prize week is coming...June 6-11!

Academy students have been working hard all year earning points in our Incentive Program by performing, attending concerts, meeting their weekly practice goals, attending cultural events and more. Students will each have an opportunity to use their points for prizes! We have iTunes gift cards, sheet music, board games, toys, crafts, art supplies, jewelry and much more! Students may obtain their prizes just before or after their lessons the week of June 6-11. There will only be one prize week...so be sure you don't miss your lesson!

As music study is a year-round commitment, we know the value of incentives such as this program. Of course the real prize if the joy and progress that comes from musical accomplishment!

earn those last-minute points!

There are so many ways to earn a few additional points in the Incentive Program! All of the details are included on the Academy website.

Don't sit around watching TV or playing video games all summer! Take up a new instrument, try one of our Summer Camps, or just keep progressing with the instrument you have studied this year. Music study is truly a year-round endeavor...and summer is the best time to make great strides! We look forward to sharing a musical summer with you!

private lessons

The Academy offers private lessons in Piano, Voice, Guitar, Woodwinds, Strings, Brass and Percussion. Our talented faculty works with each student to customize a program to meet their musical goals, technical and artistic needs. Current students talk with your teacher or visit the Front Desk for more information. If you interested in starting music lessons at the Academy, give us a call at 704.545.7400.

summer camps

We also have several excellent Summer Camps for students new to music lessons and those who have been studying for years! Piano, Art, Musical Theatre, and Voice are a few of the focuses. Camps are filling quickly, so please reserve your spot today! See our Summer Camp Website for more details.

babies!

It's been a very exciting time around the Academy! Three of our teachers are currently on maternity leave, enjoying their new bundles of joy...

On April 18th Becky and Kent Prain welcomed their first-born, Kent Robert Prain III (Trey) into the world! Ms. Becky is a Voice and Piano Instructor at the Academy.

Academy Oboe Instructor, Leah Moss Parham and her husband Michael and son Ian, have a new member of the family! Wyatt David Parham was born on May 7th.

On May 29th Jing Quitain Wenghofer and her husband Kevin welcomed their first child, Isabelle Quitain Wenghofer! Ms. Jing is a Voice and Piano Instructor at the Academy.

june 4th blue note

On June 4th we will host our final Blue Note Lounge concerts of this school year. We have just 4 spots remaining on the 6pm show (the 4pm and 5pm are full.) Sign-up today if interested!

benefit for the tornado victims

This Blue Note Lounge night instead of bringing the usual cookies or chips for snacks during the concerts, we ask that you bring an item for the tornado victims of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. If you cannot attend the Blue Note Lounge on June 4th, but would still like to contribute, you may bring your items to your lesson this week.

Some of the items needed include: Cleaning supplies, diapers and pull ups, washcloths and towels, baby food, non-perishable food, toothbrushes, bath soap, shampoo, deodorant, toilet tissue, paper towels. Thank you for your help!