student performance Archives - MAP Family Learning Center

Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — 1 Comment

Student Performance of Snowflight

Guitarist and composer Andrew York writes great music for both advanced players as well as intermediate players. The following video features a MAP guitar student performing Andrew York’s “Snowflight”, which is a beautiful piece that evokes a winter scene (much like we are experiencing right now in the greater Boston area).

"Snowflight" by Andrew York

We hope you enjoy this students’ performance. She started guitar from the very beginning with MAP instructor Devin Ulibarri. She has made remarkable progress and you can too if you start lessons today.

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — 1 Comment

Two Performances by MAP Student

A MAP student’s family sent these awesome videos to be showcased. She is making great progress. Please check them out.

"Menuet" by Shawn Bell

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — 2 Comments

“Satcofleb and meZi” Student Composition

This is a piece that a student created based on some techniques they learned from the traditional repertoire.

At MAP we are very proud to have students create their own music! Keep up the great work, Jaedon!

“Satcofleb and meZi” by Jaedon

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — 1 Comment

Student Performance of “Promenade”

MAP student performs “Promenade” by Robert Hamilton. This piece features a melody in the top voice, and an active bass line in the lower voice. Students use their thumb to play the bass notes and “i” and “m” fingers to play the top notes. The piece is in A minor.

"Promenade" performed by MAP student

Posted on October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — 1 Comment

Student Performance of “Early One Morning”

This is one of our MAP students playing the guitar. He is playing an English traditional called “Early One Morning” as transcribed by Richard Summers and published in The Royal Conservatory Level 1 book. This piece features an upper voice with a very wide range as well as an AABA form.

Student performance of "Early One Morning"

Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — Leave a comment

Malden MAP Students Perform for Mayor

Students smile for a photo with the city's mayor at the end of a successful "sharing session".

At the end of the previous session, Malden MAP guitar students gathered online for their weekly “sharing session”. This time, however, the city’s mayor, Gary Christenson joined as well to hear the students.

Sharing sessions are an important part of the education at MAP Family Learning Center. By having students showcase what they have been working on on a regular basis, they are motivated as well as given another opportunity to reflect upon their progress.

We greatly appreciate the Malden mayor’s ongoing support of our students. He has heard some of these students since they first began guitar about five years ago. At the end of the session, Mr. Devin asked the mayor if he could say a few things to the kids. He encouraged the kids that they really inspire hope in the community, giving him a very positive answer to the question “What does the future hold?”

Posted on January 20, 2020September 3, 2020 by Devin Ulibarri — Leave a comment

Students Perform for Lunar New Year

MAP Guitar students performed for a local Lunar New Year performance hosted by the Chinese Cultural Connection. They performed “The Cay”, a fun piece in four parts that has a reggae beat. One of the parents captured the performance from backstage.

The kids did a great job on this challenging arrangement. Moreover, students learn a lot from performances (e.g. professional skills of deadlines and preparation) which is why MAP is committed to finding every opportunity to get the kids out and involved in their local communities. We look forward to the next performance!