By Kate Powell There are some things that can be taken for granted. The color of the sky for instance or the fact that Chik-Fil-A will always be closed on Sundays… But there are other things that we are better off not taking for granted. One of them is how much our parents understand their responsibility in the music lesson environment, and another is that they have...
Read MoreBy Saleh Sabat My name is Saleh. I’m an Electric guitar player, and I have G.A.S. I’ve had it since I was 13 years old, and it seems to be getting worse as I age. Ok ok, now that the giggling is over, let’s talk about what G.A.S. stands for. G.A.S. is an acronym for Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Almost every famous electric guitar player has had some...
Read Moreby Eric Nanz My name is Eric and I teach Praise and Worship classes through The Catoctin School of Music. I am excited to talk about the joy that comes with playing music for God. But to start with, let’s ask the big question…why should we play music to bring glory to God and not to ourselves? I mean after all, as musicians we’re pretty awesome...
Read MoreBy Wayne Estes Let’s face it, we music teachers all love to teach, perform and practice our chosen instruments, but how do we get our information over to our young students and have it stick? The parent! I did some math awhile ago and I learned that there are about 75 to 85 “extra hours” available in every week that my student is not on the bus,...
Read MoreBy Alyssa Cowell We’ve all seen the reality TV shows – adoring fans cheering as their favorite contestant swaggers across the stage belting out the latest top-of-the-pop chart tune; poised, polished, trendy and undeniably cool. This sort of programming has captured the attention of audiences worldwide, and spawned a generation of young singers clamoring for their chance to make it big at next season’s auditions. Unfortunately, reality...
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