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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are enjoying spring! The Staff at Young Audiences is looking forward to assisting and guiding you in your program selections for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year!
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Steps for Successful Arts Programming in 2009-2010
* Schedule this spring for the next year.
* Preview YA programs now in order to be knowledgeable about program selections.
* Survey the faculty to find out their areas of interest.* Confer with teachers about themes and subject areas for next year so that you can target specific curriculum.
* Art for Arts Sake! Chose an artist/ensemble that will introduce your students to something new and inspiring!
* Schedule now to secure dates you need to fit the school's calendar and to coordinate with the time of year specific subject areas are taught.
* Save Money! Call other schools in your town or neighboring towns and coordinate scheduling performances and workshops. Save costs with multiple presentations.
* Attend Young Audiences Fall Showcase to preview the wide variety of programs offered by Young Audiences.
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Calling all 2009-2010 Arts Enrichment Coordinators!
Keep in touch with Young Audiences by updating your contact information. If you are passing the baton to a new Sponsor/Enrichment Coordinator for your school during the 2009-2010 school year- please send us an email with updated contact information to ensure that they are added to our email and catalog mailing lists!
We have many new and exciting programs, ensembles, showcases and workshops that will be featured in our newsletters throughout the year. Our new catalog has pricing and performance updates and will be send out in mid-August.
Don't miss out on the many exciting and educational arts enrichment opportunities available for your students and faculty!
Free Arts Enrichment Workshop this Fall!
Sign up to learn about Arts Enrichment Programming in schools.
Our workshop offers guidance in:
* Creating goals for arts enrichment programming
* Establishing a school enrichment committee
* Selecting, evaluation and scheduling programs
* Locating networking arts councils
* Establishing programming record keeping systems
* Advocating for arts in your school
* Seeking program funding
For more information please send us an email with a subject line: Workshop
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Did You Know?
Fran Smith says in the article, "State of the Arts" that:
Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill. Arts learning can also improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork.
Comprehensive, innovative arts initiatives are taking root in a growing number of school districts. Many of these models are based on new findings in brain research and cognitive development, and they embrace a variety of approaches: using the arts as a learning tool (for example, musical notes to teach fractions); incorporating arts into other core classes (writing and performing a play); creating a school environment rich in arts and culture (Mozart in the hallways every day) and hands-on arts instruction.
Published in the February 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine.
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Artists Around Town
 Ball in the House wins "America's Got Talent" audition competition!
Young Audiences acappella vocal ensemble, Ball in the House, performed on the Today show on May 17 where they competed for and won an audition for "America's Got Talent". Congratulations!
Check out the video of their performance by clicking here!  Leeny Del Seamonds, Master Story Performer™, is busy writing new stories for two prestigious return engagements in Jonesboro, Tennessee, home of the International Storytelling Center. September 14-21, 2009, Leeny returns as Teller-in-Residence for a week of public and private appearances called "Storytelling Live!" During the weekend of October 2-5, 2009, Leeny returns as Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival, the world's largest celebration of spoken word performances, where attendees number 10,000!
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In the News
Young Audiences was recently recognized for our work in urban schools as guest panelists for both Mass 2020's Extended Learning Time Initiative and BPS Arts Expansion presentations. To learn more about the Extended Learning Time Initiative or the Arts Expansion Fund, please click the above links or email us at yamass@yamass.org to find out more about our residency programs.
Many thanks to members of Made in the Shade, YA's highly popular music ensemble for over 10 years, and outspoken advocates for arts in education, for their extraordinary memorial concert at Ryles Jazz Club, with proceeds benefiting Young Audiences of Massachusetts.
The event honored Paul Dosier, a member of Made in the Shade, who passed away recently. Paul was the beloved Boston area tuba player, and a founding member of Made in the Shade.
The star-studded line-up of performers included original Made in the Shade members: Dan Fox, Crick Diefendorf, Nathan Bliss (Cook), John McLellan, and Marc Chillemi. Joining the band was Ted Casher, Artie Barbato, Erika Donneson, Steve Langone, Keith Yaun, Dave MacMillan, John Pierce, Jimmy Mazzy, and the great vocalist from New Orleans now living in Gloucester, Henri Smith with his pianist Ben Selling. Members of Shirim Klezmer Orchestra: Glenn Dickson, Eric Rosenthal, Jim Gray, and Michael McLaughlin performed as well.
Morningside Music Studio student ensembles directed by Made in the Shade's Dan Fox, performed. Their show featured the Wunderkind Isaac Lit, Conner Duke, and the 12 year old singing sensation Claire Dickson.
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Thank you for keeping in touch with Young Audiences of Massachusetts!
Young
Audiences of Massachusetts is the only statewide arts organization for
children.
Our mission is to encourage a lifelong engagement with the
arts by making them an integral part of every child's education.
If you
have any questions or would like more information on any of Young
Audiences events or artists, please contact us.
YA Staff
Young Audiences of Massachusetts
617-629-9262
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