Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts
Published February 25, 2024
Volume 209
Tim Hurt - Performing Arts Director
“Bearing the image of the Creator as we cultivate creativity.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Want to stay informed? Check back here weekly for upcoming events including concerts, shows, trips and more…
March 15-16 - District Fine Arts Festival
March 23 - Southern Star Music Festival - Atlanta, GA
April 12-13 - MS Spring Show
April 20 - Music in the Parks Music Festival - Carowinds, Charlotte, NC
April 26-28 - Elementary Drama Club Spring Show
May 1 - MS Talent Show
May 3-5 - HS Spring Show - Sponge Bob
May 6 - Recorders Concert 6:00pm
May 6 - Orchestra Concert 7:30pm
May 7 - Band Concert 7:00pm
May 9 - Chorus Concert 7:00pm - First Baptist PTC
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Science Shows How Piano Players' Brains Are Actually Different From Everybody Else’s
“Piano is the ultimate instrument in terms of skill and demand: Two hands have to play together simultaneously while navigating 88 keys. They can play up to 10 notes at a time. To manage all those options, pianists have to develop a totally unique brain capacity — one that has been revealed by science.
Because both hands are required to be equally active for pianists to master their instrument, they have to overcome something innate to almost every person: right or left-handedness.
In most people, the depth of the brain's central sulcus is either deeper on the right or on the left side, which then determines which hand is dominant. But when scientists scanned the brains of pianists, they found something different: Pianists had a demonstrably more symmetrical central sulcus than everyone else — though they were born right or left-handed, their brains barely registered it. Because the pianists still had a dominant hand, researchers speculated that their equal depth was not natural, but resulted because pianists are able to strengthen their weaker side to more closely match their dominant side.
So pianists’ brains actually are different. They are masters of creative, purposeful and efficient communication because of the very instrument that they play. They are the naturally efficient multi-taskers of the musical world.”
-from an article by Jordan Taylor Sloan
Marching Lions News
Our show has been announced for the 2024 Fall season.
Just before winter break, we held our first-ever student leadership and Drum Major training. Students spent a week learning what it means to be a Godly leader as a Marching Lion and in our world today. It was a fantastic week of learning how to grow on a personal level and also how they can help lead the Marching Lions to the next level. We had 9 students in attendance ready to lead the Marching Lions in what’s next.
Drum Major candidates learn to conduct in preparation for auditions.
Important Upcoming Marching Lions Dates
February
29th - Leadership and Drum Major auditions
March
19th - Marching Lion interest meeting. 6:30 PM- Band Room
April
11th - Color guard and Percussion auditions
16th - Parent and student meeting for the 2024 marching season.
22nd - Music rehearsal for Greatest Showman. All winds and percussion 3:30-6:00pm
MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY
Arts Academy 2023-24 Updates
To enhance the Performing Arts experience at Trinity Christian School, we offer the opportunity for private instruction, with a growing number of vocal and instrumental options. Our programs offer instruction at various levels to include those who are newly discovering their musical talents, as well as those who have been refining their art for years. Interested in private instruction? This is the place for you!
Here is a list of our current instructors.
Stacee Adams - Piano - stacee.adams@tcslions.org
Jason Christian - Guitar - thebirdsongstudios@gmail.com
Meagan Dixon - Clarinet, Voice - meaganschlabach@gmail.com
Terri Ingram - Horn, Piano - terri.ingram.music@gmail.com
Monica Lee - Voice, Piano - monicalee396@gmail.com
Sharissa Manwaring - Violin - sharissa.manwaring@tcslions.org
Bill Melton - Low Brass - bill.melton@tcslions.org
Katie Palmer - Trumpet - katierollspalmer@gmail.com
Lizzie Perez - Theatre, Voice - lizzie.perez@tcslions.org
Natalie Pinson - Violin - natalie.pinson@tcslions.org
Caleb Ramirez - Piano - calram21@gmail.com
Cathy Settle - Piano, Voice - cathy.settle@tcslions.org
Elisabeth Veal - Harp - northgaharpist@gmail.com
Nathanael Woodruff - Guitar, Piano - grassfedpower3@gmail.com
For information regarding private music lessons, please contact one of the above instructors or visit https://tcslions.org/arts-academy.
To register, please contact performingarts@tcslions.org. All private music lessons are taught on the TCS campus, and are scheduled on an individual basis. We can’t wait to get you started!!
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
We use Big Note Music for on site repair of many of our musical instruments. If you have an instrument that needs repair as the school year begins, this may be a great option for you. The process works with you filling out an online form, pre-paying for the repair, and then they come for a scheduled repair session right on our Trinity campus. Your student wouldn’t be away from their instrument except when it’s on the repair table. This convenient option has worked for us for a few years now. Simply fill out the online form and let us know that a repair has been scheduled.
Online Link to Schedule a Repair: https://bignotemusic.com/product/schedule-repair/