Feliz Cinco! This year Cinco De Mayo falls on a Saturday and for us Cinco De Mayo lovers that means PARTY TIME! This blog post is dedicated to all things Cinco! We’ve included recipes you can make to celebrate the day and the perfect playlist to help get the party started. Relax, eat, drink, dance…
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Meet Skela: From Center Stage Student to NYC Musician
In the newest issue of Center Stage Magazine, Layers, our main article features Skela; an up and coming NYC singer/songwriter AND a former Center Stage student. From when we first met Skela in 2011, there was no doubt in our minds as to the limit of her talents and creativity. A teenager at the time, with…
4 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress at Work
April is Stress Awareness Month, which is very important to us here at Center Stage! Stress occurs for all of us in different areas of our lives. We’ve dedicated this post to ways to reduce the stress in your life! 1. Declutter: One of the best ways to reduce stress is to declutter! Our external environment…
Happy Rockin’ Birthday!
April is a big month for musical birthdays! We celebrate the birthdays of Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, John Oates, Mandy Moore, Joss Stone, Chance the Rapper, Stephen Marley, Michael Franti, Barbara Streisand, and Willie Nelson. That’s quite a list, and there’s even more than that! Although many of these artists are from different generations and…
Easter Dinner Made Simple
Easter is just around the corner and many look at Easter as a sign that spring has sprung! It’s a time to get together with loved ones, have a feast and maybe even an Easter egg hunt in the backyard! This year we’ve included some recipes for you to make your day a bit easier,…
How to Cover a Song
In Issue VI of Center Stage Mag (released today!), we sat down with John Brautigam to learn some valuable tips on how to cover a song. Have you ever wondered how to take a song played by an entire band and make it sound good on one instrument? Or, what to do if you can’t…
The Luck of the Irish
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Saint Patrick’s Day is a largely recognized holiday not only in Ireland and the US, but also in countries including the UK, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. In fact, you can see people from all over the world celebrating the heritage and culture of the Irish on March 17th every year. However,…
Four Brilliant Minds Born in March
This month we celebrate the birthdays of quite a few influential composer’s: Frédéric Chopin (March 1, 1810) Johann Sebastian Bach (March 31, 1685) Franz Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732) Stephen Sondheim (March 22, 1930) Starting with the Baroque master himself, J.S. Bach is routinely considered one of the, if not the number one most influential…
10 Most Common Mistakes Made at NYSSMA
NYSSMA is approaching and we want to make sure you are prepared for your performance! We’ve created a list of the most common mistakes people make at NYSSMA so you can avoid these NYSSMA no-no’s. Bringing photocopies. NYSSMA requires original NYSSMA approved scores of your piece. You are not permitted to use photocopies during your…
Black History Month Soundtrack
Every February we observe Black History month. We honor the legacy of our music and where it stems from. We would not be where we are today, or have the music we have now if it wasn’t for those in the past. In the 1700’s, West African rhythms and chants were brought over to the…