by shawn | Feb 13, 2014 | Sharing
Over the past 17 years, Lisha Lecari has been the director of Music and the Brain, which is a music program she created. As of now, the program operates in 100 New York City public elementary schools, many of them situated in poor neighborhoods. Her curriculum is...
by shawn | Feb 9, 2014 | Sharing
The Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Music Department recently make an announcement to preserve their history as well as make updates to their facilities. The department will be hosting the fundraising event at the Wallenstein Theater. The event will feature the Big...
by shawn | Feb 6, 2014 | Sharing
Every year, there will always be new learners taking up instruments for the first time. Last year was in no other way different. According to Instrumentally, a music education specialist, the most popular musical instrument to be learn in 2013 was none other than the...
by shawn | Jan 30, 2014 | Sharing
There are many parents out there who find it somewhat of a challenge whenever they are considering signing their child up for music lessons. Furthermore, it doesn’t really help when there isn’t much practical information or guides available. This leaves...
by shawn | Jan 26, 2014 | Sharing
Since the first time that Sayuri Kubota heard Chopin, she knew that she wanted to play it on the piano herself one day. “It really attracted me. .. but most of the pieces are very difficult. I kept asking to play it but my piano teacher said, ‘you should...
by shawn | Jan 23, 2014 | Sharing
There are many solo artists and musical groups out there who have performed over decades without ever receiving a Grammy nomination. However, the Pacific Mambo Orchestra is an exception. They were recently nominated in the category of Best Tropical Latin Band for...
