Opus School of Music and Conservatory

Hello students! Here’s a little music gift.
It’s an introduction to music to the newest among us. These are some fundamentals of music:
*Pitch: is the difference between two notes that are seven notes apart.
*Scale: is a note that determines the starting point of a song.
*Rhythm: is the repetition of beats and notes in a loop to go with a song.
*Melody: is the arrangement of notes and silence in order, to create the basics of music.
*Chords: it’s what happens when you play three or more notes of the same pitch at the same time.

#backtobasics #chord #melody #pitch #rhythm #scale #pitch #music #Virginia #musicschool

We believe all instruments are beautiful. When you gift a musical instrument, you give someone hours of careful craftsmanship.

#music #Virginia #musicschool #violin #musicalinstruments

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We’re all about honing our craftsmanship at OPUS. Have a great day!

#brahms #piano #music #Virginia #musicschool #quotes

Hello everyone! We would like to thank the entire OPUS family for all the wonderful musical gifts we’ve received this year. We hope that you have really happy holidays with your loved ones this year.
We’ll be closing our doors for our winter break, but we’ll reopen on January 1st.
See you soon!
#music #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas

#Christmas time is music time. For all of us there’s one song that captures that spirit perfectly. Which one is yours?

Enjoy the Holidays!

#music #sleighride #SantaClaus #HappyHolidays #Virginia

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Opus School of Music and Conservatory and Mr Martin Gallegos are inviting you to an All-Schumann recital! It’s FREE

On Thursday, November 29, at 6:00 P.M
The Catholic University of America
Ward Recital Hall
In Washington DC

Robert Schumann - FRAUENLIEBE UND LIEBE
Clara Schumann - SIX SONGS OP. 13
Robert Schumann - DICHTERLIEBE

Jennifer Decker, soprano
Martin Gallegos, piano

Studio is closed because of the weather. All the lessons will be rescheduled, stay safe! ❄️☃️🎹

Congratulations! More Students have been Awarded!!! This time Priya Harsini Munagala and Mitchell Palmer have been honored by the Royal Conservatory Program for receiving the highest marks in their examinations at the Center or State Level.

Again Congratulations to Luis Vasquez , we are so proud of your teaching and dedication in helping these students reach these levels of excellence!

The Royal Conservatory Certificate Program awarded the Center Certificate of Excellence to our students for receiving the highest marks in the examination center in Vienna VA in each level and discipline.

Priya Harsini Munagala, Level 7 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Mitchell Palmer, Level 4 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Mitchel Palmer was further honored when the Royal Conservatory Certificate Program awarded them their State Certificate of Excellence for achieving the highest marks in Virginia in each level and discipline.

Great work! We are so proud of you all!

Congratulations! Our students Kathleen Nail, Maisy Davies, and Riya Jacob have been honored by the Royal Conservatory Program for receiving the highest marks in their examinations at the Center or State Level.

And to Luis Vasquez and Michelle Fegeas, we are so proud of your teaching and dedication in helping these students reach these levels of excellence!

The Royal Conservatory Certificate Program awarded the Center Certificate of Excellence to three of our students for receiving the highest marks in the examination center in Vienna VA in each level and discipline.

Kathleen Nail, Level 7 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Maisy Davies, Level 5 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Riya Jacob, Preparatory A Piano
Riya Jacob, Preparatory B Piano
Teacher, Michelle Fegas

Two of these students were further honored when the Royal Conservatory Certificate Program awarded them their State Certificate of Excellence for achieving the highest marks in Virginia in each level and discipline.

Kathleen Nail, Level 7 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Maisy Davies, Level 5 Piano
Teacher, Luis Vasquez

Great work! We are so proud of you all!

BBC News

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This school became a national leader by focusing on a neglected subject (via BBC World Hacks)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma discussed the purpose of music and the immeasurable benefits of engaging with the arts during a visit to Chicago’s Senn Arts and George B. Swift Specialty School. #ArtsEdWeek #BecauseOfArtsEd

Someone Like You - Jekyll & Hyde

Mr Martin Gallegos and Liza Oliver-Gallegos "Someone Like you"

Someone Like You - Jekyll & Hyde Liza Oliver (vocals) and Martin Gallegos (piano) cover "Someone Like You", from the musical Jekyll & Hyde composed by Frank ...

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Wishing you all a Happy First Day of School!

Music is our passion!

WIPAC’s Festival of Music Brings the World Closer Together

Amazing work Mr Martin, we are all very proud of you and all your accomplishments!

From the WIPAC Piano Competition, Mr Martin Gallegos composition #ImpromptuDistante won best performance of a contemporary work! Read article here:

“Also present was the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Argentina, The Honarable Gerardo Diaz Bartolome, who announced that the Argentine Embassy will be hosting WIPAC’s next gala event, with “Argentine cuisine and Malbec, and the Tango.” He expressed his pleasure that pianists Yiran Wang, Jospeh Lipare and Martin Gallegos, chose to perform works by two of Argentina’s most distinguished composers, Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla...

... Best performance of Contemporary period awarded to Martin Gallegos, donated in memoriam of Col. Raymond Shreckengast.

Best performance of a Baroque work awarded to Martin Gallegos, donated by Nicole d’Amecourt and Wendy Graham.”

Full article, by H and L Polgar:

festivaldc.com Somewhere in the world, someone is practicing for another WIPAC event. As the Washington International Piano Artists Competition was drawing to a close with the announcement of the winners, those words by its President, Michael Davidson, attest to the international stature that the competition has.....

Hashem Al-Ghaili

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Playing a musical instrument rewires your brain and makes you smarter.

Studying music makes your brain more efficient, study reveals

http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/studying-music-makes-you-smarter/

classicfm.com According to a new study, musicians and people who are bilingual have trained their brains into being more efficient.

Chris Cornell - YouTube

Hello everybody! A year ago, the great Chris Cornell passed away. In his memory, please allow me to share this playlist of my piano rendition of #LikeAStone (with Liza Oliver Gallegos in vocals) and #BlackHoleSun

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHdDm137ZIAReK3w-g9bBwSvw5z8mQEJS

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Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful moms! ❤️

Classic FM

Cool!!!

'Dmitri's San Millán', arranged by Joachim Horsley Music 🎶

Today is the day!!! We are very excited to invite you to the 2018 Spring Recital of Opus School of Music & Conservatory!
Come to see our students perform at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm in Franklin Park Arts Center 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcerville, VA 20132!
See you there! #music #piano #conservatory

Dear Opus family! This post is to announce that the conservatory will be closed starting Monday, March 26th to Sunday, April 1st for Spring Break. Enjoy and keep the good work! See you soon

[03/20/18]   Dear Opus family! we invite you to follow the social media accounts of Opus Conservatory; we are going to use those accounts to make announcements and post interesting facts!

Instagram: opusmusicconservatory
Twitter: @OpusSchoolMusic

Hello Opus parents! This is an announcement to let you now that the studio is closed today due to inclement weather; be sure to talk to your student’s teacher and reschedule the lessons, be safe!

Welcome to the official Instragram account for Opus School of Music and Conservatory! Go follow us also on Facebook at: Opus School of Music and Conservatory and at Twitter: @OpusSchoolMusic

VT Rhythmic

Fantastic!

Mesmerizing! 😱

Credit: Daniel Jang

The studio is closed today due to the weather and our building is closed as well. Please stay safe. We will reschedule all the lessons as soon as possible.

Why are orchestras arranged the way they are?

classicfm.com How come the flutes are always hidden behind the violins? And why can’t the tubas sit right next to the conductor and soak up a bit of the orchestral limelight which is totally snapped up by the strings anyway?

The Violin Channel

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22 year old Venezuelian-American violinist Ruben Rengel has this week been awarded 1st Prize in the Senior Division at the 2018 21st Annual Sphinx Organization Competition, in Detroit, USA

Ruben Rengel | Saint-Saens | Violin Concerto No. 3 | 1st Mvt | Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor & Sphinx Symphony

Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You've Taken Music Lessons

news.nationalgeographic.com Music lessons won't turn ordinary kids into geniuses. But research is showing that studying an instrument can give your brain a lifelong boost.

Postmodern Jukebox

So cool!

Here's a Super Mario Bros. Ragtime Piano Medley, courtesy of Scott Bradlee!
Download the MP3 here: http://smarturl.it/sbsongs

Postmodern Jukebox

Lalaland.

Scott Bradlee plays Lalaland. There’s a new piano solo album coming soon!
Pre order Scott's book, "Outside The Jukebox": bit.ly/OutsideTheJukebox
Download: smarturl.it/pmjwhodis
2018 PMJ world tour: pmjtour.com

Ludwig van Beethoven

Beautiful!

Bach and Vivaldi Concerto for Four Pianos.

J. S. BACH Antonio Vivaldi.

The studio is closed due to the weather. Stay warm! ❤️

The World Music

Music to heal. ❤️

The miracle pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, and his superb performance of Liszt's La Campanella..