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		<title>With a Little Help from our Friends: Preschool Picassos and Diminutive Debussys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is ample evidence that learning music and art in the early years is beneficial in setting the stage for lifelong learning. A recent Canadian study affirmed that arts education plays a critical role in brain development, especially in early childhood. Making art and learning music in a developmentally-based, skill-building sequence on a weekly basis helps to develop fundamental cognitive abilities. Fortunately there are philanthropic organizations willing to support early childhood programs. CSMA benefits from the largesse of one such benefactor, The Beth Longwell Foundation, which supports our off-site preschool programs. Named for Beth Longwell, a teacher, lawyer, mother and wife, who passed from lung cancer in 2007, her family and friends established The Beth Longwell Foundation to fulfill her altruistic goals and to carry on the work of a remarkable woman. In death as in life, Beth wanted to do for others. She requested that upon her death a foundation be created to carry on her legacy and beliefs, helping those in need and those less fortunate by promoting lung cancer research, grief support for children who have lost a parent, and equality in childhood education. The Longwell Foundation has granted $2,500 for the past two years to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Moscow with Love &#8211; Ludmila Kurtova &#8211; Distinguished Teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you meet CSMA Distinguished teacher, Ludmila Kurtova, you think of the quintessential Russian qualities of passion, elegance, enthusiasm and warmth. She  exudes these qualities in both her music and teaching. A native of Russia, Kurtova has lived and taught in Switzerland, Hungary, Germany and currently the USA, where she was awarded a Green Card &#8212; permanent residence status in the USA &#8212; for extraordinary ability.. She started piano lessons at five years of age and through a combination of talent and disciplined practice, graduated from the prestigious Moscow Conservatory with a Red Diploma (highest distinction). She first visited the United States as a member of The Moscow State Philharmonic during a month-long tour in the days of the cold war. Among the venues that she played was a concert at the United Nations in New York City. One of the many strengths of CSMA is its rich and diverse faculty, a body which reflects the multi-cultural nature of Silicon Valley and the School itself. CSMA students have the opportunity to not only develop their instrumental and choral skills, but also absorb the distinct flavors of teachers from many countries of the world. Students of Kurtova not only learn the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Wood &#8211; Composer and Composition Faculty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Art and Music Faculty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspirational words from Daniel about his digital arts lab classes&#8230; I&#8217;ve been teaching at CSMA since 2000. Over that time, I&#8217;ve been blessed to work with so many creative and interesting students. In particular, teaching the music composition classes in the digital arts lab has given me the chance to see first hand the cool nexus of technology and creativity. Given that so many of my students will grow up and work in the Silicon Valley in the technology fields, the activities and experiences that challenge them in class are, in my opinion, the perfect training ground for their future. You see, I think that developing an original musical thought lays the groundwork for critical thinking challenging perceived notions and fostering independent thought. Going along with the crowd is easy, but creating something that breaks from tradition and goes to new places is the kind of innovation necessary to be competitive. Day in and day out, my students do just that. They analyze, listen, and write in the style of the master composers: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms to name a few. Then they take those principles, stir them up their heads, and spit out new and different takes on what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Reveals Global Creativity Gap</title>
		<link>http://arts4all.org/blog/?p=208</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Adobe recently released the finding of a fascinating, but disturbing benchmark study titled, &#8220;Universal Concern that Creativity is Suffering at Work and School.&#8221; The study&#8217;s authors state: &#8220;The study revealed a workplace creativity gap, where 75% of respondents said they are under growing pressure to be productive rather than creative&#8230;more than half of those surveyed feel that creativity is being stifled by their education systems.&#8221; Of the five countries studied, The United States ranked second in creativity &#8211; Japan was first &#8211; yet Americans see themselves as the most creative. What is perhaps most interesting about this study is according to Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D, an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, that the notion that very few people are creative is a myth. Central to CSMA is the belief that all people  have creative potential. We offer classes to students as young as 18 months, but it&#8217;s never too late to pick up that guitar or throw that pot. We have students in their late eighties. Creative pursuits develop cognitive thinking, increase self-confidence, reduce stress and are just plain fun.]]></description>
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		<title>Rhythm and the Education Blues &#8211; Carrie Campbell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently on NPR there was an article about a 3rd Grade math class in San Bruno that was having great results in teaching fractions using music notes and rhythms. This article struck a chord (ha, ha) with me in two ways. Almost simultaneously I thought: “This is great!” and “Well Duh, I’ve been saying this for years.”  A link to the article. Before I continue with my thoughts (rant) on both the article and the state of our education system I’ll give a little background on myself. I grew up in Clemson, South Carolina in a town of about 8,000 permanent residents and 20,000 college students. My father was the Choir Director at Clemson University and my mother taught mostly middle and high school general music and chorus for over 35 years. Needless to say, music performance and education has always been a “normal” way to make a living in my family. I have been teaching and performing professionally for about 15 years now, 10 of them at CSMA. I’ve always been good at music theory and math, and since I was a child I’ve known that my math skills and my understanding of music went hand in hand. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something Truly Unique for Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://arts4all.org/blog/?p=191</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe that Mother&#8217;s Day is just around the corner. Where to take Mom where she hasn&#8217;t been many times? We are so blessed in The Bay Area with a multitude of fine restaurants, arts and music events, so how do you find that rare something that you can take Mom on her special day? The Foodie&#8217;s Paradise in the Pines? She&#8217;s done that. Mozart in the Mist? She&#8217;s done that. You get the idea. I would hazard a guess that very few Moms in this country have experienced a Kyogen event. Kyogen, one of Japan&#8217;s traditional performing arts which developed in the 14th century, is a sort of slapstick comedy, not unlike commedia dell&#8217;arte. Among the very best companies, The Mansaku-no Kai Kyogen will be touring the US in May, giving only three performances of their traditional Kyogen works, &#8220;Tied to a Stick&#8221; and &#8220;The Owl.&#8221; Led by artistic director Mansaku Nomura, this company will perform in San Francisco, at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View (CSMA). That&#8217;s really not a misprint. This extraordinary company will be performing on Mother&#8217;s day at CSMA&#8217;s Tateuchi Hall here in Mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prisca Pan &#8211; Pristine Piano Pedagogy</title>
		<link>http://arts4all.org/blog/?p=170</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did you come to your art? I first became interested in Piano when my mom brought me to an extensive Yamaha Music Center with a piano showcase room. I saw a red piano in the middle of the room. My mom asked if I wanted to learn piano, and I said yes. I&#8217;ve never looked back since. Which barriers did you have to overcome? Music has always been &#8220;easy&#8221; for me in the sense that I understand it well as a language, and was able to use music as a medium to convey what was in my imagination. However, as I got older, I got bored with my teacher&#8217;s harping about making dynamics and phrases, and to a certain extent, trying to make music fit my imagination. I wanted to know why is that mezzoforte there? Why did the composer put an accent there? Why is this chord so important that I have to bring it out every time it appears? In college, all of those questions were answered. I started to study the structure, harmony and historical context of the pieces that I was playing, and all the loose pieces began to come together. I was able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a College Major – why Visual Arts?</title>
		<link>http://arts4all.org/blog/?p=149</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From and About our Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college counseling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Words of wisdom and experience from expert college counselor and guest blogger, Harriet E. Katz Many of my students are frustrated because their parents are leery about their desire to pursue a course of study in the visual arts in college. It is understandable that parents would be concerned about the future employment prospects for their graduating children. First the hard cold data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: • Employment of artists and related workers is expected to grow 12 percent through 2018, about as fast as the average for all occupations. An increasing reliance on artists to create digital or multimedia artwork will drive growth. Art directors will see an increase in jobs in advertising due to demand for the overall vision they bring to a project. • For graphic designers, employment is expected to grow about as fast as the average, with many new jobs associated with interactive media. Employment of graphic designers is expected to grow 13 percent, as fast as the average for all occupations from 2008 to 2018, as demand for graphic design continues to increase from advertisers and computer design firms. • Demand for illustrators who work on a computer will increase as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Schick &#8211; CSMA art teacher with over 200 pieces in collections worldwide</title>
		<link>http://arts4all.org/blog/?p=134</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I began teaching in high school at Camp Oljato on Lake Huntington where I worked on the nature staff, and as Handicraft and Mountain Sports Director.  I worked as a teacher assistant in the art departments of Los Altos High School and Foothill College.  In the late eighties, I taught art classes for the Triton Museum of Art, and for the parks and recreation departments of Santa Clara and San Jose.  For over a decade I have been privately teaching art classes to children and adults, and for the Community School of Music and Arts. I believe that any person can learn the traditional painting and drawing methods, and that effort, more than talent, will determine artistic success.  My advice to students is the same as Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s:  &#8220;sorry is the student who does not surpass his master&#8221;.  My goal is to provide my students a basic art making process and understanding that they can continue building upon. I have been selling my artwork since 1980.  Over 200 of my artworks and prints are in public and private collections in: America, Australia, Italy, India, the Philippines, Sweden, and Mexico.  Since 1997 my artwork has visually documented local Bay Area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By George, It&#8217;s the Cabrillo Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music takes place this year from July 28 through August 12 in Santa Cruz, California. The festival normally consists of two weekends of thoughtfully chosen, original, contemporary, classical orchestral music, but this year there is a bonus. The first weekend of the festival, July 28th and 29th, is the premier of “Hidden World of Girls”, an interdisciplinary, multimedia presentation inspired by the series on National Public Radio (NPR). We residents of Silicon Valley are fortunate to have this Festival, regarded as one of the premier events in the contemporary music world, in our back yard. The festival started in 1961 in a field next to the Sticky Wicket coffeehouse on two-lane Highway 1 in Aptos, California.  It moved to Cabrillo College and acquired its name when the college opened in 1963.  Today, the festival venue is the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.  The final concert takes place at Mission San Juan Bautista. The director of the festival is Marin Alsop, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony, frequent guest on NPR, protégé of Leonard Bernstein, collaborator on many musical projects around the world, and champion and recording artist for contemporary classical music. Cabrillo offers much more than [...]]]></description>
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