by golfam | Jul 20, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott The act of making music- especially performing that music- can be incredibly nerve-racking. It’s easy to get up on a stage and feel that pit appear in your stomach as you stare out at the eager crowd before you. On many occasions, I’ve been in that...
by musicadmin | Jul 5, 2021 | covid-19
Beginning TODAY our mask policy is changing to the following… We ask those of you who are unvaccinated to please continue wearing your mask.All teachers are currently required to wear a mask.Parents can choose if they wish for their child to wear a mask.We will...
by golfam | Jun 22, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott The act of playing an instrument and the act of becoming physically fit feel like they’re in two different worlds. Playing music is so cerebral and emotional, and while it does involve some level of physical activity, we often neglect to think about...
by golfam | Jun 15, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott It’s common for budding musicians to begin their journey by learning how to read sheet music and play songs note for note. The methodology here is very straightforward (but certainly not easy!): learn one measure at a time, start slow, pick up speed,...
by golfam | May 26, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott Order and chaos. Yin and yang. Tradition and novelty. It’s the age-old human story. How do we walk the delicate tightrope between the two? The same question can be applied to the creation of music. When writing, composing, or arranging, a musician may...
by musicadmin | May 25, 2021 | covid-19
Voice lessons (and ALL lessons) are available in-person now. Voice students may remove their mask during lessons while singing.
by golfam | May 12, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott We live in an age where we have the expansive wealth of the world’s knowledge at our fingertips. Could you imagine what might have been had Mozart, Bud Powell, or John Lennon been granted access to the internet? The 21st century is a golden age of...
by golfam | Apr 20, 2021 | Kids Music Lessons
By: Konner Scott As a parent looking to enroll your child in music lessons, it’s difficult to know where to start. With the vast array of musical instruments, teaching styles, and types of music available, how can anyone who’s new to music education know what the...
by golfam | Apr 6, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott In the music world, we have this paradigm of practice as a very active endeavor. Practice to us often constitutes repeating passages, playing with a metronome, running scales, and doing the physical & mental legwork necessary to level up on your...
by musicadmin | Mar 30, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott Do you want to succeed and push yourself to the next level, or do you just want to get it over with? These are the two prevailing attitudes I see in most of my students (and also within myself). The difference between how these mindsets affect growth...
