spring 2024 Events
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bsm virtual Masterclass: Guest teacher Dr. rose graceOn Saturday, January 9, BSM will host Dr. Rose Grace for a Virtual Masterclass with BSM students. Students interested in playing in the masterclass should RSVP to their teacher during their first lesson in January. All students and families are welcome to observe the class. A zoom link will be sent out a few days prior to the class.
Rose Shlyam Grace, a Russian-born pianist, has concertized throughout the United States as a soloist and chamber music recitalist. Miss Grace holds a Doctorate in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, an M.A. in Musicology from the University of Chicago, and a B.M. in Piano Performance and Musicology from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Miss Grace joined the Department of Music at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2009, where she currently holds the position of an Associate Professor of Music. Prior to this appointment, Miss Grace served on the piano faculty as an Assistant Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music as a sabbatical replacement for Professor Barry Snyder and Tony Caramia. During the summers, Rose Shlyam Grace had taught on the piano faculty in the High School Division at the Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp in Michigan, as well as the Castleman Quartet Program in Fredonia, NY, as a collaborative pianist and coach. |
cfmta music playathon 2021CFMTA will hold their annual fundraiser event, the Music Playathon on Saturday January 16, 2021 at Cafe Linger in College Park. Students from across Central Florida will perform to raise money for CFMTA student scholarship and the Orlando Cancer Center Cancer Support Community: an organization that provides support, encouragement, and resources to cancer patients and their families. This event always provides a fun, casual, and encouraging performance opportunity for students - and we are excited about the new venue this year!
BSM plans to register and participate as a school, so please let us know by January 7 if you would like to attend! All participants will need to raise a minimum donation of $10 in order to participate. Donations should be made out to BSM (cash or check), so that we will be able to write 1 check. All donations will go to CFMTA for the above causes. Music does not need to be memorized, and students are welcome to play multiple pieces!! As this is a live performance, masks and social distancing will be enforced. |
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All BSM students are welcome to attend Musicianship Classes. Check your email for the zoom link!
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Musicianship Classes Spring 2021BSM Musicianship Classes throughout the 2020-2021 Academic Year will feature Classical Era Music & Composers. Each class will feature a different notable composer as well as highlight a particular musical form and instrument.
During Spring 2021, all Musicianship classes will be held online via Zoom. There will be NO registration required, and the link will be made available the week leading up to the class. All homework packets will be available in the student portal. February 6, 9:15 - 10:00 AM. Join us to learn about German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, composer of some of the most popular classical pieces of today. In class we will learn about Beethoven's difficult childhood, his tortured and tragic personal sufferings and hearing loss, but his ability to transcend all of the different challenges life presented him with and still compuse some of the most passionate and exquisite music ever written. Aside from Beethoven's life and music, we will listen to some of his major works, learn about the symphony, and study the pianoforte. April 10, 10:15 - 11:00 AM. Our second class will feature the life and career of Franz Schubert, famed for his beautiful melodies, rich harmonies, and prolific repertoire for the voice. This class will also cover sonata allegro form and teach students more about the voice. |
Spring 2021 Virtual studio classAll BSM students are invited to join us from 10:15 - 11:00 AM on select Saturdays for a virtual studio performance class. During each class, we will offer opportunities for students to play a piece (or pieces) they are working with for each other. This is a fantastic way to gain performance experience, test out your pieces prior to a performance, and get creative and constructive comments from peers! Memorization is not required. We would encourage students to plan to attend and perform as much as they are able to.
There is NO registration for this class - all are welcome to attend. Students who wish to perform should discuss with their teachers in their lesson that week. Please check your email in the week leading up to the class for the specific Zoom link. |
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BSM spring recital: may 16, 2020Our Spring 2021 End-of-Semester Recitals are scheduled for Sunday, May 16, 2021 and will be held at Steinway Galleries in Altamonte Springs. To keep things socially responsible, we plan to have 3 shorter recitals: 6:00 PM, 6:40 PM, and 7:20 PM.
Families can you this link below to let us know your scheduling preferences and which recitals you are available for. COVID-19 Precautions:
In order to make this event as safe as possible, families will be seated together in pods. We are asking that masks be worn while in the recital hall. Performers may remove their masks while on stage. Those who feel comfortable will be invited to take a group photo afterwards (while we wear our masks). |
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