MTMS Blog
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From Stage to Screen: Exploring Musicals (and What’s Next!)
Lights Up: Our Monthly Theme—Musicals 🎶 This month in the Music Technology & Learning Lab, we’re doing something a little different. It’s a double-theme month! We’re starting with musicals, diving into storytelling through song and stage. Then, next week, we’ll shift our focus and explore video game music—another powerful way music shapes a story. For…
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From Disco to Drops: What Students Learned About EDM
Drops, Beats, and Builds: Students Explore EDM This month in the Music Lab, students dove into the world of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). Through listening and history stations, they explored how this genre sounds, how it works, and where it came from. Their observations were thoughtful, specific, and sometimes surprising. 🎹 What Students Heard Many…
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Ready to Play: We’ll See You After Spring Break
Back to the Beat: Lessons Resume Next Week Spring break is here, and we hope you are enjoying a well-deserved pause. A little rest can do wonders for creativity. It also helps students return refreshed and ready to learn. While the studio has been a bit quieter this week, we are already looking ahead. Lessons…
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Spring Break at MTMS: One More Lesson, Then We Recharge
🌷 Spring Break at MTMS: What to Know Before You Go Spring is in the air, and with it comes a well-earned break! As we head into next week, we want to share a quick schedule update. This way, your family can plan ahead with ease. 📅 Important Dates to Remember First, we will have…
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Marching to a Modern Beat: Popular Songs with a March Feel
🎵 Marching to a Modern Beat: Popular Songs with a March Feel I take lessons with Michelle, and we’ve been discussing songwriting lately. She had me create a march. While I’m familiar with traditional marches, I marched with the band in junior high and high school. As I worked on my own march, I started…