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recent news

 

 

12/21/2011:

Giving Tree helps 4 Charlotte Area Families

During the month of December, the Academy had a Giving Tree in our lobby. The ornaments on the tree listed names of families in our area in need. Our families and faculty at CAM really came through! Academy Director, Regina Ziliani, and Director of Administration, Salvatore Pecorella, loaded the sleigh (actually a Toyota Rav-4!) and delivered all of the gifts, food and household supplies to the four families on December 21st. It is no doubt we have the most amazing friends and families at CAM. Thank you all for participating!

 

12/11/2011:

Academy Winter Concerts

On December 4 and 10 the Academy hosted 6 Winter Concerts at Ardrey Kell High School. What a joy to hear so many of our talented students performing...many for the first time! Holiday music, Classical, Rock and Jazz filled the auditorium as well as the smiles of our performers and their proud parents, siblings, grandparents and friends. Congratulations to all who participated! Here are two Videos from the concerts:

• December 4th Winter Concert Video
• December 10th Winter Concert Video

 

11/30/2011:

Filling Barrels for Second Harvest Food Bank

We are so pleased to announce that we more than filled the two barrels provided to us by Second Harvest Food Bank! With the help of our wonderful families at Charlotte Academy of Music, as well as friends at Fitness Together Mint Hill and Burns-Fazzi, Brock and Associates, many families in our area will be receiving this food very soon! We cannot thank everyone enough for their generosity.

Our next service opportunity at Charlotte Academy of Music will be our Giving Tree. In the month of December Academy families will be able to take a paper ornament listing a child's name and Christmas gift from the tree in our lobby. We are so pleased to be assisting 4 Charlotte area families this holiday season!

 

 

 

 

11/07/2011:

Fitness Together of Mint Hill Joins the CAM for Food Drive

Our friends at Fitness Together of Mint Hill have graciously agreed to join Charlotte Academy of Music in our food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank! They will be collecting donated goods at their facility through November 21st.

 

11/06/2011:

Academy Partners with Second Harvest Food Bank

We are having a food drive and invite families from the Charlotte area to participate! Simply bring your donated goods to Charlotte Academy of Music between Nov. 7-21. Our front desk hours are Mon-Fri 1-7pm. We hope to fill both barrels provided by Second Harvest Food Bank Metrolina! See a list of Most Needed Items.

 

11/07/2011:

Flute Students Compete in RAFA Competition.

Two Academy flute students, Maggie McDonald and Vivien Kroenig recently competed in the Raleigh Area Flute Association Competition. Maggie received Honorable Mention! Congratulations to these fine students on their accomplishments.

 

11/01/2011:

November Students of the Month

Charlotte Academy of Music is very pleased to announce our November 2011 Students of the Month! Ryan Devenney, guitar student of Robert Bussey. Sophia Kuncoro, piano student of Jing Quitain-Wenghofer. Akshra Paimagam, piano student of Connie Beach. To read more about these students and see videos of them performing please see our Student of the Month page.

 

11/01/2011:

Winter Concert Sign Up

Our Winter Concert Sign Up page is now live on our website! Reserve your space early as these concerts fill very quickly. Sign Up Here!

 

10/22/2011:

Masquerade Musicale

Congratulations to our over 70 students who participated in our Masquerade Musicale concert on October 22nd! We loved seeing the costumes of the students and teachers. This concert is a special treat we all look forward to each year!

 

09/25/2011:

Academy Student Wins Local Contest

Erin Darcy, Academy private voice student of Caroline Firczak, and member of our Charlotte Glee Club, recently won a competition to sing the National Anthem at the opening ceremonies of Mint Hill Madness. Erin's video submitted to the Mint Hill Madness facebook page received the most votes, earning her this honor. We are so proud of you, Erin!

 

08/22/2011:

Summer Camp Photos

Check out our 2011 Summer Camp photos:

 

8/13/2011:

Summer Camps Video!

Our 2011 Summer Camp season was one of our best yet. Many thanks to our talented camp instructors Manana Restiano, Lori Williams, Megan Magden Postle, Alexandra Sims, Amelia Binsford, Regina Ziliani, Heather Brunner and Karissa Cook for sharing their expertise with our amazing campers. Also, thank you to Academy students Ashley Martin, Delaney Brigman, Hannah Williams and P Zalaquette for being such amazing camp assistants! We've prepared a Summer Camp Video Montage we hope you will enjoy!

7/11/2011:

Blue Note Lounge

Our final concert of the 2010-2011 school year was held in our Blue Note Lounge. The BNL gives students opportunities to perform often in a relaxed setting...which makes the larger, formal concerts much less intimidating! Here is a video of a few of the students who performed on the June 4th Blue Note Lounge!

7/10/2011:

Academy Students Selected for USYO

Several Academy students recently auditioned and were selected for the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra (USYO): Jessica Turcotte - Concert Mistress; John Paul Zalaquett - 1st Violin; Erica Jordan - 2nd Violin; Delaney Brigman - Viola; Shannon Neu - Oboe; Ian Porterfield - Trumpet. Their Academy teachers are Amanda Turner, Leah Moss Parham and Chad Turner. Congratulations to all!

7/1/2011:

Welcome Robin Love, NCTM, to the Academy Piano Faculty

We are so pleased to announce the addition of Robin Love to our outstanding faculty. Robin holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Pedagogy and State Teaching Certificate from East Carolina University, where she also minored in voice and organ.  Her students have participated in both district and state level contests, receiving Superior Honor ratings. Robin also holds the distinction of being a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). In the past Robin has served as both the District and State Chairs for the NCMTA, as well as the Chair for the NFMC Charlotte Music Festival. Full bio coming soon!  

5/27/2011:

Charlotte Glee Club Participates in Show Choir Competition

On May 27, 2011 the Charlotte Glee Club performed in the Carowinds Festival of Music in the Show Choir division. They were awarded a rating of "Excellent" and received critique from a distinguished panel of judges. Congratulations to Akilah Hyrams, Erin Darcy, Julia Lang, Kevin Kent, Ashley Martin, Luke Tannenbaum, Ben Thompson, and the ensemble's director, Alexandra Sims, on a fine performance!

5/7/2011:

Academy Spring Concerts

Over 150 Academy students performed in our Spring Concerts on May 1st and 7th. The performances were held in the beautiful auditorium at Ardrey Kell High School. See a video of clips from the concerts.

5/2/2011:

The Academy is Featured on the Miss A Blog!

We are very excited to be featured on the popular Miss A Blog. The article speaks of the importance of continuing music study over the study, and how it is the perfect time to begin a new instrument or summer camp. Read it and let us know what you think! Thank you, Susan Dixson, for an amazing article!

4/16/2011:

Music Theory Whiz Kids

Any well-rounded music education includes a strong foundation in music theory. The Academy's Music Theory Lab curriculum is based on the National Federation of Music Clubs Theory Examinations. In Lab students work at their individual computer stations assisted by our trained Lab Assistants.

The following Music Theory Lab students have advanced 1 or more levels already since the beginning of this school year: Brittlyn Ason, Kelsye Anderson, Mikaela Anderson, Taegan Anderson, Hannah Austin, Sarah Austin, Avery Barach, Andrew Brrtlett, Ashlyn Bartlett, Micah Bealer, Delaney Brigman, Mikayla Brigman, Sabrina Carmichael, Calvin Chen, Tracy Chen, Caleb Chou, Cris Chou, Sumner Dickerson, Nathan Dixon, Brooke Drury, Savannah Drye, Michael Eilers, Jonathan El-Amin, Qasim El-Amin, Aram Garcia, Anthony Garuba, Tiffany Garuba, Nicholas Gomez, Amaria Greene, Alexandra Grossman, Matthew Grossman, Michael Hajduk, Dasha Hanley, Kailyn Hayes, Maiya Hayes, Luna Jareo, Vanessa Jenkins, Drayton Kovach, Jonathan Lee, Kennedy Lockett, Myles Lockett, Emma Lowry, Claire Lucas, Maggie Lucas, Cooper Lyon, Matthew Maguire, Ivan Mallon, Ashley Martin, Liam McDevitt, Sean McDevitt, Cameron McElyea, Terra Moore, Kevin Moss, Jade Ogletree, Lindsay Perkins, Kelsey Phelps, Mallory Pigg, Sophia Pinto, Annika Raghavan, Anu Raghavan, Georgia Reichard, Maggie Reichard, Kendall Revels, Justin Rivera, Emily Ruppe, Sergio Santander, Ramsey Shirley, Meghan Speed, Harrison Stockwell, Redden Stockwell, Mattie Stokes, Brandon Swanson, Kaley Szarka, Sarah Terlizzi, Kaia Terry, Katie Thomas, Sara Thomas, Cooper Trucks, Katie VanderNoord, Claire Williams, Ryan Williams, Erica Wilson, Russell Wong, JP Zalaquett, Sophia Zhu

Diana Yodzis in Hansel and Gretel

Academy alumnae, Diana Yodzis, is making her opera debut Hansel in Hansel and Gretel! Diana will be performing Thursday evening, March 31st and in the Sunday matinee on April 3rd. UNCG. For tickets, call 336-334-4601.

3/9/2011:

Academy Students Named District Winners and Moves to State Competition

Academy piano students Mikaela Anderson, Guillermo Briceno and Tori Tavares were named District Winners at the NCMTA Piano Contest on March 5, 2011. These talented students will participate in the State Piano Contest on March 26. Best of luck Mikaela, Guillermo and Tori!

3/5/2011:

Academy Students score a perfect 100 on the NFMC Music Theory Test!

A well-rounded music education is only complete with a strong music theory knowledge. In lessons and in our Music Theory Lab students learn the language of music. Recently Academy students took the Theory examinations at the NFMC Music Festival. The following students made a perfect score of 100:

Taegan Anderson, Sarah Austin, Miranda DiPaolo, Mary Devlin Dixson, Michael Eilers, Finn Jareo, Addie Kirkland, Myles Lockett, Natalie Montognese, Lindsey Perkins, Justin Rivera, Aaron Shropshire, Meghan Speed, Cooper Trucks, and Sophia Zhu. Congratulations, students, on this fine achievement!

2/16/2011:

Claire Lucas and the All Star Jazz Youth Ensemble

Academy student, Claire Lucas, recently auditioned and was selected for the Jazz Arts Initiative's All Star Jazz Youth Ensemble! Look out for this amazing group of young musicians representing the future of Jazz in the Carolinas!

2/5/2011:

UNCG Piano & Organ Day

Congratulations to Academy piano students Maggie Reichard, Arianna Picard, Meghan Speed and Hannah Williams on their achievements at the UNCG Piano and Organ Day! We are so proud of you for your commitment to your music study and seeking additional learning opportunities such as this!

1/31/2011:

Mark Kroos Guitar Clinic

The Academy hosted a free guitar clinic on Janaury 31st featuring Mark Kroos. Mark plays a double neck guitar and our students enjoyed learning new techniques and hearing an amazing performance. Take a look at this video from the clinic! Mark will perform February 3rd at The Evening Muse in Charlotte.

1/29/2011:

Broadway's Best

Twenty Academy students performed in our "Broadway's Best" concert in the Blue Note Lounge on January 29th!

1/11/2011:

Inclement Weather Closing

The Academy will be closed on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 due to inclement weather. All lessons missed due to this closing will be made up.

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