2007 Keyboard Contest Winners!!!

-0.6-.2007
Our third annual Elements Amazing Keyboard Competition is complete! Our special guest judge Herman Jackson (keyboardist for American Idol) along with former Elements student Steve Gamo and director of operations Lori Passante had their hands full as 20 awesome keyboardists went head to head for the grand prize of a Yamaha SGX 500 eighty-eight key keyboard. The competition was stiff, but in the end, the winner was 4th grader Jacob Berger of Cherokee elementary school, who played The Nutcracker March, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacthmusic, and Burgmuller's Arabesque, all after just 30 weeks of keyboard club! Second prize, and a Casio WK 3700 keyboard, went to Min Kwon, a 6th grader from Arrowhead Elementary, who played The Entertainer Rag, The Pink Panther, and A Little Night Music. Third prize went to 2nd grader Christian Leber of Hopi, who played For Elise, The Entertainer, and Arabesque. Also, 2nd year student Aaron Chen, a second grader from Cherokee, won first prize in the open competition, for 2nd and 3rd year students. He played Clementi's Sonatina in C Op. 36, number 1, as well as Scherzo by Von Weber and and Ballade by Burgmuller. 2nd prize went to Dillon Schulz, a 4th grader from Cherokee, who played 100 Years from Five for Fighting, Blue Charlie Brown by Vince Guiraldi, and Bach's awesome Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor. Third prize went to the amazing Drew Stanton, 5th grader at Hopi, who played Bach's Invention in C Major, Clementi Op. 36 number 3, (the harder sonatina in C) and offered a blazing version of Khatchaturian's Sonatina. Congratulations to everyone who participated!!!


2007 Keyboard Contest Finals

-0.6-.2007
Congratulations to all who participated in the semi-final round of the Elements Amazing Keyboard Contest. The championship will be June 16th, 1:00 pm at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix. Our special guest judge will be none other than the keyboardist for America's most popular television show, the maestro Herman Jackson!!! In addition to his work with American Idol, Herman has recorded and performed with a virtual who's who of music, including Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Outkast and many more!!! This contest will be our best yet, so make sure you keep practicing!


Keyboard Club 2006!!!

-0.8-.2006
Our 9th year of keyboard club will be our best yet! The website has just been updated with a ton of hot new songs, mp3 clips, downloads, etc etc... As always, club size is limited so make sure you register early to ensure you get in on the fun!!!


2006 Keyboard Contest Winners!

-0.6-.2006
Congratulations to all of the incredible musicians who participated in the Elements Amazing Keyboard Contest; this year was our strongest field yet! First prize (and the totally cool Casio WK32000 keyboard) went to the amazing keyboardist Aaron Chen, 1st grade from Cherokee Elementary, who played Beethoven's For Elise, Mozart's Turkish Rondo, and A Little Night Music. 2nd prize, and a CTK 491 Keyboard, went to Sarah Reyes, 6th grader from Arrowhead, who played the Moonlight Sonata, Bach's Minuet in G, and the Turkish Rondo. Third prize, and another CTK 491, went to Playa Del Rey 4th grader JR Fron, who also played the Turkish Rondo as well as Burgmuller's Arabesque and Clementi's Sonatina in C. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! AWESOME CONCERT!!!


Keyboard Contest Winners!

-0.7-.2005
Our first annual keyboard competition was a smash hit! The contest was open to first year students who were nominated by their teachers. We had two seminfinal rounds, and 13 were picked for the final contest. It was a very close contest. The three judges awarded our grand prize to first year student Cassie Wells, a fifth grader from Copper Ridge Elementary in Scottsdale. She performed Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca, Beethoven's Fur Elise, and Arabesque by Burgmuller. Second prize went to Drew Stanton, a 3rd grader from Hopi Elementary, who played Star Wars in addition to Beethoven and Mozart, and 3rd prize went to Dillon Schultz, a 2nd grader from Cherokee Elementary. He performed wonderfully on Mission: Impossible, the Imperial March from Star Wars, as well as classic pieces. The top 3 students all won keyboards! Thanks again to Jared at Casio for his help.


Elements Guitar Progam in 2005!!!

-1.2-.2004
Introducing the all new Elements Guitar Method!!! Open to students grades 5 and up, the Elements Guitar Method brings our awesome, innovative guitar method right to your school!!! Designed by a team of professional musicians and expert teachers, the Elements Guitar Method lets students learn guitar while they learn to play the hit songs! In just 8 weeks, students can learn their favorite riffs and licks, from hot new groups like Maroon 5, Interpol, Blink 182 and Greenday. Also, classic rock tracks from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zepplin, plus all time classics like Wipeout, 007, and Smoke on the Water. For information on this hot new course, contact Elements Music right here on this website!!!


Holiday Songs Up!

-1.1-.2004
Christmas and Hannukah songs are up in the Holiday Section! Check back often, as 2 new songs will be posted every day!!! (Ask your teacher for the new download codes!)


Sponsor A Keyboard Club!

-0.8-.2004
Elements is taking the music back to where it came from! The Elements Urban Schools Project allows students from economically challenged homes to get free lessons and a free instrument they can practice on!!! By sponsoring a keyboard club, you enable students a chance they might not get; to learn to play the keyboard on the music they love. These are beginning classes. There is no talent audition to qualify for the classes. Interested students need only submit a 2 paragraph essay on why they want to study the keyboard. Approved kids get 8 weeks of instruction and a free instrument they can take home and practice on! For more information about sponsoring a keyboard club at school, contact Nancy Roberts toll free at 877. PIANO-44


Waiting List Special Offer

-0.8-.2004
Elements keyboard clubs are hot!!! So hot, in fact, that we have had to start waiting lists at many locations. If you don't want to wait, we have a special in-home offer, good for Aug-Sept. only. For an additional $15 administrative cost, ($7.50 per month), your family member can get a 1/2 hour in-home private lesson. These will be once-per week lessons that will last 8 weeks, covering all the material that's covered in Level 1 keyboard club, week by week. All learning material is included at no extra charge. When level 1 is finished, you can join the club at school for level 2, and be right up there with everyone else. You can even come to the level 1 recital and play some songs if you want! This offer is subject to availability. To sign-up, shoot us an email or contact Nancy at 623. 933-0681.


FAQ For Parents Now Online

-0.8-.2004
Get answers to frequently asked questions about our keyboard clubs from our new FAQ for parents. Also, please keep checking back with the site for massive updates, exciting new contests, information, and lots more, coming very soon!


Elements At Lunch!!!

-0.8-.2004
Elements Music will be on the scene in your school cafeteria sometime soon! Elements staff will be out and about the next few weeks, demonstrating our keyboards, keyboard method, and showing how kids can sign up for keyboard club. Be on the lookout!!!


Elements Music Online!!!

-0.8-.2004
Welcome to the new homepage for Elements Music, developers of 21st century music education! Our site will be growing very rapidly with tons of new features, so visit often!


2008 Keyboard Contest Coming Soon!

-0.4-.2000
Stay tuned to this spot for more details!


2008 Keyboard Contest Almost Here!

-0.4-.2000
Stay tuned to this spot for times, locations, and special events!


Elements on Youtube

-0.1-.2000
Check out our Elements Music page on Youtube at www.youtube.com/elementsmusicaz to hear and see some great clips from last year's Elements Amazing Keyboard Competition, with guest judge Herman Jackson, keyboard player of American Idol!!!