Instrument Discovery Day: 9/16/12

Bloomingdale's Instrument Discovery Day is one of the most popular events the school hosts. Held twice a year, once in September and once in January, IDD is free to the public and allows children and adults to try an instrument and speak with a faculty member. This year instruments presented included french horn, piano, trumpet voice, flute, clarinet, recorder, percussion, violin, and cello. Below are a few images highlighting the excitement of the day.

Clarinet faculty member Alicia Bennett helps a 3 1/2 year old try the clarinet for the first time.

Violin teacher Jeremy Blanden shows a young child how to hold the violin.

Tia Roper demonstrates how to produce a sound on the flute. 

Faculty Dinner: 9/13/12

Bloomingdale's annual faculty dinner took place on Wednesday September 13th. This yearly tradition is a way for faculty and staff to come together and reconnect before the start of the busy fall semester. This year the dinner took place at Toast, a local Upper West Side restaurant.

From left to right, Bathsheba Marcus, Director of Education; Tania Tachkova, piano; Chen Chu, Director of Technology and Business Manager; Eric Phinney, percussion; Rafi Malkiel, trombone; Lisa Pike, french horn; Sachiko Kato, piano; Jeremy Conley, Assistant Director.

Katie Scheele, oboe; Tia Roper, flute; Sara Sherman, piano; Angela Meyers, piano.

Jeremy Blanden, violin; Lydia George, Assistant Registrar and Alumna; Monica Verona, piano.

Blog Introduction

Eye on BSM is a photo blog which aims to capture the creative and enthusiastic spirit of the students and faculty at Bloomingdale School of Music. Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, BSM provides music instruction to more than 700 students each week, Bloomingdale is bursting at the seems with energy. From special events to concert performances to the every day yet extraordinary experience of the weekly lesson, something special is always happening at BSM. These photos are a tribute to the work of our community and an attempt to capture a sliver of the activity that takes place on a daily basis at the school.