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Lights, Camera, Sing!

Published on April 29, 2021
The dynamic duo returns – Mark Marston and Lindsay McGinnis reveal your “sing and strum” talents with songs chosen from classic and popular movies. Learn pieces you recognize and those you want to know better in Ukulele Sing-A-Long: At The Movies. Students meet online for…
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Caroline Shaw

Woman Crush Wednesday 4/28

Published on April 28, 2021
Welcome to Craft Your Music’s first official Woman Crush Wednesday post! For our first edition, we are celebrating Ms. Caroline Shaw! Ms. Shaw is an violinist, singer and composer. In 2013, Ms. Shaw became the youngest winner of the Pulitzer…
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Ramping It Up!

Published on April 15, 2021
So you own an electric guitar and amp or are fixated on getting them into your hands really, really soon? What to do next when there isn’t enough time in your weekly classical lessons to go into the distinctive techniques…
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Book 1 Fun + Book 2 Crew

Published on April 15, 2021
Chris Sforza and the violin group have had a great time making music together these past few months. Students played games to review and strengthen technique developed by the Suzuki literature, performed the “working” and “polished” pieces as solos for…
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Begin Violin Anew

Published on April 9, 2021
Rochelle Agnew has envisioned this gathering for a while now. Saturdays in May, she will present Pre-Twinkle Violin: Readying Families for Success! The course is Rochelle’s fresh take on classical violin playing and the Philosophy of the Suzuki Method, first…
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Motivated to Practice

Published on April 9, 2021
Two third grade beginner cellists had great fun in March as they participated in Cello Practice Club, a new course offered each month at CYM. Highlights included playing exercises and songs from the Essential Elements Book 1, playing bingo to…
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Graduating With Smiles – Aarnav and Elijah Present Joint Recital

Published on April 1, 2021
This past weekend, two guitar students advanced to the next levels. Aarnav, student of Mark Marston, and Elijah, a student of Erich Riebe, performed for friends and family to demonstrate their mastery of Book One and Book Two, respectively. They…
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Practicing Well – “Every Day That You Eat” – Kenzie’s Goals Met

Published on April 1, 2021
A heartfelt “Bravo!” to Kenzie, who practices the piano diligently everyday! The picture here shows Kenzie with the 200 Day Practice Challenge trophy that she earned in 2020. Kenzie will complete another 200 Day Challenge at the end of this…
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Modern Piano Event

Published on March 25, 2021
Buddy at Modern Piano has reached out to CYM to share information about an exciting virtual concert being held TODAY! On Thursday, March 25th, Modern Piano will present an event on Facebook Live at 7:00 pm, hosted by Craig Knudsen…
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Claudia’s Cello Recital

Published on March 25, 2021
We invite you to Claudia’s Suzuki Cello Book 4 Graduation Recital this coming Saturday, March 27th at 10am! A graduation recital is a capstone to nearly a year’s worth of work–a snapshot of pieces and techniques that become part of…
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April’s Suzuki Graduation

Published on March 18, 2021
Months and months of refinement and then what? We celebrate together! Riya and Sara have learned all of the pieces in Suzuki Book One and in Book Three and will matriculate jointly during a special performance of the literature presented…
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Netflix Films In Sewickley

Published on March 18, 2021
The Center for Young Musicians provided socially distanced quiet space at 437 Beaver Street for Netflix personel this past chilly Monday, where actors and crew rested, read books, and drank coffee between filming takes of scenes from “The Chair”. Read…
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