Be a Champion for Boulder’s Arts, Culture & Heritage

Be a Champion for Boulder’s Arts, Culture & Heritage

Dear friends and supporters, As Executive Director of the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, these are a few of the most common complaints I hear regularly from our donors and volunteers: “Why is arts funding so low when there’s so much...
Why Music Lessons Are Worth the Investment

Why Music Lessons Are Worth the Investment

Kathy Kucsan, Education Director How can we determine the value of taking individual lessons on an instrument or voice? How do we decide whether music lessons are worth the investment of time and money? Worth driving across town or further to spend thirty minutes with...
Class Highlight: Build a Ukulele Workshop

Class Highlight: Build a Ukulele Workshop

Instructor Jackson McLellan dives into his Workshop: Build a Ukulele for students of all ages. See the cigar boxes, ukulele kits, and more that students will use to create their own unique instrument.   Center for Musical Arts: Good morning, I’m Erica Reid....
Faculty Highlight: Larina Gray

Faculty Highlight: Larina Gray

The Center for Musical Arts has a variety of talented teachers. In this interview, we spoke with violin instructor Larina Gray about her path to the violin, her love for Irish fiddling, and more. Center for Musical Arts: Good morning! My name is Erica Reid, I’m...
Kathy’s Valentine: Why I Love the Center for Musical Arts

Kathy’s Valentine: Why I Love the Center for Musical Arts

photo: Executive Director Elizabeth McGuire and Education Director Kathy Kucsan during a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Center for Musical Arts Kathy Kucsan, Education Director 💗Kathy’s Valentine: Why I Love the Center for Musical Arts First...
Out Loud & Joyful: Our Approach to Early Childhood Music Education

Out Loud & Joyful: Our Approach to Early Childhood Music Education

Kathy Kucsan, Education Director The research is unequivocal: making music is good — really good! — for young children. The very first thing that comes up when I search “early childhood music education” is this: “Music ignites all areas of child development and skills...
Faculty Highlight: Jackson McLellan

Faculty Highlight: Jackson McLellan

The Center for Musical Arts has a variety of talented teachers. In this interview we spoke with trombone, ukulele, and world music instructor Jackson McLellan about the importance of curiosity and the delight in studying — and having fun with! — multiple instruments....