Author Archives: West Bank School of Music
Student Spotlight – Robel
Robel is WBSM’s longest tenured young student. In addition to piano with Tasha Baron, he now takes violin lessons with Kale Baglyos-Reed. Robel sets very high standards for himself and is a fine example for other young students. He always participates in our student recitals and often composes and plays his own [...]
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Meet Karen Mueller
We caught up with Karen Mueller, who shares her thoughts on the school, and about how to be an aspiring musician. Karen teaches many styles of music on many different instruments including guitar, mandolin, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, and the ukulele. She is currently accepting new students!
How long have you taught at WBSM?
Since August [...]
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Faculty Recital – Feb 12th
Mark your calendars for our faculty recital
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Meet Paul Renz
Paul Renz is the Director of Jazz Studies at WBSM (since 1996) and graduated summa cum laude from both Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory. Paul shares his thoughts with us today on the school, and the joys of being a teacher and a professional musician. If you’re interested in [...]
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Meet Paul Fonfara
Paul Fonfara has been teaching at WBSM since 2006. We sat down with him recently to learn more. If you’d like to take lessons from Paul, please contact our office.
What is it about WBSM that has kept you teaching here all these years?
I appreciate that the faculty are all performing musicians invested in the [...]
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Meet Jim Ouska
Faculty member Jim Ouska is accepting students on electric and acoustic guitar, and electric bass. He is available for lessons at Watershed High School, 46th Street and 4th Avenue South in Minneapolis.
A versatile multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, Jim Ouska has been teaching guitar and electric bass at West Bank School of Music for more [...]
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Meet Bill Simenson
Bill Simenson is the WBSM trumpet instructor and currently accepting students.
An active player in multiple ensembles in the Twin Cities jazz, latin-jazz, and big band scenes, WBSM trumpet faculty member, Bill Simenson, shares his passion for performance and education with lucky students. Bill says the community nature of WBSM and his love for [...]
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WBSM Offers Lessons in South Minneapolis at Watershed HS
West Bank School of Music is pleased to offer private lessons in south Minneapolis at Watershed High School, 4544 4th Ave South, just a few blocks east of the 46th Street exit of Highway 35W. Presently we teach voice and piano lessons there on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we hope to expand our offerings to [...]
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West Bank Bands 5/12