Saturday, June 1, 2024 by Chrissy Misso | Summer

Come sing and dance with us!!

• We’re working on beginners’ GLEE CLUB!!
• Get your 6-10yo wannabe divas signed up for Wednesdays at 4p!
• We will work on
  • Breathing to support singing
  • Listening skills to build the ear and confidence in matching pitch
  • Rhythm
  • Different genres of music to build student’s audition repertoire
  • Developing simple dance routines to go with some of our songs, and
  • If we’re super awesome, we’ll start working on harmony

Get your little ones movin’ and groovin’ in The Music Class!

• It's NON-STOP interactive singing, dancing, music games, and instrument play for children and caregivers to enjoy together that helps your little ones learn:
  • How to sing in tune
  • How to keep a steady beat
  • A lifelong love and understanding of music!
• Classes began June 9, but you can join us through the end of June!
  • Sundays 3:15p
  • Wednesdays 9a
  • Head to bit.ly/TMCatChrissys for all the details!
• UPDATE: Sundays are FULL

Enjoy mixing ART and MUSIC at camp!

• For rising kindergarteners and up!  
• Discover how art and music influenced each other and evolved over time.
• Listen to music to inspire your own art!
• Painting, textiles, reuse/recycle materials, …
• Music ESCAPE ROOMS!
• Snack will be provided, but please send water bottles for each child (liquids must be clear)
• Sign up at bit.ly/SummeratChrissys

Toddlers and PreKs can have fun at camp too!!

• For littles age 2.5y to rising kindergarteners  
• Learn about music with:
  • Ukuleles and Percussion Instruments (rhythm & tempo)
  • Piano (High & Low, Loud & Soft, Short & Long)
  • Singing & Dancing
  • and Crafts!
  • Snack will be provided, but please send water bottles / milk cups for each child (NO JUICE)
    • Sign up at bit.ly/SummeratChrissys

We can’t wait to see you this summer!!

Chrissy’s Studio

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Friday, March 1, 2024 by Chrissy Misso | Summer

• Musical Theatre
  • June dates TBD
  • likely all day (8:30-4 or 4:30) with showcase at the end on Friday!
• Toddler & Preschool
  • August 5-9, 9-11:30a
  • Early Bird Registration ends 4/30!
  • Find the details HERE
• Musical STEM
  • July, dates TBD
  • likely half-days, M-F
• Camps are open to everyone; current studio families will receive a discount
• If you’d like more info on any of these, let us know!

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 by Chrissy Misso | Summer

Summer can be tough for our musical practice endeavours, but if we don't keep those muscles going, we have a LOT of ground to make up for later!

Some of the summer tricks are similar to the rest of the year:

1. Make it a habit -- pick a time that works almost every day for your student to practice. Set an alarm, tie it to another activity ... get it done!
2. Make it accessible -- put your piano in a popular room in the house, keep the music stand out in the open!
3. Make it fun . . . do something silly!! (Talk to Chrissy about getting a list of silly yet helpful things!)
4. If there's room, take it with you -- some instruments are portable, so bring them along!  Make sure you talk to your teacher on travel tips or, if it's too big, ask about printables or "subs" to take with you!

Did you know you can "practice" without your instrument?  Here are some ideas to keep them going at camp or non-instrument vacation:

1. Download a note naming app to keep your reading sharp! (haha! see what I did there?)
2. Listen to your pieces and air play along!
3. Sing your music -- it's easier to play when you can sing it anyway!
4. Learn about a composer you've seen in your books
5. Write a song without trying it out on your instrument -- use your theory knowledge!

So know you know how to keep your music muscles strong over the summer!  Keep playing! 

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 by Chrissy Misso | Summer

The music keeps going!!  We have lessons and "camps" to enjoy this summer and keep your fingers playing!

 Did you know that for each day you don't play it takes 2 consecutive days to get it back?  That means if you miss ONE week, you need to practice for TWO weeks to get it back ... now you're almost a month behind in your progress! *scream*  We need to keep the muscle memory, flexibility, and endurance up to play and sing well!

 To help you keep up over the busy summer, we still have a weekly schedule but also have FLEX PACKAGES (8 and 10 lesson options) that you can schedule throughout the summer when they work for you!

 For camps, we are exploring how science can meet music and introducing preschoolers to music!  If you would like to sign up for a camp, please visit this page for more details!

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