Washington Academy of Music

11/18/2020

In addition to our move from Waterfront Park we now have new phone lines:
360-626-9050 for Admin
360-626-9057 for the Director a.k.a Rick

10/26/2020

As of October music instruction with us is done online only.
Our goal is to meet or exceed the same high quality and goal oriented level as we have for these past 16 years.
Online instruction is different, no doubt, but students can still make superb progress when they work with a dedicated mentor/coach in a goal oriented curriculum.
Call us now to schedule a free online consultation and learn about our fine programs.
Programs available in Piano, Guitar, Violin Voice and Cello

09/01/2020

"All Things Six Strings" podcast with hosts Tim Cox and Dad (Rick) was just unleashed on the world! In this episode Tim and Rick talk with Don Hlus, Guitarist | Educator.
We discuss Don's long career as a teacher, that the abbreviation CA is a designation not only for California but also for CANADA, that Don is not in California, the weather in Canada, the importance of career development for guitarists, Don's soon to be released Career Development Course for Classical Guitarists and, of course, All Things Six Strings.
Here's the link!

Don Hlus, from Canada!, holds many professional designations and positions. Among them as a Royal Conservatory of Music Certified Teacher. In this episode Don discusses many topics including How to Build a Career (how to make a living) After College. A semester-long curriculum that should be require...

08/19/2020

Washington Academy of Music 30 Second Note -

08/01/2020

​ ‘‘......whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such...

06/26/2020

Summer Break Reminder

WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC will be closed Monday, June 29th through Sunday, July 5th for Summer Break I and the July 4th holiday.

We hope everyone has a relaxing and safe week off as well as a nice July 4th holiday weekend.

Stay safe. Stay well. "Don't Worry.....Be Happy" (you can't un-hear that)

05/13/2020

A superb performance by one of our young guitar students.

After overcoming an apparently hilarious technical challenge, Wyatt performs Nostalgia by Carlo Domeniconi. It's a beautiful piece that he's been working har...

04/03/2020

Hello students and parents,
Starting the week of April 6th we will resume online lessons. All registered students should have received an email from Teacher Zone with their log in information. Please log in as soon as possible and see what the Teacher Zone platform is all about and be ready to log in for your online lesson as scheduled.
Rick or Tim will be checking in with each of you next week to ensure your online lesson experience is going well. In the meantime, let's all stay safe and healthy!
In addition the email you should have received from the Teacher Zone platform there is a log in widget on our website at
www.waacademyofmusic.org

03/30/2020

Hello students and parents,

Just a quick update in case we forgot to inform any of you (it's been a really strange month) we'll still be observing our scheduled Spring Break this upcoming week (March 30 - April 5th). This will give us plenty of time to get more familiar with Zoom as well as some exciting prospects with the TeacherZone service.

Thanks for all of your patience during this! We all really appreciate it,

-Tim

03/21/2020

Dear WAMFAM Students/Parents,

After a week of looking at different online options and testing several systems we have decided to use each teacher’s personal Zoom accounts for this coming week.

After spring break, which is the following week, we will begin using Teacher Zone and their video lesson system. Login details and training information will be sent out prior to spring break. We can use some of the spring break time for student training (since most of us won’t be going anywhere!) for those of you who wish to get a head start.

We will be contacting each of you by phone starting early on Monday to help you log on to Zoom, which by the way is free for each of you.

You could help us out in the meantime by sending the email address you wish to use for Zoom and online lessons.

Email to:
[email protected]

03/14/2020

03/10/2020

WAMFAM,
There's an excellent podcast called "LifeKit" on NPR. There's an episode that factually and expertly discusses the COVID19 Virus. The information here should help.
Link is:
https://www.npr.org/lifekit

Stay well!

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