Rick's Music World https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/ Music School & Store Serving Raynham, MA Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:54:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2021/09/Ricks-fav-icon.png Rick's Music World https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/ 32 32 My Musical Journey https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/where-music-has-taken-me/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:01:32 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11349 My Musical Journey In my short time as a musician, I have been able to meet some of the most incredible and inspiring individuals, which would have never been possible if it were not for music! I’m a classically trained cellist, but also have origins in rock/punk drumming.  With these two different avenues of music, I literally […]

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]]> Tackling Stage Fright https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/tackling-stage-fright-terry-doyon/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:55:01 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11346 Tips to Overcome Stage Fright Stage fright affects almost all musicians in one way or another. When I was a child, I could have played in front of anyone without batting an eyelash! (Music lessons can also build confidence in kids and adults.) But as I got older and self-critical, stage fright and all kinds […]

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]]> The Importance Of Live Performance https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/the-importance-of-live-performance-john-baptista/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:49:10 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11342 The Importance Of Live Music Performance For the professional and student alike, performing is an integral part of being a musician. Learning to focus all the things we work on in the practice room into a cohesive performance can be overwhelming. Sometimes every detail has been rehearsed and planned and yet when it comes time […]

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]]> Listening to Music Promotes Learning https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/sing-that-song/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:41:40 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11310    SING THAT SONG Consistent practice time, a good practice environment plus focus on what to practice are crucial to learning and playing a musical instrument. Listening to a variety of music is also a very important part of learning. The best musicians in the world are always listening and learning! Even if it’s a couple […]

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]]> Mark Carvalho Top 5 Tips to Practice https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/marks-top-5-tips-mark-carvalho/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:41:15 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11339 How to Maximize Your Practice Time Nearly everyone has heard the expression that “practice makes perfect”. This is especially true when it comes to developing our skills as musicians as we reach for that next level and ultimate mastery of our instruments. Remember, music should be fun and can be extremely rewarding, delivering a great […]

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]]> The Hub of My Music World https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/hub-of-my-music-world/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:24:22 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/ricks-music/?p=11311 Music, and the people I have met through music, have brought an immense amount of joy into my life.  Rick’s Music World has certainly served as the hub of this joy. I got my first real guitar there when I was 14 years old and started taking lessons immediately.  In just over a year I […]

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]]> Student Showcase – June 24, 2018 https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/student-showcase-june-24-2018/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:26:13 +0000 https://rickmusic.wpengine.com/?p=200 It’s Recital Time! – Want To Perform In Our Student Showcase? Families love seeing their student onstage and so do we!    Live Performance is such an important component in your musical journey.  Nothing takes its place for boosting your self-confidence.  Preparing for your performance helps you build your goal-setting and technical skills, too. Many of […]

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]]> Concert: Johnny A. Just Me…And My Guitars https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/concert-johnny-a-just-meand-my-guitars/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:14:33 +0000 https://rickmusic.wpengine.com/?p=191 Sunday, Feb 18, 2018     4pm For nearly 20 years Johnny A. has travelled the world effortlessly gliding through, bending and blending, musical genres to deliver his own unique style of instrumental guitar music. To quote the London Free Press (Johnny A. is…) “a musician who resists easy categorization and that’s always cool by us.” And as JAZZIZ […]

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]]> Lorraine & Bennett Hammond https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/lorraine-bennett-hammond/ https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/lorraine-bennett-hammond/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:54:56 +0000 https://rickmusic.wpengine.com/?p=3954 Workshops and Concert Rick’s Music World is pleased to present the Boston based duo Lorraine Hammond & Bennett Hammond in concert. Showtime is 7pm and the doors open at 6:30. Tickets $15. They are offering workshops during the afternoon (see info at bottom) MORE ABOUT OUR ARTISTS: Lorraine and Bennett play in perfect complement; they […]

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]]> https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/lorraine-bennett-hammond/feed/ 0 WIN a FREE Laptop – Contest! https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/win-a-free-laptop-contest/ https://www.ensembleschools.com/ricks-music/win-a-free-laptop-contest/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:47:37 +0000 https://rickmusic.wpengine.com/?p=3875 DRAWING TONIGHT!!!  (Thurs 9/14/17) How would you like a SWEET NEW LAPTOP or TABLET just in time for school?  Here’s your chance!  There’s a just a few weeks left to enter our Summer Referral Contest …anyone is eligible to participate.  Your chances of WINNING are WAAAAY better than playing the lottery. You get one FREE ENTRY […]

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