Summer is coming!

Dear Moms and Dads,
April is a hard month, isn’t it?! There could be snow or the weather could be beautiful. Kids are having theatre performances, sports are starting and ending, papers and projects are due, stress is high and time is short.

I GET IT. I have 4 kids and sometimes it’s just downright overwhelming. I want to quit EVERYTHING. I want to clear the schedule and fast forward to June.

Here’s the thing. This time of year is wonky, but things are going to get better! We are going to make it through graduations and open houses and award ceremonies and performances.

And then (drumroll) our kids will be declaring that they are BORED.

What?!?

How do we go from crazy-busy to “I don’t know what to do… I’m bored” soooo fast?!? But it happens every year!

So before you quit every activity and drop lessons, I just want to encourage you that things WILL get better! And when your kids need something to do, playing their instrument or singing or going to lessons will be the perfect thing for them to do! There is SO much students can do with music. They can learn to read music, play by ear, write music, record music, play in a group, perform for family or at events, and the list goes on! There are SO many styles of music to explore too! If you’re getting a little bored with your books, choose a new FUN book of popular songs, movie tunes, Broadway music, Rock and Roll, Jazz or other! Ask your teacher for fun music to try. They will have lots of suggestions! Try playing or singing with backing tracks (check out www.karaoke-version.com). You can customize your mp3 and play with a full band backing you up!

Don’t forget about all our awesome weekend classes. (With a new, easy to use, online sign up form!) Weekend classes will keep your students having fun all summer long.
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And NEW this summer—any student in lessons this summer gets 30 minutes of Studio Recording time! Come record as many songs as you like in 30 minutes PLUS have a professional photographer  take your photo! Upload your songs to SoundCloud and share with all your friends and relatives! There are so many options to keep your student learning music all summer long! Talk to your teacher for more ideas!