About
McConnell's Music offers music education through performances, workshops, classes, rehearsing, concerts, and recitals. The program includes after school chorus, the McConnell All-Star Singers after school, an after school program, private music lessons, and private piano lessons. Students in the program have also participated in a youth orchestra performance.
Julie McConnell is part of the leadership of McConnell's Music, and Bryan is also mentioned in connection with the program. The stated mission is to inform, inspire, involve, educate, entertain, express, encourage, perform, and provide performances and music education to the Greater Asheville Area. The program’s site also states an intent to provide performances and music education to the Greater Asheville Area.
Parent testimonials describe Julie McConnell’s music curriculum as including music theory, performance, music appreciation, and history, and note that her curriculum complies with California State Standards for music. Parents report that children learned about composers, musical history, musical notes, beats, and how to write and read these notations, as well as play them on percussion instruments, violin, and piano. Testimonials state that performances are kept to exactly 30 minutes, with upper grade musicals and cantatas lasting 45 minutes to an hour, and that audience numbers are described as standing room only. One parent notes that her older daughter advanced her musical skills through McConnell's Music after school program, learned to read music and play the violin after six months of lessons, performed a solo piece during a youth orchestra performance, and performed for patients recovering at a local hospital. Another parent reports that both of her children took private piano lessons from Julie for four years, gave public performances in recitals, and made what she describes as tremendous progress in learning to play the piano. A parent also mentions that Julie used a special system she developed to make it easier for students to remember note names.
Last updated July 31, 2026.
Julie McConnell is part of the leadership of McConnell's Music, and Bryan is also mentioned in connection with the program. The stated mission is to inform, inspire, involve, educate, entertain, express, encourage, perform, and provide performances and music education to the Greater Asheville Area. The program’s site also states an intent to provide performances and music education to the Greater Asheville Area.
Parent testimonials describe Julie McConnell’s music curriculum as including music theory, performance, music appreciation, and history, and note that her curriculum complies with California State Standards for music. Parents report that children learned about composers, musical history, musical notes, beats, and how to write and read these notations, as well as play them on percussion instruments, violin, and piano. Testimonials state that performances are kept to exactly 30 minutes, with upper grade musicals and cantatas lasting 45 minutes to an hour, and that audience numbers are described as standing room only. One parent notes that her older daughter advanced her musical skills through McConnell's Music after school program, learned to read music and play the violin after six months of lessons, performed a solo piece during a youth orchestra performance, and performed for patients recovering at a local hospital. Another parent reports that both of her children took private piano lessons from Julie for four years, gave public performances in recitals, and made what she describes as tremendous progress in learning to play the piano. A parent also mentions that Julie used a special system she developed to make it easier for students to remember note names.
Last updated July 31, 2026.
Is this your business? There is no cost, but you will be asked to sign up or log in.