Group ukulele classes, virtual concert opportunities, AOS in the news, & student spotlight
Academy of Sound innovates during a historic year
Spring 2021 Virtual Recital
The 19th annual Academy of Sound Spring Recital will be presented virtually, with a premiere on Friday, May 14, 2021.
More information on registration and viewing will be announced soon.
Buy a ukulele & get 5 free group lessons
Next class begins February 23
You'll learn songs, chords and basic techniques with other kids who are also beginners.
This class meets virtually on Tuesdays from 4:15PM to 5PM
Registrations due by February 8th.
More info & registration HERE
Make Music Oregon
Make Music Oregon is a community music-making event for everyone!
We will be celebrating music education and lifelong music making by presenting a March "Music In Our Schools Month" Virtual Community Concert.
The concert will be broadcast by OCA Media, and will include OSD students, families, alumni, educators, and Oregon area community members.
Recordings due February 28, 2021.
Click here for more information on Make Music Oregon, including dates & submission guidelines for participation.
Mariposa Learning Center open despite COVID-19
"What was once a partnership idea that existed inside the minds of two educators is now a reality despite a pandemic that rages onward. Last spring, the partners were unsure of how their vision would come to fruition, even with Mariposa Learning Center deemed an essential business under the state’s Safer at Home orders." “It was always meant to be,” Chisman said of opening Mariposa despite the small lapse in timing. Read the article in its entirety here.
Student Spotlight: Diego Wooldridge
Diego's teacher, Nancy Cox, says: