Violin Jose Avalos
Tim Couvillion
Danielle Goetz
Gabriel Gonzalez
Stacey Juarez
Valerie Lawton
Albert Loho
Grace Porter
Sophie Sanguedolce
Emily Townsend
Savannah Voorhies
Stgephanie Zhou
Enrichment Opportunity...Give Beginning Strings a Try...
As your child enters middle school, he/she will have many new opportunities. One of those new opportunities is to participate in a music performance class. Research consistently shows that music participation promotes brain development, and correlates highly with academic and life-long success.
A great way for your child to become involved in music at Colina is to join the Beginning Strings SURE class. SURE is a shortened period after lunch when most students read silently. In the Beginning Strings SURE class, this time will be used to teach students the basics of playing the violin, viola, cello, or double bass.
Violin: smallest stringed instrument; placed under the chin.
Viola: a little bit bigger and with a little bit lower sound, but also placed under the chin.
Cello: much bigger and lower, played sitting down.
Double Bass: much, much bigger, and much, much lower: played either standing up or sitting on a stool.
Students in Beginning Strings SURE have the option of joining the Colina Chamber Orchestra elective class at any time during the year. The Chamber Orchestra performs several times each year and will be traveling to Disneyland in the spring.
Please contact Ms. Larson at (805) 495-7429, ex. 1136, or at alarsen@conejo.k12.ca.us
Music Education Facts and Figures Success in Society • Secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs). — Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Report. Reported in Houston Chronicle, January 1998
• The U.S. Department of Education lists the arts as subjects that college-bound middle and junior high school students should take, stating "Many colleges view participation in the arts and music as a valuable experience that broadens students’ understanding and appreciation of the world around them. It is also well known and widely recognized that the arts contribute significantly to children’s intellectual development."— Getting Ready for College Early: A Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years, U.S. Department of Education, 1997
• The very best engineers and technical designers in the Silicon Valley industry are, nearly without exception, practicing musicians. — Grant Venerable, "The Paradox of the Silicon Savior," as reported in "The Case for Sequential Music Education in the Core Curriculum of the Public Schools," The Center for the Arts in the Basic Curriculum, New York, 1989
Success in School • Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, and students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation. — College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.
• According to statistics compiled by the National Data Resource Center, students who can be classified as "disruptive" (based on factors such as frequent skipping of classes, times in trouble, in-school suspensions, disciplinary reasons given, arrests, and drop-outs) total 12.14 percent of the total school population. In contrast, only 8.08 percent of students involved in music classes meet the same criteria as "disruptive" — Based on data from the NELS:88 (National Education Longitudinal Study), second follow-up, 1992.
• Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. 44% of biochemistry majors were admitted. — As reported in "The Case for Music in the Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1994
Success in Developing Intelligence • The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling--training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression.? — Ratey John J.,
• An Auburn University study found significant increases in overall self-concept of at-risk children participating in an arts program that included music, movement, dramatics and art, as measured by the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale. — N.H. Barry, Project ARISE: Meeting the needs of disadvantaged students through the arts, Auburn University, 1992
Success in Life • Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of music and math has, in fact, long been noted. Creating and performing music promotes self-expression and provides self-gratification while giving pleasure to others. In medicine, increasing published reports demonstrate that music has a healing effect on patients. For all these reasons, it deserves strong support in our educational system, along with the other arts, the sciences, and athletics.? — Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Leading Heart Surgeon, Baylor College of Music.
• The nation’s top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.— "The Changing Workplace is Changing Our View of Education," Business Week, October 1996.
SURE Strings & Beginning Band Concert
November 2007
Spring 2007 Colina Music Accolades
• Concert Choir Takes 'Superior' at Chaparral Festival
• Symph Band Earns 'Unanimous Superior' at TOHS Festival
• Orchestra Named 'Excellent' at TOHS Festival
• Int Band 'Superior' in Pacifica HS Festival
Arts Showcase Attracts 100s, March 2007 Individual downloadable large pix
The first annual Colina Arts Showcase attracted hundreds. Over spaghetti dinner, parents and students enjoyed performances by Beginning/Intermediate Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra and Concert Choir. A fundraiser raffle was included.
Symphonic Earns 'Unanimous Superior', Concert Band Receives 'Excellent'
at Moorpark High Festival, Mar 18, 2007
Symphonic and Concert bands perform at Moorpark High School Band Festival, March 18, 2007 The kids were amazing!! We had huge parent support in the audience. It was a great day for Colina. The Concert Band received an Excellent Rating overall with a Superior in Sight-Reading. They had extremely nice comments from our judges. The Symphonic Band received a Unanimous Superior and a Superior in Sight-Reading. The Symphonic Band will play again on Wed., March 21, 2007 at TOHS at 10:45 a.m. All bands will perform Tuesday night at our Spaghetti Dinner.
Orchestra & Bands Shine
at Music in the Parks Festival, March '07
Colina Bands & Orchestra enjoyed Music in the Parks Festival and Disneyland. Orchestra earned a "good" rating, with a 1st place finish and overall best Middle School Orchestra. Jazz Band had a "good" rating. Allison Muench received a medal for her alto sax solo. Symphonic Band received "superior" & overall best Middle School Band.
In addition to enjoying a showcase of Colina's Art, Woodshop, Colina's Choir, Bands, Chamber Orchestra, you'll delight in a Spaghetti Dinner, consisting of your choice of three types of pasta from Bauducco's Restaurant, salad, roll, dessert and beverage. All for $10. Dinner by presale only. Tickets must be purchased by March 13, 2007. Spaghetti Dinner Ticket Order Form
Rachael Klavir & Jonathan Yan
Selected to All-State Honor Band
Rachael Klavir, alto sax, and Jonathan Yan, French horn,
have been selected to the all-state honor band.
They will attend the California State Band Directors Conference in Fresno, in Feb. 2007, and rehearse and perform with other middle school students from around the state.
"Way to go!" to these students,
who made Ventura County Honor Band:
Rachael Klavir, Allison Muench, Emily Roth, Joey Rudin, Joyce Zhang, Derek Smith, Marissa Clark, Daniel Nebens, Sarah Persichetti, Philip Newlin, Sean Wooldridge, David Faltemier and Jonathan Yan
Our winter holiday celebration featured Symphonic, Concert, Intermediate, Beginning and Jazz I Bands
Jazz I
Jazz Band I will join Symphonic, Concert, Intermediate and Beginning Bands for a winter holiday celebratory event.
Middle School Band Night,
Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
at Westlake High
Pix by the Rudins
Colina's Bands will perform at half-time at the Westlake High football game. All band students are invited to join in and play with the Westlake Regiment.
Colina Jazz Band 'Superior' and 'Best Overall' at Santa Barbara, June 2006 At the Santa Barbara Festival, June 3, 2006, the Jazz Band won the entire middle school division. They received straight 'Superior' ratings and a First Place plaque. The Trumpet section was cited as 'Best Overall.'
Symphonic Rates 'Superior' at SCSBOA Regional Festival, May 2006
The Colina Symphonic Band received a Superior Rating at the SCSBOA Regional Band festival on Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
The festival was held at Citrus College in Glendora.
It's 'Excellent' at First-Ever Jazz Festival Colina's Jazz Band performed at the first-ever jazz festival. Members are wearing our new uniform (concert groups will wear this next year). The Jazz Band received an Excellent rating and a 4th place plaque.
All-District Concert, May 2006
Band members performed at the Civic Arts Plaza.
2007-08 Calendar
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Choir and Orchestra Concert in the Colina cafeteria at 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 12, 2007 - Colina Arts Night in the Colina gym from 5 to 9 pm
Times and locations on the calendar for the February date are likely expanded for set-up, clean-up, and prep purposes. Monday, May 5, 2007 - All-District Strings Festival at the Kavali Theater, Civic Arts Plaza with an afternoon rehearsal from 3:30 to 5:30 pm and the performance starting at 7:30 pm.
Colina's Jazz Band performed at the first-ever jazz festival. Members are wearing our new uniform (concert groups will wear this next year). The Jazz Band received an Excellent rating and a 4th place plaque.
