PROJECT COMPOSITION is READY for Delivery! This is our 7th collection of student-born music and it’s one of our best to date! Thank you to everyone who cast a vote for our cover art winner: PATRICK REASER and to the 24 young composers who contributed to this collection.

Our newest collection and all of our CONVERSATIONS AT THE PIANO BENCH are available at our storefront. Jump to our MUSIC SHOP!

It was a Record Year for Our
Annual Holiday Performance

Little Ears students showed up in record numbers for December’s Holiday Serenades at Dulles Town Center Mall with over 30 students sharing holiday cheer with mall shoppers. Students played a wide selection of holiday favorites from O Holy Night to Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer to the ever-classic All I Want for Christmas is You.

LEMS Students Collaborate on Original Waltz for Oboe and Piano

In May of 2022, the Waltz in A Major, composed by Kai Gamboa, debuted at our Annual Recital held in Waterford, VA. This elegant waltz was performed by Jacqueline Janicki on piano and Seth Lowry on Oboe. The oboe accompaniment was arranged by Christy Tallamy, NCTM and freshman Seth Lowry. The score for this bucolic, soothing waltz can be purchased in our MUSIC SHOP.

LEMS Students Receive First Class Honors with Distinction with the Royal Conservatory

Kylie W and Kai G saw their hard work pay off when they received the highest marks on their most recent RCM tests—First Class Honors with Distinction. Katja G received First Class Honors and Victoria B received Honors in their latest tests. LEMS facilitates testing with the Royal Conservatory of Music for students who wish to add formal music testing to their musical journey.

The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), located in Canada, provides the definitive standard of excellence in curriculum design, assessment, performance training, teacher certification and arts-based social programs. Mrs. Tallamy has successfully passed the Elementary Music Teaching Course with Distinction and will be offering students a more in-depth option in their piano studies through the RCM programs. RCM offers an internationally recognized tiered testing module that nurtures the step-by-step growth of young musicians.

LEMS Students Excel in their Music Education & Performance Opportunities

Students from Little Ears Music Studio pursue music beyond our home studio.

Current LEMS students have secured musical recognition through top placement in their school talent shows and lead roles in their school musical theater productions.

In May of 2023, LEMS student Jacqueline Janicki earned the studios first NFMC 45pt Gold Cup! Jacqueline was one of the first LEMS students to begin performing at the yearly NFMC Spring Festival— earning a total of 49 points during her time at the studio.

In April 2022, Isabelle Lowry received the Frances Hollans Composition Award from the NVMTA Composition Competition. Fellow composers, John Clark and Robert Clark received Honorable Mentions.

Programs/schools that our students have participated in include:

• Manhattan School of Music

• Frost School of Music (Univ of Miami)

• Syracuse University (Musical Theatre)

• Interlocken Music Group

• Pavan Governors School

• William and Mary University (Music Department)

• All District and State Chorus

• Tri-M Music Honor Society

• NVMTA Composition Competition

Beyond the Studio

Project Composition

Every year LEMS students participate in Project Composition. Through this project students are taught principles of composition and music theory and have their compositions professionally published.

Teacher Workshops

Building on a desire to share her own studio’s success with teaching composition, Mrs. Tallamy has developed workshops for teachers to share her philosophy and experience.

Original Music by
Christy Landers Tallamy, NCTM

Not only does Mrs. Tallamy teach composition, she indulges in the art herself.