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Meet the New Teacher: KaleyAnna Raabe
At TBMA, we believe music should inspire joy in both performers and listeners. Each one of our teachers shares our passion for helping students develop a lifelong love of music, as well as a commitment to excellence. That’s why we’re so pleased to welcome our newest violin teacher, KaleyAnna Raabe, to our team! KaleyAnna values a balanced teaching style that includes healthy technique and musical skill, and she prioritizes teaching students to play with freedom and enjoyment. KaleyAnna holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in violin from the University of South Florida and is working toward a Master of Chamber Music. She also has experience singing with the USF Chamber Singers and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, and she is a member of the women’s barbershop quartet, Duly Noted. While a student at USF, KaleyAnna began teaching violin and has continued investing in students ever since, both in a private studio and as a guest teacher for public school sectionals. To help our students...
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Meet the New Teacher: Kristen Allen
Tampa Bay Music Academy extends a hearty welcome to Kristen Allen, our newest music professor! Kristen teaches voice and piano, and her students quickly pick up on her love for music as she helps them develop their talents. She earned her master’s degree in music education from the College of Charleston in 2013 and has experience teaching private lessons as well as vocal ensembles. Kristen told TBMA that she loves being a part of inspiring the next generation of musicians. As a music...
Meet the Drums!
Drums form the rhythmic foundation for many kinds of music. While it may seem easy to tap out a rhythm, there’s a whole lot more to becoming a skilled drummer than just feeling a beat or pulling off a dramatic roll. If you want to learn the drums, you’ll need the guidance of an experienced teacher to help you become familiar with the different kinds of drums you’ll be using and teach you how to make them come alive. The Drum Family A basic drum set comes with four different types of drums....
Meet the New Teacher: Dave Rudolph
At Tampa Bay Music Academy, we believe investing in a great teacher is vital to creating a lifelong love of music. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome Dave Rudolph to our team. Dave will be teaching drums and guitar with TBMA, and we look forward to sharing his expertise with our students and their families. Dave earned his degree in music performance from the University of South Florida in 2001. His musical career includes participation in a variety of ensembles, bands, and jazz groups. He...
Your Brain on Music: How Music Lessons Train the Brain
It’s long been theorized that people who study music also display stronger skills in other scholastic endeavors such as math and language arts. Studies have demonstrated links between early music study and higher test scores, but just how far-reaching are those effects? Do they end when the music lessons end? Hardly. What Scientists are Learning About Music and the Brain Studies of how music affects the brain have begun to deliver fascinating results. Recent studies point to changes more...
Pics of TBMA Students and Faculty at America’s Got Talent Auditions
America’s Got Talent partnered with Tampa Bay Music Academy in search for contestants for the season 10 competition. Students enrolled in our school were able to skip the line with a "Front of Line Pass" and some were even scheduled for a private audition. We look forward to continuing our relationship with AGT for future audition sessions. [srizonfbalbum id=1]
December Christmas Recitals
Please join us for our Tampa Bay Music Academy Recitals taking place on December 4 and 5 at 7:00 PM. The venue will be our studio location: 12032 Tarpon Springs Rd., Odessa. All ages and ability levels will be featured on a variety of instruments like piano, guitar, violin, saxophone, and voice! It will be a wonderful heart-warming evening of beautiful Christmas music! We hope to see you there!
America’s Got Talent Partners with Tampa Bay Music Academy
Exclusively for Tampa Bay Music Academy Students: November 2, 2014 - America's Got Talent has partnered with Tampa Bay Music Academy in search for contestants for the season 10 competition. Open auditions will take place in Tampa on November 2nd. Several thousand people are expected to show up for the auditions. With our partnership, TBMA is able to give a "front of the line pass" to any currently enrolled TBMA student who wants to audition. Instead of waiting in line for hours, you will be...
Meet the New Teacher: Sara Maniscalco
Tampa Bay Music Academy is excited to welcome Sara Maniscalco to our teaching staff! Sara joins us from New York where she spent several years as a faculty member at Westminster Conservatory of Princeton and will be teaching piano for TBMA. She has a master’s degree in piano and has been teaching since the age of 16. Sara’s teaching career began as a result of her natural love for her instrument. When she was 16 years old, her teacher moved and Sara began teaching some of the students she left...