CMC Notes Newsletter – April 2025 - Classical Music Conservatory

CMC Notes Newsletter - April 2025

In this issue

1. Important Upcoming Dates

2. CMC Spring Recitals

3. Summer Camp Registration

4. Lost & Found

5. Featured Student

6. Featured Teacher

Important Upcoming Dates

Thursday, April 17th: Fall Re-Registration forms will be emailed out to complete before our May 1st deadline!

Monday, May 1st: Deadline for Re-Registration forms for the fall: reserve your fall lesson day & time by re-registering by May 1st! (forms will be sent on April 17th)

Click HERE for our private lesson 2024-2024 CMC School Year Calendar!

Click HERE for our Musical Preludes Schedule!

Click HERE for our Suzuki Cello Group Class Schedule!

CMC Spring Recitals

Please mark your calendars for now for the spring recital dates below (Jun 1st and 8th); our recital sign-up form will be emailed to you on May 1st, so please sign up then if you’re interested!

NOTE: Recital participation is completely optional, but we encourage our students to take advantage of this opportunity to perform for an audience in a supportive environment, to develop a musical goal to work towards and achieve, and to show your loved ones what you’ve learned so far!

SUNDAY, JUNE 1st

IN-PERSON at Roncesvalles United Church:

12:30pm: cello recital (students of all cello teachers & our Suzuki cello group class)

2pm: violin/viola recital (students of all violin & viola teachers; choose from 2pm or 3pm)

3pm: violin/viola recital (students of all violin & viola teachers; choose from 2pm or 3pm)

4pm: voice/winds recital (students of all voice & wind teachers)

5pm: adult recital (all instruments & voice for students 18+)

6pm: guitar/ukulele/bass/drums recital (students of all guitar/ukulele/bass/drum teachers; choose from 6pm or 7pm)

7pm: guitar/ukulele/bass/drums recital (students of all guitar/ukulele/bass/drum teachers; choose from 6pm or 7pm)

SUNDAY, JUNE 8th

ONLINE via Zoom

10am: all instruments & voice for any teacher

IN-PERSON at Roncesvalles United Church:

1pm: piano recital (students of Alida & Josh)

2pm: piano recital (students of Cheng-Feng, Chris & Erik)

3pm: piano recital (students of Neal, Michele & Aimi)

4pm: piano recital (students of Luan & Mark)

5pm: piano recital (students of Hiro & James)

6pm: piano recital (students of Louise & Emmett)

Our recital sign-up form will be emailed to you on May 1st – the online sign-up form must be completed by May 15th in order to sign up.

Summer Camp Registration!

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: Register before spots run out!

Music & Art Creations Summer Camp:

A magical fun-filled week for 4-7 year olds with music, art, movement, drumming and instruments exploration!

Monday to Friday from 9am to noon,

$325/week.

Week 1: July 7-11, 2025
Week 2: July 14-18, 2025
Week 3: August 11-15, 2025

Please click HERE for more information or to register – space is limited to only 8 students per week!

Lost & Found

If any of these items are yours, please email cmc@cmccanada.com!

Featured Student!

Julien (Piano)

1. How old were you when you first started music?

7 years old

2. Why did you choose the instrument you currently play?

My sister Safia inspired me to play piano.

3. What do you like most about your music teacher?

Cheng-Feng supports me in my own compositions. I like Cheng-Feng’s enthusiasm and his method of teaching. He is one of a kind! He’s really fun to talk to and play piano with. I play jazz music with Josh. Playing jazz with Josh makes learning to read music more fun.

4. Do you have a favourite piece to play?

I enjoy composing my own music. I have enjoyed improvising over ‘Fly me to the moon’. My favourite pieces to play are the ones I play with my sister.

5. If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?

Guitar

6. What do you like to do in your spare time?

I like to play piano and build lego.

7. Who are some of your musical inspirations?

Philip Glass. Dario Marianelli. Elmer Bernstein. John Williams.

8. What do you like most about CMC?

CMC has always been such a welcoming place.

9. Anything else you want to add?

I will go to Etobicoke School of the Arts for high school starting in the fall with a concentration on Film and Drama. I hope to be able to compose music for films that I and other people create. I know that I am ready for this because of all that I have learned at CMC.

If you are interested in being featured in our CMC Notes, please email us at cmc@cmccanada.com!

Featured Teacher!

Jacob Chung (Saxophone, Clarinet)

1. How old were you when you first started music?

I started piano lessons at 6 years old through the RCM program, and began playing saxophone in Gr. 10. Music was constantly playing in my home, and my grandfather had a nice little collection of jazz LPs.

2. Why did you want to make music your career?

There is no greater feeling than playing music I love with people I love for an audience for money.

3. Which groups are you currently playing with, if any?

I lead my own quartet/quintet. I also play in the Erena Terakubo Sextet, the Richard Cortez band, and I am on the Mingus Big Band roster. And a lot of different freelance.

4. What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Facilitating the “lightbulb moments.”

5. Some students have challenges with consistent practicing. What advice would you give them?

I fight procrastination by breaking down tasks/challenges into their smallest constituent units and mastering the little things one by one. This way I accomplish something every time I play.

6. What do you like to do in your spare time?

Right now I’m watching a series called Severance and I’m fully invested.

7. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Paris or Rome or Amsterdam or Copenhagen or London

8. Anything else you want to add?

Go hear live music!

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