Sound Strategy

Published: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 2:41 p.m. MDT

The power of music is this: It can take you somewhere else. The right kind of music can uplift you, inspire you, transport you to a better sphere.

But the principle of music is this: Creating the sounds that can move you takes time, commitment, effort. There are no shortcuts.

"There is no instant gratification in music," says Dan Whitley. "You can't just pick up an instrument and play. It may take years before you see the payback for your work. You can't cheat at music."

That's important for kids just starting out to know; it's important for their parents to know; and it's an especially important message for the inmates at the Utah State Prison enrolled in a program called Con-Quest to know.

Con-Quest is a program for drug offenders, and Whitley has been working with them for the past year or so, teaching both the enjoyment music brings and the effort it requires.

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Youth Orchestra Seeks Auditions & Sponsors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    
Youth Orchestra & Chorus Seeks Auditions and Business Sponsors

South Valley.   A local youth music group, the Notable Youth Pops Orchestra & Chorus is looking for youth who are interested in auditioning for upcoming performances- Draper Days July 17th and Utah State Fair Sep 18th.  Any level of experience is acceptable.  Private teachers are invited to audition their students and participate. Rehearsals are Saturday mornings for Chorus and Tuesday evenings for the Orchestra. We provide T-shirt and other program advertising for business sponsors. For more information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 801-918-7740.

 

Is addiction to video games a sickness?

Friday, June 22, 2007
Deseret News

By Lindsey Tanner
Associated Press

CHICAGO — The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars.
The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs. It's video games, which for certain kids can be as powerfully addictive as heroin, some doctors contend.

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Reading Crisis

Even the daughter of a former President nearly dropped out of school because she suffered from undetected learning-related vision problems.

Luci Johnson

 
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Youth Orchestra Seeks Auditions & Sponsors

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Youth Orchestra & Chorus Seeks Auditions and Business Sponsors

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Summer Program 2010
Summer Group Classes with Keith Knighton and Dan Whitley plus Performance Schedule

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Vocal Tip

Children under 12 who learn voice have a tendency to raise their chin and yell their music. Amateaur music teachers in elementary schhols and church groups tend to tell the kids to sing louder. The focus should be on keping your chin down, open your mouth wide and use plenty of air, but don't yell. And of course, come to the 7 a.m. Saturday vocal class and get one of Dan's Notable Youth singing books.