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Music Performance Transposed for COVID-19

October 29, 2020 Tagged With: COVID-19, music, performance, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown School of Music, virtual

The Music School at Shepherd University makes a point to be a highly personalized experience for its students. In contrast to many programs at larger institutions, Shepherd is focused on undergraduates and emphasizes the opportunities for its students to study directly with faculty. Unfortunately, the very adjectives that one would use to describe music programs in general and Shepherd’s program specifically — intimate, group, performance, together — also describe the activities the health department advises against during the pandemic health crisis. Read the Full Story >>

Local Father-Daughter Duo Strikes the Right Chord

October 17, 2017 Tagged With: music, Scooter Scudieri, Sophie Scudieri

Sophie Scudieri was a toddler when her parents would find her prancing around the house with guitar in hand, singing about giraffes and learning the frustration of the occasional broken string. About 12 years later, Sophie is composing, playing, and singing with her father, Scooter, in their band Flowers and Birds. Read the Full Story >>

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