Grace Notes Music Studio

Grace Notes Music Studio GNMS is a music education center specializing in instruction for saxophone and clarinet. That's why it's called playing music!

Teacher, performer, and author of Truly FUNdamentals, the most FUN musical warmups ever
I help sax and clarinet players who are really into music, but are frustrated by boring practice sessions. Grace Notes Music Studio works primarily with saxophonists and clarinetists, young or old, whether beginners or returning musicians, in the Portland (Oregon) Metro area. A solid understanding of music fund

amentals developed in an encouraging learning environment will help you perform confidently, returning joy and pleasure to your musical journey. Motivated musicians who are utilizing this approach are experiencing the ability to relax in performance, move past mistakes, pass auditions, and do it all with joy.

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singingThanks for all the joy they're bringingWho can live without it? I ask in a...
11/29/2022

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singingThanks for all the joy they're bringingWho can live without it? I ask in all honestyWhat would life be?Without a song or a dance, what are we?So I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to me Benny Goran Bror Andersson / Bjoern K. Ulvaeus…...

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singingThanks for all the joy they're bringingWho can live without it? I ask in all honestyWhat would life

Winter recital: An Die Musik (To Music) This German song by Franz Schubert is the inspiration for the student performanc...
10/29/2022

Winter recital: An Die Musik (To Music) This German song by Franz Schubert is the inspiration for the student performance to be held in Jan 2023.

Winter recital: An Die Musik (To Music) This German song by Franz Schubert is the inspiration for the student performance to be held in Jan 2023.

Last week I discussed the basic equipment you need to take care of your saxophone and clarinet. This week, I give you so...
09/15/2022

Last week I discussed the basic equipment you need to take care of your saxophone and clarinet. This week, I give you some equipment and tools that will support your playing and take your musical skills to the next level....

Last week I discussed the basic equipment you need to take care of your saxophone and clarinet. This week, I give you some equipment and tools that will support your playing and grow your musical skills.

What tools and gear do you need to get a good start on your musical instrument? As someone who has been a musician for m...
09/06/2022

What tools and gear do you need to get a good start on your musical instrument? As someone who has been a musician for more than 50 years, I know a thing or two about the best tools and gear you need to get started playing the clarinet or saxophone.

What tools and gear do you need to get a good start on your musical instrument? As someone who has been a musician for more than 50 years, I know a thing or two about the best tools and gear you need to get started playing the clarinet or saxophone.

Playlists Back in the day, I recorded songs from a vinyl LP onto a cassette tape. Or I'd be listening to the radio and p...
09/04/2022

Playlists Back in the day, I recorded songs from a vinyl LP onto a cassette tape. Or I'd be listening to the radio and press record when a fave tune came on. In both cases, I was creating a personal playlist; curating a collection of songs that had meaning to me. Back in the day... Nowadays, on Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music, a computer algorithm does it for you....

Playlists Back in the day, I recorded songs from a vinyl LP onto a cassette tape. Or I'd be listening to the radio and press record when a fave tune came

04/26/2022

Watch Jon Batiste performing Freedom from his Grammy-winning album of the year at the 64th Grammy Awards. Compare this super colorful production of the tune to his video release of the same song last year - which featured a marching band!

Watch Jon Batiste performing Freedom from his Grammy-winning album of the year at the 64th Grammy Awards. Compare this super colorful production of the

03/18/2022

Canon In D (Pachelbel) Performed by Hiromi Uehara in Marciac, 2010

Canon In D (Pachelbel) Performed by Hiromi Uehara in Marciac, 2010 https://youtu.be/lpc1lEJ-SRc So much joy and creativity!

Try this: stand up straight (or sit up straight) while practicing. What affect does this have on your music? on your emo...
12/11/2021

Try this: stand up straight (or sit up straight) while practicing. What affect does this have on your music? on your emotional state?

Walking through my neighborhood, I'm listening to a podcast called "Happier". The hosts, Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, have a segment

Dream Blues - waking from a dream with music coming out of my fingers!
12/03/2021

Dream Blues - waking from a dream with music coming out of my fingers!

This blog post was going to be about how Lil Nas X was named musician of the year by GQ and how excited I am about a mainstream mag naming a q***r person

National Clarinet Day November 16
11/10/2021

National Clarinet Day November 16

Backun clarinet looks like a cinnamon stick to me! Who decides these things?! According to the interwebs, Nov. 16 is National Clarinet Day. But why that

Grand Opening Third Eye Books! Sunday June 20, 2-4pm. Support Black-owned Businesses.
06/19/2021

Grand Opening Third Eye Books! Sunday June 20, 2-4pm. Support Black-owned Businesses.

Grand Opening of Third Eye Books at 2518 SE 33rd Ave, Sunday, June 20 from 2-4pm. Support Black-owned businesses!

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5644 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR
97215

Telephone

(503) 888-5796

Website

https://meggrace.com/truly-fundamentals-music-method/

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