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Teacher Appreciation Week: Thank You Gail Phillips

This is the kind of teacher I strive to be. This is the kind of teacher that we at The Tuned In Academy are all aspiring to be. Teachers that care deeply about music and are committed to helping our students learn and love the whole of music. But more than that, we hope that our students will be affected in their life, that the discipline, joy, and majesty of music will be something that will seep out of who they are and make the world a better place through them.

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Recorder!

Once upon a time the recorder was a valued and honored instrument with beautiful music written for it. Then it sadly became known primarily as something only children played in elementary music classes. And it is great for that too! But the recorder is a beautiful instrument that can be a ton of fun, and yet is easily one of the most affordable and accessible instruments, certainly true among wind instruments.

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It Takes a Community

Yesterday I had the honor and privilege of sitting in on a handful of band classes at a local middle school. I started with the

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Consistency and Excellence

At TIA we provide consistency across the board from lessons with one faculty member or a class with one, to the other. In other words, whether you are beginning piano, ukulele, guitar, trumpet, drums, or voice with one of our regular faculty members or an associate faculty member, you can be sure that you will get the same quality of instruction.

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Homeschool Band, Choir, or Orchestra Students

Instruments like the trumpet, saxophone, viola, or cello (to name just a few) are multi-faceted. There are physical issues involved like air stream and embouchure, fingering and proper bow technique. Learning to play an instrument like this takes time and ideally one on one or at least a close ratio (one on three, perhaps to four or five). At TIA we are here to help you with that one on one instruction you need, or small group master class type instruction.

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New Strings Classes at TIA!

Homeschool families! Strings for Absolute Beginners! Mondays 11:15-12:15, just $60 monthly. Come learn to play violin, viola, or cello with a seasoned and experienced educator with over twenty years of experience, make music, make friends, and have a blast!

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