THANK YOU Moms and Dads
Here’s to all the moms and dads that enroll their kids in music lessons, and keep them in lessons, bringing them every week, even (and especially) when their kids don’t practice. THANK YOU! Your commitment to your child or teen and their development is awesome, and it will have a lifelong payout! We can’t stress enough how music lessons are SO much more than music. Yes, of course, we love music and music is beautiful, and fun, and challenging, and hard work, and wonder, and can bring so much joy—and those of us that teach love all those things! And of course we hope that every music student will experience all of those things and love it! But some don’t, and that’s OK.
Music Can Save Your Kids
You’d be amazed at how many people I have spoken with who share a similar story. They studied music as children and teens. They graduated high school. After high school instead of pursuing music as a career, they did something else-pursued some other career. But then, after getting into their career, maybe even after college and years of career pursuits, they woke up one day and said, I need to be doing music.
Music Lessons as a Self-Care
One of the cool things about [learning music] as an option is that if you learned to play an instrument, if you’re learning to play music, not only are you engaging in some great self-care during those lessons, but you can continue to engage in that same self-care act any day that you want to, and anytime that you want to throughout the week and in between your lessons! That’s actually something most people probably don’t get from other forms of healthcare. Of course, we could and would all benefit from practically and intentionally pursuing out some of the things we talk with our therapists outside of therapy, but do we? Honestly there may be a greater chance that we might be willing to sit down at the piano or pick guitar.
Music lessons are Therapy
For so many of our students, music lessons are therapy. And we’re here for that! Just the other day I had a student telling me how much it just felt good to sit down and play their instrument. And for this student, that’s a big deal because there’s a lot of things that unfortunately don’t feel good, and that’s true of course for a lot of people. But I am so thankful that our wonderful students can sit down and play their instrument and find happiness in it, find solace in it, find peace in it.
Avoid the Summer Slide!
Parents, don’t let your kids or teens fall into the summer slide, dropping their instruments, their practice, their musical growth for the better part of 10 weeks of Summer! We have numerous summer classes planned including if your kids have been playing band instruments for over a year or two, two unique jazz group opportunities that are easy on the budget and the schedule. But should motivate them to practice and keep them working on their craft and their instrument this summer! JazzLab for students with serious experience, high School level or above. Jazz101 for students who have been playing maybe only for a year or two, but another instrument well enough and can read at a basic level to begin learning the art of jazz.
The Infectious Joy of Music
it’s super exciting to see kids just diving in and learning more instruments. Thinking about all the possibilities! Just last week we enrolled a new mom whose kids are taking piano lessons here, and this week, we’ve put a couple people on a wait list for spots in the fall to add another child and two more instruments to their current enrollment. Love it!
Summers are for Music
This summer will have lots of great opportunities for students to learn music anew if they never played it before, or to learn in second instruments just like I did. Drums! Hand drums! Ukulele! Guitar! Piano! Violin! Saxophone! Stay tuned for more details! Private lessons, and, fun affordable small group options great for friend making. Our summer semester is just 8 weeks, so, you can still plan an end of spring vaca through July 4th, and a great end of summer break through Labor Day. Fill the in between with music, memories, and more friends!
One Handed Instrument Playing!
Are you limited to one hand? Perhaps you only have one hand or perhaps only one hand is fully functional? Or maybe like SD, our director, you’re currently not supposed to be using one of your hands. Has that kept you from learning an instrument or music? We hope not! You can learn an instrument! You can play music!
Flute Lessons with Brandy!
My favorite times were playing flute for fun with friends and gifted accompanists. I was asked to perform for loads of people, especially in church. That seemed to spark my drive. Once I found other musician friends who wanted to play music with me.. There was no going back. I was hooked. Music would be in me for life.
Trumpet Players: Learn Efficiency
If you try to learn the trumpet or you do learn the trumpet in a way that is inefficient, you’ll struggle, you’ll get frustrated, it’ll be physically extremely demanding, and possibly even painful. Don’t do that. Learn to play in a way that flows, feels good, sounds good—and is fun! I would be happy to help you on your journey.