MTMS Blog
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Happy 2024!
Classes resume tomorrow, January 2nd. We can’t wait to see everyone again in their normal lessons and classes. If you’re setting goals, remember to keep them SMART – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. This is a great way to fine-tune those nebulous goals we think will be interesting on January 1st and we forget…
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Rock’n’Roll Playlist
We’ve been talking about the three stations in the Rock’n’Roll space in the lab. Last week was the compositions in NoteFlight and the first week of December we talked about the music history of Rock’n’Roll. The third station that rounds this all out is the listening station. We compiled a playlist of Rock’n’roll for students…
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Keep On Rockin’
Two weeks ago we at MTMS shared about our new Rock’n’Roll history station, and we also brought in composition and a playlist station (which you’ll hear about next week). This composition station is so popular with the students! We have a short bit of instructions, because mostly we need specific instruments in rock: vocals, electric…
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MTMS Has a New Baby!
Boston Grand Pianos – Steinway & Sons (bostonpianos.com) https://www.bostonpianos.com/pianos/boston/grand/gp-156-pe If you haven’t seen our new baby grand piano, it’s amazing. We have both links to see them online and pictures to show you how it looks in our lobby. We could not be prouder of this beauty.
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Let’s Learn About Rock’n’Roll
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets was the first famous rock and roll song, released in 1954. Rock existed before; it existed as African American blues and added speed and electricity, and then bass and drums. It became a new genre and caught on quickly with African American and then white…