NEWS & BLOG

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.