THANK YOU , THANK YOU!!

June 21, 2017

A LETTER from MS. CURRIE,

Dear MATT Parents and students,

  If you attended the year end pool party yesterday, you received your certificates and special awards, for all your fine efforts this year.  It was wonderful that the weather turned out perfectly for us. And the excellent refreshments Parents provided for the concert last week were so ample that we were able to use them for the party as well.See photos below.

BESIDES the joy of seeing our children at play, I received some very amazing gifts from all of you! You certainly touched my heart with the unexpected presentation of beautiful , and PURPLE! flowers, as well as two very generous restaurant gift cards. Somehow you guessed our longtime favorite restaurant, which we hardly ever afford to visit anymore, and another one which we would just LOVE to visit! 
We will have two lovely evenings to enjoy throughout the next few months, thanks to all of you dear families.

Your participation in Music at the Towers is something which is my great pleasure to share- it is a joy for me to offer the gift of music, which has blessed me in so many ways all my life. So I think it is a WIN-WIN for us all!

Many thanks for your kindness and generosity to me, and for your continuing dedication to this "pearl of great price", MUSIC!

Congratulations on your hard work and dedication!

MATT's Special Award Winners:-

"Positive Musicianship "

Level I Misha Partington and Sophie Hernandez

Level 1 Chloe Yang
Level 1 Mathew Lawson

Level 2 Aswin Senthilnathan

Level 2 Johan Jensen Thomas

Level 2 Johann Ragoobar

Level 3 Mya Norman
Level 3 Riley Partington

"Musical Achievement"

Level 1 Jasjeet Sidhu
Level 2 Johan Jensen Thomas

"Leadership Award"

Level 2 Nathan Merisanu

"MATT Exemplary Leadership Award"

Level 3 Kalpi Patel

Play-A-Thon Winner:
The tied winners of Play a thon - Christian Dal Dosso and Johann Ragoobar will share the $50 award  $25 gift card each! Please be in touch to pick up your gift card before the end of June. Thanks to all for your Play a thon Pledges !! total raised :$2800.
With much love to every student and parent!
Andrea

PLANNING for SEPTEMBER:

• instruments are yours till September-remember to keep them safe out of strong sun, and excess humidity. 

all sheet music and method books are to be kept safely for return next fall.

• 17/18 MATT Registration: NOW till June 30 , resuming August 21 to Sept 8 only. Call Yogita or check blog/website to learn registration hours
• FIRST CLASS of Session 1 for all students is Sept 12. You must be registered ahead to attend this class.

PERFORMANCE DATE COMING UP:

• Advanced/ Intermediates may be invited to play at the Annual Towers BBQ (no date known as yet)so keep your performance level up on all your pieces!!

Sept 9th PERFORMANCE at the MARKET . We have a date to play Sat. Sept 9th at the MARKET . Please put this into your calendar.Time TBA

             FROM ALL OF YOUR TEACHERS AND MATT STAFF

                                                     BEST  WISHES FOR A VERY HAPPY SUMMER!!!!  

                                                   KEEP   THAT    MUSIC    PLAYING!

A FINE PERFORMANCE! YEAR END INFO AND PARTY PLANS!

June 14,2017

CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS,
                           ON A FINE PERFORMANCE!

Our MATT year of classes, lessons and home practice came to its conclusion yesterday with everyone participating in the HCH YEAR END ANNUAL SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE. Many audience members were impressed with what you have accomplished in your first years on your instruments. AND your ability to sit quietly during the show, and move in and out of place in an orderly fashion is to be commended also! 
And as you continue on with good practice habits, much more musical progress and fun will come along with it! 

CONCERT PHOTOS PLEASE :Parents who have concert photos are asked to kindly send a couple of good ones of the group to Yogita or Andrea, to be published in this blog and website!


DETAILS OF YEAR END:
There are no more MATT lessons or classes, but you can request summer lessons from a private teacher- to KEEP GOING WITH YOUR GOOD PROGRESS (a very good idea!) 
Beginners: we recommend that you work your way through the AFS book as far as you can over the summer.

Please note the  following INFORMATION :

• instruments are yours till September-remember to keep them safe out of strong sun, and excess humidity. 

all sheet music and method books are to be kept safely for return next fall.

• 17/18 MATT Registration: NOW till June 30 , resuming August 21 to Sept 8 only. Call Yogita or check blog/website to learn registration hours
• FIRST CLASS of Session 1 for all students is Sept 12. You must be registered ahead to attend this class.

PERFORMANCE DATE COMING UP:

• Advanced/ Intermediates may be invited to play at the Annual Towers BBQ (no date known as yet)so keep your performance level up on all your pieces!!
• Sept 9th PERFORMANCE at the MARKET . We have a date to play Sat. Sept 9th at the MARKET . Please put this into your calendar.Time TBA

MATT YEAR END PARTY - for students and parents:
Tuesday June 20th 4 to 6pm: year end pool party at Ms. Currie's home

NB: A Lifeguard will be present. Swimmers must be supervised by their Parents.
What's happening: 

• lots of food- carefully preserved from yesterday's generous parent offerings
• swimming
• student awards
• National Music Camp scholarship 2017 winners
• MATT certificates for all those who fulfilled MATT requirements
• Play a thon:  final submission of pledges by all remaining students and families
• $50  gift card prize awarded to student with highest pledge amount submitted
• Please see email for address: within 5 min drive of the Towers

  
                   Hugs all round! See you next week!

June 10                                                   
                                                        

CELEBRAMPTON!

opening Ceremonies

  

 MATT STUDENTS, 
                    YOU WERE AWESOME!!
I hope you all enjoyed this great event - we were all very proud of you:( in score order) Kalpi, Leah, Mya, Leila, Tanisha, Sofia, Nathan, Jordan, Elijah, Ryan, Johan and Riley  . The three Intermediate students proved to be excellent support to the Advanced group-
Well don all.
Thanks to all the parents who facilitated our participation in this special opportunity for MATT  today. iT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR US!

ONWARDS NOW TO CONCERT DAY- LET"S KEEP UP THE GREAT PLAYING!!

STILL TIME TO PRACTICE, EVERYONE:

SEE YOU FOR A FABULOUS SHOW TUESDAY!!

CONCERT DAY JUNE 13- Giving the gift of MUSIC!

"Celebrampton" event O CANADA by MATT  ADVANCED STUDENTS

Congrat's to Jordan and Nathan Merisanu who will play with the Advanced  Class!

ALL will receive a detailed  info email tomorrow. Please read carefully.

EXTRA PARKING TIME NEEDED

 N. B. Hurontario Street will be  blocked off for the event.

Wear MATT t -shirts, dress in black skirt/pants no jeans or sneakers (bring sun block). 

Bring O Canada Music and clothes pins

PLAY a THON:

We have received pledge funds from 11 parents and five Board members so far- to reach $2500. Thank you all !!! Our goal is $5000- We have 21 more Parents to go!

Prize for most pledge funds brought in will be awarded at Year end Party!

 Parents -Please make an effort to contribute -do your part  to help MATT! 
Goal: $100 per student- HOW to get pledges:

Tell family, friends, parents of friends, church/mosque friends, teachers what MATT is, what you play, and ask them to sponsor you. MOST WILL! Tax receipts available for $20 or more- please get addresses of these people.

HANDING in FUNDS: Place your funds in an envelope with your name on it

hand in to Yogita Tuesday or at YEAR END Pool Party . 

FINAL CONCERT PREPARATION 
Homework: 

Practice to correct difficult parts for all concert pieces you play

 FIVE more days to perfect concert music! 

ANNUAL SHOWCASE CONCERT  Tuesday JUNE 13 Holland Christian Homes 6pm

                                                                                             7900 McLaughlin Rd.

1.Enter at  "MAIN ENTRANCE". COME EARLY to find parking.Car pooling helps

REHEARSAL/CONCERT PROCEDURE  TUESDAY JUNE 13

4pm: set up chairs Nijo, Siby, Brennan ,Bradley, Rachael, Trevon Daley Tech: Shawn 

 4pm till 4:15 ADVANCED and INTERMEDIATES: tune in HARMONY HALL, then take your place for O Canada in Heritage Hall

4:15 TO 4:25 BEGINNERS: tune 4:15 TO 4:25 in HARMONY HALL, then take your place on steps for O Canada in Heritage Hall

4:30 to 5:30 pm Rehearsal 
5:30 to 5:50 short break
5:50 take performance places in Heritage hall  
6pm Concert 

2.TUNING Samantha Ragbirsingh, Aleksandra and Yogita will greet students from 4pm to direct them as last week. Int/Adv- tune 4pm Beginners tune 4:15

3.WEAR  Purple t shirts and dress up pants or skirt- any color. No jeans or sneakers please. 

4. BRING your instrument, your own concert music, IN CORRECT ORDER, your music stand with name on it,

PARENTS are requested to bring refreshments: fruit/drink/treat to offer after the concert.

Thank you all for all your hard work and support!

CONCERT PROGRAM

O CANADA-- C Lavalee

BEGINNERS

Twinkles Mozart

Long ,Long Ago- Traditional

VIOLIN DUET on stage

Chorus from Judas Maccabeus- Handel

Nathan Tiensovan and Jonathan Nguyen

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

There's Music in the Air- Root

Heart and Soul- Carmichael

The Prince of Denmark’s March- Clarke

STRING TRIO on stage

The Bluebells of Scotland- traditional

Aaron Tiensovan, Jordan Tiensovan, violin; Johann Ragoobar, cello

ADVANCED CLASS

 Holberg Suite - Grieg

Besame Mucho- Velazquez

VIOLIN SOLO

Allegro and Largo

from Vivaldi "The Four Seaons"

Violin Solo Kalpi Patel

Intermezzo from Cavaliera Rusticana – Mascagni

STAFF ENSEMBLE :

Adagio for Strings - Albinoni

FINALE

“Palladio”- Jenkins

 ALL STAFF and STUDENTS

You are giving a wonderful gift to your audience-

 the gift of LIVE MUSIC!! 

                                   

Tuesday June 20:  Year End Party: All who play in the concert are invited at Ms Currie's home 4-to 6 pm- 
details via email and BLOG next week