Micek Music

The student recital will be held Saturday, January 17th at 3:00pm at Christ's Community Church (CCC) in Hayward. The address of the church is: 25927 Kay Avenue in Hayward . For driving directions to CCC, follow this link. **Plenty of parking will be available in the neighborhood surrounding the church This recital will feature one group of performers. The recital is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm. There will be 2 groups of performers: - Group 1 starts at 2:30pm - Group 2 starts at 4:00pm Each student will know ahead of time which group they are a part of. Performers:  - please arrive 20 minutes early  - dress code: nice casual  - performers with long hair: plan to wear your hair up or pulled back  - students need to bring their own sheet music; I will not have copies of anyone's music at the recital No tickets or entry fee required for this event -- all are welcome. Still have questions? Email me at jessemicek@yahoo.com Performers: please read this h...

Christ's Community Church, Hayward *names are not listed in performance order* Group 1 (2:30) Derrick Abby W. Joey Dani Catherine Clara Sophia Ayla Aneesh Ayush Henry Group 2 (4:00) Rohan Tristan Jasper Shaleen Gideon Henry Abby D. Janki Mason Max Rylan Kaitlyn Aiden Curt Grace

The student recital will be held Saturday, May 21st in the CSUEB Music Building in room 1055 . For a CSUEB campus map, follow this link (the Music Building is the donut-shaped building on the left of the map, abbreviated as "MB"). **Weekend parking at CSUEB is free There will be 2 groups of performers: - Group 1 starts at 2:30pm - The Beatles set will start circa 4:00pm - Group 2 starts at 4:30pm Each student will know ahead of time which group they are a part of. Performers:  - please arrive 20-30 minutes early  - dress code: nice casual  - performers with long hair: plan to wear your hair up or pulled back For a Google Map of the CSUEB Hayward Hills Campus, follow this link For detailed driving directions to CSUEB from anywhere in the bay area, follow this link No tickets required for this event -- all are welcome. Still have questions? Email me at jessemicek@yahoo.com Performers: please read this helpful arti...

In no particular order: Group 1 Start time: 2:30pm - Niko - Jeremy - Aneesh - Ayush - Tristan - Jasper - Kaitlyn T. - Clara - Gideon - Henry - Abby W. - Joey - Oliver - Quentin Beatles set Start time: circa 4:00pm - Tony - Anna - Edmund - Max - Samip - Clara - Carolina - Kaitlyn T. - Kaitlyn Y. - Eva - Martin - John Group 2 Start time: 4:30pm - Ian - Olivia - John - Martin - Eva - Samip - Sabal - Lillian - Abby D. - Kaitlyn Y. - Anna - Janki - Jacob - Nitya - Devesh - Max

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The Pop Concert will be presented Sunday, 11/3 at Smalltown Space in Castro Valley. The venue is located at 22222 Redwood Rd. right next door to the Trader Joe's. Parking may be tricky on a Sunday afternoon. I have been assured that we are allowed to park anywhere around the building - either in the Trader Joe's parking spaces or in the First Presbyterian Church parking areas. See parking areas highlighted in blue in the image below. The maximum occupancy of the space is 50. Family and friends are welcome to attend this event, but we will need to limit the number to no more than 4 guests per performer. If you want to bring any refreshments to share with the audience and performers, that is welcomed.   The dress for this performance is casual - students can wear whatever they want.  Here are the groups of performers: Group 1   3pm start time Kaitlyn Y., Anna, Abby, Lillian, Kyle, Valerie, Samip, Sabal, Gideon, Daniel, Tony, Nancy, Tristan ...

Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 1) 0:00 - 0:32  Rocket in flight 2) 0:33 - 0:55  A real rocket? 3) 0:56 - 2:13  The first ride 4) 2:14 - 3:08  Lemonade stand 5) 3:09 - 4:41  Bag of coins/Final ride 6) 4:42 - 5:14  End Credits  Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August.

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Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 
 1) 0:00 - 0:34  Happy cleaning day
 2) 0:35 - 1:12  Wine spill crisis 
3) 1:13 - 1:48  Cleaning all over again
 4) 1:49 - 2:26  The wash is done 
5) 2:27 - 2:39  Red resolution
 6) 2:40 - 3:18  End Credits   
Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August. More information can be provided upon request.

Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 1) 0:00-0:34 The busy city 2) 0:35 - 1:01  Walk sign/Cars take back the streets 3) 1:02 - 1:31  A beautiful tree 4) 1:32 - 2:03  Bird encounter 5) 2:04 - 2:35  The rebellion begins 6) 2:36 - 3:08  Renegade green lights  7) 3:09 - 3:45  Team Green takes over! 8) 3:46 - 4:03  Traffic jam 9) 4:04 - 4:21  Life in the country 10) 4:22 - 4:44  End Credits Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August. More information can be provided upon request. This project is not for everyone -- some of my students are too young for this type of work and others won't be able to make the time commitment required --...

The Back to the Future trilogy of movies is one of the most beloved film franchises in American cinema history. For anyone unfamiliar with this series, this link will tell you everything you need to know . The second movie of the trilogy famously featured the lead characters Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveling to the future year of 2015. Viewers are treated to a wild collection of futuristic conceits: flying cars, hoverboards, self-lacing sneakers, and the Chicago Cubs being baseball world series champions! Since we now find ourselves in the year 2015, I think it would be interesting to consider the Back to the Future trilogy once again and imagine a fourth film in the series. Back to the Future IV would be set in the year 2045 and... the rest is up to you. The challenge for my students is to compose a musical theme for: Here are some guidelines: - the completed piece needs to be a minimum of 12 measures long - the final draft needs to be notated using eithe...

Theta Ear Training Games by CM Level Preparatory Level: Flash Rhythms Rhythm Puzzles Level 1-4: Flash Rhythms Rhythm Puzzles Speed Chords Melodic Drops Harmonic Drops  Flash Intervals (Melodic) Flash Intervals (Harmonic) Chord Drops Flash Progressions (Major) Flash Progressions (minor) Level 5-8: Flash Rhythms Rhythm Puzzles Speed Chords Melodic Drops Harmonic Drops  Flash Intervals (Melodic) Flash Intervals (Harmonic) Speaker Chords Flash Chords Chord Drops Level 9-Advanced: Flash Rhythms Rhythm Puzzles Speed Chords Melodic Drops Harmonic Drops  Flash Intervals (Melodic) Flash Intervals (Harmonic) Speaker Chords Flash Chords

-- I will only be teaching the first two weeks of December. For most students this means only two lessons this month. My last regular teaching day will be Thursday, 12/11. Lesson payments for December need to include a  $15 per student recital fee . -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 13th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Details about this event are posted on this website. -- For students participating in  Certificate of Merit  this spring, here are the CM dates for 2015: The performance evaluation date will be one of these: 2/14, 2/15, 2/21, or 2/22 The theory testing is either  3/7 or 3/8  (your choice) -- There will be no song of the month for December. -- The regular lesson schedule will resume in the new year on Sunday, January 4th. Have a happy holiday season, Jesse