Every month MTMS has one theme for the lab portion of the lessons. For June the theme will be Beethoven’s Orchestral Music. Beethoven’s composition style bridged the gap between the Baroque era and the Classical era. There is also a focus on his Fifth symphony (also known as the world’s most famous symphony), the first…

One of the fun things I remember about summer with preschoolers was taking them to music classes. Did you know we have them here at MTMS? Sadly my kids think they’ve aged out of that, so if you have a three to five year old with an interest in music – consider this a summer…

In the Music Lab this month: We’re learning Counterpoint in the Composition Station! Melody is a single line of notes that can be played by itself or with anotherline of notes. Harmony is a single line of notes that is played with another line of notes. Counterpoint is the relationship between two or more melody…

Are you looking for an enriching activity for your kids this summer? Try music lessons. Summer is a great time for learning and practicing a new instrument or tackling a new technique or style on a current instrument. Invest in your child’s future as well as the present – music education provides many benefits that…

There is some debate about the beginning of music. The oldest instrument is recognized to be a flute, and while we may never know how old the very oldest of the flutes may be, carbon dating has taken a couple examples with at least 35,000 years ago from ivory, and about 60,000 years ago for…