Credit:<\/span> Nic Moye<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCillian Malone, 14, wants to be a rock star. He plays bass guitar and started his own band with two friends. His dream is to tour professionally one day. During his weekly lesson at Cascade School of Music, he\u2019s working to fulfill a deal he made with his dad. \u201cI\u2019ve been interested in the five-string bass recently and my dad\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019m not just gonna buy you one.\u2019 So, he said I have to earn it. I have to write a five-part symphony with a bunch of different components, and I have to write it on sheet music.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malone\u2019s teacher, Seth Burrows, says, \u201cI think music is the anti-screen. I feel like it teaches them all kinds of life skills that they might not ordinarily learn but teach you how to deal with frustration. It teaches you how to break huge problems down into little pieces and work on that thing and then gradually increase your capacity to do the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burrows adds, \u201cI just try to instill a love of music for all the kids that come in here and hopefully my excitement will rub off on them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\nIn a video on the school\u2019s website, Board President Judy Heck says that research shows children who have music education are more successful adults in general and stronger in academics in areas of science, math and literacy, communication skills, self-awarenesses, problem solving and teamwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sixteen-year-old Quinn LeGrand is training for a high school music festival, working here with teacher Seren Slade. Credit:<\/span> Nic Moye<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nSixteen-year-old Quinn LeGrand is training in vocals. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing music for most of my life and so it\u2019s been a major part of who I am as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her instructor, Seren Slade, tailors vocal lessons to the student. \u201cThat\u2019s the one thing about voices. I can\u2019t really have a set syllabus. I can\u2019t have the Suzuki technique for all the students, which like the string programs and piano programs, you can kind of do that. Everyone develops so differently.\u201d With LeGrand, they\u2019re working on a classical Spanish piece for a solo and ensemble festival for high school students.<\/p>\n
Slade lets new students pick the music genre to start. \u201cOnce they are a little bit more relaxed, I introduce other stuff and challenge them a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\nLeGrand has big ambitions for college. \u201cI hope that I can get at least a minor in some sort of musical performance, whether I\u2019m playing piano, singing, playing bass clarinet. If I\u2019m doing something musical, I think that it\u2019ll be a good minor, if not a major. I have not decided yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The teachers, 80% of which have been with the school for six years or more, are as impressive as the students. Schwatka, who\u2019s been a professional musician since the age of 14, has traveled across the nation, entertaining active duty military and recruits. Jackson, who began on drums at the age of 10, also performs with local theater groups. Burrows, who started playing guitar 30 years ago, plays for local musical theater productions. Slade, who has been in more than 20 bands, is currently rehearsing for \u201cNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812\u201d at The Greenhouse Cabaret. <\/p>\n
Cascade School of Music just unveiled a new logo, but the goal remains the same. As Lambeth explains, \u201cOur mission is to make\u00a0music\u00a0education accessible and encourage a lifelong engagement with\u00a0music.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cascade School of Music Bands & Drum Concert<\/strong>Cascade School of Music Drum Day Recital<\/strong>This article appears in the Source March 5, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n
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