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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Elvis Costello and SoundwavesArt Foundation launch fundraiser for Stax Music Academy
GRAMMY©-winning artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello has teamed up with Soundwaves Art Foundation to “Pump It Up” for the nonprofit Stax Music Academy, located at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, adjacent to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Soundwave’s Tim Wakefield has created an original […]
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Stax Music Academy celebrates Juneteenth with plans for a “Songwriting Showdown” to allow Memphis-area teens a chance to add their voices to movement for racial equality
From the haunting 1939 Billie Holiday classic “Strange Fruit” protesting the lynching of blacks in America, to protest songs of the 1960s like the Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid,” to releases in the wake of recent killings of African-Americans including H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe” and Trey Songz’s “2020 Riots: How Many Times,” music […]
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Stax Music Academy & MMI receive $50,000 grants each from Lewis Prize for Music COVID-19 Community Response Fund
The Lewis Prize for Music — a creative arts philanthropy — announced today the recipients of its COVID-19 Community Response Fund. A total of $1.25 million will be awarded to 32 Creative Youth Development (CYD) organizations across the U.S. that have adapted and responded to the pressing needs of the young people they serve […]
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