Teacher Spotlight: Badie Khaleghian

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

The Journey of a Music Therapist: The Job Search

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

Student Spotlight: Jensen Plachy

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

Student Spotlight: Amelia Tiemann

Eleven-year-old Amelia is studying guitar with senior instructor Mark Grundhoefer, and piano with senior instructor Chelsea Sefzik. After Amelia recently won Metro Music Maker’s first Spirit Week songwriting contest with her song, “Go Team,” Mark interviewed the budding young songwriter. Why did you choose to study guitar?“It’s good accompaniment for songs, and you can use it … Read more

Student Spotlight: Andy Miller

Eleven-year-old Andy is studying piano with senior instructor Chelsea Sefzik. (He also recently began taking violin at Metro Music Makers!) Chelsea sat down with Andy recently and asked him some fun questions to get to know him better. Why did you choose to study piano?“Because my brother plays the piano and I like it because it’s … Read more

Teacher Spotlight: Aria Taboada

1. How long have you been teaching at Metro Music Makers, and what do you teach?“I’ve been teaching here for two years, and I teach violin, viola, guitar, voice, ukulele and piano.” 2. What is your first musical memory?“My first classical concert. . . It was Joshua Bell, a violinist. He inspired me to take … Read more

Student Spotlight: Rini Bokil

Thirteen-year-old Rini is studying piano and voice with senior instructor Aria Taboada. Aria sat down with Rini recently and got to know her a little better so we could share her with you! Why did you choose to study piano?“I like piano because it’s very versatile. You can play lots of different genres on it!” What kind … Read more

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