"Ken Schoewe exudes creative energy...

 When you see Ken coming towards you,

 don't shy away. What he has is conta-

 gious, and we'll all be lucky if we can

 catch just a smidgen of what he has

 inside."  Times-News, March 26, 2000

 from a review of Ken's music by Dell Books Novelist and

  Times-News columnist, Anne Grant.

 I was lucky enough to study piano with a

 woman whose teacher and mentor was

 Leonard Bernstein. She exuded the

 "Joy of Music" and I guess that a little of

 it rubbed off on me and it is my joy in life

 to share it with you.

 Many of our students end up playing

 several musical instruments, tune up

 their singing voices, write their own

 songs and record their compositions

 in the Mountain Music School recording

 studio. Students and alumni that have

 released CDs of original music include:

 Kristin Hall  (pop/rock)

 The "Hickory Nuts" (folk/bluegrass)

 Jere Brittain (traditional) and

 Shirley Parker McNeill (gospel)

 All Students are invited to be recording

 artists on our annual "Greatest Hits" CD

 and to perform in our occasional student

 performances at Blue Ridge Community

 College. Participation is entirely up to 

 you, there will never be any pressure

 or stress at Mountain Music School.