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THE MMW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
"MUSIC MATTERS"
Music Makers is a place for imagination to flourish, students to learn, create, grow and most of all have fun creating moments that matter. We thank you for being a part of our special community!
 
Congratulations to our 2023 Spring Recital Tempe Center of the Arts Music Maker Workshops Performers!!!
 
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SUMMER ROCK BAND SHOW 
Rebel Lounge
July 23rd, 2023
2:00-5:00 pm 
Tickets: $15 advance or $20 at the door 

 

Tween & Teen Audio Recording Camps
Hey! Let your music go Live this summer. Work with an audio recording team to record yourself singing or playing your favorite instrument. Plus, you can learn how to record others using various programs. We have one week-long session for teens in May and multiple 4-day sessions for tweens in June. Check it out! 
Hosted by Mr. Chris, Mr. Allen & Ms. Sofia. 

 
Bootcamp Packages for All Ages and Instruments
Looking to get extra private lessons this summer? Look into scheduling the bootcamp where you can get a package of lessons. Book your Favorite teacher. 
Summer Bootcamp  is a simple concept: Take 45m private lessons multiple times a week and hear results! 
 
 
Congratulations to Marysol & Andrea, Arizona Study Program Superior Ribbon Winners
“We are incredibly proud of Andrea's accomplishment”". 
- Parents
 
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***Music Makers is on Spotify***
Check out the very first MMW Student Album, Summer Vol. I
Featuring twelve amazing MMW student singers; recorded and all backing tracks by Mr. Christian!
Streaming on most popular music services.
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Upcoming Events
May 30-June 2:  Improvisation & Composition Camp for 9+
July 2-8th:  Studio Closed for Summer Break 
July 23rd: Rock Band Show at Rebel Lounge, 2-5PM
Visit MMWaz.com for details
 
Music Makers' Creativity Corner PODCAST~ Meet Multi-Instrumentalist & Producer, Christian Rich aka C.D.R.
June is shining bright with creativity!! In episode 7 we meet Multi-Instrumentalist & Producer, Christian Rich aka C.D.R. -- or as we know him at the studio, Mr. Christian. Give a listen, for great advice on starting an instrument and sticking with it, by finding creative ways to inspire your practice. We learn about the MMW Album release recorded and produced by Christian--Get a musicians insights about touring and cultivating your "hang chops" on the road, and get a giggle as Ms. Cindy tries her hand...and feet, learning how to play on a drum kit. 
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Composer Corner
Do you share a birthday with a famous composer?
June 1st— Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): Russian composer who had a profound influence on the development of his country’s classical music genre. His legacy in composing traditional and folk-inspired Russian classical music had an especially strong effect on The Five—another group of Russian-born composers who took to create, preserve, and bring Russian classical music to the world stage. Among his most famous works are two operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila among many more orchestral, chamber, and piano works.
 
June 2nd— Edward Elgar (1857-1934): One of the most popular and beloved composers of his time, Sir Elgar achieved fame much later in life. One of seven children, he received lessons on violin and piano as a child, but it was not until his forties that he achieved an international success as a composer. His orchestral work The Enigma Variations remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire and one of the most recognizable works in classical music.
 
June 6th— Louis Andriessen (1939-2021): Dutch pianist, composer and teacher. Andriessen’s influences are rooted in serialism, minimalism, neoclassicism and later, jazz. He significant contributions to music include founding various ensembles (STEIM), teaching at prestigious universities (Royal Conservatory, Yale, Princeton, and more) as well an extensive list of compositions including La Commedia, an opera that received an award an was named “one ofthe most outstanding compositions of 21st century.” June 8th— Robert Schumann (1810-1856): German composer whose tragically short life was marred by illnesses. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Era and was close Brahms, Mendelssohn, Chopin and others. During his lifetime he composed mainly for piano, but later on for voice, orchestra, and other instruments. Schumann was also a music critic and partner of Clara Wieck— a world-famous concert pianist.
 
June 11th— Richard Strauss (1864-1949): a late Romantic-era composer known for his tone poems and operas, as well as furthering the concept of German Romanticism in classical music. He started composing at only six years old, and his compositional output is extensive and contains some of the most popular operas of the 20th century Salome, Elektra, Daphne and others. Strauss was featured on the cover of TIME magazine twice, 1927 and 1938.
 
June 17th— Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Russian-born pianist, composer, and conductor. Stravinsky also lived and worked in France and the United States (and held citizenship from both). His name is synonymous with modernist 20th century music. His three ballets Firebird, Petrouska, and The Rite of Spring where revolutionary and brought him international fame. He​collaborated with many famous composers, musicians, and dancers worldwide. Stravinsky was named “one of the most influential people of 20th century” by TIME magazine. While his music was initially criticized by many for its novel rhythms, unusual harmonies, and avant-garde techniques, he helped usher in a new era in Classical music, and his compositions have withstood the test of time.
 
June 20th— Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): Composer, impresario (similar to producer), and virtuoso cellist. His passion was composing for musical theatre and he composed dozens of operettas during his lifetime, many of which still remain fan-favorites including Orpheus in the Underworld. It contains one of the most widely quoted sections which many know simply as “The Can Can.”
 
June 21st— Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795): One of the twenty children born to Johann Sebastian Bach, JCF Bach became known as “Buckeburg Bach.” He was a harpsichordist, concertmaster, and composer at Buckebug (a town in Germany). He wrote an impressive amount of works including symphonies, operas, oratorios, sonatas, and songs. JCF Bach continued the legacy of the Bach’s musical family, and his own son became a musician as well.
 
June 29th— Leroy Anderson (1908-1975): American composer best known for his orchestral work frequently played by the Boston Pops Orchestra. Anderson was fluent in 9 different languages and enjoyed a prosperous career which earned him a star on the Walk of Fame. “Sleigh Ride” remains one of the Christmas favorites still performed regularly by orchestras around the country.
 

 
 
INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS OF THE WORLD: MBIRA
 
Name: Mbira, Kalimba, thumb piano
Classification: Lamellophone
Origin: Zimbabwe 
History: Attributed to the Shona people of Zimbabwe, mbira is in a category ofidiophones— instruments that vibrate when struck or plucked. It is often played at ceremonies orcelebrations in combination with other traditional instruments. Many different adaptations andvariations of mbira exist— some are played inside a hollowed out gourd. With differentadaptations of the instrument as well as various tunings, the one most familiar to us is a versioncalled kalimba, which was popularized by an ethnomusicologist in the 1950s. Musicians in the60s and 70s brought the kalimba with them on stage as they toured, and the instrument gainedworldwide recognition. Mbira are often decorated and fitted with other resonators such as rattles,bottle caps, beads, etc. to add to the overall sound.
 
 
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Make it a musical day!
 
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