MVYSO Tour Day #1 featuring special guest...

I know, a history lesson during summer break? Yep! Because your MVYSO Symphony conductor is a huge nerd and finds this fascinating. If you didn't know, I (Naomi) have been finishing my Master's degree in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. I'm very close to Gettysburg National Military Park - where a huge civil war battle took place. Growing up, my brother was obsessed with the movie, Gettysburg (it's rated R, don't watch it unless you're over 17 AND have your parents' permission!). So, over the

Today was Day #2 of the MVYSO summer tour! Complete with a wet day and performance at Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho!

This past Saturday, June 16, 2018, the MVYSO summer tour orchestra opened up the first Maple Valley Farmer's Market of the season! Every year MVYSO helps the jump start the market...and buy donuts as big as your face! Here are a few pictures from the performance:

How to Practice Over the Summer Ok, you've heard it from EVERY music teacher ever - practice your instrument over the summer! You know you should, so here are a few tips to help you out: Set a goal for the summer. Make it big or small, give yourself something to work toward over the summer months. (This is also a great tip for all the time - not just the summer!) Make it fun! Summer is a time to relax and not worry about homework or school. Make your practice time fun - learn that new pop song

We recently had students share their favorite MVYSO moment for the season.  For seniors, we let them share their favorite MVYSO moment ever from the years they spent playing in our program.  Time and time again, the response was a story from being on a tour.  By the way, this year's reminiscing wasn't special where this is concerned.  Tours are a perennial favorite in our favorite MVYSO sharing.  And, for the most part, the favorite moment had nothing to do with music!  Music just turned out to