Join us at Southdale Square for Crazy Days Sidewalk Sale – ONE DAY ONLY!
Click here to learn more about our “crazy” savings on pianos, music lessons, accessories, print music and more! Saturday, July 7th from 10am to 5pm
Jun 272012
Check out the new Twin Cities, MN area job positions added to the Careers @ Schmitt Music page!
- Full-time Piano / Keyboard Salesperson – Minneapolis Metropolitan Area
- Saxophone, Baritone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola, String Bass, & Cello Instructors Needed – Minnetonka, MN
- Part-time Workers Needed to Start in July – Minnetonka, MN
- Cello, String Bass, French Horn, & Banjo Instructors Needed – Edina, MN
- Part-time / Seasonal Workers Needed – Edina, MN
Click here to learn how to apply!
Lesson teacher Tom York will be teaching a class on Latin Guitar Styles!
Saturday, July 28 at 2pm – Schmitt Music Minnetonka
Join us for this FREE class! Please RSVP to this event here or call 952-546-0555. Space is limited!
Join us at Schmitt Music Burnsville for “Are We There Yet? A Musical Journey Around the Globe” presented by Michelle Sisler. This is an educational session for both private piano teachers as well as school music teachers. Classroom and home-school teachers could benefit as well.
Thursday, July 26 at 10:30am – Schmitt Music Burnsville
Join us for this FREE class! Please RSVP to Barbara Ongna – click here or call 952-435-2454. Space is limited!
Take students on an unforgettable journey of world music, culture, instruments, and geography of 6 countries through this creative and fun presentation. Discover characteristics of world music, how African drums talk, how sea shanties began, make a didgeridoo and much more!
See and hear world instruments through audio clips and web videos, learn 18 native folk songs through customizable ensembles including singing, classroom instruments, Boomwhackers and body percussion.
Michelle Sisler’s Bio:
When Michelle was little, she used to sit down at her toy piano and play songs, by ear, along with the jukebox. This was how her parents discovered her talent and love for music and enrolled her in piano lessons at the age of seven.
Michelle’s use of technology and creative teaching materials have gained her national recognition and a unique place at the forefront of music education. Along with teaching 50+ students per week, Michelle is the founder and Chief Manager of Keys to Imagination, LLC. She has presented sessions at The National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Music Teachers National Association Conference, and various state conferences and local groups and has written technology articles for Keyboard Companion, Clavier, and American Music Teacher. Michelle’s graduate work in Instructional Design and teaching experience have helped her author Studio Makeover: Technology “Addition”®, Are We There There Yet? A Musical Journey Around the Globe®, A Walk on the Wild Side®, Road Trip: America the Beautiful®, and Double Click Curriculum®.
Michelle currently lives in Owatonna, MN with her husband, Kevin, and their twins, Brandon and Brianna. She enjoys scrapbooking and traveling.
Lesson teacher Tom York will be teaching a class on Guitar Fingerstyle Picking, including Travis Picking!
Saturday, July 14 at 2pm – Schmitt Music Minnetonka
Join us for this FREE class! Please RSVP to this event here or call 952-546-0555. Space is limited!
Congratulations to our lucky River’s Edge Music Festival contest winners! Thanks to everyone who liked us!
- Kasey H. from Apple Valley, MN
- Kyle B. from Minneapolis, MN
- Samantha M. from Lake Elmo, MN
- Nikki Y. from from Minneapolis, MN
- Malti S. from St. Paul, MN
You’re invited to a workshop… Jazz Improvisation: The Mystery Unveiled
Wednesday, June 27 – 9:30am-12:30pm – $20
While watching a jazz ensemble “fake” its way through a piece of music, have you ever wondered, “how do they do that?” This workshop is designed to answer that very question!
Presenter Greg Membrez is founder, leader and arranger of the Twin Cities jazz ensemble the Ellington Project, and the newly founded Manouche Jazz Hot Club.
Please RSVP by phone: 651-636-0804, or by email.
Jun 122012
Now you can get the amazing sound and feel of Roland digital pianos and keyboards at your Schmitt Music store! You’ll find state-of-the-art digital grand pianos with built-in arranger functions, and a wide selection of professional digital pianos for the studio and stage. Contact your Schmitt Music Piano Specialist for details, or to setup a personal showing today!
Join us at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes for a Free Small-Stars class on Tuesday, June 19th, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Camp Arbor is a free, fun weekly morning camp designed for kids ages 3 to 10. Click here for more info!
Like your Schmitt Music store on Facebook and enter for your chance to win 2 Single Day tickets for the River’s Edge Music Festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN on June 23 & 24! For your chance to win, just “like” your favorite Schmitt Music store’s Facebook page and submit a short entry form by June 18th! Winners will be randomly selected from our friends on all Schmitt Music Facebook pages. Click here!
