The mission of the Northampton Community Music Center is to foster the love and pursuit of music through quality education, performances and activities that are accessible to all. Our podcast episodes are focused on the COMMUNITY aspect of all kinds of music, both local and not so local!
For this session Joe Blumenthal interviews long-time NCMC piano teacher Meg Kelsey-Wright. The interview features an in-depth discussion of the innovative "Piano Connection" program she founded at the Music Center.
In this episode, board member Joe Blumenthal reminisces with founder Bill Feinstein about the earliest days of the Northampton Community Music Center; how it came into being and how it moved from its first instruction in his living room to bringing it to its current home on South St.
Violin teacher Emily Greene talks about the Suzuki method of learning music and the advantage, particularly for young children, of thinking of music as another language. She also talks about Dr. Suzuki's book "Nurtured by Love" and his mission of making the world a better place through music. In addition, she discusses how she and the Music Center have adapted to the pandemic.
NCMC board member Joe Blumenthal interviews teacher Adam Bosse. Adam talks about his teaching at NCMC and the surprising upsides of being a musician during the pandemic.
