De-Tour at the Oldham County YMCA

If you're a member of the Oldham County YMCA and you are going to hanging out at the Teen Field Party this Wednesday, November 11th you're in for an overwhelming teenage sonic treat.... DE-TOUR will be playing a set during the party!

Check 'em out on the My Space!
www.myspace.com/detour4to1

If you dig what you hear, give me a ring and if you're not already, we can get you fixed up with a band and get you rockin' in no time!

New Mom's Music stickers!!!!

I picked up the new stickers from Monkey Drive today! Be sure to come by the Rock School concert on October 4th and pick some up! They are free!!!!! Put them on your car, your bike, your guitar case, your skateboard, your school locker, your Science teacher... okay, maybe not the Science teacher!

We've got small Mom's Music stickers for the faint of heart when it comes to sticky things and we've got some big Rock School stickers so your parents can profess loud and proud MY CHILD IS A ROCK STAR AT MOM'S MUSIC SCHOOL OF MUSIC! (This applies to private lesson students as well, we didn't leave you guys and gals out!)

Rock School Finale This Sunday!

That's right, it's that time again, and the weather is more than perfect! Rock School Session Finale at 4th Street Live/Hard Rock Cafe is amazingly beautiful downtown Louisville Kentucky.
This event starts at 1 and will end at 6pm, completely free and family friendly!

Come out and check out the private student recitals on the side stage starting at 1pm, Rock School bands on the 4th Street Stage starting at 2pm, and Performance and Weekend Warrior bands inside Hard Rock Cafe at 1pm!

Once again, mark your calenders!

I've gotten confirmation that there will be ACTUAL CYMBAL MAKING at this event. The Vault Tour is something you should not miss based on the artistry of cymbal making alone!

Brought to you by Sabian, Kaman Music, and the always amazing coffee drinking Rob Arnold!

Come one come all (this means you to guitar players!)

All ages!

Make it happen!

NEW ROCK SCHOOL SESSION STARTS AUGUST 10th!

We're gearing up for the next 8 week session of Rock School here at Mom's Music, on both sides of the river!

Performance Bands are continuing their rehearsals and we're working on some end of summer, fall weather performances for them before the snow starts to call and everyone buckles back down for school.

If your Rock School band is going to return for another session make sure you re-up via the www.momsmusic.com application! Or you can just ring Ella at the shop or shoot her an e mail at Ella@momsmusic.com!

If you would like to sign up for your first enlistment here are the cold hard facts about life in Rock School!

Rock School is for all ages up to 18. (If you are over 18 don't fret, we have a seperate, but similar, program for you called Weekend Warriors!) If you are under 18 and would like to be in a band, can get your hands on a guitar/bass/drum sticks, then you can join up!
You'll be grouped with folks around your age that are into the same kind of music and have a similar level of proficiency as you.
You'll be matched with a coach based on your bands proficiency and the times you have open to practice.
Your band will have their first rehearsal on the scheduled day (Monday-Saturday) during the week beginning August 10th 2009!
We're flexible on practice times but once it's established that's what the band sticks to so you can plan your life accordingly! We make it easy! Band rehearsals are usually an hour and a half once a week.
The band will learn a handful of their favorite songs, most bands are doing 2-4 songs each session.
At the end of the 8 weeks after you've got your songs, your band name, and your awesome band you'll play the finale concert in front of friends, family, all the other bands, and even strangers that have just come out to rock!
We've been having a lot of our concerts at 4th Street Live, Hard Rock Cafe and Pheonix Hill in the highlands!

Once you've done Rock School for one session you'll have a two week break and if your band stays together you guys can come back for a second session, work up a longer set list, get tighter, and eventually audition for Performance Band status, which means you'll rock out on more songs, be more of a cohesive unit, and you'll be playing out a lot more and eventuallyrecording and working on originals if that's in agreement with the band!

What do you have to lose? How cool would it be to start school this year being able to say that what you did this past summer was JOIN A ROCK N' ROLL BAND?!?!?!?

You can fill out the Rock School application at WWW.MOMSMUSIC.COM
This does not obligate you to participate but ensures that we know you are interested and we will contact you for further details and to see where we can fit you into a rockin' band!

July 26th Rock School Concert

The July 26th Finale Concert for our Education Program went really well! We were able to work in some student recitals with one of our private instructors, Sheila O'Bannon! This was a treat for the private students and gave the crowd a little break as far as volume goes.

We had Rock School outside on the big stage at 4th Street Live and we had Performance Bands and Weekend Warriors inside on the cozy stage in Hard Rock Cafe!

In attendance we also had the Census Bureau holding down the fort with an information table and lots of free goodies, across the way from them we had the Derby City Roller Girls in full effect! Malice was so kind as to be our guest MC for the concert! Thanks a lot for coming out and setting up shop folks! We hope to add more booths and information tables from local groups and businesses in the future, so if you're interested or you have an idea please let me know!

Peace, Love, and Drums clinic!

The "Peace, Love, And Drums" show encompasses various genres of drumming, jazz, funk/fusion, rock as well as vocal stylings. The show is performed live on stage with pre-recorded music tracks and is usually presented in either concert format or a clinic format that allows time for audience participation and questions! Folks are allowed to ask pretty much anything from questions about her drumming technique to experiences growing up playing music, and what it's like to be a female in the music industry playing an instrument typically played by men.

The show is for anyone interested in music, not just for drummers. Youngsteres are encouraged to attend as well as older folk. Hannahs main theme is the importance of music in our world today, especially in the lives of young people. Taking both an educational and entertaining approach, Hannah reaches out to the kids in the audience and shows them how much fun and how special music can be, the places it can take them and the long-term benefits it can bring.

Adults in the audience will see how important it is that they continue to support programs in the local schools and communities and make sure that there will always be music programs for their children to participate in. So many programs are being eliminated due to lack of funding, yet the positive effects music has on students - not only from an academic standpoint but from a social standpoint, as well 0 has been proven time and time again.

The show runs about an hour as a concert presentation and a little more than an hour in clinic format.

The clinic will be taking place at the Mellwood Mom's music location at 1900 Mellwood Avenue Louisville Ky 40206, in ye ol' Tumbleweed building right next door to the Mellwood Arts center!

Creative Recording School Site up now!

The full website for Mom's Creative Recording School is now up on the triple dub, thanks to Kyle Ferguson for the design, and Al Gore for the internet.

C.R.S is a Pro Tools oriented 8 week course limited to only 6 students, aimed at providing you with not only the knowledge but the tools required for creating successful recording projects. All students will receive a certification upon completion of 32 hours of coursework, including book work and hands on experience with both digital and analog recording methods.

Classes for this session start June 2nd 2009.

You can register for a semester of classes on the site as well as apply for financing for tuition if that tickles your fancy.

Class size is limited to 6 students.

(In case you missed it click on the "full website" text, which is a link to the Creative Recording School site.)

Sign up now for the next RockSchool session!

The RockSchool concert on the 17th was a blast as always. We're looking into some interesting additions to add for future concerts. We're not announcing anything just yet but we believe that what we have in the works will result in a more rewarding, entertaining event for everyone involved!

The next session of RockSchool starts on June 1st at both stores! The final concert is on Sunday July 26th at 4th Street Live. I know the weather will be a bit warmer but it won't be anywhere near as hot as the bands that'll be playing!

If you haven't signed up for the June/July session it's not too late! Visit www.momsmusic.com and click on the RockSchool icon to fill out your application. If you don't have internet access availabile for you to fill out the application, visit the store and we'll help ya out or you can just give us a ring on the phone and we'll get it taken care of!

Don't forget, out music programs aren't just for the youngin's, anyone over 18 can partcipate as well!

What do you have going on Saturday?

If you don't have plans for Saturday, during the day, please consider taking a trip out to E.P Tom Sawyer Park here in Kentucky.
Saturday, May 9th is opening day for the 2009 BMX track season out at the park and Ken Fox and the folks at Derby City BMX has ensured an amazing time for all, for absolutely no cost! Hard to believe right? Well, don't argue with a good thing because it might cost you a couple of bucks in gas but just click on the flier in this post to see all the awesome stuff that's going, as well, FREE FOOD! Now that is an awesome way to spend a Saturday, watching BMX, hearing one of Mom's Weekend Warrior bands, eating free food and getting that much needed Vitamin D from ol' Mr. Sun. All in a family friendly environment!\

Plus, you'll still have your late evening and night free for any number of activities.

Rose Island is a Mom's Music Weekend Warrior band consisting of a mix of ages, the players are anywhere from just out of high school to around 40 years old. They play a great mix of music that will right in for this event, My Chemical Romance, The Donnas, The Foo Fighters, and Ted Leo And the Pharmacists just to name a few!

We'll see ya there!