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Why write when you can sing, dance, and create music? And why write as often as possible when you can be outside playing soccer or even indoors practicing piano? Fair questions deserve reasonable answers! Read on. As musicians, we are constantly investigating new sounds, new techniques, and new expressions. We listen to and create anContinue reading “Journaling for Young Musicians”

Our first ZOOM student recital was held on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021. It was an enjoyable evening for all! The student recital is an opportunity to display mastery of one or more pieces studied during the year, show technical expertise by performing a scale or etude, and listen to studio colleagues perform in-person or viaContinue reading “Performance Studio – Student Recital”

Track Listing-Title/Composer/Performer –> CLICK HERE for samples <– 1 Ready for a Miracle / Bunny Hull / Art Reynolds / LeAnn Rimes 2 One Love / Bob Marley / Jo Dee Messina 3 Have You Ever Seen the Rain / John Fogerty / John Fogerty 4 Walk on Water / Vicky McGehee / Bobby PinsonContinue reading “Playlist of Songs : “Evan the Almighty””

All ages welcome! Bring Goldfish, Animal Crackers, or make your own ramped up animal and insect cupcakes, veggies, dinosaurs, and wild things food stuff! Enjoy the movie and listen closely to the sound track as we watch.

One-Hour Discernment Workshop For students ages 10+ March 26, 2012, Friday at 7:30 pm EST/4:30 pm PST Please bring markers, pencils, pens, and a personal journal or loose leaf paper. Program PowerPoint by Patrice Donnelly on the many different ways in which a student can find purpose in music across multiple genres, and learn aboutContinue reading “Studio Workshop: Discerning Purpose for the Greater Good and Inner-Discipline in Music”

Irish Music and Myth Text adapted from YourIrish.com, Ancient-Origens.net, and LiveScience.com. Embedded links. Students often enjoy learning about the Irish mythology behind the leprechaun, a shoemaker who lives in the deep of the forest and since he is very small and very intelligent, he seeks to avoid being caught by others, preferring to live peacefully,Continue reading “Irish Folk Music and the Leprechaun”

The acoustic piano is a stringed instrument Text excerpts and images from Lindeblad Piano Restoration, Blog. The piano as we know it today began in China in 2650 BC with the stringed instrument called the “Ke.” The introduction of a keyboard to pluck the strings also regulated the pitch. Replacing the levers used to pluckContinue reading “The Origin of the Modern Day Piano”