Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce that the Summit Academy of Music will be hosting a student recital on November 16th at 4pm! While

As the school year begins and we settle into a new, likely busier routine, time seems like it's becoming scarcer. We now have after...

Nearly every day, I walk through an apple orchard to get some exercise with my dog. It's a wonderfully rejuvenating practice that helps

Recently in a lesson, I had a student express uncertainty as to whether or not he should perform. Both his parent and I were firmly in favor

Why do we practice performing? To get better at it, of course! Live performance is another set of skills just like scales or arpeggios. We p

Steve will be performing in the Cafe at the NC Arboretum's Winter Lights from 6:30-9pm on the following dates:

If you're new to Summit Academy of Music, you might notice that we have a policy of requiring parents in the room during the lesson. The

It often happens over the course of years of playing and practicing an instrument, but it's so gradual, it's easy to miss the signs

I found this post on Facebook this week and couldn't resist sharing. Music is a science. Music is mathematical. Music is a foreign langu

Once we've gotten the technique of the piece and can play all the notes well, we're done, right? There is a temptation to think that