Two New Musikgarten Courses Announced

Two New Musikgarten Courses Announced

CYM is excited to announce two new offerings from Musikgarten. In Family Music for Babies, families will be taking the first step toward bonding musically with their child and enriching their family’s life through active music-making. Through this experience, families will nurture their baby’s musical aptitude at an unparalleled time of importance in children’s musical…

Grace Burns on Practicing Performance at Home
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Grace Burns on Practicing Performance at Home

As musicians, we practice our pieces until they are perfect. But we also need to practice performing. In between big recitals, at-home performances can be important opportunities to become better at playing for others. Performance is a whole skill in and of itself. It’s where all the details we’ve been working on in lessons come…

Conversation with Mark Marston: Finding the Best Apps for Music Study
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Conversation with Mark Marston: Finding the Best Apps for Music Study

Paper flash cards used to be my go-to method for teaching notes on the guitar, with limited success at best. Today, kids can dive into a game on a smart phone or tablet to practice those same skills. Fun sounds and features can help hold a young student’s attention long enough to get in some…

“Music by Black Composers” – New Class Led By Ms. Rochelle
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“Music by Black Composers” – New Class Led By Ms. Rochelle

This weekly online violin class will play works from the “Music by Black Composers” collection developed by the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation. We are honored to feature this rich repertoire that is too often absent from music studies. Violin students will meet one hour weekly via Zoom to prepare pieces for ensemble performance. The 5-week session…