Program Book Insert - Music Student of the Month June 2015

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June

MUSIC STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Christian Abarca Grade 11, Dover High School – Nominated by Chris Wiseman Christian is a student in Guitar 1 class at Dover High School. He has shown tremendous growth as a guitarist and exhibits an impressive work ethic. He practices every day and has developed significant technique in several styles including rock and blues. Some of his favorite guitarists are Eric Clapton, Slash and Phil Collen (Def Leppard). Tyler Daniels Grade 8, Pearl R. Miller School – Nominated by Brian Scanlon Tyler has been a member of our schools Jazz-Rock Ensemble for each of his three years in middle school. As an electric guitar player, Tyler worked very hard to become familiar with the new demands of the Jazz based chords. Over the three years I have worked with Tyler he has taken this with stride and by 8th grade he has grown into a very competent player. He takes the time to build up his skills in a very methodical manner which leads to his high level of success. Tyler is also a percussionist in our concert band program and has a bit of experience on drum-set as well. So in closing, Tyler’s skills and work ethic are the reasons for me supporting him as a candidate for music student of the month. Shane Dunn Grade 6, Pequannock Valley Middle School - Nominated by Janelle Heise Shane is a student in my sixth grade Music Fundamentals class, and we learn to play guitar as part of the course. Shane came into the class with several years of guitar lessons, but was very modest about his abilities. In class he has worked as my “assistant teacher,” circulating to help his classmates and check their fingers and chord positions. Outside of school he has performed in benefit concerts for cancer patients, and has a tradition of performing with an adult band every St. Patrick’s Day. In the classroom, he is an interested and helpful student who earns good grades. These are the reasons that I feel he deserves to be recognized. Connor Halma Grade 10, Jefferson Township High School – Nominated by James Wynne Connor Halma is a gifted guitarist. I had the pleasure of teaching Connor during his 9th grade year in Music Technology, which he took as a result of his beginning lessons on the guitar in the Middle School. It was there that he learned rudimentary chords and technique; something which prompted him to want to learn more about the instrument. He started to take private lessons on the guitar, focusing now on classical guitar technique and repertoire. I observed his progress in this regard over the course of the last year and, I must say, his musical growth has been nothing less than remarkable. He has now joined the cast of the ‘Olde English Feast,’ where he will portray a character very close to his musical tastes – the Troubador.

The 2014-2015 Music Student of the Month program is sponsored by The Provident Bank Foundation


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