Children's Music Academy of Westlake Village, CA

Families who are interested in learning more about CMA can attend a free class on September 12 at 1 p.m. Please sign up using the link below. If you are interested in registering, please call Laura at (805) 495-8981 or email [email protected]. Take care and stay well. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/september-12-free-music-class-

We hope all of our Westlake Village studio CMA families are well and enjoying summer. We are waiting for more information but hope to start in-person classes on Tuesday, September 8. All families were contacted by email today so if you didn't receive an email, please contact your teacher. New families who are interested in starting with CMA can contact Laura at (805) 495-8981 or [email protected]

Due to the restrictions on businesses and the safety of our new families and staff, we have postponed the July 25 Free class to Saturday, August 22 at 1 p.m. Thank you for your understanding and stay well.

Congratulations to all our CMA graduates. Miss Shelley's Masters 2 recital was held at the amphitheater at Newbury Park First Christian Church on Saturday, June 20th. We were able to have a live recital and still practice safe social distancing.

Happy Mother's Day to all of our CMA Moms. Take care and stay well.

We hope that all of our CMA families, alumni and former teachers are well. Here is a listening list from some of our Westlake Village teachers, and links for some of last year's Music Speaks performances. Take care and stay well. Recommended by Mr. Will: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, John Adams... https://youtu.be/5LoUm_r7It8 Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin Soloist: Yuja Wang https://youtu.be/9CTp2Nk9OxI Recommended by Miss Tairay: On a Clear Day (Kiki's Delivery Service) Composer: Joe Hisaishi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=629_GigtJ_s Soft Place to Land Sung by: Jessie Mueller, Kimiko Glenn, Keala Settle Composer/Lyricist: Sara Bareilles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBClDyy2uSA Recommended by Miss Lisa: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Edvard Grieg Impossible Piano Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_c6uQHlhZ0 Epic Fur Elise, Beethoven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTzfSTI4FV0 Recommended by Mr. Greg: Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2 in Eb, Chopin https://youtu.be/9E6b3swbnWg Blue in Green, Miles Davis https://youtu.be/pz_eGZ8U5kY Recommended by Miss Shelley (special versions): Somewhere over the Rainbow https://youtu.be/C-7gZYT7MKg Do Re Mi https://youtu.be/MMBh-eo3tvE My Favorite Things https://youtu.be/1aAnPFeo11s For our families who did not attend Music Speaks last April, here are some of the performances by our Westlake teachers: Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen William DeWitt, piano and Emily Hall, vocals https://youtu.be/6V9_4GlIE5w Spanish Dance, Op. 12, No. 1 Lisa Blashke and Laura Brenneise, piano https://youtu.be/NWQCtPXHgg8 I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable Susan Birge, piano and Tairay Skonick, vocals https://youtu.be/s_PK2zYKemw Dawn from Pride and Prejudice Laura Brenneise, piano https://youtu.be/Y1lzdbcAD5Y

A new twist on Do-Re-Mi. https://youtu.be/MMBh-eo3tvE

The Westlake Village studio is on Spring Break. Online classes will resume on Monday, April 20. Take care and stay well.

On Monday we will start our fourth week of online classes and then have Spring Break from April 13-18. Thank you to our CMA families for participating in the online classes and bringing music education to your homeschool day.

As we finish our first week of online classes, we would like to thank our families for participating and making music an important part of your lives. We will offer online classes for the next three weeks, then we'll be off for Spring Break from April 13-18, If you are having any difficulty participating in the classes or need to attend a make-up class please let your teacher know by phone or email. Stay well and healthy!

We're hoping all of our CMA families are well during this challenging time. The Westlake Village studio will not be open for classes while Conejo Valley Unified schools are closed, but we will be offering online classes at the usual class time for all of our families. Please watch for an email from your teacher with information on attending the online class.

Spring enrollment for new classes is ending on March 12th. If you and your student age 3-12 would like to participate in our fun,comprehensive group music clas...ses in Ventura, Ojai or Westlake Village, please contact Judy Kennedy at (805) 658-6661, email [email protected] or check out our website at www.childrensmusicacademy.org. Free trial class in Ventura and Westlake Village on Saturday, March 7th. Sign up at Eventbrite.com or contact Judy. We are so much more than piano lessons and we've been making music last a lifetime since 1967. See more