Off The Wall School Of Music | 206-407-9610

Closed January 20th for Snow… AGAIN?!

1234collin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:19:13 +0000

Well… we have lots of snow on the ground and getting anywhere will be a pain in the butt for students who need to drive.

If you’re lesson was canceled, all you need to do is reschedule another appointment online or wait till next week when we will hopefully have less snow.

Closed January 19th for Snow!!!

AmKhauv — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:29 +0000

The roads are still icy so we are officially closed for a snowday on THURSDAY!

Many of our teachers are having trouble making it in.

If you don’t have a subaru or all wheel drive then its pretty tricky to drive at the moment, be safe!

Closed January 18th For Snow

AmKhauv — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:21:36 +0000

There is a lot of snow on the roads at the school.
Many of our teachers are having trouble making it in.
If its bad here its even worse further outside the city – so we are officially closed for a snow day on WED.
Stay home, stay warm, practice and make lots of snow people!

Closed for MLK Day

AmKhauv — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:12:02 +0000

As planned on our holiday calendar, we are closed for January 16th (MLK Day).
Enjoy the snow! If you need help rescheduling, just email us and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

We are planning on being open for the rest of the week.
If we cancel lessons because of the weather, we will alert you via email and phone.
If you can not make it to your lesson this week due to weather, please call us ASAP @ 206-407-9610.

This is a picture taken in Capitol Hill this weekend. Someone has turned the Jimi Hendrix statue into a giant snowman… either that or Jack from Jack in the box has been taking music lessons!

Ryan Hoffman and Pearl Django at Jazz Alley

AmKhauv — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:17:45 +0000

Ryan and Pearl Django will be performing at Jazz Alley January 3rd through Sunday. Joining them will be the fabulous jazz guitarist Martin Taylor as the band’s special guest. Martin is truly and amazing musician and it’ll be a great show so come on out and see it for yourself.

Here’s Martin and Pearl Django taping a live radio spot at KPLU’s downtown studios last year. Listen for them this year Wednesday and Thursday playing on KUOW.

Thumbtack Award for Best Piano Lessons in Washington

janjaffe — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:59 +0000

We just received an award from ThumbTack for being ranked #1 on thumbtack for most popular lessons in Seattle!

We’ll keep working hard to improve our facilities, learning new teaching methods and giving out the best prizes for students who practice!

Blues and Boogie Woogie Child Prodigy

janjaffe — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:42:45 +0000

Frank “Sugar Chile Robinson” really knows how to pound on that piano! His feet don’t even touch the ground..pretty adorable, but he means business! He’s so awesomely talented at such a young age!

Begin Scarseth – Violin Teacher

janjaffe — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:41:17 +0000

Make Music and Enjoy It!

Learning the Violin is challenging but can be done in a fun and lighthearted way. It has been said over the years that the violin has a sound most like the human voice and so when you have learned to play it well, it’s sound can be a wonderful way to express emotion and bring beauty into the world. She wants lessons to be fun and interesting for each student, regardless of age or ability. She is classically trained, but loves to play folk, modern and experimental music as well.

A Northwest Musician

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Begin Scarseth started playing the violin at the age of five with her mom and sister. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Music Arts in 2004. She is an avid performer of classical and contemporary music. Begin currently plays with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. She is also the Assistant-Concertmaster for the Seattle Rock Orchestra and is a member of two string quartets, Serendipity strings and Quartet evolution.

A Very Fun and Vibrant Teacher!

Having formed her own private teaching studios, Begin has a wealth of experience helping students develop a love and feel the joy of making music. Each week she visits many of the Seattle schools and helps music teachers and students in elementary, middle, and high school levels. She has also helped bring the joy of music to children with ADHD, Autism, and hearing loss. We are very excited to have such an accomplished performer and educator join out staff.

Active Professional Musician!

It’s all music, all the time for Begin who plays with four groups; two orchestras and two quartets, but only after helping bring music to kids all over Seattle! Now that’s keeping busy!

Awesome Piano Lesson Binder!

janjaffe — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:51:22 +0000

Naomi is a very talented young piano student at Off the Wall.
She recently redecorated her binder. Here is a picture:

*This was not a paid endorsement for Piano Lessons. However, Naomi might have received some candy from Off the Wall at one point in time…

Bridgid Roney – Voice Teacher

OTW STAFF — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:12:08 +0000

She’s Got Rhythm

Bridgid Roney has been an active leader in the Seattle performing arts community since she was appointed to be the student director of Seattle Preparatory School’s Music Ministry Choir as a high school sophomore. She soon was accepted to Cornish College of the Arts, where after four years of dedicated focus on band leadership and vocal jazz performance, she graduated with a Bachelors of Music in 2009.

She’s Got Music

Since then, she has enjoyed teaching private vocal lessons for Seattle Prep students, being a substitute teacher at Music Works Northwest in Bellevue, and leading a voice class and instrumental ensemble of 8-13 year olds at Day Jams, a summer rock ‘n roll day camp. Bridgid has performed in lead and supportive singing roles in dozens of jazz, rock and hip hop venues all over the Pacific Northwest and recently started Seattle’s first original and spontaneous vocal jam, Vocalize It.

Who Could Ask for Anything More?

You may have also heard her on the radio, singing a jingle for Taco Bell!

Check out her beautiful voice below!