Sign them up for our camps here at Musically Minded Academy!

Jedi Engineering LEGOs         Grades: K-3        Dec. 19 – Dec. 23

• Day(s): Mon-Fri
• Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
• Website: Register thru Play Well
• Cost: $216.00

Young Jedi will explore worlds far, far away and engineering principles right in front of them. Defeat the Empire by designing and refining X-Wings, R2-units, and settlements on far-flung edges of the galaxy. Imagination and engineering combine to create motorized and architectural projects such as energy catapults, shield generators and defense turrets. A new offering of original designs for young Jedi from Play-Well TEKnologies.

Mad Science       Ages: 6-11     Dec. 19 – Dec. 22 & Dec. 27 – Dec. 29

• Day(s): Week 1: Mon-Thu, Week 2: Tues-Thu
• Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Registration: Register for Crazy Chemistry,   Register for Secret Agent Lab 
• Cost: Week 1: $167 Week 2: $134

Week 1: CRAZY CHEMISTRY Explore and create exciting chemical reactions, make colorful concoctions and bubbling brews. Amaze yourself with magical temperature changing baggie science or growing ghost crystals. Study the chemistry involved in not-so simple things like chalk and soap, and even experiment with the chemistry used by artists, spies and detectives! Chemists will bring home a project each day.

Week 2: SECRET AGENT LAB The Mad Science Secret Agent Camp is a fun journey into the world of detection, spy science, and forensics. Campers will examine the science behind the spy tools made famous by the world’s greatest spies! We will reconstruct activities using scientific methods and use the science of cryptology to send and decode secret messages. See what can’t be seen by the naked eye and follow in Sherlock’s steps to learn what tracks can tell us! Secret Agents bring home a project each day.

Jewelry Making      Ages: 6 thru tweens thru teens

Dec. 19 – Dec. 23

• Day(s): Week 1: Mon-Thu, Week 2: Tues-Thu
• Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
• Registration: Register for Week One,  Register for Week Two, 
• Cost: Week 1: $192 (Tuition $152, materials $40) Week 2: $144 (Tuition $114, materials $30)

What is better than a gorgeous, handmade gift from a loved one? Join Dragonfly Designs and become your own designer by learning the ancient art of jewelry making in time for the holiday season! Highly trained and enthusiastic staff will teach jewelry making in a fun, engaging, and age-appropriate way! Children explore their creativity through exploration of colors, textures, and patterns. Learn new jewelry making techniques to make beautiful gifts for friends and family, including, resin, bead stringing, crimping, and more. At Dragonfly Designs, it is our mission to offer exceptional handmade jewelry and the opportunity to create it, while promoting social justice, personal style and fun.

Due to an increasing demand for lessons in our string department, Andrea will be teaching violin lessons at Musically Minded!

ANDREA OEY, violinist, is a native New Yorker with degrees from the Juilliard School, Oberlin College and Conservatory, and the Mannes College of Music.

Before playing with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, her orchestral experience included performances throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the West Indies, with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Italy), Key West Symphony and Sarasota Opera Orchestra (Florida), Holder’s Festival with the Lyric Orchestra (Barbados), MMCK Orchestra (Japan), and the Bangkok Symphony…Read More

Click here to watch a video of Andrea performing at this years’ Rockridge Out and About Street Fair!

Here’s what you need to remember:

Here’s a peak at what our students delivered at last years’ October Recitals:

Our instructors sometimes perform at these events as well:

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

… and you know what that means! More classes and more singing!

Pollyanna will be teaching two vocal ensembles, one geared towards pre-teens and the other towards adults, both of which will launch next week.

If you want to enroll in one of these ensembles, you can do so right now by clicking on the links below:

Pre-teen vocal ensemble (Thursdays, 4:15-5:15) .

Adult Vocal Ensemble (Thursdays, 6:30-7:30) .

Pollyanna will also be coaching one-on-one with vocal students and piano students! Please contact us if you are interested in private lessons with Pollyanna.

Pollyanna Bush is the new vocal ensemble leader and private singing teacher at the Academy. She also will teach piano to singers who want to accompany themselves. Her formal music studies were at College of Marin, Mills College in Oakland, and San Francisco State University in classical, choral, jazz, popular, and music theory. Bush is a professional singer, pianist, composer, dancer, and choreographer.

She has taught music for over 25 years and she trained in modern dance for 15 years, including work in New York City with the… Read More »

Dear Musically Minded Friends and Family,

Due to an increasing demand for piano lessons from current and incoming students, our administration has hired a new piano instructor, specializing in general and classical piano repertoire!

Please join us in giving a big, warm welcome to Katy Luo, a Bay Area native!

Katy Luo is a general and Classical Piano Instructor at Musically Minded Academy. Originally from the Bay Area, Katy recently returned from New York City, where she has resided for the past 14 years. Katy’s performing experience ranges from the works of the classical masters… Read More »

Led by Hall, who also was the moving force behind this series, pianist Debbie Poryes, woodwind aficionado Dave Tidball, and bassist Peter Barshay, treated the Sunday brunch audience to a hard-to-match variety of tantalizing and challenging pieces.

Musically Minded aims to become a cultural center for the Rockridge District, a place where families can come to both create and enjoy the arts. These concerts are exactly the kind of event we’re looking to sponsor, and we look forward to holding many more.

~Coming Soon~
On October 15th, at 8pm, the Kelly Park Trio will be performing at Musically Minded Academy! More info and ticket’s coming soon. In the meantime, here’s some info on Mr. Park:

KELLY PARK, Musical Director, pianist
Mr. Park is a graduate and former faculty member of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He is the house Musical Director of the Rrazz Room, San Francisco’s premier nightclub. He has worked with acts such as Deana Martin, Loretta Devine, Keely Smith, Lorna Luft, the Shirelles, Linda Clifford, and many others. He has appeared on the hit show “America’s Got Talent,” and recently was musical director for singer/comedian Shawn Ryan on “One Night Stand” on MTV’s Logo network. He has produced, arranged, and performed on multiple albums and is a voting member of the Grammys.

Please join us in welcoming two new members to our constantly expanding Board of Directors!

Paul Masquelier: Paul and his wife are 4-year residents of Rockridge and are dedicated to supporting the programs and activities which make our community exceptional. With 20 years of business and IT consulting under his belt, Paul is currently… Read More

Marc Kolpin: Ph.D., Lecturer in Business. Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, M.A., 1957; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D., 1962. Kolpin is a strategist with a diverse background as a scientist, entrepreneur and CEO working for such companies as TRW Systems, Physics International and as… Read More

We are still looking for new additions to our Board! Please let us know if you’re interested in joining our community!

Check it out HERE

The article specifically advertises our faculty summer concert series and our upcoming concert featuring Jazz guitarist Terrence Brewer. For more info about this concert, and to buy tickets, click here!