{"id":57437,"date":"2026-06-05T12:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/?p=57437"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:40:19","slug":"returning-to-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pl\/returning-to-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Powr\u00f3t do zas\u0142ug: Kr\u0105g inspiracji"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jemima Adeyinka znalaz\u0142a Merit jako ma\u0142e dziecko. Jako doros\u0142a, z entuzjazmem wr\u00f3ci\u0142a \u2013 tym razem, by otworzy\u0107 drzwi dla kolejnego pokolenia.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jemima Adeyinka <\/span>by\u0142 entuzjastycznym i pe\u0142nym zapa\u0142u siedmiolatkiem<\/span> kiedy Merit School of Music pojawi\u0142a si\u0119 w Beas<\/span>le<\/span>y Elementary<\/span>. <\/span>To jest<\/span> kiedy mi\u0142y nauczyciel <\/span>poda\u0142 jej skrzypce<\/span> i zaiskrzy\u0142o <\/span>mi\u0142o\u015b\u0107 na ca\u0142e \u017cycie <\/span>muzyka. <\/span>Przed tym momentem, v<\/span>jolin i muzyka klasyczna by\u0142y mi nieznane<\/span> do niej<\/span>. <\/span>Ona wiedzia\u0142a, \u017ce n<\/span>Nikt w jej rodzinie nie gra\u0142 na instrumencie strunowym. <\/span>Do niej, m<\/span>muzyka zdarza\u0142a si\u0119 g\u0142\u00f3wnie w c<\/span>ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142<\/span> z <\/span>perkusja, fortepian i g\u0142osy. Pi\u0119kne, tak. <\/span>Ale<\/span> Skrzypce? A mo\u017ce orkiestra? To przypomina\u0142o rzeczy, kt\u00f3re dzia\u0142y si\u0119 w innych cz\u0119\u015bciach miasta, dla innych dzieci. \u201cDorasta\u0142em w<\/span>ej<\/span>dzielnica, w kt\u00f3rej nikt tak naprawd\u0119 nie zajmowa\u0142 si\u0119 muzyk\u0105 orkiestrow\u0105,<\/span>\u201dOna m\u00f3wi<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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

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Wci\u0105\u017c pami\u0119ta, jak instrument trzyma\u0142 si\u0119 w d\u0142oniach, gdy po raz pierwszy go trzyma\u0142a. Pe\u0142na zachwytu, zg\u0142\u0119bia\u0142a d\u017awi\u0119ki, jakie wydawa\u0142. Gdy zacz\u0119\u0142a si\u0119 uczy\u0107, co\u015b si\u0119 zmieni\u0142o. Ten instrument, kt\u00f3ry kiedy\u015b wydawa\u0142 si\u0119 tak nieznany, sta\u0142 si\u0119 jej ukochany i cz\u0119\u015bci\u0105 jej to\u017csamo\u015bci.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Zas\u0142ugi zainspirowa\u0142y Jemim\u0119 i nauczy\u0142y j\u0105 <\/span>ona jest dla niej czym\u015b o wiele wi\u0119cej ni\u017c muzyk\u0105<\/span>, <\/span>odblokowa\u0107<\/span>in\u017c<\/span> nowe mo\u017cliwo\u015bci<\/span> I<\/span> piasek.<\/span> \u201cUwa\u017ca\u0142em si\u0119 za <\/span>pod koniec by\u0142em altowiolist\u0105 \u015bredniej klasy. Ale musia\u0142em szlifowa\u0107 t\u0119 umiej\u0119tno\u015b\u0107, \u017ceby tam dotrze\u0107. <\/span>Mog\u0142am obserwowa\u0107 dzieci, kt\u00f3re by\u0142y naprawd\u0119, naprawd\u0119 silne i mog\u0142am zobaczy\u0107 dok\u0142adnie, jak wygl\u0105da ci\u0119\u017cka praca<\/span>wyd<\/span> tak jak.<\/span> Istnienie <\/span>Pierwszy<\/span> Przewodnicz\u0105cy. Lider sekcji. Koncertmistrz. Wida\u0107 by\u0142o prac\u0119\u201d \u2013 opowiada Jemima.<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Te nowe mo\u017cliwo\u015bci wymaga\u0142y od niej poziomu skupienia i determinacji, jakich wcze\u015bniej nie do\u015bwiadczy\u0142a. I to w\u0142a\u015bnie ze sob\u0105 nosi \u2013 nie tylko sztuczk\u0119 rozpoznawania akord\u00f3w ze s\u0142uchu (cho\u0107\u00a0<\/span>M\u00f3c<\/span><\/i>, i ona\u00a0<\/span>b\u0119dzie<\/span><\/i>), ale co\u015b wi\u0119kszego: zrozumienie, \u017ce umiej\u0119tno\u015b\u0107 si\u0119 buduje, a nie otrzymuje. Scena koncertowa to nie magia, ale godziny \u0107wicze\u0144 ukazane \u015bwiatu.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Merit to jednak co\u015b wi\u0119cej ni\u017c tylko ci\u0119\u017cka praca i muzyka. To tak\u017ce radosna, muzyczna, magnetyczna si\u0142a \u2013 przyci\u0105gaj\u0105ca m\u0142odych ludzi z ca\u0142ego regionu i tworz\u0105ca nieuniknione, nietypowe znajomo\u015bci. Jak wielu absolwent\u00f3w, Jemima pozna\u0142a swoj\u0105 najlepsz\u0105 przyjaci\u00f3\u0142k\u0119 w Merit, mimo \u017ce mieszkaj\u0105 w zupe\u0142nie innych cz\u0119\u015bciach Chicago. Jemima mieszka w South Shore. Jej najlepsza przyjaci\u00f3\u0142ka, Nicole, dorasta\u0142a na przedmie\u015bciach. Dzieli\u0142a je godzina drogi, mieszka\u0142y w odleg\u0142ych kodach pocztowych, chodzi\u0142y do r\u00f3\u017cnych szk\u00f3\u0142 \u015brednich i ostatecznie wyruszy\u0142y na r\u00f3\u017cne uczelnie (Jemima na Uniwersytet Chicagowski, Nicole na Uniwersytet Illinois w Champaign-Urbana). W typowej chicagowskiej historii ich drogi po prostu by si\u0119 nie skrzy\u017cowa\u0142y, ale Merit umie\u015bci\u0142 je na tych samych zaj\u0119ciach z teorii muzyki i to by\u0142 pocz\u0105tek przyja\u017ani na ca\u0142e \u017cycie.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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

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Przewi\u0144my do dzi\u015b. \u201cDzi\u015b rano dos\u0142ownie zadzwoni\u0142am do Nicole\u201d \u2013 \u015bmieje si\u0119 Jemima. \u201cPomy\u015bla\u0142am sobie: czy zdajesz sobie spraw\u0119, \u017ce min\u0119\u0142a dekada, odk\u0105d spotka\u0142y\u015bmy si\u0119 na zaj\u0119ciach teoretycznych?!\u201d.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Teraz Jemima odwdzi\u0119cza si\u0119 jako pracownica Merit. Jako koordynatorka programu w rozwijaj\u0105cym si\u0119 oddziale Merit w South Shore, anga\u017cuje si\u0119 w \u017cycie spo\u0142eczno\u015bci w swojej okolicy. Nowy oddzia\u0142 znajduje si\u0119 zaledwie pi\u0119\u0107 minut od jej rodzinnego domu i dwie minuty od jej dawnego liceum. Dlaczego wr\u00f3ci\u0142a? U\u015bmiecha si\u0119: \u201cKto\u015b w Merit, gdzie\u015b w 2005 roku, czy co\u015b ko\u0142o tego, powiedzia\u0142, \u017ce w szkole podstawowej Beasley powinien by\u0107 program nauki gry na skrzypcach, a gdyby tego nie zrobili, nigdy bym si\u0119 nie nauczy\u0142a gra\u0107 i nigdy nie pozna\u0142abym mojej najlepszej przyjaci\u00f3\u0142ki. Uwa\u017cam, \u017ce moj\u0105 rol\u0105 jest umo\u017cliwienie tego innym dzieciom\u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Pracuj\u0105c nad programem, Jemima m\u00f3wi nowym rodzicom dzieci ucz\u0119szczaj\u0105cych do Merit to samo, co kto\u015b powiedzia\u0142 jej: nauka gry na instrumencie to nie tylko spos\u00f3b na zostanie profesjonalnym muzykiem. Codziennie wykorzystuje to, czego nauczy\u0142a si\u0119 w Merit \u2013 s\u0142uchanie, wsp\u00f3\u0142prac\u0119 i zrozumienie, \u017ce to w\u0142a\u015bnie stawianie si\u0119 i robienie czego\u015b, co sprawia, \u017ce wszystko dzia\u0142a. \u201c\u017bycie, w kt\u00f3rym rozumiesz, doceniasz i cieszysz si\u0119 muzyk\u0105 \u2013 tak jak Merit to kultywuje \u2013 jest o wiele bogatsze\u201d \u2013 m\u00f3wi. \u201cSzczerze w to wierz\u0119\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Jej marzenie o nowym i rozwijaj\u0105cym si\u0119 oddziale South Shore? Program na tyle silny, by umo\u017cliwi\u0107 uczniom nauk\u0119 w kampusie West Loop w Merit, z szersz\u0105 ofert\u0105 programow\u0105, by mogli uczestniczy\u0107 w zaj\u0119ciach teoretycznych z kim\u015b, kogo nigdy by inaczej nie poznali, i odnale\u017a\u0107 swoj\u0105 w\u0142asn\u0105 Nicole. To jedna z rzeczy, kt\u00f3rych pragnie najbardziej dla swoich uczni\u00f3w \u2013 nie tylko muzyki, ale tak\u017ce wi\u0119zi i przyja\u017ani, kt\u00f3rych sama geografia by im uniemo\u017cliwi\u0142a. Jej najwi\u0119ksze marzenie o przysz\u0142o\u015bci nowego oddzia\u0142u South Shore? \u201cPe\u0142na m\u0142odzie\u017cowa orkiestra!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Opowiedz nam o swojej przyjaci\u00f3\u0142ce z Merit!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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