Recently our own voice teacher, Allison Rozsa Evans, was invited to Louisiana to speak with the choir and musical theater kids at our Lady of Mercy school about vocal health. JESM caught up with her upon her return to ask about her trip, questions about vocal health, and why it’s important. Q. Hi Ms. Evans, would… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: August 2015
Go Ahead – Tell Your Kid About (why practicing is good)!
The Jerry Evans School of Music loves this article because it encourages communication between parents and children. There are few things more important than an affirming word from a parent. This article will explain, although you may know already, why music lessons are so important – even beyond the practice room! Hopefully, it will also… Read more »
An All-Star Kid
Cole Spiegel Cole Spiegel, son of Dan and Beth, is a second grader who has been taking drum lessons here at the Jerry Evans School of Music for about a year and a half. He is both an all-star musician and baseball player! Although you may see him wiz by you on the baseball field,… Read more »
The Journey of a Composer
Have You Ever Wanted to Be a Composer? I started composing around the age of 9. Although my first pieces sounded a lot like the Czerny Etudes my piano teacher was having me practice at the time, that didn’t stop me from continuing to explore this talent I had. I continued to compose because I… Read more »
Music Lessons Make You Smarter
You may have read this article when it was posted on our Facebook page a few months ago, but this article talks about so many important reasons why taking music lessons will help students to live better lives, that we just have to share this again! For instance, did you know that taking music lessons… Read more »
Britta Christensen Joins the JESM Team!
Hi Everyone, I am so excited to join the team here at the Jerry Evans School of Music. I am really looking forward to getting to know each of you as you come in for lessons. I graduated from Wheaton College, and love to play tennis, read and do creative projects. You may not know… Read more »