The Stax Music Academy (SMA) is proud to announce a new partner, Newberry Tanks, LLC, based in West Memphis, Arkansas. While we always appreciate corporate support, we are particularly excited about this new partnership given Newberry Tanks’ history regarding music and particularly, blues from this region. Much like SMA, they too believe that great talent […]
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The Stax Music Academy has made the decision to suspend our Summer Music Experience (SME), a program that normally takes place during the month of June and culminates in our Summer Music Experience Grand Finale at Levitt Shell, which has also been postponed until further notice. While some organizations are phasing in reopening at various […]
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It’s important to keep up your practice chops while you’re temporarily home from school. We’re here to help! We’ve now launched our “Practice Chops” series online with our music director Paul McKinney. Sessions include tutorial videos and sheet music that you can use to practice. In our first installment, Mr. McKinney helps students learn the […]
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The coronavirus pandemic is not stopping a local music school from teaching and educating people on Memphis’ music history. Students of the Stax Music Academy have moved from in-person classes to online. “The students were so excited to come back and have classes in this forum after having spring break and not […]
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