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AMADOR STUDENT MUSIC FUND

PICTURES FROM OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER JUNE 1, 2008.

MIMOSA OPENED OUR SHOW WITH "NEW WAVE DOO WOP, BOP AND POP."  FROM LEFT TO RIGHT- LAURIE AMICK, RICK LIPP ON KEYBOARDS, MARIE BEDARD, JOE BELLAMY ON BASS, KIM BRANDSON, AND RON JONES ON DRUMS.

MIMOSA...YOU WERE TERRIFIC! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE PLEASURE OF HEARING

YOUR MUSIC.

"Over the Edge" Amador's dynamic music duo's gig schedule included playing for our "Save the Music Concert on June 1.   Adam Gottstein, guitar/vocals  and Dave Holub, electric violin/vocals played two of their original songs.  They are just a wonderful duo and we were lucky to have them ! Thanks so much, Adam and Dave

TESSA MYER, PIANIST, PERFORMS AT THE "SAVE THE     MUSIC" TESSA IS AN 18 YEAR OLD SENIOR IN AMADOR   COUNTY AND HAS PLAYED THE PIANO FOR 9 YEARS.  IT  WAS GREAT TO HAVE ONE OF OUR OWN TALENTED STUDENTS PERFORM TO START OFF OUR  FUNDRAISER.

LISA MORROW, VOCALIST SHARED HER TALENT WITH US AT THE "SAVE THE MUSIC CONCERT" SHE ALSO DOES VOICE OVERS AND VOCALS FOR CHILDREN'S AUTHOR ,MARCIA TRIMBLE'S "STORIES ON STAGE"  THANK YOU LISA , FOR SINGING FOR US. 

KELLSEY LONG, VOCALIST CAME TO SING !  ONLY 15 YEARS OLD, KELLSEY HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE THE AGE OF 4.  HOW WONDERFUL TO HAVE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS SING AT THE SAVE THE MUSIC CONCERT AND SING SHE DID! SHE STUDIES VOICE, DANCE,  PIANO, AND FLUTE.  KELLSEY IS ALSO A WINNER OF THE YOUTH OMNI AWARD FOR BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCALIST IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SINGING FOR THE CONCERT, KELLSEY, YOU WERE GREAT!  AND YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN. IT'S FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF,  THAT WE WANT TO KEEP MUSIC ALIVE HERE IN AMADOR COUNTY SCHOOLS .

JIM GUIDI

FROM HOMETOWN RADIO...  OUR ANNOUNCER FOR THE FUNDRAISER AND WHAT A GREAT JOB HE DID FOR US!       THANK YOU, JIM

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SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WIN THEIR PLACES

IN THE BI-COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH HONOR BAND

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.Geff Crawford. guest performer starts to set up for the

"First Ever"

Kids Music Show!

ClParents and children start to arrive at 1:30 for the 2:00 pm show

Mr. Crawford arrives to greet the children and started to tune his instruments while others came in the door carrying cans of food as a donation for the Food Bank

Geff Crawford begins the

"First Ever" Kids Music Show

with songs that just delighted

the children and they began

to sing along.

And so did  their parents!

ClicAfter cookies and juice at intermission, Mr. Crawford showed the children a new instrument and explained how it worked. 

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.AMADOR STUDENT MUSIC FUND

P.O. Box 219

Jackson, CA 95642

209-296-4754

THE CADET BAND from PICK UP THE BATON

Summer 2009 Recital - Just 3 weeks of

practicing and playing  together.

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BEN AND SAM WARREN

BEN AUDITIONED FOR THE BAND AND ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT YET IN JR HIGH, HE WON FIRST CHAIR PLAYING HIS FLUTE. THAT IS SO COOL BEN!!

SAM, WHO JUST STARTED JR.   HIGH THIS YEAR, AUDITIONED AND WON SECOND CHAIR PLAYING THE CLARINET. GREAT JOB, SAM!!

THE BAND TAKES A BOW.  MR HANK KING CONDUCTED THE BAND AND

PRIZES WERE GIVEN OUT BEFORE THEIR FINAL NUMBER. 

ANOTHER AMADOR COUNTY'S MUSICIAN,  JOEY GUIDI, A JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT FROM JACKSON JR. HIGH TOOK HOME A PRIZE. JOEY IS IN SEVENTH GRADE, PLAYS TROMBONE AND ALSO PLAYS FIRST TROMBONE IN THE "ACUS'D" JAZZ BAND.

THE EXPERIENCE GAINED BY THESE YOUNG MUSICIANS IS IMPORTANT TO THEM. WE LEARNED THEY REHEARSED JUST TWO TIMES BEFORE THEIR PERFORMANCES AND FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 12 HOURS. JUST GRUELING WORK AND WELL WORTH THE EFFORT !  THANKS GOES TO CHRIS TOOTLE AND HANK KING FOR GUIDING THESE MUSICIANS.

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Both  boys study at  Pick Up the Baton.

Ben's teacher is  Mr. Jeff Chambers and Sam's teacher is Mr. Steve Chambers. 

They each take a lesson weekly along with two classes in Band Performance.

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  BEN  

New Pictures from the 2nd Annual "Kids Only" Music Show. 2010

Thanks to Geff Crawford for helping to make this day a wonderful one for children.

The Music Fund thanks Frank and Thomi of Thomi's Cafe

for giving the Banquet Room for our second Annual Kids Only Event.

Thanks to Wendy Warren "Sunshine the Clown" for beautiful face painting

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PICK UP THE BATON REHEARSAL