The Playground

“When I really fell in love with music was when I started playing with other people”. That remark pretty much sums up Adam Pallozzi’s journey, from getting bands together with mates, through discovering a passion for teaching music, to founding Junior Rockers, an innovative program…

• Written by Mel Karajas on Jun 29, 2015
• adam pallozzi, junior rockers, mel karajas, musical development, simply music

Through the launch of our Simply Music Gateway project, you may have heard the story of Jewels, a special needs student with a special relationship to music. In this profile, Simply Music Piano Teacher Anne Smith introduces us to Celeste, a student on the autism…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Jun 22, 2015
• anne smith, campaign, indiegogo, music, piano lessons, simply music, simply music gateway, special needs, student

Tor Clausen believes music can be part of everything – even your furniture. He took his fascination for the beauty of marimbas to the next step, combining resonating planks with garden benches, and beyond, exploring ever-more imaginative blendings of music and beautiful physical objects. In this…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Jun 8, 2015
• musical furnishings, rumba table, samba table, simply music, Tor Clausen, Vashti Summervill

In this day and age, you can learn anything online! Yes, even how to play the piano. Online piano lessons give you the ability to learn piano anywhere with an internet connection. While no self-teaching experience can replace the knowledge and care of a good…

• Written by SM Admin on Jun 1, 2015
• gateway, online piano lessons, piano lessons, simply music, simply music gateway, simply music online

Performing is at the heart of the musical experience for most budding musicians. There are few better feelings than the joy of sharing a favorite song with an audience, especially when you hear that applause! Even if you don’t want to become the next superstar,…

• Written by Guest Contributor on May 26, 2015
• audience, bow, Leila Viss, middle c, musical instrument, musicians, performance, piano lessons, piano playing, posture, preparation, prepare, pride, simply music

All it takes is a song. Not just any song though, THE song… The one that grabs your attention when you’ve had the radio on for hours but have to drop everything right now because it’s transported you back in time.  It might be your ‘wedding’…

• Written by Mel Karajas on May 11, 2015
• boys of summer, don henley, doris day, fun., handel, medial prefrontal cortex, mel karajas, memory, music, oliver sacks, robin keehn, simply music, some nights, tea for two, toora loora

Simply Music Student, Jane Henshaw, totally encapsulates the vision of our program. This doesn’t make her a virtuoso or master composer, it just means that her love of music shines through in her everyday life. Jane is a student of Robin Keehn in Sequim, Washington…

• Written by Guest Contributor on May 5, 2015
• carry madison, jane henshaw, robin keehn, simply music, simply music student

What if you lived in a world where your opportunities, your place in society, your relationships, and even your self-image were determined by the distinct natural vibrations you emitted? This is the premise of the science fiction film Frequencies (2013), which portrays a society both…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Apr 14, 2015
• Frequencies (2013), Frequencies movie, Isaac-Newton Midgeley, Marie-Curie Fortune, Mr. Strauss, simply music

A lot of music unites people. Occasionally it divides people. With its contentious depiction of racial stereotypes, the opera Porgy and Bess seems to have experienced the ebb and flow of acceptance over the years, but even its cultural detractors will recognise it as one…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Sep 10, 2014
• Classics, gordon harvey, music, music education, piano, simply music, Summertime, the playground

Music has always been a social phenomenon. Whenever people have gathered together, music has usually been involved. In some cultures, the distinctions between music, dance and spoken language are blurred and music is part of almost every communication. In others, music might be shared more…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Aug 27, 2014
• creativiy, digital, gordon harvey, music, simply music, social media, YouTube