MTMS Blog
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Juneteenth
In honor of Juneteenth, please check out the link and see the roots of African American music. With so many limits on those who were taken in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, music was one of the outlets that remained open to create. I find it so interesting that songs changed not just singer to singer…
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Summer Music Fun
Ready for a change in the music curriculum? It’s summer and a perfect time to try something a little different. Some fun ideas to add to your repertoire: pop songs or movie/video game music, challenging songs like longer, more advanced classical pieces, or even just a piece of music you’ve always wanted to try. A…
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June Lab Theme
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…
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Summer Preschool Classes
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…
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Counterpoint
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…