August, 2012 |
What's New?
KasperMusic Conservatory on Facebook
We've changed the name of our home teaching space from Kasper Home Music Studios to KasperMusic Conservatory. We like sowing seeds of musical excellence and watching our talented sprouts grow.
Call to Action: Click on the picture below, and then click the "Like" box on our new Facebook page to receive regular Fb updates.
KasperMusic Conservatory Open House Celebration
Over 110 guests toured our renovated space on Sunday, August 5. Students, friends and neighbors enjoyed entertainment and group music-making. Partners included...
- Kelly Tipler of Upturn Consulting
- Joe Zarantonello, poet and retreat teacher, of Loose Leaf Hollow
- Julie Russell, teacher of yoga and creator of The Painting Journal
- Nick Montgomery of Nashville Music Company demoing kids' guitars
- John Hood of Turnip Green Creative Reuse punching guitar picks
- Michelle Gawley of Luna Catering for delicious food
- Pamela Blazek of Dakota Spirit Therapeutic Massage
Journey to Greatness
Our Reed Peterson (age 13) is the 2012 Grand Prix Winner of the Ars Viva Music Youth Concerto Competition. His category included other instrumentalists through age 15. The winner's concert with live orchestra takes place this November in Tarrytown, NY.
Lily P. (age 8) learned violin for her title role in the film "Ugly Me" (Hyangil Kim, Director) which premiered on the big screen at the N.Y. Film Academy this month.
Rotten mom scars musical child for life |
Reed and Lily on their traditional annual visit
to Nashville.
KasperMusic Camps Make a Big Summer Splash
Our Camps for Kids kept everyone real cool this summer. Young Songwriters churned out original compositions all week and learned how to keep it going on their own. Jam-Campers had a blast making new friends and communicating through music.
Jocelyn Kasper, Punctu-holic
Jocelyn was published on a writers' blog by WOW! Women on Writing. Click the image above to read what she learned about her addiction to exclamation points.