As a personal Black History Month project, I decided to do some research on Justin Holland, a 19th century African American classical guitarist whose life I found fascinating and a shame that more guitarists are not aware of. He is…

Mr. Mark will host the next performance opportunity for students in February’s Serenade on the 27th at 3:00pm. In honor of Black History Month, Mark will perform music by Justin Holland, a 19th century African-American classical guitarist. Students can present performance-ready pieces…

In Learn to Play Electric Guitar with Mark Marston, students used popular songs by the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton to learn new techniques specific to electric guitar such as alternate picking, string bending, sliding, and palm muting. They also…

We are excited to share that writer Rege Behe reached out to include our insight for his article published this month – read it here: Music lessons in the time of Covid: How Pittsburgh schools are making it work |…

Music: A Timeless Companion Music finds us at every turn when we listen. We hear a song that touched us in younger days, memories spring back, familiar and welcome, like seeing the face of an old friend. The rush and…

Three months of the year are designated as Practice Challenge months, October, February and May. During these months, your child is challenged by the school to practice his or her instrument every day for the length of their lesson. A…

Feel like you’ll forever be cooped up working and studying at home? Give your heart a break at Center for Young Musicians this Valentine’s. Learn to serenade your sweetie with a ukulele: so small, light, and cheery, there will be…

Presented by the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Parents as Partners Online is a series of over fifty short videos for parents and teachers, addressing topics such as practice tips, parent-child relationships, philosophy, listening, motivation and more! Many parents at…