7th & 8th Grade Orchestra
7th & 8th Grade Orchestra
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In 7th and 8th grade Orchestra, students at CCMS will deepen their experience and love of music, while creating and making music with their peers. Orchestra at CCMS is a daily class, and students also take weekly group lessons to refine and advance the techniques necessary to become intermediate players. Students learn about music fundamentals such as scales and key signatures, while expanding their knowledge of the fingerboard map. We play more challenging music and develop our tone and intonation. The four orchestral string instruments are offered: Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass. Students are eligible to audition for Select Strings, All City Orchestra, and Pit Orchestra among others.
I look forward to working with you to grow from young players to maturing musicians! - Mrs. Longley
About our Director
Mrs. Cynthia Longley Richards, MA, MT-BC is the Director of 7/8 Orchestras at Christopher Columbus Middle School where she
also conducts the Select Strings. Mrs. Longley is a professional cellist, and is dual-certified as a music teacher and a music
therapist. She performs with orchestras such as the Orchestra of St. Peter By the Sea, and has performed at Carnegie Hall twice,
once under the baton of composer/conductor, John Rutter. Mrs. Longley received a Bachelor of Music from James Madison
University, as well as a Masters in Music Therapy and Performer’s Certificate from Montclair State University. She has conducted for the New Jersey Youth Symphony and the Youth Orchestras of Essex County, as well as conducting the Central Jersey Intermediate Regional Orchestra in 2010. In addition to her time in Clifton, Mrs. Longley maintains an active private studio, the Longley Cello Studio. She is a member of the Millburn Board of Education and takes education very seriously while advocating for the arts.
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