Today, May 7th, is Teacher Appreciation Day and we here at Center Stage Music Center would like to take the time today to spotlight our amazing teachers! Center Stage takes pride in our team of university-trained instructors, who use their professional experience as both educators and performers to foster each student’s music education and mentor…
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Celebrating International Jazz Day!
Today, April 30th, is International Jazz Day! Designated a holiday in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and championed by the legendary Herbie Hancock, International Jazz Day exists “in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.” Today, Center Stage Music…
Autism Acceptance Month: Supporting People With Autism Through Music
For Autism Acceptance Month, Center Stage Music Center wants to take a moment to recognize how impactful music can be for people with autism. Previously known as Autism Awareness Month, in 2020, the Autism Society of America replaced the “Awareness” to “Acceptance,” marking a key shift in the vocabulary surrounding autism. Rather than regarding autism…
Easter Activities on Long Island
Happy Easter Week! We wanted to take a moment to share some exciting local events that are occurring this week to celebrate Easter. And as always, some good music to listen to and good food to share with family and friends during the holiday season. Easter Egg Hunts & Brunches MARCH 26th: Stew Leonard’s Easter…
How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, we want to share some suggestions with our students to learn more about Irish culture and Irish music so that everyone can celebrate this Sunday, March 17th! St. Patrick’s Day is both an Irish and Irish-American holiday that commemorates the death of St. Patrick – the patron saint of Ireland….
Celebrating 5 Legendary Women In The Music Industry
From International Women’s Day to Women’s History Month, March is a time to celebrate the power of women’s accomplishments and continue to inspire a future of equal opportunity. As a women-owned music business, we believe it is important to continue the legacies of those that paved the way before us; this means understanding how female…
Making History: Our Students Take Center Stage at Carnegie Hall
On Thursday, February 22nd, Center Stage Music Center’s students will grace the stage of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall for a very special performance. Ahead of this exciting night, filled with many family and friends, we wanted to speak briefly about the significance of Carnegie Hall to the music world and especially to Center Stage Music…
How Mainstream Artists Help Keep Classical Music Alive
Classical music and classical instruments have a complicated reputation. They can often be seen as rigid and confined to specific parameters, decided centuries ago by “masters” of the genre. However, this is as far as can be from the truth. This week, we wanted to take a brief moment to go through just some of…
In Memory – The Artists We Lost in 2023
As we head into 2024, we at Center Stage Music Center would like to take a look back at the musicians that we lost in 2023. This is by far not a definite list. There are many more notable names that are not listed here, such as Anita Pointer (of the Pointer Sisters), Rudolph Isley…
10 Apps to Explore Music At Home
Music education does not end when you leave your lesson at Center Stage Music Center or when you conclude your daily practice session at home. Instead, music education is wide and impossible to contain, infused in our daily lives every time we talk about, think about and listen to music. For students of music, listening…