How to Listen like a Songwriter NicholasTozier.com When’s the last time you sat and listened wholeheartedly to a piece of music? The first thing to do as a listener is to stop whatever else you are doing. Find a comfortable place to sit. Choose a song — any new or old favorite is fine. Settle […]
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Super Singer Contest
Super Singer Contest ClickonDetroit.com How old do I have to be to audition? You must be at least 7 years of age as of May 1, 2015, to audition for SUPER SINGER. Remember, if you are under 18 on the date of your audition, you must have a parent or legal guardian submit your […]
The Voice 2015
The Voice 2015 TheVoice.com “The Voice” is the Emmy Award winning, number one series on NBC, featuring the country’s best unknown artists and four of the biggest names in music as coaches. We are looking for solo artists and duos that perform all types of music: pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, latin, country, blues, indie. […]
Made in Detroit: Guitars crafted from city ruins
Made in Detroit: Guitars crafted from city ruins cbsnews.com DETROIT — Detroit has more than 70,000 abandoned buildings. Among them is an old Cadillac plant that houses piles of wood. Where others see trash, Mark Wallace sees buried treasure. Wallace started making guitars out of Detroit’s reclaimed wood a year and a half ago. He […]
Music Classes for Babies and Toddlers in Canton MI
Classes Begin Thursday, April 2nd 2015 Canton Music Together Classes This Spring we’ll jump and jive with “Allee Galloo”, go to the beach with the Spanish “Maria Isabel”, create jazzy rounds with “Hey, Ho, Nobody Home”, dance in asymmetric meter to “Stick Dance” and layer rhythms on the drums with “Drummers Marching”, just to […]
Big Kids Music Class Age 5 to 7 Thursday April 2nd – June 11th 2015
Let your child explore music! Limited space is available. Sign up today! Music Together Big Kids® is a 60-minute class geared to the interests and abilities of 5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds. The program blends the elements of Music Together that parents and children love with new activities, skills, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate […]
How to make your kids smarter
How to make your kids smarter by Time.Com 1) Music Lessons Plain and simple: research show music lessons make kids smarter: Compared with children in the control groups, children in the music groups exhibited greater increases in full-scale IQ. The effect was relatively small, but it generalized across IQ subtests, index scores, and a standardized […]
How to use Noteflight
How to use Noteflight Noteflight® is a very easy to use, and extremely convenient way to score music for playback or print. Compared to much more expensive programs, Noteflight® offers powerful music scoring features combined with the ability to share online. Noteflight® is compatible with any web browser! You can easily copy and paste links […]
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter Bells will be Ringing in 2015! Join us for the Bells Collection this winter session running January 12 – March 16, 2015. We will gallop with “Trot, Old Joe,” learn an egg shaker passing game from Ghana in “Obwisana,” drum & jive with “Rhythms & Rhymes,” and create beautiful rounds in “The Bells of Westminster” – […]
Drummer Carl Palmer Music Hall November 20th 2014
CARL PALMER at the Detroit Music Hall Carl Palmer, among the most renowned drummers in rock history and a founding member of both ELP and ASIA, is returning to the world stage for an extensive solo tour that will celebrate the global release of his new DECADE DVD (which chronicles the 2011 tour show) and […]
New Trumpet Instructor Aaron J.
Trumpeter and Marion, Massachusetts native Aaron Janik has been steeped in the discipline of music from the age of 10. His earliest introduction to music was by way of revered New England trumpeter Jack Martin. Aaron also instructs on flugelhorn, trombone, tuba, and french horn. […]
Annie Warbucks at the Grosse Pointe Theater
Annie Warbucks Grosse Pointe Theater (313) 881-4004 BUY TICKETS The sequel to the international smash hit Annie, brings the world’s favorite orphan back to our stage! All the ingredients that made Annie so successful are here once again, with an old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure. The curtain opens to Christmas morning, just as […]
Music Together September 2014
September 2014: Fall Semester Starts September 15! Welcome back and Happy Fall! We think everyone is going to LOVE the BONGOS Collection!We will be learning new songs from around the world, including drumming to a traditional African folksong, tapping our sticks to an Irish folk tune, singing a new song in Spanish, and chanting about […]
Camp Concert at Atwater in the Park
Summer Music Camp Concert The Grosse Pointe Music Academy Summer Music Camp will perform it’s end of the week concert on Friday, August 8th from 2:00pm-3pm. The concert will be held at Atwater in the Park; a new family-friendly, neighborhood restaurant and brew pub in Grosse Pointe Park. The food is great so if you’re hungry […]
Rock Band Recital Fail
Rock Band Recital Fail Upon taking the stage, Henry, Grant, Stephen, and Griffin, also known as Rubber Band to the audience of the Grosse Pointe Music Academy Spring Recital, had no idea that their performance would be a viral Internet sensation. Watch this 60-second video to see what all the buzz is about! The song […]
Music Together June 2014
Music Together June 2014: Gallop, March, & Shake This Summer! Summer is not only our favorite time of year because of the beautiful sunshine and warmth, but also because we get to enjoy a compilation of many of our favorite Music Together songs from the different collections. We will be enjoying the “Summer Songs 3” […]
3 String Guitars
Three-String Guitars What originated as a Kickstarter® campaign, the Loog guitar has now been put into production, and people around the world are experiencing the benefits of this simple but brilliant idea. The brilliance lies in the reduction of six strings to three so that beginners and experienced players alike can focus on a limited […]
Puccini’s Turandot
Puccini’s Turandot at Michigan Opera Theatre By Patricia Lawlis Giacomo Puccini, as a 19th century Italian composer, was born into a world ripe for musical transition. While the music of most Western countries continued to evolve by developing a strong tradition of symphonic music and by embracing the quartet, the operatic style of Italian […]
Spring Recital 2014
Spring Recital 2014 The Grosse Pointe Music Academy Spring Recital will be held at Pierce Middle School in Grosse Pointe Park on Sunday, June 8th. The first recital session will start at 1:30pm followed by another 2:30 Session. The Canton Location recital will take place at the Plymouth Community Arts Council starting at 5pm on […]
Music Together May 2014 News
Music Together May 2014 May 2014 HMT Blog Post Newsletter Jumpin’ Josie It’s May! Is it May already?! May seemed to sneak up on us as we have been jumpin’, wigglin’, and singin’ this Spring semester. “Jumpin’ Josie” is the perfect song to adapt to the different milestones your little ones are working on […]