Raising Builders
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What are you really looking for when you Google “music lessons in my area”? Ratings? Convenience? Affordability? Fun? As those aspects mean a variety of things to different people, you might wonder what you can count on from CYM. To…
Claudia’s 10+ CYM Years 2012 – 2022
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At each day’s end, it’s the people that give our lives buoyancy who we think of with warmth and respect. In her statement, “I love to play pieces that she (my grandmother) enjoys…” Claudia shares the best of what one…
Musikgarten: Music Makers at The Keyboard Begins 9.9 and 11
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If you are thinking about music study you might just go straight for individual instruction. Depending on the student’s maturity and teacher’s expertise, that choice could set your child up for a lonely start. For some, there is very little…
Have A Handful?
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You take lessons and prepare for a recital, audition, or competition. You perform – it’s fun! You make your mark, transferring skills from the practice room to the stage – demonstrating about 90% retention. Great Job! But wait – don’t…
A Person Wrote The Piece You Hear and Play
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CYM Piano Faculty Maria Constantine presents Music History: Learning About Music and the World – Saturday, August 20th! Explore the societal happenings of each musical period and discover how people expressed and healed themselves and their communities, as they listened…
Julianna’s 12+ CYM Years 2010 – 2022
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Following in her brother’s footsteps, when Julianna put down roots at CYM, she used music to maximize her strengths: she learned how to strike a healthy balance between responsibilities and goals for school, work, practice, community service, friends and family…
Jazz On The Steps Presents 7.27
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Bring your lawn chair, friends, and family! This Wednesday, July 27th at 4:30 pm treat yourself by attending the season finale of “Jazz on the Steps”. This week’s feature is saxophonist, Dr. Jaki Young Ensemble. Pianist Joe Defazio, Bassist Ronnie Biggs.,…
Daniel Spear’s 15+ Years at CYM (2006 – 2022)
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Daniel has dedicated thousands of hours to music practice – on piano, flute, and piccolo – and started training very early in life. Graduating this year from CYM, and from Seneca as Valedictorian, he wouldn’t go a day without listening…
Great Performances at the Perry Highway Lutheran Church!
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Ten student musicians performed early in June at the Perry Highway Lutheran Church. The audience was treated to a range of repertoire, from Twinkle to the first movement of the Sonata No. 4 in a minor for piano and violin,…
Play Well – Do Good
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Do you think it is beneficial to share gifts and skills with others, and make a regular habit of it? Does your kid play in orchestra yet not get much individual performance time (except for the yearly audition)? Are they…
Practice Challenge Winners Tell All With Their Smiles
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What difference does it make you ask? to set out to practice constructively for 30 days, to be honest about it and not miss a day, and to gain the momentum of stringing together focused and enjoyable sessions? It makes…
CYM/MTNA Community Concert
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“For me, making music is part social, part interaction, and part collaboration” – Norah Jones, American singer, songwriter, and pianist. During the Community Concert on Saturday, April 30th in Sewickley, approximately forty people gathered for the joyous, music-making event! This…