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By Regina FordEven in times when full-on anger is justified, social protocol sometimes prevents you from truly venting. Here, how to express yourself without coming off like a hothead or a doormat. According to the folks at Real Simple magazine, one should try to: Fun things for kids this summer (with no curfew and no tuition cost): The Joyful Noise Academy at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, will be offering children a chance to explore the realms of expression, imagination and creation through music, right here in Green Valley this summer. Children, kindergarten age and older can take music lessons in chorus, recorder, boomwackers and chimes, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for three weeks (July 8-10; 15-17 and 22-24). A concert for families and friends will be July 24 at 7 p.m. (Classes are free! There is no registration fee or tuition.) To enroll you child or children in Joyful Noise Academy, go to www.valleypresbyterian.net and click on Joyful Noise Academy or www.joyfulnoiseacademygreenvalley.org. The staff includes: He has always played a musical instrument, as long as he can remember and has always been involved in some musical group. He has a bachelor of arts and a master of music in Music Education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He also has the course work complete for his supervisors and principal certificate in education from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Since moving to Green Valley in 2007, he has enjoyed working with the kids at Continental School. Lambertson’s recorder classes at Joyful Noise Academy are intended for the beginner and early beginner in group instruction. As teacher for the Joyful Noise Academy, she will be recreating a course in learning to read and play music, which she taught at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Her music background includes a bachelor of music with a piano performance major, and a master of music degree from Eastman. She has also taught in Albuquerque, N.M., as director of string orchestras in the public schools. Hand-chimes were invented to use with beginning students of handbells. Tuned percussion tubes called boomwhackers are extremely easy to play. The hand-chimes will be an exciting step upward as their beautiful sound is inspiring and leads to truly satisfying performance. She received her training at the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colo., Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo., and George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. While at Adams State College, Albrecht studied choral conducting with Dr. Maurice Skones. Fairfax County encouraged all of their music teachers to be Orff-Schulwerk specialists. Several summers were spent at George Mason University getting this certification. She taught private piano, as well as chorus and general music for 30 years before retiring to Green Valley. For the past 10 years, she has directed the Valley Presbyterian Church Choir. In 2006, the Sanctuary Choir, which is made up of over 100 dedicated members, was asked by MidAmerica Productions to sing at Carnegie Hall. In May 2007, the dream of every musician was realized for 40 of the choir members when they sang Vivaldi’s Gloria in Carnegie Hall. The Joyful Noise Academy chorus is for children who love to sing and who want to experience the joy of singing with others. Chorus members will sing patriotic songs, folk songs, spirituals (arranged as partner songs), some popular songs (from Disney or Broadway), and rounds. At the end of the sessions, a concert will be given for parents and the community. The emphasis of the class will be for young voices to have fun as they cooperate in producing beautiful music. Lynne Szabo (Joyful Noise administrative director) has been involved with children, young people and families most of her life. As a librarian, teacher, counselor and psychotherapist she has worked in education, private practice and the corporate world. She moved to Green Valley in 2003 to take a position with Pima Community College as director of libraries. Szabo has enjoyed working in education as an elementary and secondary teacher and librarian. Part of her time was spent teaching English, German and Science. The most rewarding experience was as a school counselor and psychotherapist. Szabo has developed her managerial skills in diverse areas. She has a master’s degree in library science, organizational development and clinical psychology. For information on making a donation to the Joyful Noise Academy, please contact Szabo at jna@valleypres.net rford@gvnews.com | 547-9740
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