Laura Jeffrey Academy Music

Laura Jeffrey Academy was honored by the Women’s Consortium of Minnesota last night at an event in Minneapolis. I was asked to bring a small group of girls to provide music during the dinner. Students performed piano compositions and sang two of the choral selections we have been working on. I am extremely proud of the level of professionalism and musicianship that they displayed.

I know that many students were disappointed that they could not attend. Ideally, I would have loved to bring everyone but I was limited to a small number of students. Rather than choosing individual students, I chose the class that was the best prepared with their choral pieces. I am happy that so many are interested in performing and I hope to provide more opportunities to all students through choir, electives, and possibly an intercession.

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The musicians at LJA have had a busy quarter and are inviting you to a music celebration at the school on Wednesday February 11th at 2:00PM. The girls have been working on composing piano solos and notating the pitch and rhythm of their pieces on the music staff. We have developed a school choir and are preparing a variety of choral pieces to perform. Choir rehearsals consist of warm-ups, sight-reading, vocal development technique, and repertoire. The girls have been working on singing in two parts as well as singing in harmony.  

In Making Music, an elective class, we are building one-string dulcimers (a fretted, plucked instrument) using wood and cigar boxes. We have sanded the wood, marked the frets, and screwed on the tuning peg and are ready to glue on the nut and bridge this week!

Please come see us February 11th and bring your families! A short reception will follow.