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With the new school year beginning in whatever form that takes for you (whether in-person, online, at home, or a mix of them all), many parents may be tempted to let music lessons fall by the wayside. Schedules get crowded with homework and other activities, and if your kids already have music class in school, then there’s no need for lessons too, right? …
Do you ever wish that you could see the world through a child’s eyes? Do you miss the joy, the excitement, and the carefree innocence? Children just seem to have this zeal for life that we don’t always feel as we grow older. Sometimes, we as adults forget to have fun. In my experience, the joy of music can open the window to be able to see the world through a child’s eyes…
Students in today’s secondary schools often have a myriad of different courses to choose from each year. As a band director, I admit that I am certainly biased, but I believe that enrolling your son or daughter in the band, orchestra, or choir at school has many incredible benefits. One of these benefits, in the form of a macro-level life lesson, is the ability to collaborate.
This week, we have the privilege of hearing from guest author Luke Standridge share about his journey to becoming a film music composer. Learn about how his love of music and his faith inspired this kid from small-town Indiana to pursue the exciting dream of composing film music on the distant shores of the island of Japan.
Today we have the opportunity to share another installment in our “Instructor Features” blog series! This week we have Andy Greenwell to celebrate! Andy is a piano, voice, and French horn instructor with a wide variety of musical interests. He is passionate about all styles of music, and his excitement is what drives him and his students to continuously educate, create, and innovate.
No Fourth of July is complete without the inspiring sounds of patriotic music. Although pieces like the National Anthem and “Stars and Stripes Forever” are obvious favorites for the season, there is a whole wealth of other patriotic repertoire that is sure to give your Fourth of July cookout some extra flair. This post highlights five of these lesser-known patriotic pieces that will make the perfect addition to your Independence Day playlist.
