August Newsletter

Summer Camp Recap!

TYM hosted two incredible camps full of learning and fun this summer! Jazz camp was held at North Carolina State University where over 50 students spent the week learning more about improvisation, music theory, and spent some time playing in sectionals to sharpen their skills. At the end, musicians performed in a brief in-formance to show off what they learned!

The following week, we hosted a week-long string camp at Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary where musicians had experiences playing in full ensembles and chamber groups, learned more about film scoring, tried the viola, had the opportunitiy to prep for TYM auditions, and played some fun games! This week of camp also culminated in a final in-formance where musicians played arrangements of several pieces including The Olympic Theme and The 1812 Overture.

We are so proud of all of our summer camp students and were excited to welcome so many new musicians to the TYM family! Thank you to our staff, guest coaches, camp venues, and families who made such an amazing summer program possible!

Have you signed up for auditions this year? We are hard at work getting auditions scheduled, and they are right around the corner! If you signed up, please look out for your audition time and date by the end of this week!

If you haven't signed up yet, now is your chance! Click the button below for a full explanation of our audition process. Note: any audition registrations after THIS Friday, August 16th, will be subject to an additional $25 late registration fee. Please feel free to contact katherinedenton@triangleyouthmusic.org with any questions!

Welcome Emily Hector-Hodges!

This month, we are welcoming a new member of our administrative staff! Emily Hector-Hodges is joining our team as our Development Coordinator. Emily is a two-time graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music. At CIM, she received both her Bachelor of Music degree and Professional Studies diploma under the tutelage of Frank Rosenwein. She also holds a Master of Music degree with Highest Distinction from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she was awarded the Barbara and David Jacobs Fellow Award to study with Roger Roe on a full tuition scholarship.

Prior to her collegiate studies, Emily studied with Melanie Wilsden. An alumna of TYO and TYP, Emily was a co-winner of the 2014 TYP Concerto Competition and a member of the TYP Woodwind Quintet! Emily has appeared with the North Carolina Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Firelands Symphony and many other orchestral ensembles.

Emily currently resides in the RTP area with her husband David and their beloved housecat Rose. In addition to being an active performer, she owns and maintains a private teaching studio of hardworking and motivated oboists. She is passionate about music education and is looking forward to serving the next generation of TYM students and families as a staff member!

If you have any great fundraising ideas or would like to welcome Emily to TYM, please feel free to email her here:

emilyhector-hodges@triangleyouthmusic.org