To steam or not to steam…by Kathleen Maloney As a vocalist, I am very passionate about maintaining a healthy voice. If you are serious about your singing, then you need to be serious about your vocal health. Sometimes we are getting sick, sick already or vocally fatigued. The steamer is […]

5 tips to help you sing and play guitar…at the same time. By Samantha Perren Are you the kind of person who struggles to do more than one thing at a time? Always had trouble patting your head and rubbing your tummy instantaneously? Never fear. Here are some tips to […]

By Kathleen Maloney At Downtown Creative Studios we teach private one on one music lessons in a range of instruments such as guitar, piano, violin, ukulele, singing and drums. A question we get asked a lot is “where should I buy my instrument?”. So, we thought we would create a list […]

5 Tips to Improve your Songwritingby Samantha Perren Songwriting can be such a fun, healing and exciting process, but when writer’s block strikes it can become something very stressful. Here’s just a few tips and activities that we use in Songwriters Club  to get the most out of our songwriters. Object writing […]

3 Signs Your Child Could Benefit From Singing Lessons   We’re all looking for ways to help our child grow, and at Downtown Creative Studios, we believe music is one of the best ways to do that. If you’re wondering if singing lessons might be right for your little one, […]

The 3 surprising types of music students by Downtown Creative Studios One of the things we hear most often is “I don’t think I have a musical bone in my body!”. It’s seems to be a widely perceived notion that you have to be “naturally talented” to excel at music […]

Celebrating in country style! Our wonderful guitar student Rebecca Meiklejohn recently had her Country and Western themed 21st birthday party! Directors, Sam and Kathleen were lucky enough to be the musical entertainment for the night, and they had an absolute blast! Not being ones to let a performance opportunity slide, […]