julie 1. How long have you been teaching at Metro Music Makers, and what do you teach?“I teach voice, piano, ukulele and guitar, and I’ve been teaching with Metro Music Makers for over six years!” 2. What is your first musical memory?“When I was two or three years old, my mom gave me a Playskool cassette … Read more
Written by Kristen Van Dyke, MT-BC *Note: The goal of this blog series discussing music therapy interventions is to give more information about the field of music therapy and what a music therapist does. For the safety of all those involved, only a licensed, board-certified music therapist should carry out these interventions. However, at the … Read more
Written by Metro Music Makers instructor J.T. Lee I’ve been teaching lessons for about 10 years now. But ever since I’ve started, I’ve never been interested in the lessons-as-usual kind of lessons. I’ve always tried to do whatever I could to keep my lessons fun and interesting, but lately I’ve embraced some even bigger changes … Read more
Written by Metro Music Makers instructor Sarah Cauthen I don’t know about you, but I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of fall. Reasons I LOVE fall: Comfy sweaters Fall spices Watching the leaves turn But as a singer, I also DREAD fall, because I basically remain “under the weather” vocally from mid-October until January. It’s … Read more
Keshav Gurudutt is six years old and has been studying piano for a year with Metro Music Makers. His instructor Kristen Van Dyke recently interviewed him for our Student Spotlight series. Why did you choose to study piano?“I like how it feels when I play the keys!’ What kind of music do you like to listen … Read more
We have an amazing team of music therapists on staff at Metro Music Makers. The road to becoming a music therapist is not an easy one, and we have a blog series that explains that journey. If you or someone you know is heading into this career, you may find these posts interesting, or if … Read more
Kenzi Podell, a music therapist, is fresh off of passing her board exam to become a licensed music therapist. She learned a lot through the process of becoming a music therapist, and she wanted to share that hard-earned knowledge with others who are coming behind her in the process. Whether you’re just getting started on … Read more
1. How long have you been teaching at Metro Music Makers, and what do you teach?“I have been teaching for about two and a half years at Metro Music Makers, and I teach piano and violin.” 2. What is your first musical memory?“Conducting Beethoven’s 9th symphony with a chopstick! I think I was four.” 3. … Read more
Kenzi Podell, a music therapist, is fresh off of passing her board exam to become a licensed music therapist. She learned a lot through the process of becoming a music therapist, and she wanted to share that hard-earned knowledge with others who are coming behind her in the process. Whether you’re just getting started on … Read more
Jensen Plachy is nine years old and has been studying guitar for a year with Metro Music Makers. His instructor Monique Osorio recently interviewed him for our Student Spotlight series. Why did you choose to study guitar?“I like it because guitars have cool sounds.” What kind of music do you like to listen to? Who’s your … Read more
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