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Three La Salle Students Create Clarinets For Kids
Three La Salle students, Lilia Trissler ‘12, Rachel Koller ‘13 and Mara Quinn ’13 have created Clarinets for Kids, an after school program for Sophia Academy initially and, hopefully, San Miguel early next year.
The program is designed to help teach a small group of students from each school how to play the clarinet and learn to have fun while doing it.
“We want these students to get a chance to experience music just as all three of us have in the past six or seven years,” said Lilia. “We don't think that financial situations should ever keep someone from learning how to play an instrument and we would like to offer our help to any student who would like to learn.”
Three La Salle students, Lilia Trissler ‘12, Rachel Koller ‘13 and Mara Quinn ’13 have created Clarinets for Kids, an after school program for Sophia Academy initially and, hopefully, San Miguel early next year.
The program is designed to help teach a small group of students from each school how to play the clarinet and learn to have fun while doing it.
“We want these students to get a chance to experience music just as all three of us have in the past six or seven years,” said Lilia. “We don't think that financial situations should ever keep someone from learning how to play an instrument and we would like to offer our help to any student who would like to learn.”
The three have talked to the La Salle Alumni Committee as well as their private music teachers and La Salle Band Director Brouillard requesting their help and suggestions. The girls have contacted both schools and have gotten the word out to the local newspapers and to La Salle students through homeroom announcements.
The three have talked to the La Salle Alumni Committee as well as their private music teachers and La Salle Band Director Brouillard requesting their help and suggestions. The girls have contacted both schools and have gotten the word out to the local newspapers and to La Salle students through homeroom announcements.
“We will need six clarinets and we have received contributions from the Alumni Board so far, said the three. “We plan to approach other students as well as local music businesses this summer. Our budget is about $350 to $400 and we need donations of music stands, donations of supplies, money, discounts on supplies/repairs and clarinets.”
“I am committed to "Clarinets for Kids" because music and playing the clarinet has been such an important part of my life for the past eight years,” said Lilia. “We would like to be able to share this gift with the other students who might not normally be able to experience this due to financial situations. I approached Mara and Rachel about this idea because they are both dedicated musicians and in hopes that they will be able to carry on the program after I graduate. I think we can all learn and grow positively through this experience.”
”Clarinets for Kids was started so the three of us could use our musical talent to help the community around us. It's proven that students who study music are more successful both in the classroom and in life, than those who don't study music,” said Rachel. “We wanted to bring this to students who normally wouldn't have this type of opportunity due to financial or any other reasons. This program will enrich the lives of these students by giving them something to work for and a sense of accomplishment. The sense of accomplishment is important in young students because it gets them motivated to continue.”
”Clarinets for Kids was started so that we can enrich the lives of the participants through music,” said Mara.
”Clarinets for Kids was started so the three of us could use our musical talent to help the community around us. It's proven that students who study music are more successful both in the classroom and in life, than those who don't study music,” said Rachel. “We wanted to bring this to students who normally wouldn't have this type of opportunity due to financial or any other reasons. This program will enrich the lives of these students by giving them something to work for and a sense of accomplishment. The sense of accomplishment is important in young students because it gets them motivated to continue.”
”Clarinets for Kids was started so that we can enrich the lives of the participants through music,” said Mara.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
