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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 with...

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Faculty Highlight: Becca Kronyak

Faculty Highlight: Becca Kronyak

The Center for Musical Arts has a variety of talented teachers. In this interview we spoke with saxophone instructor Becca Kronyak about her firm belief that music is for everyone, and how she brings that belief into her music lessons.   Center for Musical Arts:...

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How to Bring a Bass Drum Back to Life

How to Bring a Bass Drum Back to Life

Photograph: Tom Pederson at a Community Band performance Center for Musical Arts faculty are known for going above and beyond the call of duty. For example, Community Band Director Tom Pederson recently took up the task of refurbishing the Center's bass drum, which...

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How to Prepare for Your First Oboe Lessons

How to Prepare for Your First Oboe Lessons

Lindsie Katz, Violinist and Educator       Jennifer Stucki, Oboist and Faculty Member     Preparing for your first few music lessons can be a daunting task for families. What do we bring? Does my child have to play the instrument beforehand?...

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Faculty Highlight: Max Wolpert

Faculty Highlight: Max Wolpert

The Center for Musical Arts has a variety of talented teachers. In this interview we spoke with violin & fiddle instructor Max Wolpert about his approach to teaching, the importance of community in music, why he was drawn to the fiddle, and more.   Center for...

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Summer ’22 Reads: 4 Musical Books You’ll Love

Summer ’22 Reads: 4 Musical Books You’ll Love

Kathy Kucsan, Education Director Summer Reads: A Pianist’s Memoir, A World of Sound, How Music Works, and a Violin Mystery “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” This is a quote that has been attributed to a variety of people, from Frank Zappa to...

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Spring/Summer 2022 Covid Protocols

Spring/Summer 2022 Covid Protocols

Updated May 13, 2022 We require that non-vaccinated individuals wear a mask inside our building Mask-wearing is recommended for any vaccinated person We require all faculty and staff members to be vaccinated for Covid-19 On May 13, 2022, the Boulder County Health...

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