Our Blog: Scherzo
July 7th, 2024
Twenty Things To Do If Your Kid Wants To Become An Artist
Remember how you once wanted to be an artist. Drag your old easel out of the attic and paint a seascape à la Bob Ross.
June 23rd, 2024
Want to Learn a New Language? Take the Leap!
Learning a new language not only builds empathy, it’s good for the brain. And along the way, you might make some new friends.
May 26th, 2024
Cat Got Your Tune?
It’s come to light that both Ravel and Debussy allowed their feline muses to prowl at liberty throughout their homes, unrestrained, trouncing among their music scores, and walking across masterpieces like Clair de Lune and Boléro with dirty paws.
March 11th, 2024
Representation in Classical Music
Did I want or expect my students to all become professional musicians? Of course not. But I did want them to know that they could be anything they wanted to be.
February 25th, 2024
A Poem in Honor of Opera
Together with people I didn’t know,
All of us aglow from spotlights that
May as well have been stars,
We came together to hear singers
Become prophets.
February 12th, 2024
Let’s Go to the Movies!
Often, the music in a film becomes its own character and an integral part of the story. So much so, that just hearing the music can conjure up images and feelings one might have experienced when first seeing a film.