by Jessica Lee Sanders | May 9, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Home, Music, Piano
Welcome to our newest blog installment: Music Facts 101! Between school, homework, extra curricular activities and play dates, it might prove difficult for parents to fit piano lessons into their busy kids’ schedules. However, by doing so, the benefits are...
by Linda Wehrli | May 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Music, Piano
Our Earth Singing saga continues this Spring as we follow Mezzo Soprano Katarzyna Sądej’s eco-awareness music travelog, to Canada this time. Earth Singing is the name Katarzyna has coined for her project of employing her beautiful voice to draw attention to the...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | May 1, 2022 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot
We’re kicking off our May blog lineup with a Student of the Month Virtual Solo Art Showcase featuring Pastimes’ longtime art students, David F.! David has been studying with Pastimes’ founder/instructor Linda Wehrli for over 6 years. Woot! He has...
by Linda Wehrli | Apr 26, 2022 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Music, Piano, Uncategorized
Out of all the wonderful Ukraine benefit events going on, Concert in Solidarity with Ukraine caught my attention when stellar musicians I follow on social media, Inna Faliks and Myroslava Khomik both posted the flyer on Instagram. I had to learn more. From them I was...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Apr 9, 2022 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot
Ah, Springtime…New beginnings. Flowers blooming. And a fresh new blog feature! Welcome to our inaugural Art Facts 101 Blog. We’re kicking off this insightful category with a story on The Benefits of Studying Art for Seniors. Yes, art is fun and...
by Linda Wehrli | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Music, Piano
We’re super excited to share our first blog interview with a Grammy winner. Not just any GRAMMY®-winner. Danaë Xanthe Vlasse’s album MYTHOLOGIES, starring sopranos Hila Plitmann and Sangeeta Kaur, holds the honor of winning the GRAMMY®-award for BEST CLASSICAL SOLO...