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Fayette high school teacher receives service award

Kelly Mayes Kelly Mayes of Bryan Station High School (Fayette County) has received the 2017 Outstanding Service Award from the Kentucky chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Mayes has worked five years at Bryan Station, where she is assistant orchestra director and co-leader of the StationARTS program. She also teaches 4th- and 5th-grade orchestra at Cardinal Valley [...]

By |2017-03-01T10:28:53-05:00March 2, 2017|

Students invited to taping of NPR music program in Danville

Students are invited to attend a taping of National Public Radio’s “From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley,” a program showcasing America’s best young classical musicians, at 10 a.m. ET March 16 at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts in Danville. This episode of “From the Top” will feature performances and interviews of musicians ages 8-18 from across Kentucky. [...]

By |2017-02-16T08:43:53-05:00February 16, 2017|

Fayette orchestra director receives string teachers’ award

Sara Francis, who leads the orchestra at Edythe J. Hayes Middle School (Fayette County), has been named the 2016 Outstanding Director by the Kentucky chapter of the American String Teachers Association. The honor goes to a K-12 ensemble director who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and leadership. Francis has taught orchestra in Fayette County Public Schools for 14 years, including [...]

By |2016-04-20T15:06:42-04:00April 21, 2016|

Diamonds in the rough

Knox County’s Elizabeth Lovett says adults need to work together to ensure students from high-poverty school districts have the educational opportunities they need.

By |2016-03-14T11:25:37-04:00March 15, 2016|

Beginning band for a beginning teacher

By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov This was not the first time I have visited Auburn Elementary School. In 2013, I visited the Logan County school after it was named a National Blue Ribbon School. This time I was driving through the district and had some time to spare. It was near the end of the school day, so I followed a [...]

By |2020-03-25T16:05:32-04:00May 7, 2015|

VSA musicians’ competition accepting entries

Musicians with disabilities may apply for the VSA International Young Soloists Competition and the VSA Kentucky Young Soloists Program. The competition is open to soloists and ensembles, domestic and international applicants and musicians with disabilities of all genres. Winners will receive $2,500, perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and participate in four days of professional development activities, including master [...]

By |2020-10-06T10:03:03-04:00January 22, 2015|
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