Jazz On The Steps Presents 7.27
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Bring your lawn chair, friends, and family! This Wednesday, July 27th at 4:30 pm treat yourself by attending the season finale of “Jazz on the Steps”. This week’s feature is saxophonist, Dr. Jaki Young Ensemble. Pianist Joe Defazio, Bassist Ronnie Biggs.,…
Daniel Spear’s 15+ Years at CYM (2006 – 2022)
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Daniel has dedicated thousands of hours to music practice – on piano, flute, and piccolo – and started training very early in life. Graduating this year from CYM, and from Seneca as Valedictorian, he wouldn’t go a day without listening…
Great Performances at the Perry Highway Lutheran Church!
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Ten student musicians performed early in June at the Perry Highway Lutheran Church. The audience was treated to a range of repertoire, from Twinkle to the first movement of the Sonata No. 4 in a minor for piano and violin,…
Play Well – Do Good
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Do you think it is beneficial to share gifts and skills with others, and make a regular habit of it? Does your kid play in orchestra yet not get much individual performance time (except for the yearly audition)? Are they…
Practice Challenge Winners Tell All With Their Smiles
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What difference does it make you ask? to set out to practice constructively for 30 days, to be honest about it and not miss a day, and to gain the momentum of stringing together focused and enjoyable sessions? It makes…
CYM/MTNA Community Concert
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“For me, making music is part social, part interaction, and part collaboration” – Norah Jones, American singer, songwriter, and pianist. During the Community Concert on Saturday, April 30th in Sewickley, approximately forty people gathered for the joyous, music-making event! This…
Bob’s 14+ Years at CYM (2008 – 2022)
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Bob Carey’s steady practice through the years has led him to become a dependable person. He is a good friend to many, was drum line captain for the band this last year at Quaker Valley High School, and can play…
Chris Sforza Enriches Ithaca Institute
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Happy to finally jump into summer but haven’t had a moment to plan a vacation – or locate a music camp for the kids, for that matter? You will find no better solution to meet your family’s need to relax…
The Best Keyboard Prep!
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Musikgarten immerses children in music’s language in ways that cherish curiosity and an innate sense of fun. Students are instilled with joy through movement, playing, and singing, and through the analytical thinking required of them each week. The new sounds…
With Eagerness and Enthusiasm
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One of my students (7 years old) raced up to me to share when we met for class, “Look! I did this all by myself!” She had decoded the solfege in two piano pieces which then led her to figure…
Beat The Summertime Blues
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I am happy to announce that I will lead another CYM Course, “Summertime Blues”, and it will be similar to the one we have had for the past two summers. Students who attended in the summers of 2020 and 2021…
Songs of Summer Ukulele Sing-A-Long
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Lindsay McGinnis and Mark Marston will lead another round of their popular ukulele sing-along course this June. Meetings will occur on Zoom* for five days, 90 minutes each, from 10:30 AM- 12:00 Noon, Monday June 27 through Friday July 1…











