by John Ericsson | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
“All the world’s a stage…” This famous quote is from Willy Shakespeare from his comedy “As You Like It.” Now that you no longer need to agonize over where you heard that quote, we can move on! Through a monologue performed by the character Jaques, Shakespeare... 
by John Ericsson | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
In my last blog I talked about my experiences as a twelve year old and my first year as a percussion student. Percussion was my first entry into the world of instrumental music, but it was not destined to be my last. As my interests in music expanded in high school,... 
by John Ericsson | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In years (very) gone by, music was relegated almost exclusively to the home. The musical “The Music Man” depicts a traveling con-man named Harold Hill who travels from town to town, selling the townsfolk on the advantages of a school instrumental music program to... 
by John Ericsson | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Percussion or Drums, That Is The Question When I was 12 years old, my mother said to me: “I want to ask you an important question. Your sister has already been through two musical instruments (piano and violin), and now I think it’s time you pick something to... 
by John Ericsson | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
My career in music education spanned over the last 30+ years until my retirement in 2019. Since then it has been my upmost pleasure to be able to work here at Valotta Studios, teaching electric bass and percussion. I find that my situation is unique as compared to... by John Ericsson | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello parents and students, In accordance with yesterday’s announcement from the governor’s office and in the interest of keeping our students, families, and teachers safe, we will be adopting the new PA travel restrictions for the time being. As explained... 