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What You Should Know When Purchasing a Used Instrument

Bethel Music Center — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:55:58 +0000

“PLEASE??! Pretty please?! I promise I’ll take good care of it!” Have you heard this from your children in an attempt to persuade you to buy them an instrument? You may be thinking that an instrument is too expensive, and that even with all the promises in the world of how well they’ll take care …

BMC Top 5: What’s On Your iPod?

Bethel Music Center — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:55:47 +0000

What’s on your iPod? By Jessica Bardelli Director of Sales and School Services “Oh man, this song has been stuck in my head for days!” “Have you heard that new song by that band? You know, it goes like this!” “I need new music!” All of these phrases can be heard at Bethel Music Center …

Why to Remember to Turn Your Phone Off at a Performance

Bethel Music Center — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:59:29 +0000

Why to Remember to Turn Your Cell Phone off at a Performance Does anyone remember a time when there weren’t pre-performance announcements asking for electronic devices to be turned off? And how many of us remember pre-concert announcements of twenty years ago asking the audience to “please silence your pager”? That announcement has now …

What to consider when purchasing an instrument

Bethel Music Center — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:16:47 +0000

Are you looking for an instrument for your son or daughter? Regardless of what instrument you or your child plays, there are many factors to consider when buying an instrument. Among them are the situation(s) it will be used in and the frequency of use, the ability of the player, cost of the instrument, and …

Local Band Spotlight: Crosstown

Bethel Music Center — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:33:52 +0000

Bethel Music Center is proud to support our local bands and musicians. Crosstown, based out of Bethel, Connecticut, will be performing this Saturday night, March 10th from 9pm to midnight at the Lumberyard Pub, 2 Main St. in West Redding. Crosstown is a rock and roll cover band with a distinctly bluesy feel. Expect to …

How To Clean Your Trumpet (or Baritone, Euphonium, or Tuba)

Bethel Music Center — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:43:07 +0000

Want to save $100 a year on repairs? Try cleaning your trumpet on a monthly basis; it only takes twenty minutes or less. In addition to saving money on repairs you can also save money on doctors bills by preventing pathogens that cause Trombone Player’s Lung. Who wouldn’t want to save money and their health? …

Why You Should Play Music

Bethel Music Center — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:10:04 +0000

We recently ran a post on the benefits of enrolling your child in music classes; however, we strongly feel that the benefits aren’t expressly for children. In fact, the older you are, the more beneficial playing music can be. Let’s make a distinction, first, between playing music and practicing music. When we mention playing …

Whitney Houston 1963-2012

Bethel Music Center — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:06:17 +0000

Stars come and go in this world, but unfortunately some burn out too soon. Whitney Houston was such a star. She was catapulted to fame at an early age because of her amazing voice; a distinct instrument whose sound is now instantly recognizable to millions of people around the globe. A lot can be said …

Music and Black History

Bethel Music Center — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:47 +0000

Black History Month is an important time of year for many people for very obvious reasons; it is also very import among musicians. Without our African-American brethren, we would not have some of the most important of the past 100 years. While many of their white counterparts have often taken the credit for their music …

Music Infogrpahics (Pt. 2 of 2)

Bethel Music Center — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:26 +0000

Yesterday we gave you the educational portion of the musical infograph; now, as promised, we’re delivering on the fun graphs! Most of them are not actually infograhics, but they are hilarious! Now how about music from the 90′s? …