Arts Walk 2025!
Arts Walk has been a part of what we do as an academy since the very beginning! And we love Arts Walk and look forward to it every year! We have played music in a handful of different settings and venues since the beginning as an organization, but without a doubt, our favorite setting is […]
Voice lessons
Jenna has a degree from the number one conservatory of contemporary music in the world experience, lots of experience, is a published and signed singer-songwriter whose music is heard often on shows you very likely may have watched or are still watching. And she plays keys and sings in a local band.
New Learning with JazzLab
One of the things I think is amazing from an educational standpoint and growth of these musicians, is that many of these songs have countless chords changing rapidly from one key to the next, requiring students know not just every key, but various different tonalities utilizing mixolydian, dorian, locrian, as well as of course major, natural minor (aeolian) and harmonic minor as well. While it is possible that some musicians could learn tunes like this, most of them would likely take hours of listening and practicing and learning these things by ear. On the other hand, a musician that knows these tonalities, knows how to read these chords, knows how to understand chord scale theory, can experiment and play over such chord changes on the spot. That’s what we’re here for! To teach people how to do that! Among other things.
Your Child or Teen May Have More than You Know
You won’t always know what’s going on with all of your child or teen in their music. You should try! Talk to them, ask them, ask them to play for you, but don’t force it. I know for example for sure that I have a student who is one of the most amazing young piano […]
Adding a Third Private Lesson!
We will be adding a third weekly music lesson. Angelia is super good for our daughter and so many ways, and has helped inspired her love for music. We are so appreciative of Angelia! –Angie N.
Sam is AMAZING
“Sam is AMAZING…Thank you for creating TIA.” –Tilly G
What Can Music Do For You?
I had an important discussion with a student and his dad last week. This student by the way is actually incredibly exceptional in his capabilities and his growth. I’ve been working with this student for at least a couple of years, I’d have to go back and look to know for sure, he had prior […]
Festival on Stage 2025!
Yesterday we had three back to back unique events as an academy and with our sister school Music 1st as well. These events, all called Festival on Stage are an opportunity for students to play their prepared Festival pieces before the community on stage! Festival, is an annual event hosted by us at The Tuned […]
Much Deeper than Just Playing Music
Here’s one of the things that I think is so amazing about music. It’s so much deeper and so much more involved than simply playing an instrument and making music that way. Don’t get me wrong, playing an instrument and making music itself is enough, it’s a beautiful thing, it can keep you always challenged […]
Teaching and Caring are Inseparable
You cannot teach well without caring both about the subject matter and the student. It must be both. You cannot teach well without carefully considering the ramifications and results of how you teach. Students should be cared for by their teachers, period. Students need to be taught well, and properly, and their teachers must not […]