Balalaika -- Children's Music Academy

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=130 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="118" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 103 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="41768610.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="97" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="106"><div> <B>WEBSITE DIRECTORY</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 17 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Washington Balalaika Society"><B>Home</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Who We"><B>About the WBS</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Ensemb"><B>Our Ensembles</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><B>Make a Donation to</B></A><B> </B><A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><B>WBS</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="children_s_academy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Childrens Music Academy"><B>Upcoming Concerts</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><B>Opportunities with WBS</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><B>CD / DVD Sales</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="wbs_rehearsals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals"><B>Rehearsals</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 36 WIDTH="106"><div> <B> </B><A HREF="_instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Instru"><B>Instruments</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="_instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Instru"><B>We Play</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of the Russian Folk Orchestra"><B> History</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="join.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Join the WBS"><B>Join the WBS</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 17 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="_instruments23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The BDAA"><B>The BDAA</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="email.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=54 style=" border-bottom: 7px solid #003333;" BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B>The WBS Children's Music Academy </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="mailto:kathy.hulan@gmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kathy.hulan@gmail.com"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><I><B>Request information</B></I></FONT></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arenski" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arenski" >   </FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=426 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="14" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="799" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 827 WIDTH="763"><div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B><IMG SRC="47c11610.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="353" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="8" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT>    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" >T</FONT>he Washington Balalaika Society launched the Children’s Music Academy in February of 2009 as part of its 20th Anniversary celebration. This is an exciting opportunity for all children, ages 7 to 14, to learn to play Russian folk instruments, such as the balalaika, domra, bayan, and related folk wind and percussion instruments.  Rental instruments are available.</div> <div> .</div> <div>      The classes are taught by WBS Conductor, Svetlana Nikonova, who is an honors graduate in arranging and conducting from the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. Prior to coming to the United States, she arranged for the Andreyev Orchestra in St. Petersburg, one of the foremost orchestras of Russian folk instruments in the world. Svetlana is a music teacher and a virtuoso domrist, in her own right. Svetlana has a unique ability to work with children and bring out their individual abilities.</div> <div> .</div> <div>      The academy meets once a week on Saturday afternoons. Every other week is devoted to individual lessons where the children are taught technique on their chosen instrument. They are also taught to read and write music, if they have had no prior instruction in reading music. On the the alternate week,  the children learn to play together in an ensemble.     </div> <div> .</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>      For more information, call Kathy Hulan at 703-644-9151 or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:kathy.hulan@gmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kathy.hulan@gmail.com"><B>send an e-mail</B></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Best of all -- it's fun!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47311ee0.jpg" border=0 width="529" height="238" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="475d9d40.jpg" border=0 width="217" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>     Lyna gets some personal attention</B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>from Svetlana</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                The Children's Academy presents its first public performance -- June 2009</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="477c65c0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="348" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="47947f50.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="245" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="47bc8310.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> For some of us, music is a family affair ...                                      ... for others, a fantasy come true</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> .</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arrus BT" ><B>Updated: 09/11/09</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>