Center for Young Musicians

Today’s Friday Face is Ms. Soo Bae! Ms. Bae is a Korean-Canadian cellist who currently lives in New York. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and began her cello studies at six years of age. She then moved to Toronto, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She continued her cello studies at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she received her Bachelor of Music in 2001. Bae received her Masters of Music degree and then the Artist Diploma from th...e Juilliard School. Bae has won several awards and competitions, most notably the 2006 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank National Competition. Her first place award is the three-year loan of the (c.1696) Bonjour Stradivarius Cello. Other recent accomplishments are awards from the 2006 Adam International Cello Festival and Competition, New Zealand, and the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Bae founded Angelos Mission Ensemble in 2004, a Christian music academy for students of stringed instruments. The purpose of the Ensemble is to educate and mold future Christian musician leaders. The organization was incorporated in 2006 as a non-profit corporation, and she continues to direct the organization with her fiancé Jason Suh. To learn more about Ms. Soo Bae, click the link here: https://www.soobae.com/ See more

Our newest member of the CYM family wants you! Join the Holiday Guitar Concert Band and strum away the bah humbug. Go to youngmusicians.org/registration and register for the Holiday Guitar Concert Band.

Amy Rucker shares a favorite song and activities from the Musikgarten Family Music for Babies curriculum here. Click the link below to learn Diddle Diddle Dumpling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtFmNV2wNw&t=67s

US Fiddle Champion Meredith Hopkins presents Fiddle Time and teaches fiddle tunes by ear starting this Saturday, November 7th. Toes will be tapping, hands clapping, and you’ll soon have a handful of entertaining pieces to play for friends and family! Register for CYM Course Fiddle Time at youngmusicians.org/registration

Is there a piano sitting in your living room corner that you swore one day you would learn to play? Whatever your skill level or age, find an experienced and engaging teacher at Center for Young Musicians! Go to youngmusicians.org/registration to register

Strum and sing holiday favorites with songwriter/guitarist Tom Maroon! Holiday Band for Guitars will get you ready to treat guests and start sing-alongs. youngmusicians.org/registration

Resolve to keep your mind sharp this winter season by resurrecting lost music training from your youth or picking up an instrument for the first time! Register for TimeWave at CYM - violin, cello, piano, voice or guitar lessons. CYM’s friendly faculty make it easy for you to start - and stick - to a New Year’s resolution to stay mentally active. Register at youngmusicians.org/registration

Exciting news! Ms. Lindsay will join forces with Mr. Mark to lend her voice training to the Ukulele Christmas Sing-Along! Ms. Lindsay will instruct students on the finer points of singing holiday classics while Mr. Mark breaks down the instrumental parts - blend with confidence in CYM’s Ukulele Christmas Sing-Along at youngmusicians.org/registration

CYM gives students opportunities to perform and be recognized for becoming positive influencers - whatever their skill level - shining as they meet individual goals and uplift others through our music school’s programs.

Love is friendship set to music. Jackson Pollock

There’s no place like home for the holidays and no better way to spread good cheer during your gatherings than to be ready to play or sing your favorite songs on violin, viola, voice, cell, piano and guitar! Sign up for lessons at youngmusicians.org/registration

Have you ever wanted to know how to play fiddle music and didn’t know where to start? Well, here’s your chance! Learn to play Celtic fiddle tunes by ear and through a score, study the history and traditions of the tunes you learn, and discover different fiddle cultures throughout the world in Ms. Meredith’s new CYM Course Fiddle Time. Students who can read and play music well will enjoy meeting new friends online every Saturday in November from 1:00 to 1:45pm. All music will be provided, all you need is your violin and internet connection! Go to youngmusicians.org/registration to register