{"id":44665,"date":"2018-02-28T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/?p=44665"},"modified":"2024-03-25T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:11:39","slug":"alumni-spotlight-kamila-muhammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pl\/alumni-spotlight-kamila-muhammad\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolwenci Spotlight: Kamila Muhammad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44665\" class=\"elementor elementor-44665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc89d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc89d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1986358\" data-id=\"1986358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5623b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5623b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kamila-muhammad-alum-spotlight.jpg?fit=1024%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44690\" alt=\"Kamila flashes the peace sign while on stage with her clarinet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kamila-muhammad-alum-spotlight.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kamila-muhammad-alum-spotlight.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kamila-muhammad-alum-spotlight.jpg?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kamila-muhammad-alum-spotlight.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e1538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e1538\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bae3593\" data-id=\"1bae3593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8caa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8caa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Rok (lata) ucz\u0119szczania Zas\u0142ugi:<\/strong> 2007 \u2013 2012<\/li><li><strong>Programy:<\/strong> <em>Konserwatorium Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em> (Klasa 2012). Kamila otrzyma\u0142a stypendium Merit&#039;s 2012 Mary Herron Replogle College.<\/li><li><strong>Instrument(y):<\/strong> Klarnet \u2013 instrument podstawowy; Saksofon \u2013 instrument drugorz\u0119dny<\/li><li><strong>Miasto rodzinne:<\/strong> Chicago, Illinois<\/li><li><strong>Edukacja:<\/strong> Bachelor of Music z Northwestern University (otrzyma\u0142 pe\u0142ne stypendium)<\/li><li><strong>Niezapomniany moment zas\u0142ugi: <\/strong>Jednym z moich najbardziej pami\u0119tnych moment\u00f3w Merit by\u0142a owacja na stoj\u0105co po wykonaniu dw\u00f3ch cz\u0119\u015bci Koncertu klarnetowego Ticheli z Symfoni\u0105 D\u0119t\u0105 podczas Koncertu Wiosennego 2012. Kiedy sko\u0144czy\u0142em ten utw\u00f3r, serce zabi\u0142o mi mocniej. By\u0142em spocony i kompletnie wyczerpany. S\u0142ysz\u0105c ryk t\u0142umu, widz\u0105c dum\u0119 na twarzach moich dyrygent\u00f3w i nauczycieli, i WRESZCIE \u015bwiadomo\u015b\u0107, \u017ce moja ci\u0119\u017cka praca si\u0119 op\u0142aci\u0142a, by\u0142o surrealistyczne i bardzo pi\u0119kne.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7933627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7933627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pytania i odpowiedzi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cdf273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jak my\u015blisz, w jaki spos\u00f3b twoje do\u015bwiadczenia z pierwszej r\u0119ki jako ucznia Merit wp\u0142ywaj\u0105 na twoj\u0105 zdolno\u015b\u0107 do nauczania<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>jako kierownik zespo\u0142u w\u00a0<em>Merit Muzyka w spo\u0142eczno\u015bciach\u00a0<\/em>program? Jakie s\u0105 Twoje dotychczasowe do\u015bwiadczenia i co najbardziej lubisz w nauczaniu?<\/strong><\/p><p>Dok\u0142adam wszelkich stara\u0144, aby wszyscy moi uczniowie wiedzieli, \u017ce s\u0105 zdolni do wszystkiego, je\u015bli ci\u0119\u017cko pracuj\u0105, i traktuj\u0119 moje do\u015bwiadczenia \u017cyciowe jako przyk\u0142ad. Opowiadam im, jak zacz\u0105\u0142em gra\u0107 na klarnecie w czwartej klasie w szkole podstawowej w South Side, zanim przyjecha\u0142em do Merit latem, zanim zacz\u0105\u0142em \u00f3sm\u0105 klas\u0119. Podkre\u015blam, \u017ce muzyka by\u0142a dla mnie drog\u0105 do odniesienia sukcesu i zdobycia pe\u0142nego stypendium <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uniwersytet P\u00f3\u0142nocno-Zachodni<\/a><\/strong>. Wi\u0119kszo\u015b\u0107 ludzi pochodz\u0105cych z dzielnic, w kt\u00f3rych ucz\u0119 (i w kt\u00f3rych dorasta\u0142em), nie ucz\u0119szcza do szk\u00f3\u0142 w takich miejscach jak Northwestern. Moim g\u0142\u00f3wnym celem jest zach\u0119canie moich uczni\u00f3w do wyznaczania cel\u00f3w i marze\u0144 ponad wszelkimi ograniczeniami i oczekiwaniami innych os\u00f3b. Robi\u0119, co w mojej mocy, aby by\u0107 \u017cywym przyk\u0142adem, \u017ce wszystko jest mo\u017cliwe dzi\u0119ki ci\u0119\u017ckiej pracy i solidnemu systemowi wsparcia. Jak dot\u0105d kilku moich uczni\u00f3w og\u0142osi\u0142o, \u017ce chc\u0105 studiowa\u0107 na takich uczelniach jak Northwestern. S\u0142ysz\u0105c to, czuj\u0119, \u017ce moja praca ju\u017c wywar\u0142a wp\u0142yw na \u017cycie moich uczni\u00f3w.<\/p><p>Uwielbiam te\u017c, gdy moi uczniowie podchodz\u0105 do mnie, aby porozmawia\u0107 o tym, jak poprosili cz\u0142onka personelu szkolnego o otwarcie pokoju, aby mogli \u0107wiczy\u0107 po szkole, lub zach\u0119cili m\u0142odsze rodze\u0144stwo do wzi\u0119cia kilku tr\u0105bek na klaksonie. Moi uczniowie, kt\u00f3rzy wykraczaj\u0105 ponad to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pl\/merit-music-communities\/\"><em>Merit Muzyka w spo\u0142eczno\u015bciach <\/em><\/a><\/strong>programy s\u0105 nast\u0119pn\u0105 generacj\u0105 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pl\/conservatory\/\"><em>Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em>\u00a0<em>Konserwatorium <\/em><\/a><\/strong>student\u00f3w i nie mog\u0119 si\u0119 doczeka\u0107, aby zobaczy\u0107, jak daleko si\u0119 posun\u0105!<\/p><p><strong>Co zainspirowa\u0142o ci\u0119 do podj\u0119cia studi\u00f3w muzycznych na Northwestern University?<\/strong><\/p><p>Chocia\u017c Northwestern jest znane na ca\u0142ym \u015bwiecie ze swojego konserwatorium muzycznego, nie by\u0142o to miejsce, do kt\u00f3rego si\u0119 wybiera\u0142em. Pojecha\u0142em tam na wycieczk\u0119 latem przed pierwsz\u0105 klas\u0105 szko\u0142y \u015bredniej i od razu poczu\u0142em si\u0119 w Northwestern jak w domu. Jedyne, czego potrzebowa\u0142em, aby mnie przekona\u0107, to widoki na jezioro Michigan z sali pr\u00f3b, a kiedy tam uczestniczy\u0142em w przes\u0142uchaniu, patrzenie na jezioro pomog\u0142o mi uspokoi\u0107 nerwy i doda\u0142o mi pewno\u015bci, \u017ce uda mi si\u0119 przetrwa\u0107 przes\u0142uchanie. Mia\u0142em tak\u017ce ogromny przywilej studiowania u saksofonisty, klarnecisty, kompozytora i pedagoga Victora Goinesa* \u2013 cz\u0142owieka, kt\u00f3rego \u017cycie muzyczne wygl\u0105da\u0142o bardzo podobnie do tego, jak wyobra\u017ca\u0142em sobie moje, a tak\u017ce cz\u0142onk\u00f3w <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cso.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna<\/a><\/strong> i poza ni\u0105. Northwestern zapewnia\u0142o elastyczno\u015b\u0107 studiowania w cenionym konserwatorium z dost\u0119pem do najlepszych profesor\u00f3w nauk humanistycznych w kraju, co odpowiada\u0142o moim zainteresowaniom akademickim. Kiedy Northwestern zaoferowa\u0142o mi na dodatek pe\u0142ne stypendium, wiedzia\u0142em, \u017ce nie mog\u0119 odm\u00f3wi\u0107.<\/p><p>Uwaga:* utalentowany kompozytor afroameryka\u0144ski, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/victorgoines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiktor Goines<\/a><\/strong> ma na swoim koncie ponad 100 oryginalnych dzie\u0142. W 2000 roku Juilliard&#039;s Dance Division zleci\u0142 mu skomponowanie utworu muzycznego z okazji 50. rocznicy powstania zespo\u0142u. Przez ca\u0142\u0105 swoj\u0105 karier\u0119 Goines by\u0142 g\u0142\u0119boko zaanga\u017cowany w edukacj\u0119 jazzow\u0105. W listopadzie 2007 roku zosta\u0142 mianowany dyrektorem studi\u00f3w jazzowych i profesorem muzyki na Northwestern University w Evanston w stanie Illinois.<\/p><p><strong>Czy pami\u0119tasz, jak si\u0119 czu\u0142e\u015b i co my\u015bla\u0142e\u015b, kiedy zosta\u0142e\u015b og\u0142oszony <em>2012 Stypendium Mary Herron Replogle College<\/em>\u00a0Odbiorca w 2012 r\u00a0<em>Konserwatorium Alice S. Pfaelzer<\/em>\u00a0Ceremonia uko\u0144czenia?<\/strong><\/p><p>Pami\u0119tam, jak bardzo si\u0119 denerwowa\u0142em, \u017ce moje nazwisko nie zosta\u0142o wezwane do nagrody, kiedy patrzy\u0142em, jak wi\u0119kszo\u015b\u0107 moich przyjaci\u00f3\u0142 idzie na scen\u0119, aby zosta\u0107 rozpoznanym. Ci\u0105gle sprawdza\u0142em program, \u017ceby zobaczy\u0107, co jeszcze nadchodzi, my\u015bl\u0105c, \u017ce na pewno b\u0119d\u0119 nast\u0119pny. A jednak ci\u0105gle s\u0142ysza\u0142em inne nazwiska. Kiedy pani Adelson zacz\u0119\u0142a m\u00f3wi\u0107 o uczniu, kt\u00f3ry otrzyma stypendium Replogle, zarumieni\u0142em si\u0119, gdy zda\u0142em sobie spraw\u0119, \u017ce najwi\u0119ksze stypendium w Merit trafia do mnie. Wydawa\u0142o si\u0119, \u017ce wszystkie godziny ci\u0119\u017ckiej pracy osi\u0105gn\u0119\u0142y punkt kulminacyjny w tej jednej chwili. Czu\u0142em si\u0119 b\u0142ogos\u0142awiony, uznany, bardzo upokorzony i niewiarygodnie wdzi\u0119czny, i by\u0142em zdeterminowany, aby moja kariera w college&#039;u by\u0142a czym\u015b, z czego moi nauczyciele w Merit byliby dumni.<\/p><p><strong>Jako student Merit by\u0142e\u015b g\u0142\u0119boko zaanga\u017cowany w program jazzowy i gra\u0142e\u015b z r\u00f3\u017cnymi zespo\u0142ami jazzowymi. W jaki spos\u00f3b twoje \u201edo\u015bwiadczenie Merit\u201d pomog\u0142o ci sta\u0107 si\u0119 artyst\u0105 jazzowym, kt\u00f3rym jeste\u015b dzisiaj? Kim s\u0105 twoi \u201ebohaterowie\u201d muzycy jazzowi?<\/strong><\/p><p>Do\u015bwiadczenia z nie\u017cyj\u0105cym ju\u017c Michaelem McLaughlinem niezwykle ukszta\u0142towa\u0142y moj\u0105 jazzow\u0105 to\u017csamo\u015b\u0107. Pan McLaughlin nie znosi\u0142 \u017cadnego ba\u0142aganu i popchn\u0105\u0142 mnie ponad moje oczekiwania co do mojego sukcesu. Przysy\u0142a\u0142 mi utwory do sprawdzenia, opowiada\u0142 barwne historie o legendarnych jazzowych kotach i uwzgl\u0119dni\u0142 wiele konflikt\u00f3w, jakie mia\u0142em w zwi\u0105zku ze studiami na klarnecie. Nie pozwoli\u0142, aby fakt, \u017ce by\u0142am jedn\u0105 z niewielu m\u0142odych kobiet na wydziale jazzowym, przeszkodzi\u0142 mi w odniesieniu sukcesu, i nie traktowa\u0142 mnie inaczej ni\u017c ch\u0142opak\u00f3w. Otworzy\u0142 mi uszy na Hanka Mobleya, Johna Coltrane\u2019a, Sonny\u2019ego Rollinsa, Wayne\u2019a Shortera i Joe Hendersona, pi\u0119ciu tenor\u00f3w, kt\u00f3rzy najbardziej ukszta\u0142towali moje preferencje jazzowe, estetyk\u0119 i etos. Nalega\u0142, \u017cebym uczy\u0142 si\u0119 sol\u00f3wek Birda i zmian Trane\u2019a, mimo \u017ce by\u0142y trudne. Pan McLaughlin wierzy\u0142 we mnie, nawet gdy ja w siebie nie wierzy\u0142em i zawsze zach\u0119ca\u0142 mnie, abym by\u0142 przede wszystkim sob\u0105. To prezent, kt\u00f3ry b\u0119d\u0119 ceni\u0142 i jestem wdzi\u0119czny, \u017ce mog\u0142em mu powiedzie\u0107, zanim zmar\u0142.<\/p><p><strong>Gdyby\u015b m\u00f3g\u0142 udzieli\u0107 kilku rad obecnym juniorom i seniorom w Konserwatorium, co by\u015b im powiedzia\u0142?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u0106WICZY\u0106. Teraz jest czas na naciskanie. R\u00f3b notatki z teorii (teoria na studiach b\u0119dzie bu\u0142ka z mas\u0142em, je\u015bli to zrobisz). S\u0142uchaj swoich nauczycieli. Zaprzyja\u017anij si\u0119 z przyjaci\u00f3\u0142mi, kt\u00f3rzy popchn\u0105 ci\u0119 muzycznie. \u0106WICZY\u0106. Chod\u017a na jak najwi\u0119cej koncert\u00f3w i recitali, i to nie tylko tych zwi\u0105zanych z twoim instrumentem czy gatunkiem muzycznym. We\u017a udzia\u0142 w zaj\u0119ciach, kt\u00f3re sprawiaj\u0105, \u017ce czujesz si\u0119 niekomfortowo. We\u017a udzia\u0142 w zaj\u0119ciach, kt\u00f3re potwierdzaj\u0105 co\u015b o twojej to\u017csamo\u015bci lub zainteresowaniach. Znajd\u017a spo\u0142eczno\u015b\u0107 poza muzyk\u0105 (po cz\u0119\u015bci, \u017ceby mie\u0107 przyjaci\u00f3\u0142, kt\u00f3rzy przychodz\u0105 na twoje koncerty). Rozmawiaj z lud\u017ami, kt\u00f3rzy r\u00f3\u017cni\u0105 si\u0119 od ciebie. \u0106WICZY\u0106. \u0106wicz POWOLI i U\u015aMIECHNIJ, aby\u015b nigdy nie musia\u0142 \u0107wiczy\u0107 tego samego dwa razy. Nie zwlekaj z lekcjami indywidualnymi. Tw\u00f3j nauczyciel b\u0119dzie wiedzia\u0142, a ty nigdy nie chcesz, \u017ceby wiedzia\u0142, \u017ce nie zajmujesz si\u0119 swoimi sprawami. (Nie martw si\u0119, ju\u017c przeprowadzi\u0142em dla ciebie pr\u00f3bny bieg. Spoiler: to nie by\u0142a zabawna lekcja!) Znajd\u017a co\u015b, co pomo\u017ce Ci zadba\u0107 o siebie. 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