Looking for the perfect gift for your child’s music teacher? Here is a list of 5 gifts plus a bonus gift for your 2021 Holiday Shopping!
Read MoreThe holiday shopping season is upon us. Is your child/grandchild/niece/nephew/friend taking music lessons? Why not give a gift related to your child’s love of music? As a former piano student, current piano teacher, and piano mom of 4 - here is my list of recommended gifts for the music student in your life.
Read MoreLearn about the composer who died never seeing the success his most famous opera would achieve.
Read MoreElephants, Swans, Fossils Oh My! Come learn about this week’s composer, Camille Saint Saens, and his famous and familiar composition - The Carnival of the Animals.
Read MoreWhat does a musician do when she runs out of food in her refrigerator? She writes her “CHOPIN LISZT”
Sorry for the bad pun, but half of the answer to that joke is this week’s composer - Franz Liszt, the Hungarian prodigy. Read more to learn about his personal life, professional legacy, and his place in history.
Read MoreWhat do the Beatles, West Side Story, and Billy Joel have in common? They all have written music influenced by Beethoven: Beatles song Because sounds like Moonlight Sonata; the melody in the song Somewhere from West Side Story is from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5; and Billy Joel’s This Night is directly from Beethoven’s Pathetique.
Read MoreHe started composing music at age 5, he became friends with an Emperor, he composed over 600 pieces of music in his 35 year lifetime. Join me to learn about the genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Read More“Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” Almost every TV show or movie uses the Hallelujah Chorus to demonstrate good news. Come learn about the composer behind this joyful song.
Read MoreEvery try to sing Row Row Row Your Boat in a round with a group of kids? I have and it can be HARD! This week’s composer was able to create cannons and rounds so complex that they still fascinate and delight centuries later. Come learn more about Bach’s life, polyphonic counterpoint, food/literature/art/and historical context.
Read MoreCome learn about the Baroque era’s favorite Red Head!
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