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The Write Notes – October/November (Double Issue)
Byjason riley December 4, 2021

Dear Students & SJAA Families,Did you have a good Turkey Day?! Thanksgiving is just the best and we definitely have a lot to be thankful for here. Grateful to make and share music with our friends. Thankful for our amazing SJAA team, coaches, mentors, teachers, staff, families and OUR STUDENTS! It’s been an amazing fall…

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Songwriting Festival 2021 – St. Joseph Arts Academy
Byjason riley November 9, 2021December 11, 2021

Second Annual SJAA Songwriting Festival is coming up this Saturday, Nov. 13! An all-day workshop with special guest clinician and award-winning songwriter, Lori Browne. Learn song craft and share your music in these fun and inviting sessions. Everyone leaves with a song! All ages welcome. Beginner and Intermediate Songwriters. Very Limited Spaces available!!! Lunch is…

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The Write Notes – August 2021
Byjason riley August 31, 2021

Dear Students & SJAA Families,Ring the Bell! School is in. We’ve had a great summer and hope you did too. Even though school has started, we are finishing out our summer performance season with some great events in September. “Hawkfest” & “Bluegrass Battles Hunger” are just a couple of the special invitations remaining for live…

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Maestro Series 2021 – Anthony Glise
Byjason riley August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

Saturday, August 14, from 2:00-4:00 PM St. Joseph Arts Academy 2027 N. 36th St., St. Joseph, Missouri ————————— The St. Joseph Arts Academy in association with the St. Joseph Music Foundation will present an “informance” (a combination of lecture and performance) and a masterclass by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, Anthony Glise as part of the Academy’s “Maestro Series.” Targeted to all…

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The Write Notes – July 2021
Byjason riley July 19, 2021

The Write Notes The Newsletter from the St. Joseph Arts Academy View this email in your browser Dear Students & SJAA Families,We insist that you are having a great summer! It’s a wild ride here with families in and out for vacations and making great memories. Much deserved after “the year that shall not be named”…

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The Write Notes – March 2021
Byjason riley April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

Dear Students & SJAA Families,Spring is finally here! March serves as the one year anniversary of our initial quarantine followed by a 2020 that was… let’s say… unique. While not without some great benefits, our families faced incredible challenges and uncertainties that added a lot of stress to our lives. I want to extend a…

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Let them play! Benefits of music lessons for kids.
Byjason riley April 5, 2021December 11, 2021

Why start young? It is now widely accepted that there are direct correlations between musical study and verbal competency, motor and auditory skills, reasoning abilities and problem solving – essential abilities that children take into adulthood. Musical experience promotes brain development. A 2009 study featured in the Journal of Neuroscience showed for the first time…

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Everything You Need to Know About Music Lessons in St. Joseph, MO
Byjason riley January 3, 2021February 24, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Music Lessons! A Guide for Student Musicians and Parents. St. Joseph Arts Academy – 4th Edition (January 2021)Welcome to the St. Joseph Arts Academy…3 Academy Mission 3 Where Can I Take Lessons? 4 When Can I Take Lessons? 4 Who Takes Music Lessons? 5 What We Teach. 7…

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The Write Notes – December 2020
Byjason riley December 26, 2020

Dear Students & SJAA Families,Hey everybody, it’s Jason Riley, director of St. Joseph Arts Academy with our final newsletter and updates for the year. We appreciate your feedback that you’re enjoying these messages. We’re going to keep doing these to let you know what’s going on at the school, and the latest and greatest. One of the…

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The Write Notes – October 2020
Byjason riley October 22, 2020

Dear Students & Families,Fall is certainly in full swing with the autumn leaves in beautiful transition and pumpkins EVERYWHERE. While learning plans are being continuously adjusted for many students and schools, the SJAA is working hard to maintain our routines for steady progress and rewarding performance opportunites. Studying music is simply one of the healthiest…

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