GabrielleApr 28, 20212 minMixing It Up - Playing with Your PracticeRoutines are crucial for musical success, but let’s face it: sometimes we can get stuck in a rut, and need something new to keep music...
GabrielleJan 26, 20212 min2021 Hundred Days Challenge!The 100 Days of Practice Challenge is returning to the Academy for a third year!
GabrielleSep 22, 20202 min5 Awesome Things from This Summer!As the school year starts, we want to take a moment to look back and remember some of the great things that happened at the Academy
GabrielleApr 3, 20201 min100 Days of Practice: Home Edition!Our 100 Days of Practice Challenge is still going strong, and now we're upping the challenge!
GabrielleMar 25, 20202 minThree Reasons Music Lessons Are More Important Than EverHere at the Academy, we have always believed that by teaching kids music we are giving them valuable skills that will last them a lifetime.
GabrielleMar 19, 20202 minAn Update From the Academy: Lessons Going Virtual!At the Marion Music Academy, the health and safety of our faculty, students, and their families are our most important priorities.
GabrielleMar 10, 20201 minPracticing on VacationWith Spring Break around the corner, it takes planning to keep that practice streak going. So how can you still practice every day?
GabrielleMar 3, 20202 min3 Reasons to Change Your Guitar StringsKeeping fresh strings on your guitar is one the simplest and least expensive ways to keep your guitar playing and sounding its best.
GabrielleFeb 18, 20201 minPreparing for Audtions: Student EditionA few weeks ago, we talked about how parents can help students prepare for upcoming auditions. This week, it's time for tips for students!
GabrielleFeb 6, 20202 min100 Days Of Practice!We’re challenging Academy students to practice for 100 days in a row! No gaps, no missed practice!
GabrielleJan 21, 20202 minPreparing for Auditions: Parent EditionIt’s that time of year when students are preparing for chair and placement auditions for honors ensembles!
GabrielleNov 5, 20192 minLearning Music As A LanguageMusic is a language and it is important that as musicians we take time to learn music in the same way we learn to speak.
GabrielleOct 1, 20192 minThree Books That Will Change the Way You Think About MusicIn my years of playing music I have been profoundly moved by the following three books. Each one dramatically changed my course of learning.
GabrielleSep 24, 20192 minDon't Forget Your PencilOne of the most useful and over-looked tools a musician can have is a pencil. You can’t remember everything so you need to write it down.