News at Old Towne Music

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Student Referral Program

Old Towne Music is currently running a Student Referral Promotion.

‍If you’re a Old Towne Music student, and you refer a friend to Old Towne Music, you will BOTH receive a $25 gift certificate for our Old Towne Music store when they join as a student and attend their first lesson. The gift cards can be used for music equipment, in-stock books and sheet music, as well as accessories! Ask our Lesson Director or one of our Lesson Coordinators for complete details. (This offer is limited and not available for previous enrollments).

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Old Towne Music Students enjoy the Musical Ladder System

Old Towne Music is a proud partner with the national music lesson award system called Musical Ladder! This is a proven system that boosts student excitement about their music accomplishments and helps keeps parents “informed” as to how students are progressing! Once the student passes their test, the student will receive a wristband and certificate for their level! Students love being rewarded when they hit new milestones!

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Important Rock U News

You can still enroll in our Summer Session for Rock University!

Call today to learn more and enroll! Learn how to play in a live band with other musicians and play 2 live shows at the end of the 16 week program!

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Music FunTime was voted the BEST.

Music FunTime was voted BEST preschool and young child music program by Suburban Family Magazine~ Three years In a row!

Suburban Family Magazine has voted Music FunTime BEST of 2022.

Music FunTime, an innovative and proven early childhood curriculum, offers music classes for kids 18 months to 7 years old. Music FunTime is NOT a simple play group where children sing, dance, jump & play instruments. Our program is based on Johns-Hopkins Research that children 7 and under can learn to read music notation and symbols, play instruments, while fostering their ability to grasp math and science as they develop.

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student learning to play the cello at home with a cello teacher

Should Parents Sit in on their Child’s Lesson?

Being involved in the process with your child is a unique and special bonding experience.

  • You get to observe your child in an outside learning environment.
  • You build a relationship with your child’s teacher.
  • Effective home practice! You may not know this about music but sitting in the lesson will show you the correct way for your child to practice. It’s often difficult for a student, especially younger students, to remember all their teacher’s comments when they are actively involved in the lesson. Even when the teacher writes notes, when the student gets home, they often forgot nuances.
  • Results, results, results- Private music lessons can feel isolating which can impede motivation and progress. Being in the lesson allows you to see and hear what is ongoing so you are better able to support your child on their music journey.
  • Whether or not to sit in on your child’s music lesson is an individual decision. We welcome and encourage our parents to sit in on their child’s lessons when possible, whether for the entire lesson or just for the last 5-10 minutes, on occasion or every week.
  • Children are all different in the way they learn, concentrate and behave, so there is not standard from an educational point of view, however, there are advantages and benefits.
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Recitals

Old Towne Music offers Music Recitals twice a year to celebrate and showcase the formidable talents of our accomplished students.

Talk to your instructor about performing in one of our recitals which are open to all Old Towne Music students. Adult students are welcome to perform as well!

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