With our globalized streaming era, the fields of music and songwriting have become vastly more competitive than they used to be. In a study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, they found that participating in the songwriting industry is a struggle, especially for women. Only a quarter of artists on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Center Stage: An Exclusive Interview
This month marks Center Stage’s 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! In 2011, Center Stage began as an American dream…one woman’s vision to provide a space that made music accessible for students of all walks of life. To give the opportunity to learn the language of music, to perform, to create and to rock out. Fast forward 10…
Winter Wellness for Singers
Vocal health is important all year long, but the winter brings many factors that make it imperative to stay vigilant so you can stay healthy and keep singing! Here are a few tips to keep your voice feeling performance-ready all winter long. 1. General Health Every musician must take care of their instrument. For some…
Virtual NYSSMA 2021 Explained
This year has brought many challenges and changes to almost every part of life, and this Spring’s NYSSMA Festival is no exception. In order to help you navigate the 2021 Virtual NYSSMA Festival, we have created a super helpful video, along with 5 easy steps to participate in NYSSMA this year, that will walk students…
10 Songwriting Tips with A2nelito
In the recent issue of Center Stage Mag, the talented pianist/producer A2nelito sat down with us to share his 10 songwriting tips. From which equipment to buy, to choosing chords, to honing in on your “sound,” these 10 steps are invaluable to anyone looking to write music. 1. Listen to Everything. 2. Clear Your Mind….
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! This weeks blog is all about tricks & treats. See below for Halloween inspired recipes, last minute costume ideas, and two awesome playlists to get you in the spirit of Halloween. Spiced Pumpkin Cookies Brain Cupcakes Halloween Crunch Bars Nutty Mummies Melted Witch Cookies Spooky Halloween Sangria Spooky Skull Tortilla Chips Halloween Ghost…
Issue VII: Don’t Believe in Ghosts
Issue VII features the up and coming band Don’t Believe in Ghosts. The main article is written by our own, Ulises Amaya! See below for a peek into Issue VII: “Don’t Believe In Ghosts is an alt-rock band from NYC with infectious synth-pop sensibilities. At times their music seems so familiar that you may feel…
National Bullying Prevention Month
This month is National Bullying Prevention Month and that is definitely a cause that we can get behind! In this day and age, there are so many people getting bullied. Bullying isn’t happening just at school anymore, it’s also happening over the internet. This means that bullying is now occurring 24/7, which often leads to harsh and…
Breast Cancer Awareness
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Check-in to Facebook and #breastcancerawareness every time you’re at Center Stage. For every three check-in’s, a woman is provided access to a breast and ovarian cancer screening. Many people don’t like to discuss the subject but the sad truth is that nobody is exempt from Cancer. It can hit anybody…
The Best Way to Learn is to Teach!
“While we teach, we learn” was said by Seneca, a Roman philosopher. For very many years this has been an accepted and understood concept- the best way to understand something is to explain it to someone else. There has been research done that found that students who are enlisted to tutor others, apply it more…