Sunday, November 12th we held our fifth annual fall recital for our Songbird Studio students... we are so proud! This year we ended up having over 55 students performing. WOW, right? Trust me, this felt like a good "problem" to have... we chose to hold two recitals. Over 300 people attended! Our Songbird students were amazing. For some, this was their very first time singing or playing in front of an audience. And for others, it was one of many recitals or performances they'v

Submitted by Marcia Sagendorph story featured in the Grayslake Patch GRAYSLAKE, IL - Sharing the joy of music with kids and adults has been the mission of Songbird Studio owner and instructor Becky Cappelli since she opened the studio four years ago. Now she has opened a larger studio in a new, larger Grayslake location to offer group piano and voice lessons. Songbird Studio moved this month to 130 S Route 83, Grayslake, located in between Route 120 and Center Street. "The ne

“Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead.” ~ P!nk Do you have things that you feel you “should” just naturally know and perhaps feel as though they “should” be naturally easy for you due to your profession or skill set? I sure do! You see, I own a music studio (Songbird Studio Inc.) and I teach piano and voice. In fact, I’ve played music and sung since 6 years old. And if you know anything about me, you know it’s my thing! But, there are a few things (or mo

“If you never try, you’ll never know.” ~ P!nk I started guitar lessons! This last Saturday I had my very first guitar lesson. Now, to be completely honest, I’ve had a guitar for almost 2 years and because of that I have pretty much considered myself to have “dabbled” in the arts of playing the guitar. I tried to teach myself but did not do so well with the whole taking time to actually “teach” myself. You know how it goes…. life just sort of takes over. Well now I’m in a real

Good day, everyone! It is near the end of our current session... it has gone by so quickly just as summer seems to be flashing before our eyes! Our focus on "practicing how to practice" has gone very well. I am proud of all the Songbird Studio students. Thank you for being so open to new ideas and even creative ways to practice. This is an area of learning that will always exist and will be continually shown, taught, and practiced in all sorts of ways. It's been fun to see th