Sigma Alpha Iota

sai-national.org • Spring 2022 9 Music Notes In 2019, the Epsilon Lambda Chapter at Belmont University in Psi B Province received an Impact Grant from SAI Philanthropies, Inc. to partner with multiple organizations within the Belmont University's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) to provide an 8-student/1-teacher piano lab to the Children's Freedom Choir (CFC) of Nashville, TN. Additionally, SAI and CVPA organizations had planned to host an inaugural piano lab joint recital featuring Belmont and CFC students. While the lab was installed just prior to Covid shutdowns, the chapter is pleased to share that it is finally being used by students, with two classes now meeting on Tuesday afternoons. — Submitted by Linda Harmon, Faculty Advisor, Epsilon Lambda Are you a fan of podcasts? en Sigma Alpha Iota has exciting news for you! e premier episode of the 1903-Sigma Alpha Iota Podcast is live, and more episodes are on the way. In the first episode, Stephanie Riley, a Boston Alumnae Chapter Correspondent, chats with Heidi Frankson, Chair of SAI Philanthropies, Inc., the charitable arm of our Fraternity. ey discuss what SAI Philanthropies, Inc. is, what it offers, and how SAI members can get involved to support its programs. Stephanie will be the recurring host for now. "I'm hoping that this endeavor will become a team effort," she said. "One of the things I cherish most about our sisterhood is the chance to connect with sisters across the country. How great of an opportunity this could be to collaborate on a common goal while promoting the Fraternity." When asked about what inspired e 1903, Stephanie shared, "Believe it or not, I got inspired to do a podcast for the Fraternity back in 2009 aer the Chicago Convention. At that time, I had only really thought about it at the local level. Boston Alumnae used to do radio shows in the 1960's, and I was thinking about programming something along those lines and hopefully spotlight the things our chapter was doing. Over the years it developed into an idea of how to promote our Fraternity to a much wider community, to help our collegiate sisters recruit new members, to give recognition to our members across the country doing absolutely amazing work to support music and the Fraternity, and to show how our Fraternity impacts the music world beyond the local level." ere are already plans in the works for future podcasts. Episodes will include a wide variety of topics, such as alumnae life and making the shi from collegiate to alumnae status, discussing different historical aspects of SAI, shining a spotlight on various projects and members, highlighting Fraternity projects — the Composers Bureau, PAN PIPES, Bold Notes — and may even include a live recording at this summer's National Convention! The 1903-Sigma Alpha Iota Podcast You can find the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, as well as on our Buzzsprout feed with this direct link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1879090/10346509 Have an idea for a show topic? Email them to saipodcast1903@gmail.com Piano Lab Launched

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