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Santa Teresa Academy of Music and Dance
7174 Santa Teresa Blvd #A2 San Jose, CA 95139 www.academyofmusicanddance.com info@academyofmusicanddance.com 408-226-8742 |
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Help Us Give Back to the Community: Support Our Second Harvest Food Drive!
With the hurricanes that struck Houston and Puerto Rico, earthquakes in Mexico, and the wildfires in Northern California, we know that many of you have given to the relief efforts, as we have. Here’s a chance to help those in need much closer to home. As part of our large, extended family, we'd like to invite you to join with us in helping to feed the hungry in San Jose this holiday season.
Once again we are collecting donations for our local Second Harvest Food Bank which supplies food for a quarter of a million people each month, half of whom are children and seniors. Second Harvest Food Bank accepts all non-perishable food donations, but especially needs these nutritious items: meals in a can (stew, chili, soup), tuna and canned meat, peanut butter, canned foods with pop-top lids, low-sugar cereals, 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit packed in juice, and canned vegetables (low salt). Second Harvest requests that items donated are in cans or plastic containers -- they cannot take items in glass jars.
Last year we collected 615 lbs of food! Our goal for 2017 is 800 lbs. Won’t you help us?
We’ll have three food collection barrels in the studio starting November 14 through December 21st. Like we did last year, Santa Teresa Academy will match each item brought in with a $1 donation! Bring in your food donations and watch your charitable efforts multiply! When you bring your food donation in, please let us know and we’ll fill out our tally sheet in the lobby. You can keep track along with us! We’d love to see the barrels overflowing and have to write a check for big $$$ to SHFB!
We wish everyone a wonderful Holiday season filled with joy and happiness!
- Craig Lynch, Director
Once again we are collecting donations for our local Second Harvest Food Bank which supplies food for a quarter of a million people each month, half of whom are children and seniors. Second Harvest Food Bank accepts all non-perishable food donations, but especially needs these nutritious items: meals in a can (stew, chili, soup), tuna and canned meat, peanut butter, canned foods with pop-top lids, low-sugar cereals, 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit packed in juice, and canned vegetables (low salt). Second Harvest requests that items donated are in cans or plastic containers -- they cannot take items in glass jars.
Last year we collected 615 lbs of food! Our goal for 2017 is 800 lbs. Won’t you help us?
We’ll have three food collection barrels in the studio starting November 14 through December 21st. Like we did last year, Santa Teresa Academy will match each item brought in with a $1 donation! Bring in your food donations and watch your charitable efforts multiply! When you bring your food donation in, please let us know and we’ll fill out our tally sheet in the lobby. You can keep track along with us! We’d love to see the barrels overflowing and have to write a check for big $$$ to SHFB!
We wish everyone a wonderful Holiday season filled with joy and happiness!
- Craig Lynch, Director
Win Star Wars: The Last Jedi Tickets and Dinner!
Attention Star Wars Fans!
We will be giving away 4 tickets to Star Wars: The Last Jedi showing on December 15 (opening day) at 7:15PM and a $100 Gift Card to California Pizza Kitchen!
If you refer someone to us and they register for lessons, make sure they mention your name!
1. You will receive your choice of a Starbucks or Target card, or movie passes.
2. Your friend will receive free registration.
3. You will both be entered in our drawing for Last Jedi tickets and dinner!
Winner to be announced December 7.
Someone’s going to enjoy a great night out, so let it be you! Spread the word about
Santa Teresa Academy of Music and Dance!
Non-students are welcome and encouraged to participate in the referral program.
May the Force Be with You!
We will be giving away 4 tickets to Star Wars: The Last Jedi showing on December 15 (opening day) at 7:15PM and a $100 Gift Card to California Pizza Kitchen!
If you refer someone to us and they register for lessons, make sure they mention your name!
1. You will receive your choice of a Starbucks or Target card, or movie passes.
2. Your friend will receive free registration.
3. You will both be entered in our drawing for Last Jedi tickets and dinner!
Winner to be announced December 7.
Someone’s going to enjoy a great night out, so let it be you! Spread the word about
Santa Teresa Academy of Music and Dance!
Non-students are welcome and encouraged to participate in the referral program.
May the Force Be with You!
Our Students in Action!
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Important Upcoming Dates
November 5: Daylight Savings ends. Set your clocks back 1 hour
November 21-26: Thanksgiving Break (Closed - No Classes)
December 8 & 9: Winter Music Recitals
December 17: December Dance Performance
December 21- January 2: Winter Break (Closed - No Classes)
November 21-26: Thanksgiving Break (Closed - No Classes)
December 8 & 9: Winter Music Recitals
December 17: December Dance Performance
December 21- January 2: Winter Break (Closed - No Classes)
Student of the Month: Layla Z. (age 11)
What are you studying at Santa Teresa Academy of Music and Dance?
Piano, ballet and Hip Hop.
What kind of music do you listen to?
I like Disney music and white noise!
What are your hobbies?
Soccer and crafts.
What is your favorite food?
Pasta!
What is your favorite movie?
Moana.
What is the coolest thing you have learned in your lessons so far?
How to do hand cross overs in piano.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Marine biologist.
Piano, ballet and Hip Hop.
What kind of music do you listen to?
I like Disney music and white noise!
What are your hobbies?
Soccer and crafts.
What is your favorite food?
Pasta!
What is your favorite movie?
Moana.
What is the coolest thing you have learned in your lessons so far?
How to do hand cross overs in piano.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Marine biologist.
Staff Spotlight: Mr. Ray, Guitar & Ukulele Teacher
How old were you when you started playing the guitar?
I started learning both piano and guitar at the age of 4.
How did you get started?
My mom played guitar and wanted a music partner.
What kind of music do you listen to?
I enjoy listening to jazz music, especially Be-Bop.
What’s your favorite food?
My favorite is Italian.
What do you like to do for fun? Practice my music!
What else would you like to share with us?
I like to garden and compose music.
I started learning both piano and guitar at the age of 4.
How did you get started?
My mom played guitar and wanted a music partner.
What kind of music do you listen to?
I enjoy listening to jazz music, especially Be-Bop.
What’s your favorite food?
My favorite is Italian.
What do you like to do for fun? Practice my music!
What else would you like to share with us?
I like to garden and compose music.
Is Your Music Teacher Sold Out?
Many teachers have sold out. If you need a schedule change or would like to be added to a waiting list for a particular teacher, day or time, please contact our office staff. If you are not a student yet, there are still limited lesson spots available. To inquire about openings for NOVEMBER, please contact us at 408-226-8742 or info@academyofmusicanddance.com
Miss Juda (violin): Tuesday - 2 spots / Thursday - 3 spots Mr. Brian L. (violin & piano): Wednesday - 2 spots Miss Marisol (violin & voice): Friday - 3 spots Mr. Craig (piano): Monday - 1 spot / Friday - SOLD OUT Mr. Michael (piano): Monday - 3 spots Miss Yelena (piano): Monday - 3 spots Miss Sami (piano): Friday - 1 spot Miss Paola (piano): Wednesday - 2 spots / Tuesday - 3 spots Miss Akshara (piano & voice): Saturday - 2 spots Miss Bethany (piano & voice): Tuesday & Friday - 2 spots Miss Sarah (piano & voice): Tuesday & Saturday - 2 spots/ Thursday - 3 spots Miss Myrna (piano & voice): Wednesday - SOLD OUT / Saturday - 1 spot Mr. Kris A. (guitar): Wednesday - 2 spots Miss Dina (guitar & piano): Monday & Thursday - SOLD OUT Mr. Jeremy (piano, guitar & voice): Wednesday - 1 spot / Saturday - 1 spot Mr. Joshua (guitar & voice): Sunday - 2 spots Mr. Ernie (piano): Thursday - 1 spot
Miss Juda (violin): Tuesday - 2 spots / Thursday - 3 spots Mr. Brian L. (violin & piano): Wednesday - 2 spots Miss Marisol (violin & voice): Friday - 3 spots Mr. Craig (piano): Monday - 1 spot / Friday - SOLD OUT Mr. Michael (piano): Monday - 3 spots Miss Yelena (piano): Monday - 3 spots Miss Sami (piano): Friday - 1 spot Miss Paola (piano): Wednesday - 2 spots / Tuesday - 3 spots Miss Akshara (piano & voice): Saturday - 2 spots Miss Bethany (piano & voice): Tuesday & Friday - 2 spots Miss Sarah (piano & voice): Tuesday & Saturday - 2 spots/ Thursday - 3 spots Miss Myrna (piano & voice): Wednesday - SOLD OUT / Saturday - 1 spot Mr. Kris A. (guitar): Wednesday - 2 spots Miss Dina (guitar & piano): Monday & Thursday - SOLD OUT Mr. Jeremy (piano, guitar & voice): Wednesday - 1 spot / Saturday - 1 spot Mr. Joshua (guitar & voice): Sunday - 2 spots Mr. Ernie (piano): Thursday - 1 spot
Adult Dance Classes
Adult Jazz Class!
(a Fusion of Ballet and Contemporary Styles)
(a Fusion of Ballet and Contemporary Styles)
Mondays, October 23 - December 11 @ 6:30 - 7:30PM
Come join our energetic and upbeat class for an 6 week session! In one hour, your instructor, Dani, will lead you through a series of aerobic warm ups, individual technique across the floor, and a combination of movements that create original choreography. Be prepared to work hard, sweat, and have fun! No prior experience is necessary.
Tuition: $144 for 8 weeks / Drop-in price: $20
(There is a minimum of 4 students for class to be held)
Just for Fun....
The great composers weren’t saints - they had their rivalries, and in-fighting, too. Check out these jabs from one composer to another:
“He was a six and a half foot scowl.” - Stravinsky on Rachmaninov
“Wagner has beautiful moments but awful quarters of an hour.” - Rossini on Wagner
“Bach on the wrong notes.” - Prokofiev on Stravinsky
“I play through all his music every so often to see if I am right about him. I usually find I underestimated last time how bad he was.” - Britten on Brahms
“One can’t judge Wagner’s opera Lohengrin after a first hearing, and I certainly don’t intend hearing it a second time.” - Rossini on Wagner
“If he’d been making shell cases during the war it would’ve been better for music.” -Saint-Saëns on Ravel
“He was a six and a half foot scowl.” - Stravinsky on Rachmaninov
“Wagner has beautiful moments but awful quarters of an hour.” - Rossini on Wagner
“Bach on the wrong notes.” - Prokofiev on Stravinsky
“I play through all his music every so often to see if I am right about him. I usually find I underestimated last time how bad he was.” - Britten on Brahms
“One can’t judge Wagner’s opera Lohengrin after a first hearing, and I certainly don’t intend hearing it a second time.” - Rossini on Wagner
“If he’d been making shell cases during the war it would’ve been better for music.” -Saint-Saëns on Ravel
Pet of the Month: Bailey Bolt, the Pomeranian Pup!
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Here’s a picture of Bailey Bolt He’s a five month old Pomeranian puppy, and is super bubbly and friendly! Bailey’s friend, Brianna, takes Ballet class at STAMD.
For being our Pet of the Month, Bailey Bolt has won her friend a $10 gift certificate! Send us a picture of your pet and we may feature them! If we feature your pet, you will win a $10 Starbucks gift card! |
Please Welcome our NEW STUDENTS who Enrolled in SEPTEMBER!
Sophia B.
Aanya B.
Jacob B.
Alyssa C.
Nathan C.
Rivan D.
Sharad D.
Tejan D.
Eliana E.
Ella F.
Eleanor G.
Sean G.
Yaretzi I.
Whitney I.
Shiuli J.
Madeline J.
Shivin K.
Beth K.
Sravya K.
Kim L
Son L.
Amarrah L.
Jaida L.
Lezly M.
Katie M.
Lisa M.
Catlinh N.
Kayla N.
Kelley N.
Quynh-nhi N.
Andrew O.
Peter P.
Philip P.
Ada R.
Haylee S.
Janeth S.
Aleena S.
Brando S..
Zoe W.
Aanya B.
Jacob B.
Alyssa C.
Nathan C.
Rivan D.
Sharad D.
Tejan D.
Eliana E.
Ella F.
Eleanor G.
Sean G.
Yaretzi I.
Whitney I.
Shiuli J.
Madeline J.
Shivin K.
Beth K.
Sravya K.
Kim L
Son L.
Amarrah L.
Jaida L.
Lezly M.
Katie M.
Lisa M.
Catlinh N.
Kayla N.
Kelley N.
Quynh-nhi N.
Andrew O.
Peter P.
Philip P.
Ada R.
Haylee S.
Janeth S.
Aleena S.
Brando S..
Zoe W.
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408-226-8742
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