Careers in Music 2022

On March 24, 2022, at 9:20 am, we departed from MFS to go visit Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Philadelphia Orchestra at Verizon Hall to see an open rehearsal. We stayed until around 12 pm, as they were taking a 20-minute break. Then we went to La Vita’s on Main Street, where we had lunch. When...

Today, the Careers in Music Intensive Learning group went on a walk down Philly music history in the form of a 3-hour long fun-filled bus tour. The tour featured an amazing, groovy tour guide that knew everything about Philly’s rich music history. The bus driver/tour guide drove around the entire city to show monumental...

For our third day in Careers in Music, we learned about songwriting. We started the day with Mr. Howard giving us some background on what it is like in that industry. Then, we watched two informative TED talks: one about a songwriter who writes for artists, and one giving us information on the whole...

On March 21, 2022, at 9:20 am, we departed from MFS to visit the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. We arrived at 10:00 am for a private tour. Inside, it was very large and spacious. There were different sculptures, paintings, and even a organ, a keyboard instrument connected with pipes, that were...

Today, we stopped by the Gradwell House Recording Studio and talked to Dave Downham, who showed us the multiple rooms with different opportunities to record with acoustic and digital equipment. We then returned to campus and talked with David Grow, a musician whose Nashville-based company Howling Music produces mini-scores for large companies like the...