“Who wants to play some drums today? Gregory, want to play some drums?” Swallow Hill instructor Matt Skellenger asks one of his students as he taps on a bongo drum. Everyone is getting set for Matt’s latest Little Swallows class. Gregory chooses...
When asked about the benefits of taking music lessons at Swallow Hill, Daniel Dearmin says “It helps with my therapy and my disabilities.” “Music is a therapy,” he continues. Daniel started taking music lessons at Swallow Hill over a dozen years ago. He’s now a...
“I’ve just been going through all my charts and being like ‘and that one’s by a woman and that one’s by a woman!'” Swallow Hill instructor Jen Hitt says this with a laugh as she recounts going through her music to build a songlist...
“Orange is kind of a weird word,” Will Paradis says. “It sounds like it would be one syllable, but it’s two.” “You go or-ange, like that,” he continues with a clear, deliberate tone. At his feet, Early Childhood Education...
Lucy Kaplansky’s made a career of defying convention. The trend started early when she lit out from her native Chicago for New York’s folk scene to hone her songwriting. During those years she performed with the likes of Shawn Colvin and Richard...
