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In our first sneak peek video from Levine Presents: Back to the Drawing Board, you heard from some of the featured performers about how they view Brahms’ evolution as an artist. 🎶💫

Now, let’s hear from some of our students about their own creative processes - and see their reactions to a musical mix-up with Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1, Opus 8! 😂

Watch the full performance on our website! 🎻🎹 https://www.levinemusic.org/lp-drawing-board/

Our most recent concert in the Levine Presents series, Back to the Drawing Board, explored the process of composition and how artists revisit their ideas and works. 🎼🎻

The event was conceptualized by faculty member Dr. Melinda Baird and features performances from Melinda, Caroline Castleton, Seth Castleton, Shaundra Culatta, Erin Durham, and Vasily Popov. 🎶🎹

Check out our sneak peek video of some of our performers discussing Johannes Brahms’ process and his importance as one of the great Romantic composers, and watch the full performance on our website! 📽️ https://www.levinemusic.org/lp-drawing-board/

We all know that music can move us, but did you know that music affects our grey matter, too? 🧠

Scientists have studied how we can use music to support therapy, sleep, and focus and how musicians evoke emotions through their work. 💡🎶

Learn more about the scientifically-proven power of music on our latest blog: https://loom.ly/HjTwoto 🎼

We're thrilled to welcome Aleks Izotov to our jazz piano faculty! 🎹

Aleks brings 12 years of teaching experience and a long history of performances, including gigs at premier jazz clubs like The Nash and Ravenscroft and legendary venues like The Kennedy Center. 🎶

Aleks strives to cultivate curiosity in his students that carries beyond the classroom. When Aleks isn't teaching, you can find him hiking ⛰️ or indulging in his favorite snack, Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream chips!

Get to know more about Aleks: https://loom.ly/9E3ou1U

Calling all young singers ages 8-12! 🎼🎤

Want to sing some swing... and jazz, bossa nova, R&B, blues, and more? 🎶 Now is your chance! ✨ Join Alison Crockett Artist Page and the New Generation Jazz Youth Chorus beginning October 25 to learn about jazz singing, culture, and history. 📚

Sign up today! https://loom.ly/MDOhX0E

This week at Levine, get transported to the Wild West 🌵 during our Guided Listening event and attend a cello 🎵 Master Class!

⛰️October 21 Guided Listening: Join JoAnna Cochenet - Conductor on a musical journey as she explores the works of Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland in the context of their lives, performance practices, and historical landscape. (Virtual)

👨‍🏫 October 22 Master Class: Watch Levine faculty member Dr. Seth Castleton as he provides guidance and technical suggestions to four cellists. (In-person)

RSVP today! https://loom.ly/xpqNmeg

Join us in welcoming Dr. Susan Yun to our cello faculty! 👋

Susan has performed in renowned venues, including D.C.'s own The Kennedy Center, and with the acclaimed New York Philharmonic and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. 🎵🌏

When not playing cello, Susan loves practicing yoga 🧘‍♀️, playing tennis 🎾, and spending time with her fur baby. 💜

Learn more about Susan 👉 https://loom.ly/lx984t

Explore well-known works and discover new treasures of the musical repertory in our Guided Listening sessions with JoAnna Cochenet - Conductor.

This year’s theme is “American Landscape: Wonders of the Wild West.” Join us as we head out West, musically, to focus on works from the across the last century that represent a variety of perspectives on the American West. In each session, we’ll delve into the stories, histories, and scenery that play into these pieces while bringing in parallel examples from across the repertory.

Learn more and RSVP https://loom.ly/FGIzqfo

Apply to the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement!

The Arts Institute for Creative Advancement (AICA) engages young adults ages 18-24 who have encountered obstacles to a high-wage career path and prepares them to become technicians in the high-demand field of theatre production (lighting and audio engineering for the stage, set construction, stage management, and more). Students are paid for every hour that they learn and work, and they will apprentice in professional theatres across the DC area.

As a member of the DC Arts Education Alliance, Levine is a proud partner of AICA. Through shared resources, synergistic programming, and a collective commitment to equity and inclusion, AICA will leverage the collective and creative power of leading arts education institutions in the District of Columbia.

Learn more at https://loom.ly/lSx0EJ8

This week @ Levine, join us for Lilienstein @ Levine: First the Music, then the Dance! Kickstarting this 8-part series, Saul Lilienstein explores how the inspiration of music has fueled the reimagining of modern dance. https://loom.ly/6cZBCQ8

Congratulations to Levine alum Camilo Gonzalez-Sol who was recently awarded the ASCAP Foundation 2022 Morton Gould Young Composer Award Honorable Mention!

Camilo is a composer, pianist and conductor based in Austin, Texas. Inspired by mental life, bodily energy, storytelling and societal dilemmas, they are fascinated by the ways that sound can represent these to create thought-provoking and compassionate sensory experiences.

At Levine, Camilo studied composition with Sis McKay and received a Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship. Camilo holds degrees in composition and philosophy from the University of Southern California and is currently a Recruitment Fellow of The University of Texas at Austin - Butler School of Music.

We're excited to welcome Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, Flutist to our flute faculty! 🎉 In addition to being a seasoned music educator, he's also a Strathmore Arts AIR Alum and recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Maryland! 🎶

With Ceylon, you'll learn how to find your musical voice and experience the ways music connects us to ourselves and each other. 💛 His ultimate goal is empowering and encouraging students to make music alive and applicable to their lives.

Learn more about Ceylon 👉 https://loom.ly/uq83yBQ

Planning a holiday party? Let Levine’s outstanding musicians help create a memorable event.

Levine Entertains provides the area’s finest musicians and a program tailored to your special occasion. Levine faculty musicians – in styles ranging from classical to contemporary – are available for all types of events, including holidays parties, family celebrations, and corporate events.
https://loom.ly/8mtHlP8

Did you know that a third of students at Levine are adult learners? In our latest Coming Home spotlight, Levine Music Theatre's David Jones opens up about rejoining music, discovering the Levine community, and the friends turned family he met along the way. https://loom.ly/qTyiDCc

Join us in welcoming Dr. Avner Mordechai Finberg to our strings faculty! Dr. Avner is a seasoned composer and violinist, eager to instruct students on the importance of loving not only music, but the process of learning itself. https://loom.ly/hXgSloo

Choir director and educator Alison Crockett will be leading not only the Capital City Voices but our latest course offering - a youth jazz choir for ages 8 - 12! Experience jazz singing, culture, and the history that surrounds it: https://loom.ly/0LwgI8U

We believe that music can be both a creative, personal journey, and a powerful means for dynamic soc

Operating as usual

08/22/2023

Join us on August 26 for our Suzuki Kick-Off Festival! 🎉

Enjoy music performances, participate in music games, reconnect with Levine friends, and learn more about our Suzuki program. There will be a live bluegrass performance, welcome and Meet the Instruments sessions, bring-your-own picnic lunch, raffle, and more! ☀️

📆 August 26 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
📍 DC Campus: NW

Learn more and register today! https://loom.ly/WPO7Xas

Suzuki Kick Off Festival - Levine Music Levine Suzuki students are invited to enjoy music performances, participate in music games, and reconnect with Levine friends. Activities will include live Bluegrass Performance (12 PM), picnic on the lawn (bring your own lunch), Suzuki Raffle, and Kona Shaved Ice for purchase. Suzuki students may b...

08/18/2023

Join the fun in our fall First Music classes! 🐣

Designed and taught by Levine teachers who are early childhood specialists as well as accomplished musicians, our First Music classes are structured to emphasize learning through play for children as young as 4 months.

Find out more and register today! https://loom.ly/AKujU14

08/17/2023

Recently, we hosted our Guitar Building Camp at THEARC! 🎸

The only thing cooler than making music is making your own instrument! Thanks to our students and instructors for an awesome experience.

This program was made possible thanks to support from the Matt Rowley Memorial Fund.

08/15/2023

School is almost back in session! 📚🎶

Once you've signed up for another year of private lessons, add an ensemble and take your playing to the next level! Join a community of musicians and share the joy of music, whether you're looking to explore chamber music, percussion, winds and brass, strings, or guitar.

With ensembles, you can develop your listening, performing, and collaborating skills alongside peers.

Explore our ensemble offerings: https://loom.ly/sLRHclw

08/14/2023

Camp Levine is the best! 🏆

We've been voted Best Summer Camp on Washington City Paper's 2023 Best of D.C. list! ☀️

Thank you to everyone who makes Camp Levine such a special place and to our Levine community for voting for us. 💛

https://loom.ly/0fPzC_Y

Best of DC 2023 Results Thank you for helping to choose the best food, people, places, and things in the DMV

08/11/2023

Join us for a morning of music and fun for the whole family at our free First Music Concert!

This interactive concert organized by our First Music faculty will feature sing-alongs, movement, and play.

Bring your friends and get ready for a lively and entertaining morning!

Register today: https://loom.ly/rWTAT6k

📆 August 27 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EDT
🏛️ DC Campus: THEARC

08/07/2023

Join us in welcoming Emily Kohlenstein to our faculty! 👋

Emily is a new member of our Music Therapy team and holds a BA in Music Therapy and Psychology from Montclair State University.

She completed a Music Therapy internship here at Levine in 2023. Her primary instrument is piano, but she also has training in guitar and voice.

When not practicing music therapy or rooting for the Baltimore Ravens, Emily enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going to the beach, and exercising.

Learn more about Emily: https://loom.ly/v8gw6Uk

08/05/2023

Even though the 36th year of Camp Levine is coming to a close, the memories we created will stay with us forever! ☀️

Thank you to everyone in our Camp Levine community for making this summer one of the best yet! 😎 We learned new things, made new friends, and most importantly, had fun.

See you next summer! 💛

07/28/2023

Does a certain song spark a particular memory for you? Have you felt time appear to slow as you listen to a favorite piece and lose yourself in your thoughts?

If so, you already have an inkling of the ways music can affect our memory and concentration.

Check out our most recent blog to learn more: https://loom.ly/jPKwnZw

07/26/2023

Sign up for our Percussion Camp! 🥁

This engaging week features a combination of ensemble playing, instrument workshops, and professional clinics. Students will have an opportunity to play traditional drums, mallet instruments, world percussion, and more!

🏛️ DC Campus - NW
📅 August 7-11 9AM-1PM

Register today: https://loom.ly/Ap26h3A

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07/24/2023

✨ We're hiring! ✨

Are you passionate about sharing your joy of music with the next generation of musicians? Check out our available music instructor positions or our Department Manager role!

Find out more and apply: https://loom.ly/k95TgAs

07/19/2023

Jazz up your summer at Youth Jazz Camp! 🎷

This hands-on jazz ensemble camp helps students of all instruments develop the skills needed to improvise and perform in a jazz ensemble. No previous experience required! 🎶

🏛️ DC Campus - THEARC
📅 August 7-18 10AM-2PM

Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/cpCEIl8

07/18/2023

Calling all budding actors ages 8-13! 🎭

Join us for our week-long Musical Theatre Camp. Explore many exciting aspects of musical theatre, including dance, music, and acting techniques. 👯 Write and perform your own script at the final showcase on the last day of camp! 🌟

🏛️ MD Campus - Strathmore
📅 August 7-11 9AM-3PM

Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v49vyNw

07/17/2023

Sign up for our Adult Strings Retreat! 🎻

Designed for adult string beginning and intermediate players, this program combines a variety of learning topics and playing opportunities into one event! ✨

The weekend includes technical skill work on the instrument, musical topic sessions, music theory basics and review, and jam session reading. 🎶

🏛️ MD Campus - Silver Spring
📅 August 4-6 9:30AM-4:00PM

Register today! https://loom.ly/-BnxcT8

07/13/2023

How is AI being used by creators and listeners in the music world? 🤖

Read our new blog to find out: https://loom.ly/KBVf0eI

What are your thoughts about using AI in music composition? Let us know in the comments!

07/10/2023

Today is the last day to vote for Camp Levine! ⏰

We're hoping to keep the title of Best Summer Camp in D.C. for the fifth year running, and we need your help! ☀️

Here's how to vote:
💛 Visit Best of D.C. People & Places
💛 For the "Best Summer Camp" category, type "Camp Levine"
💛 Add your e-mail address
💛 Click “Vote!”

Vote today: https://loom.ly/-2Si960

07/09/2023

Best of D.C. voting ends tomorrow! 🗳️

Vote Camp Levine for Best Summer Camp so we can keep the coveted top spot for the fifth year running! 😎 Thanks to everyone who has voted already. We're so grateful for your support!

How can you cast your ballot?
💛 Visit Best of D.C. People & Places
💛 For the "Best Summer Camp" category, type "Camp Levine"
💛 Add your e-mail address
💛 Click “Vote!”

Vote today: https://loom.ly/-2Si960

07/07/2023

Representatives from the Genesis Inspiration Foundation recently visited Levine to share their generous support and enjoyed a performance by one of our students!

We're grateful for their investment in our mission and for helping us bring the benefits of music education to even more members of our community.

07/06/2023

Time is running out to cast your vote for Camp Levine! ⏳

For the last four years, Camp Levine has been voted Best Summer Camp in D.C. 😎 Help us keep our winning streak going by casting your ballot by July 10.

Here's how to do it:
💛 Visit Best of D.C. People & Places
💛 For the "Best Summer Camp" category, type "Camp Levine"
💛 Add your e-mail address
💛 Click “Vote!”

Vote today: https://loom.ly/-2Si960

07/05/2023

Sign up for a summer mini piano sampler! 🎹✨

This four-session class is ideal for young students ages 6-12 who want to try their hand at the piano. No experience is required! Learn the notes, rhythm, and position to get started.

Learn more and select your session: https://loom.ly/LhL_R30

07/03/2023

✨Register for our Summer Guitar Sampler✨

Designed for beginners, this class is a great way for kids ages 7-13 to try out the guitar in a friendly, supportive group setting! Participants will learn the building blocks of music and note reading and basic right and left-hand techniques.

Sign up today! https://loom.ly/PyTQwY0

07/02/2023

Sign up for summer fun with our First Music classes! ☀️

First Music offers wonderful opportunities for children and their caregivers to experience the joy of music together. We have classes for children as young as four months to five years old. There's something for everyone to enjoy!

Find your class and register today! https://loom.ly/AKujU14

07/01/2023

Thank you for a great first week at Camp Levine! ☀️

Our campers, teen apprentices, teachers, and families have made it a phenomenal start to our summer fun! We're looking forward to what the next five weeks have in store. 🎶🎨

And don't forget to cast your vote for Camp Levine as Best Summer Camp in D.C.! Voting ends July 10. 💫

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://loom.ly/-2Si960

06/29/2023

☀️Vote Camp Levine for Best Summer Camp in D.C.☀️

The Washington City Paper's annual Best of D.C. voting is now open! Camp Levine has been named D.C.'s Best Summer Camp for four years running. 🏆

Help us keep our winning streak going by casting your vote by July 10. 😎

Here's how:
💛 Visit Best of D.C. People & Places
💛 For the "Best Summer Camp" category, type "Camp Levine"
💛 Add your e-mail address
💛 Click “Vote!”

Vote today: https://loom.ly/-2Si960

06/28/2023

Hear Levine alum Alexander Tsereteli share his Levine story! 🎶

Levine has been a formative part of Alexander's musical journey, from feeling part of a family to having a community of people rooting for him for over a decade.

06/24/2023

Enrollment for the 2023-24 academic year is open! 🥳

The course catalog is filled with engaging programs for all ages and musical interests.

If you're a current student and planning to return for the fall semester, take advantage of the early bird special and enroll by June 30!

Register now: https://loom.ly/JreaM9w

06/23/2023

Join us for an engaging music history lecture where Carl Yaffe will discuss the fascinating story of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, including the meaning of that unusual title.

📅 June 25
🕓 2:30PM - 4:30PM
📍DC Campus: NW

See you there! https://loom.ly/-At3-PA

Bacchanalysis - Levine Music In this engaging music history lecture, Carl Yaffe will discuss the fascinating story of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, including the meaning of that unusual title. A harmonic analysis of the C […]

06/21/2023

Thank you to CBS News for highlighting the work of Washington Musical Pathways Initiative!

We are proud to be a member of this initiative and work alongside the DC Youth Orchestra Program, The Kennedy Center, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University to support young musicians who have been historically excluded from classical music.

Check out the feature: https://loom.ly/WPSaV6E

06/18/2023

Happy Father's Day from all of us at Levine Music!

06/17/2023

In observance of the Federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day, all campuses will be closed on Monday, June 19.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that enslaved people were finally free. This came two years after Abraham Lincoln's official Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the United States.

The day is one of the longest-held African American holidays and has been called America's second Independence Day. It's a celebration of African American culture, heritage, and resilience. Whether you choose to participate in community events, educate yourself on African American history, or spend quality time with loved ones, we hope this day serves as a reminder of the progress we have made and the work that still lies ahead.

06/15/2023

Summer is almost here! ☀️

Hear a message of gratitude from our President and CEO, Jeffery Tribble Jr., for being a part of our musical family.

We're looking forward to a very musical summer and an exciting year next year! 🎶

06/14/2023

Last month, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition.

The winners' concert featured the winners of the 2023 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition, the world premiere of a commissioned chamber work by composer/pianist Sam Post, and performances by past winners.

This event was hosted in partnership with Washington Performing Arts. We recognize and thank Dr. Robert Misbin as well as the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts for their generous support.

06/10/2023

Happy Pride from everyone at Levine! 🌈

We celebrate and embrace the vibrant diversity of the LGBTQ+ community this month and always. We believe all people should be treated equally regardless of who they are and who they love.

If you're headed out to Capital Pride - enjoy the festivities! 🏳️‍🌈✨

https://loom.ly/npyj7O0

06/09/2023

We recently held our Suzuki Flute Spring Recital at our Silver Spring campus! 🌸🎶

Students performed group and solo pieces for their family, friends, and Levine community! Thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations to our students for a wonderful event!

06/08/2023

Celebrate a year of spectacular music-making and student achievements at our Spring Showcase Concert on June 10! 🌸🎶

The evening features a selection of student performances representing our wide range of departments and ages. ✨ Plus, don’t miss the winner of our Cogen Concerto Competition performing with an orchestra of Levine faculty and students!

Special thanks and gratitude for the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, and the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation.

🏛️ DC Campus: THEARC
🕐 7PM-9PM

RSVP today! https://loom.ly/GtNy84s

06/05/2023

✨Supporter Showcase✨

Barbara and Paul Couture are adult students at Levine who have participated in piano and vocal programs and have been supporters for more than ten years through our Annual Fund and Gala.

What motivates them to support our mission? They share, "Levine’s outreach to the area’s diverse community is truly special and inspires us to help keep the music alive for everyone!”

NSO Youth Fellow - Millennium Stage (May 18, 2023)

06/03/2023

Levine students and NSO Youth Fellows Luis Nestares and Daniel Kim recently performed on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center! 🎶

Luis is also a Washington Musical Pathways Initiative student.

Watch their performance: https://loom.ly/qanOTpU

NSO Youth Fellow - Millennium Stage (May 18, 2023) Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtbLive Tonight on Millennium Stage: Students from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Progra...

06/02/2023

We recently welcomed New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis for a master class to coach some of our violin students. ✨

Thank you to Geneva for sharing your knowledge and our attendees for making it a wonderful event!

Special thanks to Washington Performing Arts for helping to organize this learning opportunity.

06/01/2023

Join the First Music faculty on June 4 for a morning of music and fun for the whole family! ❤️

Bring your friends and neighbors and get ready to sing, move, and play.

RSVP: https://loom.ly/nQClas0

First Music Concert - Levine Music Join the First Music faculty for a morning of music and fun for the whole family! Bring your friends and neighbors and get ready to sing, move, and play!

05/31/2023

✨AAPI Heritage Month Feature: Reena Esmail✨

Reena Esmail is an Indian-American composer. She attended The Juilliard School and received her Master's and Doctorate degrees from the Yale School of Music.

She is currently composer-in-residence at the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Seattle Symphony. Throughout her career, Reena has been commissioned to compose pieces for Richmond Symphony, Town Music Seattle, Albany Symphony, Chicago Sinfonietta, and San Francisco Girls Chorus, among others.

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Why Study at Levine

Levine offers outstanding music instruction and programs to students of all ages, interests, and skill levels at five campuses in the DC area. Come explore our year round classes and programs in classical music, jazz, rock, musical theatre, folk and so much more! At Levine, we come together in music.

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Simply put, we’re one of the best music schools out there. We provide our students with superior musical instruction from world-class professional artists who are working at the top of their field. Levine’s 180 distinguished faculty members not only help students achieve their individual goals, they aim to inspire.