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A Joyous Noise: The Music Mobile Visits Wild Rose Elementary
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 21, NO. 11
Old Town Monrovia Report
BY PAM FITZPATRICK
While the rest of California is getting used to the time change, I, on the other hand, am getting used to my brandnew laptop and its wonky keyboard, which is my excuse if this column contains one or two lines of gibberish. So, here we go … First – remember that SEE PAGE 10
MHS Student May Face Charges for Snapchat Gun Prank
Wide-eyed Wonder. Jaylene Solo gives tries out a Stradivarius (well, a close cousin) at Wildrose Tuesday.
- Photos by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
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arlier this week the Music Mobile of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music visited Wild Rose Elementary School in Monrovia. For many of the third grade students who participated
in the program, it was a first exposure to music, especially orchestral music. The Music Mobile is funded by the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Crystal Peralta of the Conservatory introduced
more than forty students in each of two groups to the four families of the orchestra and outlined a few of the characteristics of each group. For each group she had an illustration to help the students understand
how each worked and what sorts of sounds the instruments make. For the strings she illustrated her words with a demonstration of showing how the sounds of the cello were used to make cartoon sound tracks. And
that was only one example. Peralta has the student forming their lips in the correct position to play the various wind and brass instruments. She showed SEE PAGE 10
On Friday afternoon at 5:08 p.m. a young man who attends Monrovia High School, using, sent out a photograph of 4 “guns” with the words I’ve had enough get ready for Monday MHS.” Since the school was already closed for the day, Monrovia Police conducted a thorough investigation over the weekend into the incident. The students who received the “snap” were interSEE PAGE 10