Academy of Music, Georgetown
400 Guelph St Unit 1 L7G 4B6 Georgetown, ON, Canada

Amazing Job ! Piano student, Lauren, completed her Apprentice challenge, earning her some cool awards Way to go Lauren ! We are so proud of you ... Keep soaring new heights !!!

Well done Aarya ! Piano student Aarya completed her Apprentice Challenge, earning her some fun awards ! Congratulations and keep up the good work! We look forward to seeing your progress !... And thank you for sending in this photo! If your child would like to be featured on our page, be sure to send their photo with them holding their milestone award!

30-day challenge, who's in?!

A helpful tip from one of our teachers

Be You! Keep doing what you love to do!

Grrreat job ! Piano Student Sebastian completed his Songbird challenge, earning him some fun awards ! We are so proud of you Sebastian! Keep soaring new heights !!! ... Your instructor, Graham, and we at the Academy are super proud of you. Looking forward to seeing your progress

Thank you Georgetown/Halton Hills for voting us "Best Music Instruction" year after year!

Savannah, Clayton, James, Caitlyn, Isabella, Mia, Jaanvi, and Sienna are getting in the Halloween spirit!

Look who stopped by for a visit!

It’s starting to get spooky in here!

A little Sunday Fun Day Funny!

Congratulations Saahib on earning the Apprentice level on the #MusicalLadderSystem

Way to go, Gabriel! Congrats on two years of piano lessons!

Our Oakville location was nominated for Best Music Lessons! Would you mind taking a minute to vote for us? We would really appreciate it https://www.insidehalton.com/readerschoi//academy-of-music

Thats Who Thursday - Meet Jose Feliciano! Feliciano was born on September 10, 1945, into a Puerto Rican family barely supported by his fathers work as a farmer. By 1950, Felicianos parents had relocated to New York City. Although blind since birth, by the age of six, Feliciano had taught himself to play the concertina simply by listening to records and practicing. Later in his career, Feliciano would master the bass, banjo, mandolin, and various keyboards. In his early tee...ns, Feliciano discovered his instrument of choice: the acoustic guitar. Again he taught himself to play simply by listening to records. By the age of 16, he was contributing to the family income by playing folk, flamenco, and pop guitar on the Greenwich Village coffeehouse circuit. At a time when his father was out of work, 17-year-old Feliciano quit school in order to perform full-time. He played his first professional showfor which he was paid by the club instead of from a hat passed through the audienceat the Retort Coffee House in Detroit in 1963. Back in New York that year, he was discovered at Gerdes Folk City. The RCA Records executive who spotted Feliciano quickly arranged a recording contract. The singers first album and single, both of which were produced in English in 1964, failed to make it onto the U.S. music charts; but the album The Voice and Guitar of Jos Feliciano did catch on with disc jockeys, who played it regularly on their radio stations. His awards include: Grammy awards for best new artist, 1968; best contemporary male pop vocal performance, 1968, for Light My Fire; and best Latin pop performance, 1983, for Me Enamore; 1986, for Lelolai; 1989, for Ceilito Lindo; and 1990, for Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar. Latin Music Expo Lifetime Achievement Award, 1991; numerous gold and platinum albums.

World Record Wednesday! The largest drum measures 18 ft 2in in diameter, is 19 ft 6 in tall and weighs 7 tonnes. It was created by Yeong Dong-Gun local government & Seuk Je Lee (all South Korea) in South Korea. The drum is a traditional Korean "CheonGo" drum.

Musical Terminology Tuesday! Floor toms: Floor toms are a type of tom-tom drum built with large drum shells that stand upright on the floor, typically have drumheads on both sides of the instrument, but only a top head is required. They are among the lowest-pitched instruments in a classic five-piece drum kit.

Smile Cookie week is September 14-20th! The full $1 from each cookie sold at Tim Hortons Oakville, Milton and Hornby stores will be donated to Food4Kids Halton

Mask Benefit #1. Everyone is a ninja?

Thats Who Thursday - Meet Alan Jardine of the Beach Boys! Alan Jardine in Lima, OH, on September 3, 1942, and moved to Hawthorne, CA, when he was a young child. Al Jardine and Brian Wilson went to school together at Hawthorne High and both played on the football team. Thus, the Beach Boys were formed. (Note: it could be said that Brian and Jardine were the first two in the band.) Some biographies on the band call Al Jardine the "lost Beach Boy." After all, he was the only ...member of the band who was not a Wilson, or related to a Wilson. But it was Jardines mom who helped pay for instruments when the group recorded "Surfin" and Jardine who played bass on the track. "Surfin" went to number 75 on the Billboard Charts. Al Jardines contribution to the band was neither insignificant, nor peripheral. First of all, he sang lead on one of the bands most famous songs, the number one hit "Help Me Rhonda."Al Jardine left the Beach Boys after years of infighting, out of a disagreement with the direction the band was choosing. Alan Jardine is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Grammy in 2001 as a member of the Beach Boys. See more

World Record Wednesday! The longest group drum roll is 64 hr 27 min 59 sec and was achieved by 40 members of the Corps of Drums of Her Majestys Royal Marines Band Service (UK) at the Tower of London in 2014.

Musical Terminology Tuesday! Snare Drum - a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect

How cool is this? Just another reason to love Dave Grohl, and Nandi is amazing!

On this day in Music History: September 4th, 1954 - Elvis Presley along with Bill Black and Scotty Moore made their first appearance at The Grand Old Opry. The audience reaction was so poor, the Oprys manager, Jim Denny told Elvis that he should go back to driving a truck.

World Record Wednesday! BTS have again smashed the Guinness World Records title for the best-selling album (South Korea) with their latest release Map of the Soul: 7. The studio album was released back in February and overtakes their previous album as the new record holder.

*** $61.00 OFF Music Lessons when you enroll by September 30, 2020 *** Ready to learn your favorite instrument? We teach piano, guitar, singing, violin, ukulele, and drums! Learn your favorite music at YOUR own pace and style. Fun and friendly teachers are ready to make your musical dreams a reality! We are located in Georgetown at 400 Guelph St (just up the hill from Norval) Call/text us at (905) 877-2770, email us at [email protected] or Request more info at ...https://musiclessonsgeorgetown.com/request-for-information/ Online and in person lessons available. All ages and styles welcome! Save $61 on music lessons when you enroll by September 30, 2020 (Offer includes a FREE $25 Registration and $36 off your first month of lessons)! Lets Make Music!

The Musical Ladder System. All children should love music this much!

Thank You Halton Hills!

CONGRATULATIONS, CAMERON ! Cameron has been studying ukulele with Mike for over a year. Cameron has been excellent with practicing and exploring music. Today he took home a the Rock Star trophy, certificate and wristband. Keep up the great work!

Thank you Halton Hills for voting for us in the category of "Best Musical Instruction"! Check out all the winners in this weeks Independent and Free Press.

World Record Wednesday! Taylor Swifts new album "Folklore" is officially breaking Guinness World Records titles. It has achieved the most day-one streams of an album on Spotify (female) after being streamed an impressive 80.6 million times.

Academy of Music students. Heres an important message from Leann Rimes!

Please help us welcome two new students Amelia (piano) and Lily (ukulele). It wasnt long after their first lesson that their mom sent us these pictures with this message "Girls were super excited and are already practicing"! How exciting - we love your energy! We cant wait to see you again next week!

Lots of favourites here!

World Record Wednesday! The largest collection of tuba-related items belongs to R. Winston Morris (USA) and consists of 2,286 items as of 2013. In Tennessee, R. Winston Morris started his collection 40 years ago and is currently a Professor of Music and Instructor at Tennessee Technological University.

Musical Terminology Tuesday! Harpsichord - a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing tones by the plucking of strings with plectra.

Student Highlight: Varyn! Varyn practices violin with Jonas. Keep up the great work!... #violinlessonsgeorgetown #georgetownmusiclessons #violinlessons #violin #livemusic #musicforkids #georgetownontario #inhomemusiclessons

Did you know....Music helps develop language and reasoning skills. The area of your brain that deals with language and reason also deals with music, actively using that part of the brain keeps your skills sharp. The left side of the brain is better developed with regular musical training when you are young.

Student Highlight: Ishan! Ishan practices guitar with Mike. Awesome work!... #guitarlessonsgeorgetown #georgetownmusiclessons #guitarlessons #guitar #livemusic #musicforkids #georgetownontario #inhomemusiclessons