BY DEB HEDLEY
ISSUE NO. 54 | JULY 2023
Modern Day Musings
Happy August, everyone! As summer begins to wind down, we are looking forward to jumping into the new school year! We cannot wait to see many familiar faces return to Modern Day Music and look forward to welcoming many new students as well!
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF MODERN DAY MUSIC SCHOOL
In this month's newsletter, we are going to talk all about the violin. Did you know that you can now take violin lessons at Modern Day Music? School is about to start up and now is the perfect time to sign up for lessons and prepare for your school orchestra! The violin is an incredible instrument and we are so excited to learn more about it!
Our Newest Addition... The Violin!!
First, let’s take a brief look at the history of the violin. The two earliest violin makers in recorded history were both from Northern Italy: Andre Amati and Gasparo di Bertolotti. The oldest violin in existence today is one built by Andre Amati around 1565. How cool is that? The violin is a dynamic instrument with a wide variety of musical genres. Mostly prominent in Classical Music, but also important in many varieties of Folk Music including: Country, Bluegrass, and Jazz. More recently, the electric violin has taken off in the world of rock and roll! With the violin, the musical inspirations and options are endless! While spotlighting the violin this month, we were so excited to sit down and interview our new violin coach, Cait Tizzone!
Coach Spotlight - Cait Tizzone Cait has been a part of the MDM team since May and we are so lucky to have her on board! Cait has been playing the violin since the age of four. From there she went on to compete at all levels of NYSSMA and participated at multiple All-State’s and Suburban Council Festivals. Cait continued growing her passion and knowledge for music at SCCC, SUNY Potsdam, and has recently graduated from SUNY Binghamton. In addition to playing and teaching the violin, Cait also sings! From opera to RnB to rock and roll, Cait is a naturally talented and diverse singer! Vocally and musically she was most inspired by Mariah Carey and Freddie Mercury! Cait is currently the lead vocalist in her band called Lucid Street. Lucid Street is a band comprised of five members including Cait Tizzone (lead vocalist/violinist),
Mike Ilyadis (drummer), Billy Buono (keyboards), Phil Manitta (bass guitar), and Nolan Hassler (lead guitarist). The band was founded by Cait in 2021. Through various open mics, the band members met and formed Lucid Street. Since then, the band has released two singles and played all over! The band recently took on NYC and Washington D.C. last month! This year, Lucid Street plans on hitting over 40 lives shows and will be releasing a nine track album this late fall... so stay tuned!
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M: Which upcoming gig(s) are you most looking forward to and why? D: I have a monthly gig called “Psykick Dancehall” the first Saturday of every month at a little bar called Pint Sized in Saratoga from 8pm-12am. It’s a lot of fun DJing a mix of Soul, Reggae and even a little early Punk and Rock n roll. I think we can all assume that David is very involved in music outside of MDM, but that is not the only thing! He is also a loving husband and father and tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife and son when he is not at MDM. David’s shared that “I can say without a doubt I would not be where I am today without their love and support!” They have supported David in innumerable ways over the recent months as he took on this new role at MDM, and they were even a part of the MDM family long before that! David’s son was a member of our Little Rockers program for a number of sessions before testing out private lessons where he caught on to everything very quickly. Even back then, David and his family were thrilled to be a part of MDM, and the experience also gave David a look at what things are like from the student perspective. Now that his son is a little bit more mature at age 7, he plans to start private piano lessons in the fall! David’s son loves playing piano in his room and we can’t wait to see where he goes in his private lessons. He also takes after his dad and started his own record collection, which he spends much of his time listening to. David is so proud, and we can tell that music definitely does run in the family! We are all so excited to have David on board, are are looking forward to many great years to come. There are so many possible directions for the future of MDM, but we know that no matter what, that direction will be up!
As a performer, one of Cait’s favorite things to perform on stage is her own originals. Nobody knows your music better than yourself! Cait loves the feeling of accomplishment after a performance; knowing that her hard work paid off. One of Cait’s favorite things about teaching at MDM is seeing the growth in her own students. Even in the short amount of time that Cait has worked with her students, she has seen phenomenal growth and looks forward to continuing to work with them and new students as well! Cait tells her students and encourages others as well “to be ambitious”. “Trust yourself and know that if you have done it once, you can do it again!”. Thank you so much for your time, Cait. We are thankful to have you here with us at Modern Day Music sharing your passion, talent, and love for music with others! Follow Cait and her amazing band on social media @caittizz and @lucid_street and make sure to catch Cait with Lucid Street at their next gig on August 5th at Spa City Tap and Barrel!
Allyssa's Corner
5 - Lucid Street (Cait Tizzone) at Spa City Tap and Barrel, 10pm 6 - Lucid Street (Cait Tizzone) at Generation Axe 2nd Annual Block Party, 2pm 10 - Flying Rob and Friends (Chris Andreski) at Indian Ladder Farms, 6-8pm 11 - Ben Zoleski and Gianna Robustiano @ Frog Alley 5-8 PM 12 - Vinyl Record Day 19 - Ben Zoleski and Gianna Robustiano @ Sunset Sips at the Landing Hotel 6-9 PM 20 - Ampevene (Gabe Stallman) at The Gutter Brookyln, NY 25 - Ben Zoleski and Gianna Robustiano @ Katie O Byrnes 7-10 PM 25 - Lucid Street (Cait Tizzone) at ‘The Gig’, 10pm 26 - Ben Zoleski solo @ Spa City Tap and Barrel 630-930 26 - On this day in 1970: Jimi Hendrix makes his final public appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival in England 28 - Radio Commercial Day 29 - Record Store Day 31 - Downtown Horns (Ben) at Siro’s 630-930
AUGUST CALENDAR
Happy August, everyone! I am super excited to be taking over the role of Manager here at MDM, as well as training Tiffany to take over as the Assistant Manager! We are looking forward to working together to take MDM to the next level!
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR NEW STUDENTS iN JULY!
Dawson B Isabella V Michael T Emma S Caroline T Lila M Madeline M Olivia H Isaac P Nicholas C Alex C Nick C Connor D Greyson D Alexandria A Nick B Connor L Bella R Ezariah R Elliot D Paul L Bradley G Evalyn C Theresa J Beth W Brett P Lucas M Jude J Oliver G Eli H
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