Happy Halloween from Center Stage Music Center!! As we progress further into the final week leading up to Halloween (and close out the spooky season!), we invite all to celebrate at home by learning about the role that music plays in the iconic films of this season. Additionally, we have provided some details here about…
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Arthritis Awareness Month
“As the journey has been long for me, I have found many times that music has helped me get to a better, happier mindset. Music has also helped me motivate myself to keep moving, which is important to do with this disease. Keep on moving!” Yadira Quintanilla, Co-Founder, Center Stage Music Center May is Arthritis…
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….
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…
Rockin’ In The Kitchen
Happy Thanksgiving from Center Stage Music Center! We all know the holiday season requires a decent amount of time in the kitchen. Whether cooking up a meal for your friends and family, or hanging around, catching up with distant relatives and long-distance friends, the kitchen becomes a central space in our lives during this time…
Women Rock Day!
Women Rock Day is acknowledged in the United States on January 3rd every year, celebrating women’s contributions and accomplishments in the rock music industry. Women Rock Day came to fruition on January, 3rd 1987, when the legendary singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame….
Haunted Headphones: Sounds of Spooky Season!
Halloween is just around the corner and we wanted to share our favorite “haunted headphones” tunes to get you in the mood for spooky season! We have compiled a list of some simple and scary songs that you can learn on your own or in your lessons. And of course, we have shared a playlist…
Live Creatively Day: 5 Ways to Celebrate!
Wednesday, Sept. 14th is “Live Creatively Day!” At Center Sage we are 100% supportive of embracing creativity each and every day…but, what exactly does it mean to be creative? And can anyone be creative?…ABSOLUTELY! By definition, to be creative means to use your imagination or to have original ideas, especially in the production of…