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ReAmp Studios Mission: to educate youths and aspiring artists
A few weeks ago, our very own Melissa Northway asked if I could write an article on ReAmp Studios’ celebrating their one year anniversary since opening up their flagship studio, Studio G, in Tustin and their new partnership with the School of Rock. Being an avid fan of all things music, (albeit a complete ignoramus when it comes to anything that happens in the studio), I was thrilled and jumped at the chance to see what happens behind the scenes! The team at ReAmp is made up of founders Stefani Rose, Daniel Martin, and studio manager/ head engineer Joshua Brooks. The experience and talents of these three combined…
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Parenting :: Make Music a Daily Activity for Children
Make Music a Daily Activity for Children Music has played an important role in our culture for so long that musicality is part of our anthropological and genetic history. Ethnomusicology is the study of folk music throughout time and it relates to the way we pass down music from generation to generation. There is a large body of evidence that says that, for children, music stimulates brain processes that enhance math and language skills, increase motor coordination and create bonding moments between parent and child. Most importantly, teaching music to children is fun. Live vs. Electronic Musicians and music educators have long debated the benefits of live versus…
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Education: Gershwin and Mission Read
It’s hard to remember life without it…I, like many of you, am a part of a generation of students who grew up without the Internet – or even computers. While in elementary school in New Jersey, our teachers and librarians taught us to use the Dewey Decimal system to locate books. Remember those — the actual (paper index) cards with numbers and stamped dates! One assignment in particular stands out – we had to read a biography of a person we found interesting and then write a book report. My Lifetime Love Affair with George Gershwin: I went to a small elementary school and the set of biographies…
