Create, touch, play: New ‘music lab’ to enhance curriculum Juni Thurston and Sophie Zhang March 3, 2026
![Michael Najar, Palo Alto High School Visual and Performing Arts teacher, plays an electric bass guitar in the new "music lab," a dedicated music creation room on the second floor of the Media Arts Center. According to Najar, the new room is the beginning of his efforts to change the audio and music production courses to move away from digital-only learning. "I'm talking to my colleagues here in the building [Media Arts Center] to see if we can start finding a balance of making more stuff hands-on, in terms of music craft."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4615-1200x800.jpg)