Check out the footage of us performing “I Am The Walrus,” plus a bunch of great photos from the big event.
Welcome Our New Teachers
We are happy to welcome the following teachers to the AMS family!
Jon Lauterer- drums, percussion
Christine Oglesby- music therapy, multiple instruments
Isabel Castellvi- cello, violin, string ensemble.
March 2014 Practice-a-Thon Begins!
Our students will be helping raise money for the school and for the Paul Thorpe Music Education Fund. They will be collecting sponsor donations, and the more they practice the more they make! Prizes include an iPad Mini from City Mac and a handmade guitar/dulcimer from Appalachian Strings. Winners will be announced at our April […]
Asheville Music School Student Jason Chrisman Receives High Honor
Asheville, NC Jason Chrisman Performed with the 2013 NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville Nashville, TN: Jason Chrisman from North Buncombe High School (NBHS) in Weaverville, NC, was selected as a member of the 2013 NAfME All-National Honor Jazz Ensemble sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). […]
Welcome our new teacher
We are pleased to add Dave Dribbon to our Asheville Music School faculty. He’s a graduate of Berklee School of Music and has been teaching since 2003. Click here to learn more about Dave..
Bob Sheppard Improv Workshop at AMS- Mon. Sept. 30
Don’t miss this! Improvisation Workshop for all instrument, voices, and styles, led by saxophonist Bob Sheppard. This guy has performed and recorded with some of the greats- Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Steely Dan, and Stevie Wonder just to name a few. 6:00pm-8:00pm. Ages 13 and up. No registration necessary, just show up with your instrument!
Congratulations- AMS teacher and student in Best of WNC poll
Congratulations to our own Gabrielle Tee and Aislin Freya-Pax! In the Mountain Xpress annual poll Gabrielle won Best Music Teacher and Aislin won Best Child Actor. Way to go! Keep up the good work girls! Go to www.mountainxpress.com to read more.
New Faculty at Asheville Music School
Meet our two newest instructors: Pat Lopez– trumpet Ben Hovey– electronic music Click on their names to learn all about them
Asheville Music School Faculty Recital this Sunday Feb 24!
“Rhythms of the Heart” featuring classical dance music by composers such as Piazzolla, Brahms, Ginastera, Dvorak, and more. Performers include Mariya Potapova, violin, Elena Saladukha, piano, Steve Loew, clarinet, and Frank Argento, piano. 3:00pm Sunday Feb. 24 at AMS Performance Loft, 126 College St. AMS students and families are FREE! General public: $10 suggested donation.
Fundraiser For One of Our Own
I’m not sure how many know this, but one of the instructors of the Asheville Music School has experienced a house fire this last week. I’m just finding out yesterday myself. Last Saturday morning Delia Lytle’s house burned. The damage is quite bad. Her son Aiden was at home with two younger siblings when an […]
