Pop icon, GRAMMY© Award winner, and Academy Award nominee Huey Lewis has teamed up with the London, UK/Austin, Texas-based Soundwaves Art Foundation to help raise funds for the nonprofit Stax Music Academy, an afterschool and summer music institute at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Soundwave’s Tim Wakefield has created an original […]
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Music and Community have always been sources of hope and inspiration during trying times. Our youth need that now more than ever. The Stax Music Academy is happy to announced that we have raised $39,959 toward our $50,000 goal in our current #MusicMustContinue campaign. The funds will help close the tuition gap for students and […]
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By Phil Gallo: The Stax Music Academy isn’t participating in the debate about whether schools should open their classrooms and risk the further spreading of COVID-19. They’re going online, choosing to create solutions to the pandemic that broaden the Memphis academy’s offerings rather than curtail the usual curriculum. When the doors open Aug. 17 at […]
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We are hiring a Vocal Instructor to teach two of our Vocal Ensembles including music theory, planning weekly rehearsals, and arranging charts. The successful candidate will teach in the Vocal Department and support the Lead Vocal Instructor in direction and driving results from the students. The Vocal Instructor will assist with selecting appropriate repertoire for […]
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