Listening to music is amazing for what it does to the brain but being able to play music is one of the ways to use both hemispheres of your brain and they come together to work together.
NewsletterMusic Lesson Update for June 2024
Oakville Academy of Music
Welcome back everybody!
My name is Tanya and this is Vanessa and we are here with your June update of all the new and exciting things that you need to know about the Academy of Music.
What’s on today’s agenda:
– welcoming our new students
– wishing students and staff a very happy birthday
– retirement home showcase highlights
– teacher and student of the month
– spirit week
– summer fun pack
– promotion and referral offer
– our tips and tricks segment
Let’s start by welcoming over 40 of our new students this month! We are so happy to have you join us to help you take on your musical journey.
Next let’s help celebrate our students with June birthdays. We have 20 students ready to celebrate another turn around the sun!
We also get to say happy birthday to our guitar teachers Tyson and Derek
Retirement home showcases:
We love being able to provide new experiences to our students and families and to help to encourage different ways to learn how to give back to our communities. Just a few weeks ago, May 14th, we were able to bring students to Mountainview Residence in Georgetown. Students were able to play songs to a group of residents. It’s very special to be able to show our students the power of community and how to share their talents and their skills they have to give back to the community.
Check out below for some pictures of that event and we will absolutely be keeping you posted for a showcase near you to be able to sign up and share your music as well!
Student and Teacher of the Month:
Moving right along to our student and teacher of the month.
Our June student of the month for showing consistent dedication, practice, and excitement goes to Elyse. So congratulations to you and keep up the amazing work!
Our teacher of the month is Makayla in our Burlington location. She’s very bubbly and a personable teacher and she’s also great with all of her students so congratulations to Makayla.
Summer Fun Pack:
Summertime is a fantastic way to pick up a new instrument and share your music with friends and family over a campfire or at a fun family get together. Working with musicians, we know that summer means more concerts to attend and play and more outside shows to get to. So in June we will have a special offer available to anyone starting a new weekly lesson. And yes, this can be for you or anyone you know. Once you register in June, you’ll get the first lesson free and a summer fun pack of goodies for a beach day.
Tell your friends and we will enter you in our pizza day draw.
Tips and Tricks:
We just finished up May which is Mental Health Awareness Month so we did some research to find out how music helps with mental health.
What we’ve learned:
– listening to music alone reduces stress and helps you overcome stress faster
– it also lowers your blood pressure and your heart rate
Music gives you a chance to kind of get out of your head, think a bit differently – let your thoughts maybe come out through music with some thoughtful lyrics. It also lets you have a little bit of a fantasy through the music which is really nice.
Listening to music is amazing for what it does to the brain but being able to play music is one of the ways to use both hemispheres of your brain and they come together to work together.
Playing music helps with:
– building strong pathways between the two hemispheres of your brain
What does this help with?
– problem solving and emotional resilience
We love that we get to work in an industry that builds the student’s confidence and gives them a creative outlet for the most exciting times and positive times as well as any challenges that they might face along the way.
We can’t wait to keep making music with you this summer. We’ll see you guys all again in July!
Bye!
Check out a couple highlights from the shows!
Don’t forget to pick up your Musical Ladder Practice Buddy at the desk after your first challenge!
One fun buddy to practice with once you’ve completed your Apprentice challenge for three months of music lessons!
Musical Ladder System® Achievements
Oakville Academy of Music is the only music school in the area offering students the opportunity to earn special wristbands, trophies and certificates passing musical challenges with the Musical Ladder System®. This system helps motivate students to create and achieve musical goals with their instructor.
Proud parents, ambitious students and excited teachers. Everybody wins!
Do other schools offer trophies and certificates? A few, but none of them inspire their students with smiling faces by giving them full colour, really cool “Musical Ladder System®” wristbands they can show off to their friends.
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Emily E
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Laura D
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Mia B
Paola V
Pranjal S
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Raymond John F
Sarvin S
Tiffany M
Troy M
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Lily Z
Sofia J
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Ryan G
Sierra B
Luca R
James H
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Maria R. (Piano)
Mondays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Wednesdays: SOLD OUT
Thursdays: SOLD OUT
Hector G. (Piano)
Mondays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Thursdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Heather W. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Alexandra P. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Joe P. (Piano)
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Wednesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Thursdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Edmund B. (Piano)
Mondays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Justus H. (Guitar & Ukulele)
Mondays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Korina E. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Nathan F. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Fridays: SOLD OUT
Mario P. (Guitar & Ukulele)
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Jake K. (Guitar, Piano, Ukulele)
Mondays: 3 SLOTS LEFT
Tuesdays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Wednesdays: SOLD OUT
Thursdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Anthony (Guitar & Ukulele)
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Jonathan (Piano)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Anirudh (Guitar & Ukulele)
Mondays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Graham D. (Piano & Voice)
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: SOLD OUT
Thursdays: SOLD OUT
Saturdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Han (Violin)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Fridays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Margaret P. (Piano & Violin)
Mondays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Thursdays: SOLD OUT
Devi L. (Piano)
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Wednesdays: SOLD OUT
Sundays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Justin K. (Drums & Piano)
Tuesdays: SOLD OUT
Thursdays: New day for piano
Friday: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Maddy L. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Tuesdays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Eric T. (Guitar)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Adam E. (Piano)
Mondays: 1 SOLD OUT
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Wednesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Lidiia K. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Maria M. (Piano)
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Robert P. (Guitar & Ukulele)
Tuesdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
JC. A. (Piano)
Mondays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Thursdays: 3 SLOTS LEFT
Fridays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
Maddy L. (Piano & Voice)
Mondays: SOLD OUT
Tuesdays: 3 SLOTS LEFT
Wednesdays: SOLD OUT
Saturdays: 1 SLOT LEFT
Makayla (Piano)
Saturdays: 2 SLOTS LEFT
UPCOMING DATES
Spirit Week – Safari Week – June 16-22
Canada Day – CLOSED – July 1
Civic Holiday – August 5 – OPEN
Winter Recital – December 13-15
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Destination Recital) – April 26, 2025
