The inspiration zone is designed to promote excitement and self motivated learning to our students as well as fellow community members.
Congratulations to all of our fantastic students! Our first annual Studio Forza Holiday Recital was a great success.It is so inspiring to see our students take the stage by storm. It was the best holiday gift anyone could ask for. Make sure to attend our next recital this Spring!
Congratulations to our student Lane, who just performed his first recital! We are so proud of his improvement and constantly inspired by his love of music. Here is a quote from his parents Piper and Harry Cohen and a short video of Lane playing guitar:
"Music has opened up a whole new world for Lane. We are so amazed at how quickly he has caught on to everything that Mike and Katie have taught him. He can't get enough. He practices at least 3 hours a day on both his guitar and piano. When he is not practicing, he is looking up new music and downloading chord sheets from his computer or researching concerts on his Ipad and studying how other Artists perform their songs. We are so very thankful that Katie was a substitute for Lane last school year! It has been such a huge blessing for him and us!!"
This inspiration zone is designed to promote excitement and self motivated learning to our students as well as fellow community members. This blog-style resource is available to everyone interested in learning more about music and the arts. Many conversations, stories, inspirational links, video clips and tips of the trade will be shared on this page. Feel free to contribute and ask questions as we dive into this artistic adventure together!
Hopefully by now, many of you are familiar with the world of TED Talks. If not, here is the deal! TED Talks are "Ideas Worth Spreading." Ideas are shared by enthusiastic professionals that range from the arts to the medical world. My husband and I often find them incredibly inspirational and love to begin our morning routine by watching a TED that intrigues us. This not only allows us to be aware of the amazing things people are contributing to the world, but gives us constant motivation to make the world a better place through our art. Below are some TED talks that particularly inspire me. I hope you enjoy! Feel free to add more to the list!
Benjamine Zander: Music and Passion
Jeff Nelsen: Fearless Performance
Neil Pasricha: The three A's of Awesome!
Robert Gupta: Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity
Evelyn Glennie: How to truly listen
Candy Chang: Before I die I want to...
Singing: The Key To a Long Life: NPR by Brian Eno
Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits by Perri Klass M.D.
Will Smith Shares his secrets of success
