Marcheselli Music Studio

In today's blog post, I am happy to write about a student who was brought to me by his father as an absolute beginner at the age of 10.

I remember how his father wrote that he planned for his…

This upcoming weekend, I welcome members of our local community to join us in celebrating the accomplishments of my students participating in Marcheselli Music Studio's latest student recital.

I consider these recitals to be true celebrations spotlighting all of the…

Here is a friendly reminder that, as a recorded artist and cantor certified by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, I have a keen interest in working with piano students who enjoy singing and who would like to learn to…

For some five seasons, it has been my great pleasure to serve as an accompanist for school-based musicals in western Massachusetts.  With the support of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the musicals that I accompany are also scripted by the young…

Today, I am very happy to share a special announcement that I have been rocking out and teaching beginner guitar and ukulele - in addition to private and group piano lessons and choir - to public school kids and teens,…

As May is Mental Health Awareness month, I thought I would just sit down and write a few words touching on the considerable benefits of music study on the mind and spirit of students.

Only this month, one of my…

Recently, I was thrilled to coach one of my teenage students in songwriting.  We studied chords, chord progressions, and the singing of ideas - including melodies and harmonies - into being.

It was exciting to share with her a bit…

Something about the piano can attract a player during any time of the year.  

In the springtime, it's great to play the piano indoors during rainy days or to put up flowers by your piano or just to open the…

It can feel like a bittersweet journey to reach the end of a period of preparation leading up to the performance of one's repertoire at a concert.  

However, this “now-what” can easily be followed by the joyful realization of a…

In honor of my studio's upcoming tenth anniversary, I have been in the process of migrating my studio's blog, LIVE LOVE TEACH REPEAT, from where it was on Wordpress to my studio's website which is this part of my…

As Valentine's Day approaches, I have a fond recollection of teaching a beginner adult student and retiree who was newly widowed and who was seeking a new outlet in his life after having spent a long time taking care of…