Evaluative Adjudications – St. Joseph Area Teachers Association

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE? Get ready for Maximum Musical Growth in improving your guitar skills through this 30 Day, intensive and motivational challenge from the St. Joseph Arts Academy and Director/Guitarist, Jason Riley. The Challenge begins on January 2, 2020.   “Buy Now” to complete registration.   http://www.jasonriley.comhttps://www.stjosephartsacademy.comhttp://www.socajukebox.com 30 Day Guitar Challenge

Our island rock band, Soca Jukebox played a very special event last weekend. It was for a group that’s very near to our own hearts, commitments and values. This was our second opportunity to perform for the families at Parenting Children with Special Needs in Kansas City. A truly amazing night to see whole families…

The Most Effective Music Mentor – One of my personal goals is to be the world’s most effective music mentor. A player and teacher who can guide, inspire and encourage others to the top of their personal musical game and journey. I’d like to consider that I’m already here, showing up and doing just that…

Don’t Fret! I wondered where this phrase originated? We all know that it basically means “don’t worry” but does it have anything to do with playing a fretted instrument? Yes and No. Originally, Fretting had to do with eating or gnawing away at something. As in a small creature chewing away at almost anything. So…

Dear Students and Families, Another month behind us in these ‘novel’ times.  The school year is all wrapped up.  Folks are starting to cautiously emerge from quarantine and locally businesses are slowly opening back up to customers. Thankfully to you, our SJAA families and staff, we’ve been able to stay on mission and have weathered this…