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  • Untitled May 24, 2010
    Andy Bryenton joins Music Arts With the retirement of Jeanine and Matthew Wilkinson, Music Arts is fortunate to welcome cellist Andy Bryenton to the music school’s faculty. Bryenton has been the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s principal cellist for 10 years and prior to that was the principal cellist of the Oak Ridge Symphony for several years. In addition [. […]
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  • Untitled February 23, 2010
    Matthew Wilkinson joins Music Arts Faculty   Matthew Wilkinson, member of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Principal Cellist of the Symphony of the Mountains in Kingsport, as well as a Knoxville Symphony on-call member, has joined Music Arts and is now giving lessons. Matt’s wife, Jeanine Lafitte Wilkinson, has been a member of the Music Arts faculty [.. […]
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  • Soap Box February 18, 2010
    Every now and then we get enthusiastic notes of praise from students, and we’d like to share some of these with you from time to time. In today’s contribution, an adult student says she realizes that she enjoys and appreciates piano lessons much more than she would have as a child. Read on …. “My husband gave [...] […]
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  • Recital February 7, 2010 February 12, 2010
    Piano students of Rudolph Nemeth and vocal students of Lisa Griggs appeared in a Music Arts recital on Sunday, February 7. The event, which started at 2 pm, took place at the West Village Christian Church on Robertsville Road. Performing were Michael Raines, Melanie Fann, Matthias Brown, Peter Podar, Kelsey Ridenour, Meagan Kessell and Alex Sample, [...] […]
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  • Recital 12/06/2009 December 27, 2009
    Taking part in a Music Arts recital on Sunday, December 6, 2009, were students of Francine Britto, Rudolph Nemeth, Frank Layton and Ilia Steinschneider. Appearing were Christopher Friend, Julianna Romanoski, Grace Crowe, Abby Laymance, Josie Flickenger, Mary Grace Hagemeyer, Justin Kidder and Anna Flickenger, piano students of Britto; and Emily Parsons, pian […]
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  • Recitals – Action Cures Fear!! December 27, 2009
    by Lisa Griggs From the student’s point of view, the idea of performing in a recital can be rather daunting. However, there are good reasons why instructors encourage students to perform. Performing helps overcome fear. The fear of the unknown is very powerful. If a student regularly avoids recitals, this fear can build up far beyond proportion. [...] […]
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  • Save a Stamp and Feed the Birdie November 25, 2009
    That bird that ate the house is still there, but we promise he/she won’t attack you if you’d like to drop off your payment in our Drop Box at our book-keeping office at director Nancy England’s home on the corner of West Outer Drive and Mississippi Avenue (driveway off Mississippi) in Oak Ridge. If you [...] […]
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  • Credit$ and Discount$ November 25, 2009
    It’s time for a reminder about how you can earn credits and discounts on your Music Arts bill. If you refer a new student (whose family hasn’t studied with us in the past four years) to any of our Music Arts instructors, you’ll earn one free lesson for every full quarter that the new student completes [...] […]
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  • Haven’t Been in a Recital Lately? November 25, 2009
    Our recitals are not grueling marathons! They’re designed to last about one hour, with smaller audiences. Everyone loves the Intermission Quiz, where students are rewarded with mystery prizes for correct answers to musical questions. Let your instructor know that you’d like to be included. And if you’re not quiiiiiite sure about appearing in one, come [...] […]
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  • Why I Like My Instructor November 25, 2009
    If you’ve been to our website, www.MusicArtsSchool.org, you may have noticed that many of our instructors have “testimonials” written by their students. We’d like up update these website pages, and would like to hear from you. What wonderful qualities does he or she have that might make you want to recommend your instructor to your friends? [...] […]
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  • Want Free Lessons? August 24, 2009
    How’d you like a free lesson every now and then? Nothing to it.  You can be part of our “Advertising!”   Refer a new student and for every full quarter that student completes, you’ll earn one free lesson!  Better yet, that single referral “Bonus Lesson” award can last as long as two full years!   Check it out [...] […]
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  • Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra to Hold Auditions August 24, 2009
    Auditions for the 2009-2010 Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra will be held on Wednesday, September 23 at 7pm at the University of Tennessee School of Music. Saxophonist Alan Wyatt will conduct the band this year, with support from various members of the KJO. Audition requirements and directions are posted at the website: http://www.knoxjazz.org Follow the “Yout […]
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