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Reminder: Sign Up for Orchestra with Mikhail Borisovsky, After-School
For beginners to expert players in K-8.
The Old Town Academy orchestra program is designed to build on the basic Piano and note-reading skills students develop in the Kiwanis Music Lab in grades K-3, and will eventually allow OTA students to start working with the Mainly Mozart Festival teaching artists. Click here to download: Q1 Orchestra Sign-up Form.
Mr. Borisovsky is an accomplished violinist and pianist. Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, he grew up in San Diego and studied composition at UCSD. Mikhail founded the OTA Orchestra program last spring and has already demonstrated his gift for mentoring young musicians. His background encompasses both folk and classical music. You can hear a clip of his music (on violin with Kora- a 21-string bridge-harp from West Africa) here.
Orchestra with Mikhail will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays (new), and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 in the Seminar-Recital room (Students do not need to attend all classes). Students will use their own violin or a rental violin (Contact Mikhail to learn more: mikhailborisovsky@gmail.com.
- Other instruments: Student who already play other instruments– cello, viola, horn, flute, etc.– are welcome.
- Repetoire: Most beginning students are sitting in with the more advanced students on their first or second day (playing a series of popular orchestral pieces like Starwars).
Questions About the Program? Please send email to <mikhailborisovsky@gmail.com>
Back to School Nights/Parents Piano Lab Training: Kindergarten to Third Grade: Sept 11-14
- Kindergarten Back to School Night –Tuesday Sept.11: 6:00-7:00
- Parent Training: Piano and Math – K-3 Kiwanis Music Lab: 5:00-6:00.
Parents, visit the K-3 Lab to see how OTA children learn to play piano and read music using Soft Mozart & “Learn->Create->Share” Progress Trackers. We will also review IXL Math and the “Easy 80/ Toughest 20″ Progress Tracker. - First Grade Back to School Night – Wednesday, Sept 12: 6:00-7:00
- Parent Training: Piano and Math – K-3 Kiwanis Music Lab: 5:00-6:00.
- Second Grade Back to School Night – Thursday, Sept 13: 6:00-7:00
- Parent Training: Piano and Math – K-3 Kiwanis Music Lab: 5:00-6:00
- Third Grade Back to School Night – Friday, Sept 14, 4:30-5:45
- Parent Piano Lab Training: K-3 Kiwanis Music Lab: 5:45-6:45
Free Tickets Tonight – Pachelbel’s Canon, Mozart, Handel- Ask for OTA at Group Will Call Table – No need to reserve tickets.
- Our Friends at the Mainly Mozart Festival have again made free tickets available for OTA students, parents, and teachers. 20 Tickets available, first come first served tonight Saturday, June 16 (Pachelbel’s Canon, Mozart, Handel), just arrive at the Balboa Theatre-in Horton Plaza- and mention OTA at the Group Will Call table.
868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
- We hope all OTA families will try to attend a concert this summer. Thanks to Mark Burgess and Tyler Hewes for giving OTA students the opportunity to hear the world’s best musicians live.
Tonight’s Music Program Below:
Free Tickets Tonight to Mainly Mozart- Ask for OTA at Group Will Call Table – No need to reserve tickets tonight!
- Our Friends at the Mainly Mozart Festival have again made free tickets available for OTA students, parents, and teachers. No need to reserve tickets tonight→ Thursday (Mozart & Mendelsohn), just arrive at the Balboa Theatre and mention OTA at the Group Will Call table.
- We hope all OTA families will try to attend a concert this summer. Thanks to Mark Burgess and Tyler Hewes for giving OTA students the opportunity to hear the world’s best musicians live
Mainly Mozart Concert Tickets Available – Thursday! – 7:30 Balboa Theater
868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
deadline to register is 1:30 today: 3 tickets left!
The Mainly Mozart Festival is partnering with the OTA Music program to provide our students with free access to live classical music, master classes with professional musicians, and a chance to watch the musicians rehearse on campus.
Tonight, Tuesday June 12 they have donated 20 tickets to the OTA community (OTA parents and students over 6) for the David Atherton Conducted concert at Balboa Theatre (in Horton Plaza, not Balboa Park!). The program is below. The concert begins at 7:30.
To reserve your ticket please click on the READ THE FULL POST/CONTINUE READING link below and COMPLETE THE FORM. We will reserve spaces in the order in which we receive emails. Families with confirmed tickets can pick them up at Group Will Call outside the Balboa Theatre. Continue reading
Free Mainly Mozart Concert Tickets Available for Old Town Academy Students and Parents – Saturday 7:30 Balboa Theater
868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Dear OTA Families. If you reserved tickets for tonights concert your name has been submitted. Please pick up your tickets at the Group Will Call at Balboa Theatre.
24 tickets left! Deadline to reserve: 1:30
The Mainly Mozart Festival is partnering with the OTA Music program to provide our students with access to live classical music, master classes with professional musicians, and a chance to watch the musicians rehearse on campus.
This weekend they have donated 40 tickets to the OTA community (parents and students over 6) for the David Atherton Conducted concert Saturday evening at Balboa Theatre. The program is below. The concert begins at 7:30.
To reserve your ticket please click on the READ THE FULL POST/CONTINUE READING link below and COMPLETE THE FORM. We will reserve spaces in the order in which we receive emails. Continue reading
Free Mainly Mozart Concert Tickets Available for Old Town Academy Students and Parents – Saturday 7:30 Balboa Theater
868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
28 tickets left!
The Mainly Mozart Festival is partnering with the OTA Music program to provide our students with access to live classical music, master classes with professional musicians, and a chance to watch the musicians rehearse on campus.
This weekend they have donated 40 tickets to the OTA community (parents and students over 6) for the David Atherton Conducted concert Saturday evening at Balboa Theatre. The program is below. The concert begins at 7:30.
To reserve your ticket please click on the READ THE FULL POST/CONTINUE READING link below and COMPLETE THE FORM. We will reserve spaces in the order in which we receive emails. Continue reading
Q3 Sign-Up Forms Available for Music Lab with Mr Anthony
- The Learn * Create * Share Music with Mr Anthony [Anthony has a degree in music from UCI, studies piano, and was a triple Gold Medalist at the 2010 World Choir Games]. Mon, Fri: 3:30-5:00, Grades K-8, in the Kiwanis Music Lab. Early Piano instruction gives students a lifelong advantage in visual-spatial reasoning skills (math smarts!) and has been correlated with improved performance in all academic subjects.
The course begins with piano and branches out into other instruments and voice. The learning path consists of three steps: 1. Learn Three Songs on the Piano using the Soft Mozart® method; 2. Create a Multi-Instrument Musical Recording in GarageBand (e.g., piano & drums); 3. Share Your Performance with family and friends on your online Learning Journal. To join please complete the Q3 Music Lab Afterschool Signup Form and bring a check to your first class. Places are limited! - Questions About the Program? Please send email to <akaneaster@gmail.com>
New After-School Club: Violin (Strings) with Mikhail Borisovsky
For beginners to expert players in K-8.
Violin with Mikhail will meet on Mondays & Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 in the Seminar-Recital room. Students will use their own violin or a rental violin (Contact Mikhail to learn more: mikhailborisovsky@gmail.com. Note: student who already play other string instruments– cello, viola– are welcome). Lessons will be held in small-groups (divided
by ability–see below the jump for Notes on Advantages of Group Music Lessons).
Violin with Mikhail will be the model for a future Old Town Academy strings program (designed to begin in 4th grade, during our 2nd year of operation, to build on the basic Piano and note-reading skills students develop in the Kiwanis Music Lab in grades K-3) and will eventually allow OTA students to start working with the Mainly Mozart Festival teaching artists. First class is Thursday, Feb 23. Click here to download: VIOLIN Q3 After-school Signup Form.
Mr. Borisovsky is an accomplished pianist and violinist from Kharkov, Ukraine. His background encompasses both folk and classical music. You can hear a clip of his music (on violin with Kora- a 21-string bridge-harp from West Africa) here.
Questions About the Program? Please send email to <mikhailborisovsky@gmail.com> Continue reading