It’s time to show off those new songs at our Spring Recital!!! We’re excited to announce our Spring Recital will be held again at the Hard Rock Cafe near Pike Place Market!!! They have a great stage, great service and great food. Invite your family, friends and fans to come […]
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A big Seattle music lover, Charles Cross was on hand to witness generations colliding last weekend at Easy Street Records. It was part of the celebration of International Record Store Day. (Didn’t know there was such a thing? Our bad. We’ll give you a head’s up next year.) Meanwhile, if you missed […]
We are all about candy here at Off the Wall. And we are cool with bribery…and we think it’s awesome when we can combine the two. So, here is a friendly reminder about our “Practice = Skittles” program here at Off the Wall. OK, so maybe it’s not really an official program but […]
We’re always looking for cool, new music, gadgets and gizmos a plenty to share with our students here in Seattle! Music involves a lot more than just playing a piano, singing a song, strumming a guitar or playing a tune on the violin. Music utilizes all of your senses, […]
Have you heard of Pearl Django? This awesome Gypsy Jazz Band includes one of our very own! Ryan Hoffman! Pearl Django began in 1994 in Tacoma, Washington. The group’s desire is to mesh the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with American swing music. Based in Seattle, they have played around the […]
For some reason, it seems that hardly anybody knows the word “busking,” but everybody loves street musicians! “Busking” is performing for donations on the street, just like beloved Seattle pianist Jonny Hahn does. Perhaps you’ve seen him around the Pike Place Market? There are LOTS of fabulous musicians that perform […]
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! We’re launching Guitar, Bass, Violin, Voice, Ukulele and Piano Lessons! Please help us with our mission – To give everyone in Seattle a Free Lesson! Give a free lesson to your friends as a gift! If your friend takes a free lesson because you told them […]
Off the Wall School of Music is now teaching Guitar Lessons! You can sign-up with Ryan Hoffman the guitar guru from Seattle’s very own Gypsy Jazz Group Pearl Django! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY Django Reinhardt – Guitar (1910-1953), a Manouche Gypsy born in Belgium, was an influential musician whose short career inspired the […]
This video shows how to add in some extra notes to the right hand and left hand bass line for rocket man!!!
Here is an example of the pink panther when you put it all together slowly.