Summer is Here!
Student Achievements
Students Pass The Audition
Congratulations to fifth grade Long Beach School of Music student Justin Geffrey, age 11, who auditioned into the McAuliffe Middle School Jazz Band for the 2006-2007 school year. With frequent festival performances, the jazz piano audition for the McAuliffe Jazz Band is extremely competitive, with the piano spot usually taken by one or two eighth graders.
Despite a busy schedule of baseball practice and preparing a memorized repertoire of ten pieces for National Piano Guild evaluations (not to mention the set-back of a sprained arm), Justin was determined to give the audition his best. McAuliffe band director Chuck Wackerman was impressed when Justin performed four-octave scales in twelve keys, and improvised over a jazz piano arrangement in the style of Bill Evans.
Congratulations to Mike Welly, 14, for auditioning into the Wilson High School Jazz Band for the 2006-2007 school year! Mike succeeded at the last-minute audition by playing the best two pieces in his repertoire.
Students and School Director to Perform at State Convention
Two students from Long Beach School of Music were accepted as performers in one of the honors recitals at the 2006 Music Teachers' Association of California State Convention. Mike Welly (14), and Drew Giacobe (adult student) will perform this Sunday, July 2nd, at the Los Angeles Millenium Biltmore Hotel.
Long Beach School of Music director Lisa Michiko Kato was one of 16 adults chosen from the state of California to perform at the 2006 Convention in the convention’s Adult Performance Seminar Recital.
WHO: Long Beach School of Music student Mike Welly, age 14, will perform "Aria: Enlightening Thoughts..." by J.S. Bach. Drew Giacobe, an adult student at LBSM, will perform "Melodie" by Alexandre Tansman.
WHAT: Piano Festival Recital
WHEN: Sunday, July 2, 2006, 12:00pm
WHERE: Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel, The Roman Room
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WHO: Long Beach School of Music Director Lisa Michiko Kato will perform “Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, WTC I, BWV 851” by J.S. Bach.
WHAT: Adult Performance Seminar / Recital
WHEN: Monday, July 3, 2006, 6:30pm
WHERE: Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel, The Crystal Ballroom
Certificate of Merit Evaluations
Congratulations to the following students for completing Certificate of Merit evaluations.
Evangeline Alva**
Alicia Alvarez*
Rex-David Arcibal
Dean Banawis*
Kristy Cheng*
Drew Giacobe**
Katie McGillivray
Emily Park*
Kevin Regis*
Megan Sanford
Isaac Siyluy
Jacob Solley**
Mike Welly*
Brandon Wong*
* Honor Roll Students earned a score of 90% or higher on theory exams.
**One Hundred Percent Club – These students received a perfect theory score!
National Piano Guild
Congratulations to the following students for successfully performing in National Piano Guild evaluations on June 10th, 15th and 16th:
National Piano Guild report cards, certificates and pins will be presented along with Certificate of Merit report cards (for those who also participated in CM) at our Summer Recital in July.
Geffrey Accepted Into McAuliffe Middle School Jazz Band Congratulations to LBSM piano student Justin Geffrey, age 11, for successfully auditioning into the McAuliffe Middle School Jazz Band.
Welly Accepted Into Wilson High Jazz Band
Congratulations to LBSM piano student Mike Welly, age 13, for auditioning into the Wilson High School Jazz Band.