Clearwater Music

05/15/2026

Officially Announcing our 2026 UNSTOPPABLE TOUR! Which show are you most excited about?

05/12/2026

if you got an email from me today about your credit card, please ignore it. the company I hired made a mistake. it was supposed to only go to current rental customers

04/17/2026

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Join the Rogers Jazz & Steel Drum bands for a night of food and music! Bid on silent auction items to support our students. Buy tickets or donate now!

03/13/2026

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Music lessons “grow” a child’s brain by physically altering its structure and accelerating the maturation of neural pathways, particularly those responsible for sound processing, motor control and communication between the brain’s hemispheres. These changes are a result of neuroplasticity - the brain’s ability to reorganize itself in response to intensive multisensory and motor demands.

To elaborate, researchers using MRI scans has shown that even as little as 15 months of musical training can lead to visible structural changes in a young child’s brain:

🧠Corpus Callosum: The bridge of nerve fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres of the brain becomes larger and more robust. This enhances communication between different brain regions, improving overall coordination and problem-solving.

🧠Motor Cortex: Areas of the brain that control finger movements (the precentral gyrus) show greater relative size expansion, especially in children playing instruments like the piano or violin that require high manual dexterity.

🧠Auditory Cortex: Music training accelerates the development of the auditory pathway, helping the brain process sounds, pitches, and rhythms more accurately and efficiently.

The structural “growth” translates into several enhanced cognitive abilities, often referred to as “far transfer” skills. Because music and language share similar neural pathways, music lessons can speed up language acquisition, reading skills, and the ability to detect subtle differences in speech.

Learning to play an instrument is a “full body workout” for the brain that strengthens working memory (holding and manipulating information) and increases the attention span. The pattern recognition, counting, and understanding of fractions (rhythm/meter) involved in music are directly transferable to mathematical problem-solving. Music training also improves the brain’s ability to plan, organize and complete tasks.

These neural enhances are most profound when training begins during “sensitive periods” (typically before age 7), but they can provide lifelong benefits.

PMID: 19279238

03/10/2026

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Mark your calendars for this exciting upcoming event!

The Whitworth Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Jared Hall, will be performing with guest artist Michael Dease on May 7th at 7:30 PM! Michael Dease is a multi-Grammy award-winning trombone player, and we are so excited to have the Jazz Orchestra feature his playing at this concert! This performance will take place at the Bing Crosby Theater here in Spokane.

Admissions Prices:
General Admission: $25
Seniors: $15
Students: $12

Michael Dease will also be giving a free masterclass on May 7th at 3:45 PM in the Bing Crosby Theater.

You will not want to miss either of these events! We will see you there!

Click here to purchase tickets: http://www.whitworth.edu/jazz-dease

03/01/2026

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A community-wide day of performances and teaching for hornists of all levels, featuring internationally renowned Thomas Jöstlein, associate principal horn, St. Louis Symphony.

02/12/2026

Spokane Walk for Peace
Honor and celebrate the 2,300 mile
* Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington DC by Buddhist monks
and their loyal dog, Aloka
When: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: Gather at 5:15 pm. Walk begins at 5:30 pm
Location: Meet at the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park at
Howard and Spokane Falls Blud Plan: We will walk a lO block route through downtown and end up back at the fountain. Please peacefully walk on sidewalks & cross at crosswalks

BRING A FLOWER FOR A PEACE OFFERING S
Flashlights and signs of Peace are also encouraged
"Today is going to be my peaceful day"

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

There's more than $85,000 in scholarship money up for grabs for 2026 DCI Tour performers — with many deadlines coming up in the next few weeks!!

Learn more and start applications at dci.org/scholarships ✅

09/15/2025

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