Summer Course News
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The days are getting longer and the sun is shining brighter, which means that summer is on the way! Did you know that Craft Your Music has lots of opportunities – a baker’s dozen in fact – offered in the…
Play It First
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Follow the natural flow of picking out a tune by ear from beginning to end, then return to the start for guitar tricks and techniques – how fun! Tom Maroon motivates new students in Play It First – Guitar because…
May’s Serenade Sparkled
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Congratulations to Sami, Yazan, Isaiah, Lucas, Clara, Jackson, Morgan, Harrison, Kenzie, Sofia, Shaun, Siddharth, Gitanjali, Siena, Hanna and their parents! These piano students of all ages and abilities performed their carefully rehearsed piano recital pieces for each other on Zoom,…
No Easy Feat!
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Great Job Kenzie! We are all really proud of your accomplishment of practicing 200 consecutive days!
Cello Practice Club x 2! = April :)
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Cello Practice Club is a wonderful way to work on cello playing skills with friends and/or family! We learn and review different techniques based on what the students are interested in and what they could benefit from working on, particularly…
Electric Guitar Ramp Up – Review
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It was so great to meet up with these students, two of whom had taken the first electric guitar course and one who was new to it! We started with simple power chords and easy riffs from rock songs (You…
Nearly a Year
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Congratulations to two students in Ryan Ash’s musical care who performed recitals this past Thursday…Ryan shares, “Rosa completed her Cello Book 4 Graduation Recital with all the works included! Book 4 introduces charming, longer pieces with quick and daring changes of…
Woman Crush Wednesday! 5/26
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It’s #womancrushwednesday! Today, we’re featuring not a single artist but two, sisters Nadia & Lili Boulanger! Both Nadia and Lili were incredibly talented musicians and composers. As a child, Lili studied the organ, piano, violin, cello, harp, and sang while…
Songwriter’s Notebook
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Hear music in your head and can’t stop humming? Want to add chords to your song and write it all down? Your compositions will come alive in Songwriter’s Notebook – Guitar! Develop original ideas or create new melodies using notes…
Woman Crush Wednesday! 5/19
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It’s #WomanCrushWednesday! Today, we’re celebrating Ms. María Grever! Ms. Grever was one of the first internationally recognized female Mexican composers. Born in León, Guanajuato, Ms. Grever spent her formative years in Mexico City and later the city of Sevilla in Spain…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021
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Rolling down the river and into the illustrious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are a handful of incredible artists including Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Carole King, Jay-Z, The Go-Go’s and Foo Fighters. The 2021 class for the Rock and…
Sing it Loud; Sing it Proud!
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Whether you’re singing in the shower or singing in the car, make sure you sing it loud! As this article from theconversation.com reports that singing (regardless of your skill level) can help keep you healthy. As the article reports: “Music…












