Tidewater Music Academy

🎶✨ A NEW SEMESTER IS ALMOST HERE! ✨🎶

The countdown is on, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome our Tidewater Music Academy students back for another semester!

A new semester means new music, new goals, new challenges, and plenty of opportunities to grow as musicians. We’re looking forward to filling our studio with music, creativity, laughter, and lots of hard work! 💕

To our returning students: we can’t wait to see you again!
To those joining us for the first time: welcome to the Tidewater Music Academy family! 🥰

Here’s to a semester full of beautiful music and making memories along the way! 🎼✨

Let’s make some music! 🎶

AUGUST PERFORMANCE DATES!

August is bringing some beautiful music, and I’d love for you to come out and enjoy it with me!

📅 August 6th
🌊 Symphony by the Sea
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 31st Street Park at the Oceanfront

📅 August 13th
🌊 Symphony by the Sea
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 31st Street Park at the Oceanfront

📅 August 16th
🎼 Organ Recital & Choral Evensong
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Trinity Episcopal Church — Portsmouth, VA

Whether you’re a longtime supporter or coming to hear me perform for the first time, I’d love to see you there!

Come enjoy an evening of music, community, and good vibes.

Save the dates and bring a friend!

🎶 Today in Music History 🎶

On this day in 1750, legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach passed away. His music has never stopped inspiring the world. Nearly 300 years later, students still learn, perform, and grow through the timeless pieces he created.

Scheduling emails have recently been sent out! If you haven't already, please reserve your lesson time slot. To guarantee your fall lesson schedule, you'll need to book at least one lesson in August.

Looking for a screen-free summer activity? 📚☀️

WunderKeys Piano Method Books has an amazing collection of FREE piano games, worksheets, and music activities that are perfect for keeping young musicians engaged all summer long.

Which activity do you think your pianist would love most? 🎹

Some of the best summer memories are made learning something new. This season, let music be part of the story.

Today in Music History | June 22

In 1963, a 13-year-old Stevie Wonder made his Billboard chart debut with "Fingertips Pt. 1 & 2." That performance would be the beginning of a legendary career that inspired generations of musicians and pianists around the world.

"Every master musician was once a beginner who kept playing."

🎹 Summer Lessons Post

Summer is the perfect time to grow musically!

Without homework and busy school schedules, students often make some of their biggest musical breakthroughs during the summer months.

A little consistency now can lead to huge progress by fall!

Piano lessons teach more than notes and rhythms.

🎹 Patience
🎹 Problem-solving
🎹 Focus
🎹 Discipline
🎹 Confidence

Every practice session is helping your child develop skills they'll use far beyond the piano bench.

What's one positive change you've noticed since your child started lessons?

Happy Mother’s Day to the women who fill our lives with the sweetest kind of music. 🎹💐

A mother’s love is a lot like a beautiful melody — soft when we need comfort, strong when we need guidance, and something that stays with us forever. Thank you for every sacrifice, every encouraging word, every quiet moment of love, and all the little things that often go unnoticed but mean everything.

To the moms balancing so much while still making life feel warm and beautiful… today is for you. May your day be filled with peace, joy, love, and maybe a little music too. ✨🎶

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Tidewater Music Academy. 🤍