We are fortunate here at CSM to have studio rooms that are large. This has allowed us to let our instructors bring their pets to lessons and so several of our staff members bring their dogs into work with them daily. This policy generates a terrific interest and conversation with the students and also creates a trust between the teachers, students and their families. Many...
Read MoreBy Alyssa Cowell We offer formal vocal training at The Catoctin School of Music. Many times students sign up for voice lessons expecting to learn a new song every week, or practice singing songs that they hear on YouTube or Spotify. This is not the purpose of voice lessons. Formal vocal training is all about evaluating a student’s current vocal technique and teaching them to change...
Read MoreBy Julia Kossuth One of the blessings of teaching is the impact you get to make on each individual student's life. Often times, a lesson isn't about musical progress so much as it's about helping that child wherever they are at in life at the moment. From behavioral problems to problems at school, from celebrating achievements and events to getting to know what's on a student's heart,...
Read MoreBy Julia Kossuth As 2014 very quickly approaches, the Studios of Sarah Strout are also quickly preparing to resume lessons in our brand new studio space. In the next week, we will be moving all of our studio's contents into the new building and getting settled for the spring semester. We are looking forward to this change as an opportunity to not only reorganize our studios ...
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