History
WholeTone Music Academy originally blossomed out of the voice studio of Nora Maynard. Nora taught in community music schools for several years while also building a personal following teaching from home as well as performing in the Boston area & abroad. In 2015, Nora joined forces with friends who run the storefront at the Department of Public Art to create a cozy home for WTMA to grow into the thriving community it has become. Sadly, with all the changes 2020 has brought we will be losing our beloved Somerville storefront. Please help us transition to a new home by purchasing a gift certificate for the coming year. Our teachers specialize in bring somatic modalities, body awareness, and mindfulness into music lessons. We have cultivated a welcoming and affirming space for LGBTQIA teachers & singers, and are working on making our space more welcoming for people of all ethnicities and backgrounds. BLM
Specialties
WTMA is a nurturing and rad place to Grow in Self & Sound! Our teachers will help you to develop into a joyful, soulful, skillful musician. The WholeTone collective is full of visionary teachers on the cutting edge of music education, blending somatic modalities and mindfulness with music lessons. We strive to provide our community with highly evolved music education that contributes to life balance, joy, and total wellness. We have cultivated a welcoming and affirming space for LGBTQIA teachers & singers, and are working on making our space more welcoming for people of all ethnicities and backgrounds. BLM. We plan social-justice oriented Open Mics and offer scholarships for LGBTQ+/BIPoC students. We offer lessons for Voice, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Drums, Bass, Songwriting, Arabic instruments such as Oud and Nay, Composition, Music Theory, Herbalism, Yoga+Voice, Yoga, Meditation, and more.