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“Dear Russ, How Do I Prepare for a Music-Focused College?”
"Often I am asked what is the best path for a student who wants to pursue music in their college years. I thought it would be helpful to share my advice with you for those who have an interest in taking their musical talent to the next level. I am always open to...
Orbiting Bowie and the Moon – Part Three
It’s been nearly three months since Bowie and the Moon. If you were at the show, you understand the amount of work, artistry, and creativity that went into the event – thank you for being a part of it. If you missed the show, there are some links below to video that...
Why Study at a Community Arts School?
As a member of the Seacoast community, the chance to experience arts and culture are plentiful. You likely know most of the channels to find a great concert, art show, or unique performance. But what if you want to pursue a lifelong dream of learning to draw, paint,...
Orbiting Bowie and the Moon – Part Two
PMAC CEO Russ Graziers continues his conversation with all involved in the Bowie and the Moon project.... Russ: It's super exciting to have Mother Superior and the Sliding Royales reuniting for this show. Chris might have some questions for you all as well, but I'm...
Orbiting Bowie and the Moon – Part One
Russ here. So I texted Chris (Hislop) on Saturday... My hope was that it would be cool to talk about PMAC and 3S Artspace's upcoming Bowie and the Moon project and involve as many voices as possible. So the following series of blog posts attempts to do...
Congratulations to PMAC’s 2019 Graduating Seniors!
As another year passes, we congratulate the many seniors who are graduating this June. They all have been active members of our PMAC community - participating in art classes, lessons, ensembles and more. PMAC Co-Founder Katie Grazier asked this year’s seniors to share...
The Rebuilding and Restoration of PMAC’s New Steinway Grand Piano
This blog post is a guest post from Eric Donnelly, who performed the restoration work on our new Steinway Grand Piano that was generously donated by Marissa Rustici and Jonathan Day. After over 2 years of restoration work, the work is complete and the...
PMAC Blog Series #8 – Grant Green
The final blog in our series, "Celebrating 80 Years of Blue Note Records" comes from PMAC faculty, Jim Dozet. Read on to find out which Blue Note artist had the earliest affect on Jim. "As I am sure all other musicians posed the question as to their...
PMAC Blog Series #7 – Herbie Hancock
Our blog series on favorite Blue Note records continues with a post from Jonny Peiffer. "Before I get to my selection, I just want to say a few words about Blue Note Records. I can’t name a more perfect unification of design, vision, and consistent execution of almost...
PMAC Blue Note Blog Series #6 – Chick Corea
Next up in our Blue Note Records Blog series is PMAC faculty member, Alicia Phelps who tells us about Chick Corea's influence on her as a young student! "I first heard Chick Corea's playing as a 19-year-old student on the album Play, a live recording released in 1992...