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Guitar Lessons

Private Guitar Lessons are offered at Bethany Music Center for students of all ages and most skill levels.  For more information please register and a teacher will contact you.  To register and to learn more about our excellent teaching staff, click here: https://bethanylearningcenter.org/lessons-and-group-classes/

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Timbre Talk in Music Class

The 3rd – 5th grade music class learned about Timbre last week.  As outlined in the Howard County Objective III.A.1.0 Develop awareness of the characteristics of musical sounds, Grade 5 Section A: Demonstrate and explain dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation, students listened and described different instruments and the character and quality of their sounds.  The students

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BMC Children’s Music Classes Implement Howard County Music Education Objectives

Music Education Junior, Sandie Goldstein of Towson University is putting her education to use at Bethany Music Center as the 3rd – 5th Grade Music Teacher.  Ms. Goldstein creates her unique lesson plans by combining faith based and popular songs with specific music education objectives outlined by the Howard County Public School System. In class

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Ukulele Fun

You don’t have to take a trip somewhere over the rainbow or even to Hawaii to enjoy playing your own ukulele.  At Bethany Music Center we have been learning the basics of awesome ukulele playing.  Jonah Scott, Peabody Conservatory student musician, has been teaching strumming patterns, chords and basic music hacks helpful for playing.  This class

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Extraordinary Educator Uses Her Skills in Music Classes

Mrs. Debbie Smith, Pastor Kip Smith’s wife, brings much to the table for Bethany’s music program. She recently retired after teaching for twenty-seven years in several different elementary grades, twenty-two of which were in Howard County Public Schools. Smith also served as team leader for second grade for eight years. She began her teaching career

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