By STU CLAMPITT
news@readthereporter.com
Earlier this month, Bach to Rock had its Winter Showcase at Basile Westfield Playhouse, 220 N. Union St., Westfield. This is an event held twice per year to feature Bach to Rock’s private lesson students and give them an opportunity for solo and group performances on stage.
Bach to Rock Fishers Owner and Director Kellie Miles-Fink told The Reporter this is the second time they have performed at Basile Westfield Playhouse.
“We are a music school in the Fishers area,” Miles-Fink said. “There are also Carmel and Zionsville locations. We teach private lessons on any instrument for any age and any level. All our instructors are musicians who are either degreed in their instrument or a lifelong player.”
Bach to Rock also offers early childhood classes for kids as young as three.
“We also do ensembles, camps and birthday parties,” Miles-Fink said. “We are a music school, so we teach on a curriculum and are highly focused on making sure we are providing a really valuable music education, but also on making sure we are creating the most fun and engaging environment as possible.”
According to Miles-Fink, the idea of Bach to Rock is that they teach a little bit of everything.
“Our curriculum is focused on creating a very diverse and holistic approach to learning music,” Miles-Fink said. “Our students are playing popular music in genres they recognize, but we are also helping them grow and play things they’ve never heard of.”
The Winter Showcase, like everything taught at Bach to Rock, allowed students to perform a variety of both classical and rock music. They encourage students to follow their own artistic styles, but their professional musicians also help students grow in a variety of genres.
The school is open Monday through Saturday. In addition to the two showcases each year, they also offer more casual performance opportunities for both their private lesson students and their ensemble groups on a monthly basis and various venues in Fishers.
You can learn more about the school and how to get your own young musicians involved at bachtorock.com/fishers. You can reach them by phone at (317) 588-9900.
Photos provided by John Sampson