Mar 1, 2026
Every musician’s story begins somewhere. For Scott Michael Hamilton, it began in Chinook, Montana, with piano lessons at age five and a growing curiosity about what music could become. From those early lessons in northern Montana to his current work in Missoula,...
Feb 1, 2026
Musical achievement is often measured in performances: a successful concert, an expressive collaboration, or a production that comes together on opening night. Yet every visible result depends on a much longer process of study, practice, preparation, and persistence....
Jan 1, 2026
To someone watching from a distance, a grand piano, a pipe organ, and an electronic keyboard may appear closely related. Each presents the performer with rows of familiar black and white keys. Yet the experience of playing them—and the musical purpose each one... 
