Support local music! Stop in City Music Leominster to listen and play at this open mic concert. Students, this is your chance to shine! Grab your instrument and step up to the mic! Sign up NOW!
The line-up will feature our Special Guests: the ALL NEW
City Rockers Band Continue reading “Open Mic for City Music Students on Friday, July 28th.”
We just installed this nifty keyboard lesson lab at a local church. This amazing set up will host an instructor and up to 8 students on the Yamaha P45 digital keyboards. Continue reading “Yamaha’s LC-4 Music Lab for Schools”
A raffle to benefit the Leominster Public Schools Music programs through the Leominster Music Boosters was held during the FutureStars Showcase. Here are the lucky winners: Continue reading “Guitar Winners at FutureStars 2017”
What a great show! A full house at the Bull Run – with the Crushers, selling a record number of tickets. Their ticket sales earned them the head-liner spot in the line-up closing the showcase with an encore. Continue reading “FutureStars Showcase 2017 Highlights”
Play for family and friends ~ Earn cash & win prizes ~ Network with other players
~ Open the door to future performing opportunities
After 10 years in our current Leominster location, City Music has outgrown our space. Our music lesson studios are full – with a record attendance at our Spring Recital – and our inventory is stacked to the ceiling.
The new location, the former Newbury Comics store, will offer a larger showroom and 7 spacious climate controlled music studios, PLUS an extra large ensemble room for group sessions, classes and jams. We are especially excited about the expanded music instruction opportunities our new home will allow. Continue reading “City Music Leominster is Moving!”
Wow! We had a great concert with awesome local teen musicians – new faces and returning veterans – all while raising funds for local public school music programs. Continue reading “What a Show!”
Many families take the opportunity of the holiday season’s great pricing on keyboards to prepare their child for piano lessons. The path to the best option can be confusing. We have listed important factors to consider when choosing a keyboard for your family: Continue reading “Exploring Piano Options for Beginning Students”
A common question we get at City Music is: “Should my child start on an acoustic or an electric guitar? Shouldn’t he/she learn the basics on an acoustic, before starting electric?”
This is a valid question, and while we can’t say unequivocally ‘yes’ or ‘no’, we can give you pointers to help guide you.
Electric and acoustic guitars are essentially the same instrument: they both have six strings, they both are tuned to the same six notes. Beyond that, the electric/acoustic properties lend the two guitar types to different situations and different interests. Continue reading “Your Child’s First Guitar: Acoustic vs. Electric?”
For school children, music lessons can improve their:
Teens enjoy sharing music – it opens the doors for better cultural understanding and tolerance. Music instruction during youth is known to:
Adults find playing an instrument – re-visiting the band instrument of their youth, or learning the instrument of their dreams – can be a great stress reliever. Music lessons as an emotional outlet can reduce ‘job burnout’.
Seniors enjoy playing and sharing music with friends. Music lessons can help avoid age-related memory loss, but can also help elders cope with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other similar diseases.
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