We offer this in the lab, but have you considered that composing music is an art all on its own? This is a skill we try to train, by giving small parameters and allowing the student to choose what that looks like. There are so many interesting things about musical composition. What is the beginning?…

Originally I looked into jingles, so that’s part of my main focus today. Jingles may have started as early as 1600. Before radio and television, some products had sheet music to be part of the branding. I’m fascinated what that would have sounded like back then. Depending on the age, if i ask you to…

Music History: The Harlem Renaissance was a period in the 1920s that celebrated Jazz. Now 100 years later our music history station is going to be focusing on that. Listen to some very famous examples and meet some of the most famous musicians of the period! Composition: Matching our Music History station, composition is going…

MTMS is extremely proud of all of our music students. Both teachers and students work hard to make their music come alive. Our Halloween Playlist shows what they’ve worked so hard for, and what they continue to achieve. Come watch it with us! Feel free to share with family and friends. These musical talents are…

I always call this kind of background music “muzak” but I didn’t know until today that Muzak is a brand name of background music. It’s been a brand since 1954 with several different channels that mostly use original artists to create the music. Do you mind music in a shop or a restaurant while you’re…