Our on-site music lessons have been running since late August. With all the new safety protocols in place, how are Myriad’s students, families and teachers feeling about the new normal? Well, we set out to talk to some of them about their...
Read moreMusic & Dance Summer Camps Going Virtual
Our teachers and staff have been working hard on our online summer camps. It’s been exciting to plan for this new format. ” You have to think about how to adapt what you would usually do for the digital experience. Where are there...
Read moreMusic Creates Community During Coronavirus
During shelter-in-place we’ve all watched our communities come together around music. Students and adults are singing together from their balconies, playing music together virtually and sharing these experiences on social media. During the...
Read moreMusic Benefits the Brain
Neuroscientists’ research reinforces music’s positive benefits on the developing brain A study from USC is researching the impact of music on children’s brains. Assal Habibi’s study explores how musical training boosts childhood brain...
Read moreMusic Lessons Help Treat Stress and Depression
When it comes to the human brain, music lessons are one of the best medicines. Studies have continually shown that listening and playing music helps treat stress and depression. It’s not only listening to music that has a positive effect on...
Read moreArts Education Boosts Writing Scores
Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds. “Arts learning experiences benefit students in terms of social, emotional, and academic outcomes,” say researchers Dan Bowen of Texas A&M...
Read moreMyriad Owner’s Insight – Welcome to Ubuntu
Check out our new “Owner’s Insight” videos at our youtube channel: Myriad Music School and Dance Academy. Discover our word for fall, ubuntu, and what it means to our music and dance school! Check out our music and dance lessons...
Read moreDance and Music Lessons for Kids and Adults
Learn more about the benefits of Dance and Music Lessons for Kids and Adults for you at our Music School & Dance Academy – a Peninsula favorite since 1997! Click here to see what our students and parents are saying If you are looking for...
Read moreHigh School Students Do Better In Science, Math And English If They Also Take Music Lessons
A new study from the University of British Colombia finds that students who take music lessons do better in math, science and English across the board. Check out the full article here.
Read moreDuring your Summer Break
During the summer break We encourage our students to take it easy but it can be quite a shock to stop playing all together for three weeks and then suddenly pick back up where you left off. Even playing 1 scale or doing a run-through of your...
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