NEW CD release in April! Dr. Peter Zisa is excited to announce the release of Meridional Odyssey Volume 2: Music of Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil. More details to follow!
NEW CD release in April! Dr. Peter Zisa is excited to announce the release of Meridional Odyssey Volume 2: Music of Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil. More details to follow!
According to research at University of Zurich <www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/6447588/Playing-a-musical-instrument-makes-you-brainier.html> learning to play a musical instrument, such as the guitar, helps people develop better mental focus and increased memory. This benefit is especially promising for those who suffer from memory loss or ADD. The same study also showed music-making can improve one’s IQ by as much as […]
Learning to play the guitar can be a bonding experience between parent and child, like playing catch or a board game. If approached as a connective personal exchange, music making together can be playful activity leading to an exchange of creative ideas. Like shooting hoops on a basketball court, playing an instrument can also be […]
Learning to Play the Guitar Step by Step for Children and Their Parents The thesis of this book is children need help gaining the physical skill and conceptual understanding of music making. Who is better invested than you: their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles? If you are one of the 85% of adults who did not […]
The introductory lesson (below is a sample portion of the video) teaches you how to hold the instrument, position your hand and the fingers for the best results. It includes enjoyable music-making pieces that also help the learner develop solid basic skills and play duets! The introductory courses are ideal for students of all ages. […]
In this quarantined age of social distance, we encourage everyone to take a moment to discover your voice and fully make it your own. Music is one way to tap into this power. Music education imparts the invaluable life long lesson of how to develop this language that exceeds language. Music helps one speak beyond […]
After forty years of teaching and thoughtful consideration of why students struggle and sometimes fail to learn good playing habits (technique), struggle at note reading, refuse to count rhythms, adopt ineffective practice habits, and lose motivation to improve their skills PZ presents innovative and creative new approaches to address all the above-mentioned issues…and more. While […]
Steve Rhodes, a Portland luthier, donated the guitar to CDZ Collegium Musica, to benefit young budding classical guitarists. Gracie Flowerday has been studying guitar with Peter Zisa for nearly two years. She received the guitar at the 11th Annual Season of Lights Concert, and performed two Christmas song arrangements. Pictures Gracie performance at SOL 2018, […]
Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa was a featured artist on February 23 and 24th Guitar Festival at Vanguard University, located in Santa Ana California. The Vanguard Guitar Festival was organized by Michael Nigro, the university’s classical guitar director. Dozens of High School programs participated in the Festival. Opened festival performances Friday evening at Needham Hall. In […]
The Portland Guitar Society recently gifted a guitar to Gracie Flowerday, a student of Peter Joseph Zisa. This high quality guitar was donated to PGS by Dawn Waugh which had belonged to her father who had recently passed away. Upon receiving the guitar, PGS added it to its Student Instrument Loan program and it quickly found a new home with Gracie.