Stacy Drake receives a grant check from The Tom and Virginia Seely Foundation at their annual awards breakfast at The Country Inn on Thursday, June 18th. The Seely Foundation was one of BlackCat Music Cooperative’s earliest supporters and have continued to believe in us and help provide assistance in our efforts to empower area youth through music. Thank you so much, words are never enough! (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Williams-Daley)
Victoria Vox performed to a packed audience on May 15th at BlackCat Music Shop. Prior to the concert, Victoria conducted a workshop at BlackCat Music Cooperative to another full house of musicians wanting to learn some new techniques from the talented singer/songwriter.
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SingBig! Camp at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs is in full swing offering young talent from 10 to 16 the opportunity to receive voice performance tutelage from professional musician and instructor, Joel Newman.
The two week camp provides a group class that encourages all participants to sing with and in front of each other, learning how to sing big with your best voice. Group sings and performance techniques will all be part of this fun-filled camp.
Instructor Joel Newman originally hails from New York City and was born into a musical family. He is widely known in the Hagerstown/Frederick area as a musician and individual teacher. SingBig! continues through August 3rd. Follow here for continual updates.
Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. But despite this almost universal interest, many schools are having to do away with their music education programs. This is a mistake, with schools losing not only an enjoyable subject, but a subject that can enrich student’s lives and education. Read on to learn why music education is so important, and how it offers benefits even beyond itself. Continue reading “20 Important Benefits of Music in Our Schools”
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