The Music Staff

01/07/2021

Musicians Unite

We’ve got to take care of each other!! 👍🏻❤️

12/22/2020

Music Lessons Were the Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did for You, According to Science

Thank you, parents!

If your parents ever submitted you to regular music lessons as a kid, you probably got in a fight with them once or twice about it. Maybe you didn't want to go; maybe you didn't like practicing. But we have some bad news: They were right. It turns…

12/15/2020

VAVA2020 Talent_JeremyR

So proud of my former student Jeremy!

09/17/2020

Old Dominion University F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music

Future ODU Monarch music majors and music minors: It is the perfect time to complete your music performance audition application for the Diehn School of Music! The 2020-21 undergraduate music major/minor audition dates are:

October 31, 2020 (apply by 10/24/20)
January 9, 2021 (apply by 1/2/21)
January 30, 2021 (apply by 1/23/21)
February 15, 2021 (apply by 2/8/21)
March 20, 2021 (apply by 3/13/21)

Go to https://www.odu.edu/music/admission/undergraduate for information about our undergraduate programs.

For information about admission to the ODU Master of Music Education degree, see https://www.odu.edu/music/programs/graduate

Contact us at [email protected] for more information. We look forward to seeing you at ODU!

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07/29/2020

The Importance of Kids Making Music Right Now -

The Importance of Kids Making Music Right Now -

During the COVID-19 pandemic — a time of hardship and uncertainty — music has become a universal language for families across the

06/06/2020

Musical Motivational Quotes

04/11/2020

The Music Staff

04/11/2020

The Music Staff's cover photo

04/10/2020

Sun Gazing

❤️👍❤️

03/21/2020

Piano Magazine

Online lessons are a new experince for many teachers and students. Here are 10 reasons why they are beneficial during the COVID-19 crisis.

03/03/2020

The Student Music Organizer

A musical smile for Friday.....thanks to Carnegie Hall for sharing.....

03/02/2020

Classic FM

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02/13/2020

Love Life

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01/19/2020

Classic FM

01/17/2020

Music Participation Is Linked to Teens' Academic Achievement

Music Participation Is Linked to Teens' Academic Achievement

Music students have higher academic exam scores than their non-musical peers.

01/02/2020

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12/30/2019

The 5 Browns – SLEIGH RIDE (arr. Greg Anderson) – Christmas With The 5 Browns

The 5 Browns – SLEIGH RIDE (arr. Greg Anderson) – Christmas With The 5 Browns

Steinway Artists The 5 Browns are five sibling pianists — Deondra, Desirae, Gregory, Melody and Ryan — who are also five Julliard-trained pianists. Here, the...

12/23/2019

Sony Classical

Sony Classical

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎄 Take a listen to the Christmas With The Piano Guys playlist and get in the holiday spirit 🎅 ❄️ https://ThePianoGuys.lnk.to/Christmas

12/23/2019

Sony Classical

Sony Classical

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎄 Take a listen to the Christmas With The Piano Guys playlist and get in the holiday spirit 🎅 ❄️ https://ThePianoGuys.lnk.to/Christmas

12/21/2019

Sony Classical

Sony Classical

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎄 Take a listen to the Christmas With The Piano Guys playlist and get in the holiday spirit 🎅 ❄️ https://ThePianoGuys.lnk.to/Christmas

11/24/2019

Your Brain and Singing: Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier

Your Brain and Singing: Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier

Any of us who have sung in choirs know all too well the joy it brings not just the audiences, but also the choir members themselves.

11/06/2019

Musical Motivational Quotes

10/26/2019

Classic FM

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08/30/2019

Music Addicts, Animal Lovers, Art and Places I Would Rather Be

08/29/2019

. . . and I love the plant the seeds of "the gift of music" for all to enjoy!

08/28/2019

Appelbaum Training Institute

08/21/2019

Just think about this, everyone!

08/19/2019

The Student Music Organizer

Why music.....

05/16/2019

Looking forward to 20 of my students participating in Piano Guild Auditions May 16 - 18 at St.Andrew Lutheran Church in Portsmouth. Bravo to these students for all of their hard work! We welcome Sucheta Damle as our Guild judge.

03/02/2019

Looking forward to all the beautiful music students will be playing at Levels of Progress March 2nd at Monumental UMC (location for Portsmouth and Chesapeake students). Thank you, students, for your preparation for this event -- and thank you, parents and teachers, for your support!

01/08/2019

How Classic Cartoons Created a Culturally Literate Generation

How Classic Cartoons Created a Culturally Literate Generation

The cartoons from our parents' and grandparents' generations weren't mind-numbing - they were an important pathway to knowledge.

10/25/2018

Classic FM

So let's practice, students!

(📹 Anke Chen 👉 http://clssicfm.co/D8phJNp)

10/25/2018

Tyla

Tyla

"Everytime my hooman plays piano I falls asleeps" 🐶❤️️

09/20/2018

Music Style Period Overview

Great way to learn about different periods of music history and styles of music!

The infographics are taken with permission from TakeLessons.com. Check out this excellent article at their site about the different style periods here. I recently discovered a program called Thingl…

08/20/2018

Great way to remember these rhythm patterns!

This is super helpful!