MTMS Blog
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Can’t Stop the Music: MTMS Values
At Michelle Tuesday Music School, we have a commitment to music and sharing that love with others. There are other values that shape our mission as a music school, and it’s important to highlight our dedication to our purpose. Collaboration: We appreciate working together. Communication and support are at the top of the list, whether…
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UTheory
Ori, 9 year old drumming student at MTMS, picks Utheory as his music lab nearly every week. Jacob, the attendant, has gotten accustomed to this but still asks his normal question: What do you want to do today for music lab? UTheory is one music lab station. It has a lot of lessons and skills…
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The Debate of Hanon Exercises
If you learn piano with us, you might be assigned some Hanon exercises. In my younger years with piano lessons, I didn’t get this far, but I might have appreciated the challenge associated with it. One of our teachers provided the pro and con versions of these exercises, and I’m sharing them for your benefit.…
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Get into the Swing of February!
This month we’re focusing on Swing Music. This form of jazz music was most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Well-known swing artists include Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Duke Ellington. The name “swing” comes from the emphasis on the off-beat. Here are a couple of our favorites – feel free to comment with your…
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January Composition Station
Are you familiar with Modern/Techno music? This month’s composition station challenges you to try to write an 8 measure Modern/Techno piece. Techno music is a subset of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and often uses common time between 120 and 150 beats per minute. As an added challenge, you can try to use three different chords…