Creativity Collective

Aug 27, 20234 min read

5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer

Arts Events for September School may be back in session, the sunset's may be coming noticeably earlier, and the most precocious of the...

Dec 20, 202214 min read

One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini

Our First Featured Interview! For our first interview on the Perennial blog, I spoke with composer and educator John Dante Prevedini. ...

Mar 29, 20225 min read

How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations

What are a performing rights organizations they and what do they do for music creators? You’ve been creating music for a while now, and...

Jan 31, 20214 min read

Arts At Home – Contemplate, Connect, Create

Five Creativity Challenges for Artists of All Ages This February Here in Chicagoland, February is one bitterly cold, sometimes...

Jan 29, 20206 min read

Free in February! Museums and More

Get Inspired this Winter Snow. Ice. Sleet. Slush. Wind chill factors. Here in Chicagoland, it can be tempting to stay home and hibernate...

Jun 19, 201910 min read

The Musical Bridge - Scandinavian Folk Music

Here in Geneva, Illinois, mid-June means Swedish Days, the festival has 200,000 yearly attendees who come from across Illinois and beyond to

Jun 1, 20197 min read

Performance 101 – Stage Fright

When you imagine a musical performance, a variety of places such as coffee houses, recital halls, college campuses, bars and restaurants, o

Sep 23, 20182 min read

Open Mic Event: October 4, 2018

***OPEN MIC ended 12/07/2018 We will keep you posted for future events We are proud to announce that starting October 4, 2018, Janae will...

May 22, 20186 min read

What Is MIDI?

May is #MIDI month! The MIDI Association has dedicated May 2018 to getting the word out about MIDI. Are you familiar with MIDI? What does...

Dec 31, 20171 min read

Announcing Our Creativity Collective

We invite our adult and teen students to join our Creativity Collective. Creativity Collective is a supportive community for artists to...

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