CAMPBELL - JUNE 28TH JOSHUA CAMPBELL - JUNE 28TH *If your child's birthday is not listed, please contact the office so that we can add their DOB to their profile.
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The Spring Recital held on June 5th for The Young Musician's University was a huge success! Students, parents, family, and friends gathered to watch this event in the all-new YMU Virtual Performance Center! This virtual platform gave students and their families the ability to connect and share their experiences no matter the distance. Attendees were able to see and talk with each other and sit next to family and friends during the recital. Student performers were as young as 3 years old and everyone did a fantastic job as they shared the gift of music! The progress of our students is a wonderful thing to witness. We want to thank our staff, students, and their amazing parents for their continued dedication and hard work!
Watch the Spring Recital!
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The Young Musician's University YMU Virtual Spring Recital Saturday, June 5, 2021 * 2 PM
PROGRAM JUSTIN JR. WHEELER - SPRING KASEY LLOYD - MUSIC BOX GIRL BRAYLON FERGUSON - LORD YOU ARE GOOD JUSTIN ADAMS - THE HORSEMAN'S NIGHT RIDE LIAM WALLACE - MINIATURE SONATINA KYLIE GRAY - THE MUSIC BOX DANCE JASPER ADAMS - BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE ZION MURPHY - MUSETTA'S WALTZ CAELAN KING-MCNEIL - SNAKE DANCE KAYLEIGH CLARK - YOUR MUSIC GUIDE GABBY LLOYD - FIREWORK AZARIA JENKINS - CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU KYLEE OTTO - CHOPSTICKS BELLA WALL - TURN EACH PAGE ZION MURPHY - AUTUMN LEAVES JOSHUA CAMPBELL - FEEL IT STILL TYLIN WHITE - ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND JOSHUA ADAMS - FÜR ELISE ISAIAH GREEN - SING, SING, SING
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR YMU STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF!
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YMU ALUM SPOTLIGHT Caleb Mack
Meet Caleb Mack! Caleb was a YMU vocal student from elementary school through his sophomore year of high school. Since then Caleb has written and released original music and learned to play multiple instruments. In 2020 Caleb graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish. He has been a devoted member of the praise and worship team at In His Presence Church located in California where he resides. He recently announced that he has been accepted to Southwestern Law School and will be starting this Fall in addition to receiving a $100,000 Wildman/Schumacher Scholarship! We are very proud of Caleb's accomplishments and can't wait to see what else 12
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CHECK OUT THIS CLIP! CALEB MACK, YMU ALUM SPOTLIGHT
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