MTMS Blog
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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…
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Piano Practice and Bradykinesia
With Parkinson’s Disease, one of the defining symptoms is bradykinesia. What’s that? Yeah, I asked the same thing. Bradykinesia is a slowness of movement that isn’t necessarily explainable with other known effects of PD but is definitely there. Piano practice is one place where bradykinesia shows up for Michelle. It affects agility in vocal and…
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Welcome: Instructor Austin Young
Austin Young is an alumnus of Muskingum University with a BA in Music Education. Austin was bass section leader for Muskingum’s Concert Choir. As a part of Concert Choir, Austin sang for international audiences in Germany, Prague, England, and Scotland. Austin is in his 5th year teaching at Finland Middle School and Franklin Woods Intermediate…