Sharon Music Academy

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The ultimate testament to the high quality of music education at the Sharon Music Academy is not the amount of awards our students have won at various music competitions, but the amount of new students that come to us by referral. Reading the testimonials of our parents and students one can understand why they refer their neighbors, friends and family members to the Sharon Music Academy. Dawn A. - mother of Julia The Sharon Music Academy is a rare gem in a myriad of music schools. I feel extremely fortunate to have found the school and its director, Tanya Schwartzman. Tanya is a highly professional, warm, and kind person. My daughter, Julia, has blossomed as a pianist in The Sharon Music Academy. The Sharon Music Academy not only teaches piano technique and style, but through imaginative storytelling it imparts a wonderful body of knowledge of the lives of the composers and why they wrote their music. This enables Julia to reach inside herself and bring her piano playing to a higher emotional level. As a parent, I thoroughly enjoy observing Julia's piano lessons and witnessing this musical growth. Maria and Terry T. - parents of Sophie My daughter Sophie has been taking piano lessons for almost five years; my son Byron, at age 7 is in his first year of piano. I can honestly say that my kids are getting a unique music education through the Music Academy, for two main reasons: they have come to understand and show, at a young age, the artistry and depth of feeling that comes with the experience of making music. Technical accuracy and music theory is a foundation of their training, but somehow it is as background, supporting but not dominating their experience. I have listened quietly during virtually every lesson my children have taken, and I am continually struck by the use of metaphor and storytelling to help my children learn. A visual picture is painted for the student – an interesting story or image which gives them context and meaning for each piece. And boy does this work! The children are captivated and motivated to create the picture themselves with their music. As the mood of every piece is created through metaphors, vivid descriptions and/or discussions of the composer’s intentions, somehow it seems to translate directly into the child’s fingers – an amazing thing really. Even when Sophie began her lessons at age 6, she played simple yet beautifully moving, melodic compositions – no “baby” pieces. She learned how to hold her hands, wrists and arms to create her own presence and power, over what was then, a relatively enormous piano. This style of teaching I believe not only encourages kids to love to play their instrument, but creates very impressive artists and musicians. The bar is higher, no doubt, at the Music Academy, but the study and practice pays off with abound; without wanting to sound elitist, I believe you do see and hear a real difference with these kids. My own 10+ years of piano lessons gave me what I thought was solid music education, but I never became anywhere near good as my daughter is already at age 10. We highly recommend the Music Academy indeed! Myra & Frank B.

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