Want to join the MyTown team?? Here’s an inside scoop from Corey Ferrugia of the leadership behind the expanding facets of MyTown Music.
Discover your potential and try something new. Rap, why not?
Music unlocks potential.
Potential to create, understand, empower, and inspire.
MyTown Music PHX
Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center: 5th Week
After a week off for fall break, Lypstykk was beaming with energy to finish their original song, Farty Bus. Needless to say, Lypstykk’s hit song has shifted into full gear and Farty Bus is cruising full speed ahead!
A few of the members even wrote a rap that will be included in the song. Must say, Lypstykk sure knows how to take it to the next level. This new verse has become my personal favorite! While exploring the new territory of rap, instructor Rob asked the group “What do the world’s best rappers have?” Easy enough, Lypstykk exclaimed “RHYTHM”! A few minutes later and each member of the group was spitting out rap lines to an animated rhythm. I even witnessed some funny coffee grinder moves and some beat boxing, too!
Besides discovering the new beat of rap, Lystykk also learned the importance of becoming dependent on listening to each other and focusing on what they hear. “The goal is to stay in-sync as a group and avoid flipping the beat. Pay attention to rhythm and tempo, and keep the groove smooth,” explained instructor Corey.
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve heard awesome news that Lypstykk is busy practicing for their showcase. The group is hard at work putting final touches on their original song Farty Bus, cover song You Belong With Me, and the MyTown theme song.
Check out a sneak peak of the rap verse:
Oh it’s the farting automobile
it farts in your face and your rears
its also called the farty bus
and it especially farts at guys
you don’t wanna smell it
you’ll faint dead away
who would wanna be it
in that farty way
N_E_W
Listen to the beat. Create something unique.
MyTown Music PHX
Tavan Elementary School: 4th Week
Check out the original song progress of the Tavan Elementary group sessions!
K-2nd Grade
Dolphins: Cactus Flower
We were sitting outside
at a table
at Tavan Elementary School
saw a little flower
that was stable
and it was super cool
Vampire House: Mr. Giant the Vampire
One brave little girl knocked upon his door
when Mr. Giant opened up he fell to the floor.
scared her to death
scared him to life
3rd-5th Grade
Midnight Pandas
Chorus:
You can take away my clothes
you can take away my shoes
but you can’t take away my cuddly dude
my Panda!
N_E_W
What an amazing week so far and still to come this week. This is another level …two events going down tomorrow in the Tucson that have the potential to pump close to $5,000 into local schools… all facilitated by MyTown Music. It has always been my vision to one day see a team of like-minded people come together to use the power of music, leadership, and commerce to significantly impact the community… and ultimately, change the world. Let this go on record… it started here in Tucson, Az - my hometown that care for deeply.
MyTown Music San Francisco!!
MyTown Music is crossing yet another state border! San Francisco was officially introduced to the fabulous world of MyTown Music and as expected…they loved it!
We had to take advantage of Corey’s trip to the bay area so a meeting was set up with the Ryse Center in Richmond, CA on Friday.
Ryse is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the community, giving kids a safe place to go after school and creating responsible, motivated, leaders. They’re passionate about what they do, and in MtM lingo- they too, are all about EMPOWERMENT. ;) They partner with different organizations (like MtM) to bring in outside programs, classes and talents. So it was quickly recognized how perfectly complementary MtM and Ryse are to each other. Ryse also has strong connections to the local middle schools and high schools. They’re not only a wonderful organization to partner with, but are a great networking hub to the surrounding school system. So stay tuned with news from MyTown at Ryse. When these powerful entities unite, there’s going to be no stopping the movement for music education!
Corey also met with a reporter from a local newspaper to promote the efforts of MyTown to the east bay community. She took vigorous notes (unexpected for how quickly Corey speaks when he’s excited-even at 8am!) :)
She too was excited about MtM and suggested another school district to reach out to, in which most schools have a severely limited or no music program at all.
Like in the state of Arizona, MtM has hit the ground running here in the San Francisco Bay Area. So needless to say, the trip was a productive one for MyTown Music!
Ya’ll should come visit because, 1. You’d love the bay area, and 2. MtM will soon be up and running so facilitators/interns/musicians/loveable people are always more than welcome :)
XX, Papi
Rescue Light Vol. 2 EP! →
Have you heard what our instructors can do!? Rescue Lights is made up of four MyTown Music instructors- Corey Ferrugia, Eric Castillo, Will Duncan and Joseph Graves. The Rescue Lights Vol. 2 EP was released Saturday at the live concert and each week one song will be available on the website to download…FOR FREE!! This week was “So Obvious”, what do you want to be released next week??
Visualize. Share. Edit. Create.
Music is universal. Music connects us all.
MyTown Music PHX
Tavan Elementary School: 3rd Week
Music is a universal language that unites people of all different backgrounds. Group sessions are distinguished by the different understandings the students perceive of the term, “universality”. Music demonstrates the concept of universality more so than any other art form. It is an essential concept to grasp and know how to apply in the understanding and creation of music.
This idea of the universality of music is strongly present while the groups create original songs together. It is at this time that elements of critical thinking are highly engaged. Creating a song as a group empowers each individual student to frame their ideas to coincide with the others. I often observe students discussing what is appropriate and inappropriate and why they think as such. It is through these discussions that students are consistently engaging critical thinking skills that establish growth and awareness of others. The understanding of content is crucial for a song’s success because musical greatness requires thought and process into the audience’s perspective.
At the end of the day, it’s all about learning to work together and creating something that’s original and fun! And these bands are doing an awesome job; check out the song progress at Tavan Elementary!
K-2nd Grade
Dolphins: Cactus Flower
A little tiny flower
On a little tiny cactus
It has so much power
But not a lot of access
Cuz it has so many thorns they’re
Like a bunch of soldiers
Vampire House: Mr. Giant the Vampire
Mr. Giant was a mean Vampire
At least that’s what they say
He lived up on a spooky hill
Where the children would not play
He had red, fiery eyes
A black spiky cape
3rd-5th Grade
Midnight Pandas: The Panda
Pandas are black and white
They creep creep around at night
They live in eastern China
Really hard to find
Wander through the jungle
Becuz they have a really great mind.
N_E_W
MyTown Music PHX
Phoenix is representin’ the MyTown swag strong with powerhouse groups at Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center and Tavan Elementary. We’re not stopping there though, so many more schools to come in the spring including Twin Peaks Elementary, Painted Sky Elementary, and Tortolita Middle school to start.
Here are some super serious and composed pictures to give you a little insight into how this fall is going…
Rob and the babies of Tavan Elementary practicing their “rocker face”:
Here’s Rob showing some MtMnewbies different components of the electric guitar…
Slater and Gracie of Lypstykk at Arcadia Neighborhood Learning center…stretching:
For whoever thought the xylophone wasn’t a cool instrument…take note:
ANLC is proud to own Lypstykk, the coolest all-girl group since the Spice Girls. But with way more attitude.
Needless to say, Phoenix can handle MyTown just as well as Tucson can. Breaking the 1,000 kid mark across Arizona, MtM is on the up and up. ((Wanna know a secret?? MtMSF…YES. SAN FRANCISCO. will soon be discussed. SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE!!!)) And MtMNY, which has been in the process for a while now will finally be confirmed later this year as well. And um, MtM..O? No, not Olivia, silly ;) MyTown Music might even have a campus spring up in Omaha, Nebraska thanks to a couple of busy midwestern bees ;)
So then. Moves are being made. National moves.
And that’s that for your fall photo update. More to come for Tavan Elementary too, so keep checking our blog/website/Twitter(s)/Facebook page and instructor Twitters/Facebooks :)
withSOmuchSFLOVE,
Papilicioussss
MyTown Music® exists to inspire, enrich, & empower each student with a superior music education experience. MyTown Music provides a relevant opportunity for students of all ages and abilities to learn music from professional educators and performers. We currently serve our students through both Group Sessions and Private Lessons.
