Michelle Tuesday Music School held its 2024 Beach Party Recitals the weekend of August 9-11. We encourage all students taking music lessons at Michelle Tuesday Music School to play in our recitals and other performance opportunities. We host concerts at least four times per year, and we never charge fees to join the events. Many of our events, like this one, are coupled with a party. That way, our musicians who aren’t ready to play in front of an audience yet can just watch and enjoy the party.
Friday Night Teen & Adult Only Recital
Our Friday night Teen & Adult Only concert featured performances by adult music students learning piano, voice, guitar and mallet percussion. Jane played “Amazing Grace” on guitar, her debut performance as a student taking adult guitar lessons, and she did great! The percussion teacher accompanied her glockenspiel student on the gorgeous new studio Boston grand piano for a rousing, jazzy rendition of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Disney’s Aladdin. Our audience took our teen & adult recital “rule” to heart, and they screamed, hooted and hollered before and after each performer, because it calms the nerves of the musicians, and it makes the event more fun for everyone.
Saturday and Sunday Recitals
Saturday and Sunday afternoons included contributions from our younger music students. The musicians featured are enrolled in music lessons on a variety of instruments. The student performers are taking:
- songwriting lessons,
- guitar lessons,
- voice lessons,
- violin lessons,
- recorder lessons,
- ocarina lessons,
- drum lessons, and
- piano lessons.
Performers learning piano played their prepared pieces on our shiny new lobby grand piano. Our aspiring musicians delighted their audiences with well-known favorites: “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” on violin; “Yankee Doodle” and “Old MacDonald” on piano; vocal performances of “Part of Your World” and “Candle on the Water”; and from our students learning guitar, a variety ranging from the classical “Spanish Waltz” to an improvisation on “The Wind Cries Mary” by Jimi Hendrix.
Ocarina and Songwriting Lessons
Perhaps the most unique performances of the weekend were offered by Felix, who played “Amazing Grace” on ocarina (of Nintendo’s Zelda fame), and Millie singing her original composition, “The Good Old Days,” from her work-in-progress two-act musical starring her dog, Gwinnie. Watch for the upcoming puppet show, Gwinnie, when Millie has completed her first, but certainly not last, magus opus. Millie tells us she has already begun work on the sequel!
Beach-Themed Games and Prizes
After each 30-minute block of performers, the music students enjoyed the party activities outside, including beach bingo, a duck pond, and sidewalk chalk artwork around the perimeter of the music school, plus fabulous prizes to be had by all.
Kudos to the Student Musicians!
Thank you to all of the performers, parents, teachers and staff who made our Beach Party Recital a smashing success. Your teachers are very proud of you, and it’s always wonderful to see everyone having a great time.
Next Performance Event
Mark your calendars for our next performance opportunity. The annual MTMS Halloween Party Recitals have been our most popular concert each year for nearly a decade and a half. Sign-ups open October 14th!
