MTMS Blog
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Benefits of Learning Music for All Ages
Often we talk about the benefits for children of learning music. It is true, teaching your kids an instrument is powerful for their development. It’s about self-esteem, confidence, language skills, IQ, discipline, motor skills and muscle development, social skills, and joy. As we learn music from around the world, we also learn about the cultures…
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Open Today for Lessons and Lobby Recitals
Many of us are out of school for President’s Day, but please note that MTMS is open as usual on Monday. Lessons this week will be at their normal times. Your Lobby Recital will be during that time with whomever you’d like to bring with you. This will be a week-long recital at MTMS, and…
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February Themes
Music History: For Music History this month we are going to be looking at broadway music. People may think that broadway music refers to music in theater musicals. While that would make sense, broadway actually covers all musicals, even movie ones. Like a song about a certain someone we don’t talk about in a recent…
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Recital News
In two weeks, MTMS will have a lobby recital during lesson times. Your recital audience will be who you invite with you during your regular lesson time, as well as whomever is generally there (with their audience). So bring Grandma and your other siblings to see your student show off their hard work. This performance…
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Where Does Your Music Live?
Some songs stick in your head like nothing else – and Encanto brought most of us a new one this month. No, I’m not going to talk about it. My kids play that song and many others in the morning before school. Sometimes it causes fights because one of them is not sharing the choices.…