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 […]

JazzLabHome

Aspiring Jazz musicians (and that includes you educators and music teachers)! Do you play or teach music but don’t really have a solid grasp of jazz music, don’t feel like you can consistently play jazz music or improvise confidently over jazz music? Did you know that we have a wonderful, fun, accessible, and affordable opportunity […]

What You Need from a Music Teacher

We have talked about this before, but it is so important to keep sharing this part of the overall story of music education and our place in the community. We work extremely hard to make sure that the people on our team are a part of the team for so many reasons. They’ve got to […]