Education Posts – CONCHORD Music

Title: ConChord at the EAS Healthy Choices Fair 2025

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Nourishing Harmony: A Classical Music Experience ConChord Music is honored to be a keynote speaker at the 2025 EAS Healthy Choices Fair! Our presentation will feature music that promotes relaxation, focus, and well-being. Event Details: Program: Objectives: Target Audience: This event aims to create a harmonious and nourishing experience, delighting attendees’ senses and promoting Healthy …

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Our First “Hearts in Harmony” Event: A Resounding Success!

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On September 21, 2024, we hosted our inaugural “Hearts in Harmony” event, and it was an incredible success! This concert was designed to be a sensory-friendly, inclusive experience, allowing families to enjoy music in a welcoming and supportive environment. We received overwhelming compliments from families with autistic children who attended. Many expressed their gratitude for …

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World Mental Health Day

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October 10th is World Mental Health Day The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what …

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Sitting Down with Nina Iorik

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Nina Iorik, our Assistant Director of Education and Social Media, is an incredibly talented pianist with great love and respect for classical music. When I first saw her playing a duet in a masterclass for Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Academy, I was stunned by how effortlessly she played – which I knew meant she was …

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Sitting Down with Kathryn Han

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I met Kathryn Han, Vice President & Secretary, this Fall, and immediately noticed how calm and friendly she is. As a ballerina studying at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Kathryn interacts with music on a daily basis. I took lessons with PNB as a child, and a large part of our classes was the classical music played …

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Sitting Down with Courtney Tam

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I met Courtney Tam a few years back, at the Washington State Music Teachers Association’s honor recital. She blew me away with her performance, with incredible technique and intelligent interpretation! Courtney’s conscientiousness can be observed from her music, from her personality, and from her answers to our questions to our questions about music and mental …

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Sitting Down with Sophia Xu

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Sophia Xu, our Director of Voice & Social Media, is a beautiful singer as well as a high school student enduring everyday challenges relatable to many. Managing our social media accounts is quite the large task, and she is able to balance that with her busy schedule filled with singing and studying. Learn more about …

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Sitting Down with Michelle Cao

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ConChord’s President and Board Chair Michelle Cao is an amazing pianist as well as a kind and thoughtful person. While she finds music to be a reprieve from more taxing parts of the day…

Personal Experiences with Music and Mental Health

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Nina, our new assistant director of education and social media, and I joined a zoom call a couple months ago to discuss our next move for our education department. Keeping in mind ConChord’s goal of promoting unity and harmony and mental health through music, we realized that having our performers’ share their personal experiences and …

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Mental Health for Musicians

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In this series, I’ll share some resources, tips, and stories surrounding music, mental health, and wellbeing, for musicians and music enthusiasts alike.