Maria Isabelle holds her phone closely to her ear and listens intently. She is playing a recently-recorded voice memo of her five-year-old son Nathan singing from the back seat of the family car. Though she tries, she cannot make out the language he is singing in....
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...
On the first Friday of each month, Swallow Hill Music hosts Musical Memories, a class created in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association. The low key class is designed for people experiencing memory loss. “Anybody is welcome in this class,”...
The student glides into her music lesson on her “Heelys,” shoes with rollers in their heels. Her teacher greets her at a keyboard. Soon the student, 11-year-old Samantha, is playing the instantly recognizable notes of Beethoven’s “Für Elise.”...
