Marimba Magic

Percussionists in Grades 6-11 come play with us August 8-12, 2022! Come prepare for district auditions and enjoy mallet, drum, and improvisation ensembles!

Timur Rubinshteyn and I are looking forward to welcoming aspiring percussionists, grades 7-12, to The Rivers School Conservatory for an exciting week of masterclasses, ensembles, improvisation and private lessons. Email me at [email protected] for videos from our past summer workshops, or for further information.Applications due by July 21.

Join us next month for Summer Percussion Workshop: a week-long workshop for students entering grades 7-12! Visit our website to sign up, or email [email protected] with any questions.

My students are most alive when improvising. Today while 2 third grade students played a beautiful duet on 2 g minor Rav drums, a usually very active boy, spontaneously moved his arms in a tai chi, meditative, and flowing way with his eyes closed, totally taking in and becoming the music. I invited him to stand up and he continued in a most expressive way. He had just himself been improvising on the Rav which invited him into this centered creative state.

Find out why improvisation should be part of every young musician's training. Sarah Tenney, founder and director of the acclaimed Marimba Magic at The Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, Mass., will elaborate at this year's MMEA All-State Conference in Boston.

Sarah is an accomplished graduate of Music for People's Musicianship and Leadership Program.