MTMS Blog
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From Broadway to Boss Battles: Exploring Musicals and Video Game Music
April brought a special double-theme month to the Music Technology and Learning Lab at Michelle Tuesday Music School. Students explored musicals and video game music through listening stations, history activities, and class discussions. At first, the two themes seemed very different. Students quickly found an important connection, though. Both styles use music to tell stories…
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The Sound Crossing Continents: Exploring the Growth of Afrobeats
Music has always traveled across borders. However, few modern genres have expanded as quickly and powerfully as Afrobeats. What began as a blend of African musical traditions, jazz, funk, highlife, and modern pop has grown into an international sound heard in clubs, movies, radio stations, and playlists around the world. This month in the Music…
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More Than Music: Building Student Success
Why the 40-Minute Model is Your Child’s Secret Superpower At MTMS, we don’t just teach music; we build musicians. Because we operate year-round, our students avoid the “summer slide” and maintain a steady rhythm of growth. But the real magic happens in how we structure our weekly 40-minute sessions. By splitting time between their individual instrument instructor and a dedicated theory…
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Level Up: How Video Game Music Shapes the Player Experience
Press Start: Our Theme Continues with Video Game Music 🎮🎶 Last week, we explored musicals and how music tells a story on stage. This week, we’re continuing our double-theme month by stepping into a different kind of storytelling experience—video game music. While the setting may change, one thing stays the same: music plays a powerful…
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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…