Riverside Music Studios

This is why you need to tune your piano! Watch with sound and try not to laugh 😆

riversidemusicstudios on TikTok This is why it’s important to tune your piano. Watch with sound and try not to laugh.

Happy Valentine’s Day from us to you💓💓💓🤗

Our second location in FiDi is coming together fast 🥳🥳 We hope to see you there for a 50% off introductory lesson soon!!

Here are some photos from our fantastic spring recital at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. congratulations to all of her students who participated!

The theramin might be one of the most unusual musical instruments. Played by waving your hands in the air without touching it, this electronic musical instrument was invented in 1928!

This book was written by one of the sons of the famous J. S. Bach. It only covers the music written during and before the Baroque era (so no Mozart or Beethoven or anyone later) and it’s 450 pages long!

This might be the oldest musical instrument that exists: a flute made out of mammoth bone dating back to 30,000-37,000 years old!

Our team at RMS is proud to announce our annual Summer recital!

The recitals will be held on June 18th and 25th at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music and will feature a variety of our hardworking students who have been practicing diligently since the beginning of the semester. We’re so excited and hope to see everyone there!

We’re so excited to congratulate one of our own on their screening of Orfeo, in collaboration with The Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society.

The story of the demigod of music Orpheus who travels to the underworld to rescue his beloved wife who has recently died. Along the way, in exchange for taming the furies with his beautiful music, he makes a “deal with the devil” that he can bring Eurydice back to the mortal realm, as long as he does not look back at her.

Congratulations Liz! Head to their page for more information about the online and in person screenings!

Newest addition to our fleet of acoustic pianos!

What is the difference between new, used and refurbished pianos? Go to the link in our bio to find out!

We are with Ukraine!

In real life this piano weighs nearly a 1000 pounds!

Franz Schubert lived a very short life, dying at the age of 31. During his short career he wrote 1500 pieces ranging from songs to symphonies. That’s the equivalent of releasing a new music album every month for your entire life!

Did you know that every piano has a unique number and you can easily look up in what year it was made?

Going digital is fun!

RMS held our first ever small group Chamber violin class! 4 weeks, tons of music and learning, and lots of fun! We look forward to growing and expanding our small group classes this Fall.

Wacky Wednesday!

Introducing: Riverside Music Studios swag! We got these super great water bottles, and you can have one as well, for just $10!

Read our important blog comparing online vs in-person music lessons! https://riversidemusicstudios.com/2021/07/online-vs-in-person-music-lessons/

Happy 4th of July from Riverside Music Studios!

It is scorching outside, which means it’s summer! We’d love to have you continue your studies with us at Riverside Music Studios! lessons

Another day of recitals! This time on Zoom. Different instruments, levels, ages, and creative Zoom backgrounds made it a super fun Sunday. Wonderful job to all the participants!

Brava to all of our performers at our in-person recital last Saturday! Here are just a few snapshots. It was so wonderful to see everyone in a safe (vaccinated adults) environment!

Nervous about our upcoming recitals? No need to be! Here at the studios we have socially distant audience members for practice. 5vocalrecital

Happy Saturday! We are so thankful for our students. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🎻🎼

Congrats to RMS voice and violin instructor for her upcoming streamed opera Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione Di Poppea with Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society! The film is available for viewing for the full month of May on YouTube. Link in bio. PLEASE NOTE: RECOMMENDED AGES 18+.

🎶 Maybe far awayyyyy / or maybe real near byyyyy 🎶 No matter what genre or style you might want to play, you can achieve your goals at RMS! Want to sing along to some Broadway music? Come join us!

It’s been a tough past year. We’re incredibly thankful to all of our students, families, and staff for working together and keeping the music 🎵 🎶 alive! RMS is still offering online lessons but slowly more and more in-person options as well.

REGISTER NOW! We are so excited to announce our first in-person recital in over a year. Saturday, June 19, 2021 in DiMenna Center’s Cary Hall. 10% capacity, so space is extremely limited. Email us today if you’d like to participate! All ages and levels are welcome. See 2nd photo for a picture of Cary Hall and safety info.

Great news! The CDC has now said 3ft apart at schools is OK with mask wearing, which means we can open up an additional teaching studio at our location! We’ve been pretty booked lately, so with this news, and with teachers getting vaccinated, we hope to see you all in person very soon.

CASTING CALL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS!
(We are just the messenger)

ROLES:
• 4 children total
• 1 child who can play any of the following: piano/keyboard, flute, saxophone, recorder (beginner level ok)
• 1 child who can play the ukulele (beginner level ok)
• 2 children with good rhythm to play simple percussion instruments (hand drums, shakers)

SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please send a video for your child with the following:
* Say your name & age, and where you’re from
* Play a short tune or rhythm of your choice on your instrument or percussion (toy instruments ok)
* Tell us one thing you like about your instrument!
* Tell us one thing you like to do for fun!
* Tell us your favorite food!
* Say the phrase “I is for Instrument” with enthusiasm!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Friday, March 5th, 2021. Please submit to [email protected] or [email protected]

FILMING DATE AND LOCATION:
Shoot will be 1 weekend day, we are targeting Sunday 3/28, TBC.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

SAFETY:
Strong COVID safety protocols will be followed on set. A very small crew will be present, with a COVID compliance captain overseeing safety. Children will be filmed one at a time, not together. Each child can have 1 parent or guardian on set. COVID testing before the shoot can be provided, if children and their parents or guardians don’t have convenient access to testing on their own within 48 hours of the shoot date. More info will be provided the week before the shoot.

STIPEND:
A $100 stipend will be provided as a thank you to the kids for being awesome!