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Just me, Darth Vader, and an Imperial Storm Trooper hanging out before the Durham Symphony performs John Williams’s Star Wars Suite For Orchestra

I just got back from a great trip to Washington, D.C. accompanying the Cary Christian School Chamber Choir. We played on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and before...

We had some really wonderful performances Saturday night of music by J.S. Bach, William Gillock, and John Williams. We also had a few new faces, including our special guest...

Remember we have  performance class this Saturday night.  Drop your kid(s) off at 5, preferably with them in costume.  If the younger kids (under 10) don’t want to stay...

By now most of you have received your Basics In Rhythm books. Here’s the game for Fall: Students are to pair up with a parent to make a two-person...

Congratulations to Logan (pictured above) and Sean (pictured below) for winning (1st and 2nd place respectively) the Summer Sightreading Challenge!  Of course we’re all winners but these two won...

Every day when I teach in the Summer, kids tend to come to their lessons full of energy and life. We have a great time making music together, and...

This is an article I came across a few weeks ago, by a mom with two kids who recently finished high school. Her mindset on how to deal with...

As part of Summer Sightreading, we’re going to be focusing on reading and feeling rhythms in this week’s lessons, starting Sunday. Rhythm problems can be the biggest obstacles to...

Check out this cool artwork I picked up in Cuzco, Peru! I’ll be giving it away at the end of August to the student who accumulates the most miles...