Music Elements The Beat is What Counts~ November 2018 Newsletter Want To Join The Band? Music Elements has a prestigious band called, The Elements. The Elements have been together as a 7-piece band for a few years now. They met weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm and have performed many gigs and fundraisers in both Chelmsford and surrounding towns. Most of the members have now moved on to High School and we are starting a new band. Our drummer, Caedmon, is continuing on with the band! We currently have 2 Vocalists, a Bass Player and Drummer. We are looking for 2 additional Vocalists, a keyboard player and guitarist to join The Elements. Horn players are welcome too! The class is taught by both John Anthony and Alex Buiel and the cost for the hour ensemble is $20.00. Got some news that you would like to share? Let us know if there is something you have to share in our newsletter and we will post your accomplishments so that everyone can share in the news! Page 1
The Vibe The Vibe is another band at Music Elements. The Vibe is taught by Mike Loce on Fridays from 7:00pm - 8:00pm with the same hourly cost of $20. Currently, The Vibe consists of 3 Vocalists, a Drummer and the instructor on Guitar. We would love to add a keyboard player and guitarist to this band as well. 2
Meet the Teachers Amanda Roth Amanda Roth is currently pursing a Master of Music in Violin Performance at the Longy School of Music. She recently relocated to Massachusetts after graduating in May with a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance, Violin Concentration from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. To supplement her musical education, she has participated in a number of summer programs including the Aria International Summer Academy, the Chautauqua Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, and the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard. Amanda has been a member of Temple University's Grammy Nominated Symphony Orchestra, the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra, and the Longy Conservatory Orchestra, as well as various chamber ensembles. She has performed at such major venues as the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and Alice TullyAmanda Roth Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City and has been involved in a number of premieres of new works. Throughout her many performances, she has shared the stage with Rachel Barton Pine, various members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and ex-trans-siberian Orchestra violinist, Mark Wood. In addition to playing traditional classical violin repertoire, she also enjoys exploring the world of jazz, funk, country, and rock-n-roll on her six-string fretted electric violin made by Wood Violins. Besides performing, Amanda is passionate about teaching. Previously, she taught violin and viola for the Philadelphia String Project and Temple Prep s Community Music Scholars Program. Currently Amanda is a teaching assistant for the orchestra at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and is excited to be joining the Music Elements family! 3
Look what s happening in November Fall Sip & Shop Date: November 8, 2018 Location: Princeton Station 147 Princeton St Chelmsford, MA 01863 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Free Event Fundraising Event (Proceeds from our Raffle Tables will be donated to Chelmsford, MA Food Pantry) *30 Plus Vendors *Raffle Tables (Bring a can good to be donated to the Chelmsford Food Pantry for an entry towards our Door Prize) 4
The Great Pumpkin Drop Festival Date: November 18, 2018 Location: Wamesit Lanes 434 Main St Tewksbury, MA 01876 Time: 12:00pm-11:30pm Join us for a great day of all ages fun! Music - Food - Drinks - Games & More We will be Dropping a 1200lb Pumpkin from a Crane! -12:00 Festival Begins/Music Begin -12:30 Trick or Treat for Kids (12 Under, see below for details) - 2:00 Costume Contest for Kids (12 Under) - 3:00 Pumpkin Drop / Pumpkin Drop Bingo (See below for details) Trick or Treat for Kids (12 Under) Pre-Register each Child and receive: - Arcade Game Card - Wamesit Lanes Fun Pack - Trick or Treat bag 5
Indian Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Date: November 4, 2018 Location: The Luna Theater 250 Jackson St, 4 th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852 Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark PG 1981 Fantasy/Action 1h 55m Epic tale in which an intrepid archaeologist tries to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious relic which is central to their plans for world domination. Battling against a snake phobia and a vengeful ex-girlfriend, Indiana Jones is in constant peril, making hair's-breadth escapes at every turn in this celebration of the innocent adventure movies of an earlier era. 6
Music Elements Teachers Public Performances Dylan released his own CD. It is all original music written by Dylan and he is real excited to share it with everyone. You can listen to one of the tracks, Geometry, here: https://dylanjackquartet.bandcamp.com Students and parents who are interested in seeing Dylan Jack perform can visit http://www.dylanjackmusic.com/ Laura has released a new single. It s called No Good Please give a listen to her and feel free to share! https://soundcloud.com/ellorela/no-good-prod-david-altenor Students and parents who are interested in seeing Mike Loce perform can view upcoming events at: https://mikeloce.com/upcoming-performances/ Dan Webster, our piano instructor, performs with Mike Payette at the 110 Grille every third Thursday of the month. 7
Happy Birthday November Birthdays Evin J Anjana M Harry B Giana J Happy Birthday from Everyone at Music Elements 8
Famous Musicians who also share Birthdays in November Jimi Hendrix; November 27, 1942 Tina Turner; November 26, 1939 Bobby Ray; November 15, 1988 RuPaul; November 17, 1960 Miley Cyrus; November 23, 1992 Chris Jericho; November 9, 1970 Sean Combs; November 4, 1969 Travis Barker; November 14, 1975 Myles Kennedy; November 27, 1969 Joe Walsh; November 20, 1947 Don Cheadle; November 29, 1964 9
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Music Elements has T-shirts for sale! They can be purchased at the music school for $15.00 each. 11
If you don t find your name in this month s newsletter, we will try to catch you next month. Be sure to share with your instructor about your activities. Happy Thanksgiving! Anita, Dylan, John, Cayla, Peter, Alex B, Mike, Amanda, Karyn, Martha, Kenneth, Ben, Alex W, Tyler and Anthony 12