- No prior experience necessary and lessons may begin at any
time! It is never too late to pick up an instrument and start learning.
The most traditional
and effective way to study a musical instrument is through private lessons.
Private lessons give students the opportunity to enjoy one-on-one instruction
with the flexibility of individualized scheduling.
- Our teachers can start you from the beginning or build on what
you have already learned.
Teachers construct lesson plans to fit your learning
style and to help you meet YOUR musical goals. Lessons meet once a week for
thirty or sixty minutes.
- We have six music studios for the variety of instrumental and vocal lessons we offer.
Each studio is equipped with the necessary tools for a student to realize their ultimate musical potential. Studios contain amplifiers, cd players/recorders, keyboards, drums, PA systems and are sound proofed and tuned to be kind to the ear. We believe that a proper atmosphere must be created for the instructor and student in order for them to get the most of their lessons together.Check out our music rooms
- The JamStage lounge is available for both students and parents to relax during their time in our studio.
The lounge is set up with a flat screen tv, leather couches, a kitchenette, vending machines and a full library of magazines to make sure everyone is comfortable. Check out the JamStage Lounge
Chris Capaldi
JamStage is proud to welcome Jazz vocalist/composer Chris Capaldi to our faculty. Chris has led numerous performances in
and around the Boston and Providence areas and has also done work in
radio, television and film. He is a graduate of Berklee College of
Music and is head of the voice faculty at the Wheeler School in
Providence.
Why is Making Music Important?
Making
music is fun.
There's nothing new about this assertion; people have known it since before
recorded history. Making music brings people together, breaks down barriers and
almost always leads to a good time. Playing really well can make you feel like
you're on top of the world. And even if you're not brimming with talent, doing
your best and even messing up occasionally is a lot more engaging than staring
at the TV.
Making
music is good for the brain.
Over the last decade, a series of new scientific studies
has demonstrated a link between active music making-not just passive listening,
but actually taking part-and increased brainpower. Young kids who make music
show improved spatial-temporal reasoning, which is the foundation of later
success in math and science. And they actually get better grades than kids who
don't take music.
Making
music is good for your body.
Did you know that making music is a proven stress reducer?
And stress on the body has been linked to the performance of the immune system.
Studies show that people who make music have had higher levels of melatonin, a
revitalized natural production of Human Growth Hormone-even an increase in the
immune system's natural "cancer-killer" cells.
Why Should Your Teen play Music?
The study, titled “Adolescents’ Expressed Meanings of Music in and out of School,” was based on responses by 1,155 teens who submitted student essays to Teen People magazine as part of an Online contest. Throughout their essays, students expressed their thoughts toward learning and playing music and revealed that they value music making as a central aspect of their identities. The findings include:
Playing music provides a sense of belonging for teens
Making music provides the freedom for teens to just be themselves; to be different; to be something they thought they could never be; to be comfortable and relaxed in school and elsewhere in their lives
Music helps adolescents release or control emotions and helps coping with difficult situations such as peer pressure, substance abuse, pressures of study and family, the dynamics of friendships and social life, and the pain of loss or abuse
Teens believe developing musical skills and performance is important since it paves the way to musical opportunities as skills develop
Teens long for more variety and options for making music in school, including the expansion to instruments and technology used in popular music
Adolescents are genuinely committed to their instruments and their school ensembles because they love to be involved in these musical and social groups
Teens believe that music is an integral part of American life, and that music reflects American culture and society
Teens feel that playing music teaches self discipline such as “there are payoffs if you practice and stick with something”
Adolescents are of the opinion that playing music diminishes boundaries between people of different ethnic backgrounds, age-groups and social interests
Teens associate playing music with music literacy, listening skills, motor ability, eye-hand coordination and heightened intellectual capabilities.
