Earlier this month, some of MLE’s string students participated in the 2022 Leon County All-District Orchestra. All-District is an auditioned ensemble showcasing the best middle and high school students from the Big Bend region. Students come together for a week to work with elite ensemble coaches and conductors and then finish the week with a…
DetailsMLE was excited to host our annual Violin Day on March 9th at the MLE Studio. Current and visiting violin students participated in games and group classes with our instructors, Dr. Erin Hedrick and Hunter Sanchez. Our violin student parents attending a presentation by visiting Suzuki teacher, Elma Sanabria. Ms. Sanabria, a native of Honduras, holds…
DetailsCongratulations to our five guitar students who participated in the 2022 North Florida Strings Festival. This annual festival, sponsored by the American Strings Teachers Association, is an opportunity for young string students to perform for and receive feedback from an adjudicator. All five guitar students from MLE received Level 1 ratings and three…
DetailsMLE’s Rock Band Class performed at the Bradfordville Blues Club on Sunday, March 6th. Performers included Connor Ferguson on bass, Eric Zhu on keyboard, and Seth Kendrick on drums. Their performance featured the talents of guest artists Michael Brown on guitar and Jim Clark and Michael Lynch on vocals. The MLE Rock Band is taught…
Details7th grade violin student, Karan Komuroji, has won a position in the Indo-European Youth Orchestra, scheduled to perform in Budapest, Hungary in August 2022. Karan has been part of the Suzuki violin program at MLE since 2015, where he studies with Natasha Marsalli. He is also a member of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras and plays…
DetailsMLE violin students Sreyas Narayan and Chinonso Okoli performed in the 2022 FMEA Honors Orchestras Florida Music Educator Conference, held in Tampa, Florida. The FMEA Honors Orchestras consist of the top middle and high school orchestra students in the state of Florida. Students are selected for the ensembles based on the nominations of their school orchestra…
Details4/11/22 EDIT: Our next session of Preschool Violin at TCS is scheduled to begin April 21st. Music Lessons Express is excited to announce a new Preschool Violin class in partnership with Trinity Catholic School in Tallahassee. Preschool Violin is an introduction to the fundamentals of violin playing specially designed for students ages 4-6 and their parents.…
DetailsFifteen-year-old guitar student, Donald Hinchman, placed third in the high school division of the 2021 Florida Guitar Festival and Competition, held October 15-17th in Tallahassee, FL. Donald currently studies with MLE program director Dr. Ben Lougheed and has been part of the MLE Suzuki guitar program for the last three years. The Florida Guitar…
DetailsWe are excited to continue our partnership at Gentle Hands Tallahassee by offering a new class for young beginners and their parents. Preschool Guitar, led by Dr. Ben Lougheed is specially designed to introduce the world of guitar to 3-6 year old students. Held once a week for thirty minutes over a period of six weeks, this…
DetailsWe are excited to announce that two of our Suzuki violin students, Karan Komuroji and Luxmi Narayan have been invited to participate as first violinists in the 2021 Indo-European Youth Orchestra. Luxmi Narayan, 15, has been a Suzuki student at Music Lessons Express for the past eight years. A sophomore at Florida State University School, Luxmi…
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