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…

Join us in congratulating Mrs. Amy Rucker who was invited to present a session at July’s National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy where she will enlighten participants about “The Aural Underground: Laying the Ear-Brain-Body Foundation for a Lifetime of Piano Success“…

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…

In Holiday Concert Band for Guitar Players, students learned and performed well-known holiday songs including “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” and “Carol of the Bells,”. Musicianship and sight-reading skills were developed using sheet music from the notation software, Noteflight. Tom…

CYM Course InstructorsMark Marston, guitar & Lindsay McGinnis, voiceCourse Name Valentine’s Ukulele Sing-A-LongStudent Age Range Ages 6 and upCourse Description In this course, students will learn love songs from popular music that they can strum, hum, and sing.Who may participate? Anyone…

Everyone at Center for Young Musicians wishes you a safe and peaceful holiday! Here’s to another year filled with music and joy!

In Cycle of Seasons: Wind Dancers course students had a wonderful semester of singing, playing instruments, exploring movement and stories while celebrating the fall season! Students honed their listening skills and vocalization through “Listening Times” consisting of animal and weather…

There were ten students, ranging from 7 years old to adult: Sami, Aarnav, Audrey, Ella, Carson, Eli, Lily, and Claire, Nolan and Stephanie. Students were grouped into breakout rooms where they alternated between working with Lindsay McGinnis on voice and…