Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Hanover-based South Shore Conservatory (SSC) invites applications for the
\nDave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers. Established in 2016, the
\nscholarship offers high school music students the opportunity to
\nparticipate in a high quality, coached rock band at SSC, underwritten in
\nmemory of Dave Jodka, an inspired rock aficionado. The scholarship
\nprovides an opportunity for rock students from all backgrounds to learn the
\nart and business of contemporary and rock music, and experience the love of
\nmusic that Jodka inspired in his family and in his life. <\/p>\n
Dave Jodka, who died in 2014, loved to rock. From the moment he attended
\nhis first concert, his life was forever changed. Over the course of his
\nlife, Jodka grew in musicianship by playing guitar, bass, drums and
\nsinging. As an adult, he worked in finance for more than 20 years, but
\nstill remained faithful to his pursuits in music. A family man who resided
\nin Scituate with his wife Kathleen and four children, Jodka passed away
\nfrom cancer, inspiring friends and family to embark on a journey to keep
\nhis memory alive through the creation of the Mad Love Music Festival, which
\npremiered at SSC in October, 2015. The annual festival features renowned
\nlocal musicians and activities for music lovers of all ages. Proceeds from
\nMad Love fund the Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers. <\/p>\n
The Future Rockers scholarship is open to high school student musicians
\n(current and non-SSC students) who are interested in joining a hardworking,
\nactive, and committed rock band. The band represents SSC and Future Rockers
\nin the community with public performances at venues such as The Middle East
\nUp, New World Tavern, the C-Note, Innersleeve Records, and more. They have
\nbeen featured on WCVB\u2019s Five for Good, and recorded several albums and
\nEPs that can be found on Spotify and Bandcamp. The band has recorded at Mad
\nOak Studios in Allston. As a recipient of the Future Rockers Scholarship,
\nmusicians will participate in weekly ensemble coaching, recording sessions,
\nsongwriting and composition practice, DIY shows with other student-bands,
\ncreating and distributing merchandise, and booking venues.<\/p>\n
Applicants should possess a good mastery of their instrument\/voice (at
\nleast three years of study), a true passion for working with an ensemble
\nand performing in public, and must be willing to commit to the band for a
\n12-month period from June 2020 through June 2021. <\/p>\n
The band will perform at the sixth annual Dave Jodka Mad Love Music
\nFestival on October 11, 2020 at SSC\u2019s Jane Carr Amphitheater in Hingham,
\nand perform at other venues throughout the year. Students must be
\navailable for coaching for 1.5 hours a week on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to
\n7:00 p.m. at SSC\u2019s Duxbury campus, at 64 St. George Street, starting in
\nJune 2020. Coaching will continue through the summer (with some
\nflexibility), culminating in a three-day intensive.<\/p>\n
Applicants are required to complete the form at
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\nand submit a two-minute performance video playing their instrument(s)
\nand\/or singing. All application materials are due by May 15,2020.
\nApplicants selected for a call back audition will be notified by email.<\/p>\n
For information about SSC events, performances and programs, please visit
\nsscmusic.org or follow South Shore Conservatory on Facebook, Twitter, or
\nInstagram. For more information about this program, please contact Erik
\nCaldarone at e.caldarone@sscmusic.org .<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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