tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24802307659966360522024-03-01T16:07:41.143-09:00JAMM: Juneau, Alaska Music MattersThis blog documents JAMM, an El Sistema-inspired program that developed from my Abreu Fellowship at the New England Conservatory in 2009/2010.Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-13542793718139575402015-05-21T22:22:00.000-08:002015-05-21T22:22:11.765-08:00Meet Juneau's New String Quartet-in-ResidenceJuneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM), the <a href="http://www.juneausymphony.org/" target="_blank">Juneau Symphony</a>, and the <a href="http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/programs/mat-secondary.html" target="_blank">University of Alaska Southeast</a> (UAS) are proud to announce their scholarship recipients who will serve as members of the Juneau String Quartet-in-Residence while pursuing a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6MS0wtSD8mzZ3AyS2FyaWNqWHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Master of Arts in Secondary Teaching (MAT)</a> with certification in K-12 Music. The Juneau String Quartet will conduct their teaching internships at JAMM school sites and music classrooms within the Juneau School District, as well as perform in the Juneau Symphony. These musicians passionate about education and music for social change will contribute to Juneau's vibrant arts community.<br />
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<b>Lindsay Clark (violin): </b>Lindsay was born and raised in Juneau and has participated with many musical groups locally and in Salem, Oregon, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Willamette University. In addition to classical music, Lindsay performed in many bluegrass, old time, and free improvisational bands. She hopes to share her love for the diversity of the violin to students and peers. Lindsay enjoys swimming, traveling, and everything the great outdoors of Juneau have to offer.<br />
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<b>Sophia Butler (viola): </b>With a Bachelor of Arts in Music from St. Olaf College, Sophia is classically trained, but also has a love for folk music and ethnomusicology. Having taught private lessons to a range of ages, Sophia is motivated by her students' diverse ways of learning and enjoyment of playing their instrument. Having also studied peace and conflict in Northern Ireland, Sophia is interested making music in order to build stronger and more peaceful relationships and communities.<br />
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<b>Ruth Hogle (cello): </b> With a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from DePaul University, Ruth has dedicated her time to teaching cello with various El Sistema programs in Chicago, including The People's Music School and Ravinia's Reach, Teach, Play program. She has also spent her past two summers teaching cello with a nonprofit called VivaPeru and the El Sistema program, Arpegio Peru in Trujillo, Peru. While teaching is her main passion, Ruth has also greatly enjoyed performing chamber music and playing in DePauls' Chamber and Symphony Orchestras.<br />
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The quartet's first summer class is <b>Voices on the Land</b> where participants will learn how to apply brain research into their classroom practice and understand how the arts increase student engagement and achievement. A particular focus will be the cultural arts of Southeast Alaska and performing arts that can amplify the stories of this region - in person and via media. The quartet will work with teachers, local artists and cultural leaders to explore a variety of arts activities that they can use to integrate the performing, visual, cultural and media arts into their curriculum.<br />
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For more information: University of Alaska Southeast's <a href="http://juneaumusicmatters.blogspot.com/2015/02/jamm-juneau-symphony-partner-with-uas.html" target="_blank">MAT in Secondary Education with a Certification in K-12 Music</a> program.<br />
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strategies that help motivate, engage, and empower students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other components of this technology course
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students or more (each with and instrument in hand) and no other adult
support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place this situation in an
after-school context and classroom management can become even more
challenging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To equip MAT students with
a more comprehensive tool kit, the internship provides students with an
overview of effective classroom approaches, including the Responsive Classroom,
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Over 150 students have signed up for JAMM's after-school club at Glacier
Valley! Twenty-five of those students are new to Glacier Valley or the JAMM
program. These photos document a peer-mentoring program that acted as an
intensive Beginning Violin class to give new students a boost,
while making friends in their new school. What made it such a
success? JAMM students in Grades 3 and 4 signed-up to be "Teaching Assistants" for these beginning
students. I hope the pictures below capture the pride, community, and
relationship-building that occurred during those lessons.<br />
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-37282612390384375222014-08-08T12:01:00.000-08:002014-08-08T12:01:24.437-08:00TED Animated Film: How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain<iframe width="400" height="250" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/R0JKCYZ8hng" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-65711463853754881992014-07-22T17:04:00.000-08:002014-07-23T10:44:09.521-08:00Thank You, JAMM 2013 - 2014 Sponsors!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to the support of the Juneau Community, JAMM will be 500 strong next year. </td></tr>
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The entire JAMM family would like to thank the following individuals, organizations, and businesses for their generous contributions. Without their support, JAMM would not be able to expand its programming to more kids. Next year, JAMM will reach over 500 students district-wide! </div>
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-37977820396389253502014-06-11T17:31:00.000-08:002014-07-22T17:32:19.131-08:00JAMM and the Juneau Community<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JAMM after-school students stand with the Attacca Quartet.</td></tr>
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Public performance and community outreach are important elements of JAMM's program. From playing in the school hallways to concerts on stage, students begin to see performing in the community as a natural part of their musical life. This 2013-2014 school, JAMM performed nearly twenty concerts in the school and community, including the Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities, the Juneau World Affairs Council, the Juneau Community Foundation Annual Event, the Nugget Mall, the Philanthropy Northwest Conference, and the University of Alaska Southeast's Community Day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebecca Ricker and Meghan Johnson stand proudly with JAMM 1st graders from Auke Bay and Riverbend Elementary Schools.</td></tr>
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<b>Juneau Jazz and Classics: </b>The Attacca Quartet (see photo above) sponsored by Juneau Jazz and Classics performed at all three JAMM schools. JAMM@Glacier Valley was thrilled to have the Attacca Quartet visit them after-school where JAMM students performed for the quartet and then the quartet for JAMM students and families. There was mutual admiration between both groups!<br />
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University of Alaska Southeast Honors Program: David Miller, a violinist and student at UAS, chose JAMM as his Community Service project for his honors program. David volunteered 40 hours of service by working closely with JAMM's in-school classes of kindergartners and first graders. We hope to see David again next year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Miller poses with Mrs. Sigler's kindergarten Class. </td></tr>
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Many JAMM students participated in Tlingit Dance and Drumming, which performed at this year's Celebration. In the photo below, the students performed for Glacier Valley in their full regalia under the direction of Hans Chester and Glenda Lindley. <br />
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-30027262110284289752014-05-26T10:43:00.000-08:002014-07-22T10:44:22.518-08:00President of New England Conservatory Visits JAMM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Representatives from JAMM's 3rd Grade Program at Glacier Valley Stand with Tony Woodcock and Principal Ted Wilson at KTOO Studio.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Tony Woodock, President of the New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, visited Juneau to see Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) in action. NEC is the music conservatory that helped train fifty musicians passionate for music as a vehicle for social change. Tony presented at a Juneau World Affairs Council event and shared JAMM's role in the globacl music education movement called El Sistema. JAMM students were thrilled to open and close the show with live music, which aired on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3g4K33B7RGo">360 North on June 20th</a>. Tony was impressed with JAMM's programming and size, as well as the joy, commitment, and discipline the students demonstrated throughout his stay. Thank you, Tony and Viriginia Woodock, for visiting our beautiful community of Juneau!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JAMM 3rd Grade Orchestra Stand with Tony and Virginia Woodcock After Their Rehearsal</td></tr>
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-74369170206440069602014-05-23T18:15:00.000-08:002014-07-22T18:16:31.555-08:00A Milestone: All Fifty Sistema Fellows Graduate<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating the graduation of the final class of Sistema Fellows at New England Conservatory</td></tr>
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It's hard to believe that nearly five years ago I started this blog to document my experiences as one of ten musicians selected to help realize <a href="http://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/sistema-fellows-program-jose-abreu">Dr. Abreu's TED Prize</a> wish of training fifty musicians passionate for music as social change. This May, the last class of Sistema Fellows graduated from New England Conservatory marking the realization of Dr. Abreu's wish. To celebrate this milestone, many Sistema Fellows attended the graduation and symposium that followed where we shared successes, lessons learned and ideas for sustaining our work in Sistema initiatives all across the country. I was honored to attend and share how my training at the New England Conservatory prepared me for the work I am doing in Juneau through JAMM: Juneau Alaska Music Matters. <br />
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Even though the New England Conservatory no longer will offer the training program, they have committed to investing in its fifty graduated Sistema Fellows through professional development and networking. TED has maintained an <a href="http://blog.tedprize.com/category/jose-abreu/">Abreu's Wish Blog</a> to document, share, and update its community on the status of Dr. Abreu's wish: the Sistema Fellows program. JAMM was featured in one of its postings. Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-5706429223359547512014-04-28T11:02:00.000-08:002014-09-11T17:09:40.237-08:00JAMM Selected as a Collaborating Site for National Evaluation Project<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of El Sistema Programs in the United States</td></tr>
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WolfBrown Associates and Longy School of Music of Bard College have selected JAMM as a Collaborating Site for the National Collaborative Evaluation of Sistema-inspired Music Education. This project will collaborate with experienced educators to develop 1) an understanding of the conditions under which Sistema-inspired programs have positive effects, 2) the assets that Sistema programs identify and build in children and families, and 3) the effects these assets have on key outcomes usch as achievement and pro-social behaviors. As a collaborating site, JAMM will have access to the resources, as well as guidance in using evaluation strategies. For more information on the project: <a href="http://wolfbrown.com/news/a-national-collaborative-evaluation-of-sistema-inspired-music-education">A National Collaborative Evaluation of Sistema-inspired Music Education.</a>Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-86865265865783859122014-04-21T13:21:00.000-08:002014-07-22T13:48:43.959-08:00Performing for the Community: 130-Member Orchestra Strong!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JAMM Students Perform for the Juneau Community (Photographer: Michael Penn, Juneau Empire)</td></tr>
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Over 130 first through third graders at Glacier Valley performed for the Juneau community on April 17th - our biggest orchestra yet! As part of the program, JAMM students served as ambassadors and greeted guests at the door. All kindergartner and first graders at Glacier Valley receive JAMM violin and Math in Motion lessons through specialist and classroom teacher teaming.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st graders demonstrate their math skills using stability balls and drumsticks (Photographer: Michael Penn)</td></tr>
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Math in Motion is part of <a href="http://www.academic-beats.com/">Academic Beats</a>, a drumming program created to increase heart rate and give children a kinesthetic approach to math. Susie Denton, Glacier Valley's physical education teacher, has brought this program to Glacier Valley and as you can see by the photos, the kids love it! JAMM is a school readiness program that uses the experience of playing an instrument to help students learn how to work together as a team, experience success through daily practice, find learning purposeful through community performances, and understand that effort and resiliency helps them overcome life's challenges. Here is the Juneau Empire article detailing the event: <a href="http://juneauempire.com/local/2014-04-18/littlest-big-band#.U87WZcd29cg">The Littlest Big Band.</a> Thank you, Katie Moritz, for covering the event and Michael Penn for taking these beautiful photos. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorrie Heagy asks the cello section to join the JAMM orchestra in a bow (Photographer: Michael Penn)</td></tr>
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-26149423337526533602014-03-24T13:53:00.000-08:002014-07-22T14:11:13.023-08:00Sistema Fellows from the New England Conservatory Intern at JAMM <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sistema Fellow, Hana Morford, works with Jemima during Rock Band</td></tr>
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Two of this year's ten El Sistema Fellows from the New England Conservatory (NEC) interned at JAMM for one month. Hana Morford (violist) and Megan Moran (violinist) chose JAMM among Sistema initiatives worldwide because of its reputation in best teaching practices. Hana and Megan worked with our young string players and modeled strategies to encourage improvisation. Juneau's musical community also benefited from having these exceptional musicians in town for one month. Megan played in the pit for Floyd Dryden's musical, West Side Story, and both Hana and Megan performed with the Juneau Symphony. Ladies, thank you for giving so much of your time and talent to our Juneau community.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megan Moran works with a 2nd grade general music class.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A truly Alaskan experience for Hana and Megan: Staying up for the Northern Lights!</td></tr>
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-30241017469902827342014-02-28T14:30:00.000-09:002014-07-22T14:31:20.724-08:00Performing with the Juneau Student Symphony<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Xia plays alongside Tahila and Ruby at the Juneau Student Symphony concert (Photo: Alfie Price)</td></tr>
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JAMM partners with the Juneau Student Symphony and performed two concerts dedicate to Music in the Movies. One was held at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center and the other in the Glacier Valley gym. Third graders performed <i>Rigoletto</i>, <i>Ode to Joy</i>, and <i>Shortnin' Bread</i> alongside this multi-generational community orchestra. As audience members, our young musicians were inspired byt the orchestra's performances of Star Wars, Star Trek and Jurassic Park and piano soloist, Kyle Farley-Robinson. In preparation for the concert, the Thunder Mountain High School Orchestra visited Glacier Valley and performed for us. Thank you, Tyree Pini and the Juneau Symphony, for continuing this wonderful partnership with JAMM! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All eyes are focused on the music as JAMM students perform with the Juneau Student Symphony (Photo: Alfie Price)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tyree Pini and the Thunder Mountain High School Orchestra perform for JAMM students.</td></tr>
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-81053854630901529302014-01-20T14:32:00.000-09:002014-07-22T14:48:42.105-08:00Dance Machine International Partners with JAMM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ricci Adan of Dance Machine International works with JAMM students after-school.</td></tr>
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Ricci Adan, Artistic Director, has brought her Broadway training to JAMM's after-school program and will join us again next year. Members of Dance Machine International performed for our students and inspired us all.Ricci's mission is to pass the torch of Musical Theatre knowledge to the next generation. Ricci is a dancer and choreographer specializing in preserving the great work of dance masters like De Mille, Kidd, Fosse, and Cole. <br />
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Ricci's work centers on passing their legacy on to the next generation by teaching the vocabulary of the dance through the decades and sharing reconstructed works with students of all ages. Ricci has been impressed with our JAMM students, which according to her "are like sponges who are so eager to learn." We are thrilled to have Ricci return for the coming school year to work with our students again. Thank you, Ricci!Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-51888017324798495002013-11-05T16:16:00.000-09:002014-07-22T19:32:48.602-08:00Introducing JAMM's newest section: the double bass!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garrett and Keyton are two of JAMM's bass players. </td></tr>
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JAMM was awarded four double basses and six cellos through a Classics for Kids matching grant to help JAMM expand its lower string section. Rod Crist, a musician and Glacier Valley's counselor, is the bass instructor and Meghan Johnson, the principal cellist of the Juneau Symphony, will continue to teach the ever-growing cello section. Thank you, Classics for Kids, Ron and Kathy Maas, DeeAnn and Michael Grummett, Holland American Line, and the Juneau Community Foundation for funding these beautiful instruments. </div>
Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-41667878483696586832013-10-15T15:42:00.000-08:002014-07-22T16:04:49.806-08:00JAMM and the International Mini-Fiddler's Project<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beauty of technology allows Geza Silvay to provide live instruction to JAMM from Helsinki, Finland.</td></tr>
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JAMM's lead violin teacher, GuoHua Xia, will receive weekly lessons streamed live from Helsinki, Finland. The <a href="http://sarestoakatemia.org/minifiddlers/">International Mini-Fiddler's Project</a> gives music teachers around the world an opportunity to explore the
Finnish high-standard music education in weekly lessons provided by
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Ten coutnries participate in these weekly lessons and JAMM is the first US site to join the project. Other participating countries include Denmark, Germany, South Korea, and Israel. Helsinki University Cognitive Brain Research Group is working closely with the project. Although the <a href="http://www.colourstrings.co.uk/">ColourStrings</a> method used in this project is geared toward one-on-one teaching, the partnership will benefit Mr. Xia in his private teaching, as well as JAMM teachers who continually seek new ways of motivating young children. Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-25626783651626930342013-09-14T13:09:00.000-08:002013-09-14T18:57:27.047-08:00JAMM Featured on CCTV's Americas Now Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mikekirsch.net/Mike%20Kirsch.html">Mike Kirsch</a>, a veteran television journalist at CCTV, spent over a week here in Juneau filming JAMM for an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ymrOcEW44">Americas Now</a> news magazine story. CCTV has an audience of 1.2 billion viewers worldwide, so JAMM was honored to be featured.<br />
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Mike beautifully wove together the pivotal role that GuoHua Xia, JAMM's lead violin instructor, plays in the Juneau community, the inspiring teamwork at Glacier Valley Elementary School where JAMM began, and the sustained investment Juneau is making in its youth through music.
Thank you, Mike and CCTV for covering a program that shows what community and school partnerships can accomplish!
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Over 80 JAMM kindergarten students from Auke Bay, Glacier Valley and Riverbend Elementary Schools performed together at Juneau Jazz and Classic's Community Day at the University of Alaska Southeast. This was the first time that all three sites had an opportunity to perform together and gave the community an opportunity to celebrate JAMM's expansion to more schools and grades within the Juneau School District. <br />
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For the 2013 – 2014 school year, both Auke Bay and Riverbend Elementary Schools will expand their programming to 1st grade, while Glacier Valley will expand to 3rd grade with the addition of a bass section. Thank you, <a href="http://www.juneaucf.org/">Juneau Community Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.hollandamerica.com/">Holland America Line</a>, Ron and Kathy Maas, and Mike and DeeAnn Grummett for helping JAMM match a grant from the <a href="http://www.classicsforkids.org/">Classics for Kids Foundation</a> to purchase 4 basses and 6 larger-sized cellos for our growing 3rd grade orchestra members. Over 400 students will participate in JAMM next year! Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-24202429522967930292013-05-03T18:55:00.000-08:002013-09-14T22:39:06.688-08:00Project Ubuntu Arrives in Juneau<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Daniel Becton visited JAMM for one week as part of <a href="http://projectubuntu.info/">Project Ubuntu </a>- a national, year-long service project that celebrates and supports organizations dedicated to service throughout the United States. As part of Project Ubuntu's mission, Daniel will visit one community in every state: 51 communities in 51 weeks. Daniel selected JAMM as the organization to represent the state of Alaska. We marked the 35th week of his journey.<br />
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Becton supports Project Ubuntu's partners by channeling his skills and resources to meet their needs, and by sharing his perspective on service and building positive community. He dedicates one week to each partner to learn their stories, and broadcasts these stories to a growing international audience as he strives to inspire increased kindness and service.<br />
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As part of his week of service in Juneau, Daniel visited all three JAMM sites, videotaped programming and interviewed parents and students to help produce a video about JAMM's expansion to Riverbend and Auke Bay Elementary Schools, as well as 2nd grade at Glacier Valley. Daniel is a cellist, so he also was a wonderful asset to our beginning cello students.<br />
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Thank you, Daniel, for your service and for choosing JAMM as your Alaskan service organization! For information about Project Ubuntu: <a href="http://projectubuntu.info/">http://projectubuntu.info/</a>Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-87344618417123954902013-04-12T15:47:00.000-08:002013-09-14T15:50:44.928-08:00Sistema Taiwan Documents JAMM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Derjk Wu, founder of <a href="http://sistemataiwan.org/">Sistema Taiwan</a>, and Kris Wang, a film documentarian, made the long trip to Juneau to observe, film and interview key people involved with JAMM. In particular, our guests were interested in documenting effective teaching practices and learning more about developing successful community partnerships. Over a year ago, Derjk started Sistema Taiwan in ten orphanages throughout Taiwan. I was honored to visit one of those orphanages last summer and to provide teacher training to the incredibly dedicated teaching staff there. We hope to create future opportunities that connect our two programs and children! <br />
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Derjk and Kris were kind enough to share the photos they took while visiting JAMM. Here are some highlights:<br />
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-21404844970689398982013-02-15T14:48:00.000-09:002013-09-14T14:49:55.766-08:00Kennedy Center Recognizes Juneau and JAMM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Juneau was selected as the 11th city in the United States for the Kennedy Center's Any Given Child program, which helps communities provide access and equity to the arts for all children K - 8th grades. As part of the final selection process, two representatives from the Kennedy Center flew to Juneau to meet with community and school members and <a href="http://www.ktoo.org/2012/12/20/glacier-valley-elementary-violinists-play-for-special-guests/">visit Glacier Valley</a> to watch JAMM 2nd graders play on their stringed instruments before performing a Tlingit dance in Alaska native regalia. <br />
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In a <a href="http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-02-07/kennedy-center-selects-juneau-arts-program#.UjTjL7x3up6">Juneau Empire article announcing the award</a>, Darrell Ayers, Vice President of Education at the Kennedy Center, said that he was "excited by the plans for the new
Library, Archives and Museum building on Willoughby Avenue, and by the
success of the Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) program out at Glacier
Valley, Riverbend and Auke Bay Elementary Schools."<br />
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To bring access, balance, and equity to each child's arts education, the <a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/anygivenchild/">Any Given Child </a>initiative will incorporate existing resources of the Juneau School District, along with those of local arts organizations and the Kennedy Center to create a plan for arts education specific to the city. With the assistance of expert consultation services provided by Kennedy Center staff and other professionals, community leaders develop a long-range plan for arts education that is tailor-made for the school district and community. Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-6106655600611251972012-12-14T14:14:00.000-09:002013-09-22T07:36:52.321-08:00PBS Comes to Juneau to Film JAMM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JAMM continues to receive international and national attention as a teacher-training site and inspiration for other in-school El Sistema models cropping up across the country. PBS in New York City (Thirteen/WNET) in collaboration with the Longy School of Music of Bard College, filmed JAMM as the pilot of an eight-part multimedia professional series on El Sistema-Inspired Music Education in the U.S.<br />
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PBS is dedicating an entire episode to Glacier Valley's JAMM program. Jill Peters, the Executive Producer of the the project, was thrilled by what she saw during the four days of filming. Jill shared her impressions at a Juneau School Board meeting: "It has been my privilege to spend this week at Glacier Valley. I hope you're not sick of the compliments, but every day, I have just seen more and more that has absolutely inspiring." Here it the Juneau Empire article detailing PBS' visit: <a href="http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-11-12/jamm-filmed-pbs-series">http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-11-12/jamm-filmed-pbs-series</a><br />
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The series will be aired sometime in 2014. Thank you, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NorthWindArchitects">NorthWind Architects</a>, for hosting a reception for Jill and giving JAMM an opportunity to recognize its contributors and advocates.<br />
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-69291914037742278892012-05-09T22:35:00.000-08:002013-09-14T22:37:15.793-08:00JAMM Receives Support Through Challenge Grant<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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including major donations from the Juneau Community Foundation, Sealaska Native Corporation, Skaggs
Foundation, the Tupou Family, and Michael and DeeAnn Grummet. <br />
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To celebrate, JAMM 1st graders helped unveil the grand total at their spring concert. In the photo below, Glacier Valley 1st grade violinist, Jazlynne LaChester, helps the audience count by $1,000's to celebrate JAMM reaching its $18,000 goal.<br />
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-50545135762468188922012-04-20T19:30:00.000-08:002013-09-15T14:26:52.266-08:00JAMM Expands in Grade Levels and Programming<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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JAMM is proud to announce the expansion of its program to Auke Bay and Riverbend Elementary Schools in the Juneau School District. Both sites will start a kindergarten violin program by providing 90 minutes of instruction during school hours throughout the week.<br />
Both schools will adopt a similar model, which utilizes existing school personnel and partners with the community. Music teacher and kindergarten teacher help with instruction,while learning from Suzuki instructor, Diane Barnett, who received training at Glacier Valley. With half of the Juneau elementary schools participating, over two hundred students will have access to quality music education, early literacy skills and lifelong habits including focus, teamwork and discipline.<br />
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In a Juneau Empire article covering the story, Lori Hoover, the principal at Auke Bay, shared the school's reasons for starting at JAMM program next year: <br />
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My big goal is that learning music and learning to appreciate music just helps in the big picture of we we want kids to develop. If they can focus and learn to play violin that focus extends to all of their academic subjects. It can be taught in a fun way. It helps them socialize. In the big picture, yes, they're learning music, but it's a skill they can continue the rest of their life in reading music. That's my main thing, we want them to be great students and this is one way kids learn academic skills is through music.</blockquote>
Here is the <a href="http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-05-02/jamm-violins-expand-two-more-schools">link</a> to the entire Juneau Empire article. Thank you, Auke Bay, Glacier Valley and Riverbend Elementary Schools, for making instrumental music a core part of your students' public education.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staff from Auke Bay and Riverbend Elementary Schools Attend Glacier Valley's Paper Violin Night</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-24914872672611990032012-03-09T14:00:00.000-09:002014-01-02T19:30:04.388-09:00Senator Mark Begich JAMMs at Glacier Valley<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senator Mark Begich Visits Glacier Valley and 1st Graders in JAMM</td></tr>
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U.S. Senator Mark Begich visited Glacier Valley while in Juneau for his address to the Alaska Legislature. During his visit to the school, he played alongside our JAMM violinists and received help from a 1st grader who taught him how to hold the bow.<br />
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Senator Begich visited Glacier Valley to experience firsthand how the school integrates the arts to boost core academic skills. He also learned of the school district's budget cuts and that JAMM could be eliminated next year with the reduction in specialist positions. In a <a href="http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-06/begich-jamms-glacier-valley">Juneau Empire article</a> covering his visit, Senator Begich said, "Really a program like JAMM is the new core. To cut it would be a mistake."<br />
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Senator Begich advocates for a well-rounded education that produces informed and engaged citizens, which is why he would like to see the acronym STEM replaced by <a href="http://stemtosteam.org/">STEAM</a> (Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math).<br />
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Thank you, Senator Begich, for visiting our school and supporting the
right of every child to receive a public education that develops their
intellectual, social and emotional well-being. <br />
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<br />Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17824526936222949601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480230765996636052.post-89548801755764158722012-02-05T08:24:00.002-09:002012-02-20T10:45:51.634-09:00JAMM is in the News and in Bookstores<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwnorton/6478584683/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music by WW Norton, on Flickr"><img alt="Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6478584683_bdb185ace5_m.jpg" width="158" /></a> Juneau, Alaska Music Matters is in a newly published book by Tricia Tunstall. <a href="http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Changing-Lives/">Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music</a> tells the story of El Sistema and chronicles the work of the first class of Abreu Fellows of which I was a part.<br />
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Although JAMM is physically remote from other El Sistema-inspired initiatives throughout the country, it continues to receive international and national attention as a teacher-training site and as an inspiration for other in-school models cropping up across the country. <br />
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At the beginning of this month, I participated in the <a href="http://www.laphil.com/education/yola-symposium/index-2012.cfm">Take a Stand Symposium</a> in Los Angeles where I served on a panel to discuss the benefits and challenges of an in-school model. The consensus among the panelists: the benefits of an in-school model far outweigh the challenges, especially if access and equity are a program's top priorities.<br />
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In an effort to make privatized opportunities public, the Glacier Valley Parent Group partners with the community and the Juneau School District to bring 90 minutes of violin instruction to all of its kindergarten and first grade students as part of their school schedule. Since the start of the program in September of 2011, JAMM has received over $80,000 in funds and in-kind donations from organizations as far away as China. The school district's contribution: 4.5 hours/wk of the music teacher's time to work with the kindergarten classes. JAMM is bringing more resources and expertise to the school district at very little cost. <br />
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The <a href="http://aasb.org/">Association of Alaska School Boards</a> recently published JAMM's successes in its January/February newsletter. JAMM continues to bring international and local recognition to the Juneau School District. Through a school, parent and community partnership, JAMM is helping the school district reach its goals of access and equity, academic success, and student, parent and community engagement. <br />
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