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I am an active composer, music teacher, and organizer of music events. I share an occasional Music as Meditation concert with listeners and fellow musicians and I organize several concerts of new music each year. I use this blog to tell people about my musical endeavors and as a home for my virtual busking basket. If you want to support my musical efforts financially, please look for the donate button on the right-hand side of this page. You can find pages about The Davis Hill Studio on this blog. Look for the orange links on the right-hand side of the page.

Young People's Orchestra

Young People's Orchestra

When I was a kid, I loved my strings class. Starting in 4th Grade, I received in-school violin instruction a couple of times a week. Throughout the year, my teachers organized festivals where many students got together to play music. I loved all of that time and it certainly kept me interested in music and developed my musicianship at the same time.

Now I want pass along that love of orchestra to students in the Fryeburg, Maine area. I'm beginning a Young People's Orchestra open to string players and children interested in playing rhythm instruments. This experience will be suited to beginning string players and others ages about 5 to about 12.

Place: The Young People's Orchestra will rehearse at Fryeburg New Church, 12 Oxford Street, Fryeburg Maine.  

Times: Saturdays 1:30-3:00 PM. Strings kids will rehearse first for about half an hour. Percussion kids can arrive at 2 PM for snack time. Then everyone will learn rhythm parts together. In the concert, strings kids will play their stringed instruments and percussion kids will play rhythm instruments.  

Dates: The orchestra will rehearse about every 3rd Saturday. These are the dates: November 23, December 14, January 4, January 25, February 8, March 1, Concert date March 22.

Cost: This is a pay-what-feels-right ensemble. We will have 6 rehearsals and a concert. If we have 10 students $60 per student will pay me my usual teaching rate for these classes and leave some left for music and supplies. I really want to pass on my own love of orchestra culture, so please consider what is affordable for you and what you want to pay.

How can parents help? I will need help! You can help by providing snack one week, by participating in the rhythm part of the rehearsal when everybody is playing, or by helping each other entertain those kids who need to wait for their turn to rehearse.

Teen helpers are welcome. I've often welcomed young teens to events like this to act as helpers and get a taste of teaching. It can be a really fun thing to do.  

Please call or e-mail me to sign up. My phone number is 603-307-0825. My e-mail is ellen.m.schwindt@gmail.com .




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