Recent Blog Posts

Beatboxing: On the Saxophone?!

Posted on: September 9th, 2015 by Jerry Evans
        My name is Derek Brown, and I've been teaching saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano at JESM for almost a year now.  For a freelance musician, I guess you could say I've had a pretty traditional musical education: I started playing sa ... Read Full Article

Ms. Evans Talks About Vocal Health

Posted on: August 27th, 2015 by Jerry Evans
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 a ... Read Full Article

Go Ahead – Tell Your Kid About (why practicing is good)!

Posted on: August 24th, 2015 by Jerry Evans
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, w ... Read Full Article

An All-Star Kid

Posted on: August 21st, 2015 by Jerry Evans
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 w ... Read Full Article

The Journey of a Composer

Posted on: August 20th, 2015 by Jerry Evans
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 thi ... Read Full Article