new happenings

The studio demo is almost done. Hubby has spent many hours there this week. I've had child duty this week. : )

Getting back into teaching this week as well.

The 4 Hour Workweek and important lessons!

Loving this book, The 4 hour workweek!

So far this is what I've learned. Figure out what it is that you want to do, to be and then develop a plan and the money needed to get there! Go all out.
Then take the steps to get there... sounds pretty normal right?
Except that the book is suggesting if you want to travel the world for a year, you find a way to do that without working 9-5 till you're 65 then retire! He's talking about doing it NOW!

Then another thing that is hitting home is doing the hard things first and being the most productive. For me that means making the phone calls, scheduling the meetings, doing the things I dislike and produce comfort instead of shuffling papers, going on facebook and posting and doing all the other things that are less important. Doing the important things will mean more productivity and less work and essentially more money in less time!

Also it talks about doing one hard thing every day... : )

I'm imagining what I'll produce if I take those sort of actions every day!!

growth and adventure

It's occured to me this week that before a big growth period in the past, a period of change and adventure occurs. Right now this is happening as well.

If I planned every little detail before taking a step into the unknown we wouldn't grow or change, there's be too many details to 'figure out', there are so many variables in life yet taking new actions will bring forth possibilities.

Here's a couple questions that I needed to address this week.
Will you be teaching at the new studio? Yes, I'll continue my current students and add more on Wednesdays since we'll have more space.

Will the new studio still be personal and intimate?
Yes! Although it will be without the distractions of being in a home environment like hearing my son throwing a fit, hearing the dogs bark, not being special needs friendly, not having a clean yard... I'm really excited about having my home back for our family as we have a new baby, start homeschooling and continue to need and want more space!

The studio will be much easier to maintain and keep looking nice.

It will still have the same teachers and same feel of the home studio, but in a larger scale, more professional and more offerings.

One thing we're planning to do is a monthly 'Open Mic Night' at the studio. Goal is to just relax and drink some coffee, have some snacks and enjoy the music. This will bring about the same results as the Holiday Open House... students and families can get to know each other!

Despite it all, the studio of the future will be an exciting one. I'm reminded every time I made a change at the studio that to some change occurs to them (as it does me!) as a welcome friend and is embraced, others it occurs as a foe and one to avoid. : )

Architect meeting

Last night after the Holiday Open House, we met with the 2 architects and interior designer at the studio. I admit my eyes could barely stay open yet I was excited for the meeting the entire week!

Jacob wants to keep the design a 'secret' till it's all done and can be unveiled at a soft grand opening.

The gist of the meeting though can be explained. Our impressed with the designers. They took a look at our new flyer (designed by Ryan Wald) and were really excited about the design. It gave them a strong insight to what we are wanting to create at the studio. A modern, natural look and an attention to fun and whimsical colors.

They completely redid the design of the space than what we had thought. They captured our ideas and yet put together something that will be 'affordable'.

It'll take time to finish and rework everything, but I'm confident that in the long-run what's 2 months in the scheme of years at a space!

The studio will be completely different than any music studio in the area. It'll set us apart and will bring new students to the space!

Holiday Open House fun!

Last night was a holiday open house for my students. About 10 families attended and brought their favorite foods. The highlights for the evening were the diversity of foods: Philipino spring rolls, Chinese yam balls (like donuts!), a special Indian dish and of course the usual cookies, fudge and junk food!

It was a joy to hear children and adult (parent's) play the piano. Rachel's 3 year old daughter has a wide range of songs she can play, truly amazing little girl, some students that had just met that night played duets comfortably together and 2 adult students played their favorite Indian songs.

Music can be a solitary experience in some music studios, but with Lozier Music I've always strived to connect children/families together so that it's a family and social experience.

This was apparent last night. Children playing with toys together and conversing, parents exchanging phone numbers so that they could connect another day and children laughing, playing the piano and eating together.

It's always a highlight for me to have events like this at my home. Students can see our space and I can talk with students and parents and get to know their worlds (aside from piano).

Now if I could just stop eating all the leftover fudge I'd be all set!

big meeting Friday!

We meet with the architect team on Friday night after my open house... it'll be a busy night. Very excited about the brainstorming session! I truly LOVE this type of thing... the vision, ideas and laying a foundation. : )

I can't wait for the Holiday Open House as well though.. looks like there may be at least 8 families there. Great turn out for an event at Christmastime!

next steps!

This week Friday we hired an architect and also put a deposit on the sign to get it started! Forward ahead!

Jacob had interviewed about 6 architects and after lots of thought decided on one on Friday. The deciding factors were that they have an interior designer as part of their package, have integrity and foresight, get the vision of Lozier Music and know what they are doing! The first step for them is meeting with the city to understand what there is to do, then drawing up the first stage in drawings. Hope is that we'll meet on Saturday the 18th with all 3 that are part of the company for a brainstorming meeting (their idea!).

The sign decision was also a challenge. Jacob, my husband, is very meticulous (one of the things I love about him!) and our graphic designer (Ryan Wald) is amazing! The sign/logo is unique. Most sign companies hadn't even done a sign similar to our's. We went with one that could demonstrate their work and also had the best rate. It'll take 4-6 weeks to get it all done!

This week I talked with a prospective guitar teacher and have a phone call to make for another one that's interested. Excited about both options!

Had a very successful Free Intro Session on Saturday with 3 families. One an adult with extensive experience who is starting this week, 1 with twins starting in January and another that we still have to discuss a bit more that knows one of my students. 2 more to connect with and another attending a FIS on Monday.

Jacob just purchased a new template for new website and we'll be working with our graphic designer to design a new one. This one will have video capability as well as new space for design. Goal for the website is to unfold it in January.

It struck me this weekend how much I LOVE doing all the new business planning, marketting and fun!

I LOVE teaching, but the overall business part I love just as much!

Blind student

Simply Music piano was created at first for a blind child that Neil Moore the CEO/Founder of Simply Music was asked to teach. I've wanted to have the opportunity to teach a blind child or adult since I started teaching. My home studio is not conducive to teaching special needs however. The new studio will be! I'm excited about this and will be looking into finding students with visual impairments.

Right now the studio has 4 students with special needs ranging from dyslexia to autism and the results have been quite fantastic for students.

monthly events for Lozier Music students

I strive to have an event for my students every month. Mostly it's a chance to play informally for others. This year's events have been an informal 'recital' at a senior home, then a Play with a Band event. This month will be a Holiday Open House. It'll be at my home studio and students/families will bring a favorite snack to pass. We'll all play our Holiday compositions and have some fun! I love these changes to meet and chat with parents. I believe it's vital that piano lessons are not a solitary experience, but a social one.

The Holiday Composition contest will be ending on the 10th (that night). Students have prepared a composition or arrangement of their favorite holiday songs or their own. All those that have one prepared will be entered into a drawing. The one that gets picked will win a gift card to the place of their choice. I'm estimating there will be about 20 students that have created compositions. I will be recording them next week and hoping to get them all on one CD by the 18th. : )

This time of year all students are playing a holiday composition as part of their repertoire and LOVING it. : )

back to 'work'

After a week off, I'm actually excited to be back to teaching today! 3 hours of office time also helped to feel/get ready for the week.

Our flyers and biz cards are done with our new logo and design. Very excited to see them and get them out to stores, schools and anywhere kid/adult friendly! More branding!

Didn't get to the website over vacation, but will keep working on it as we go.

Special thank you to my husband for all the work he does on this business. After meeting with several architects and a couple contractors, he should have all the bids back this week and make a decision by the end of the week! Then it should be an estimated 6 weeks that it'll take to have the studio build-out and ready to go. It'll be a beautiful space and well worth all the time/money that we'll put into it!

The sign also should get going this week. It's an unusual sign, not the usual signs... it'll bring a lot of attention I believe to our space and even to the strip!

Back to family time, babysitter needs to leave!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Thanksgiving and we have a busy day here filled with family, eating and fun! Hope all of you have a great day.

This year I'm thankful for all my students and teachers. It's a joy loving what you do for a career. It truly doesn't feel like 'work'. Even the last few days of having vacation, I'm wanting to go back to 'work'.

I'm thankful for having music such an intergral part of my life. Being able to play the piano when I was a young child, teen and young adult... and being able to get out the emotions. The chance to play for funerals, weddings and share in the joy/sorrow of those events with others. The chance to play with students and accompany them as they had the courage to play for recitals or judges and share their talent and love of music. Now I'm thankful I took the challenge to start writing compositions! It's wonderful to actual MAKE something special that's uniquely me. And I'm thankful that I can have a career and make a living as a musician/pianist/teacher and business owner!

testimonial from long-term student

I have a teen student (she's 13 I believe) that I've taught for several years. I've seen her grown from a young girl into a beautiful, poised and confident young lady. A week ago she brought in a Katy Perry song and said she wanted to play it for a talent show. I asked when the audition was and she said it was only a week away. (She's just gotten the book that day!). I tried to convince her to do something else, but she was determined to play this particular piece.

I saw her the day of her audition. She walked in, her mom popped in a CD with the song and she played the melody and some harmony parts perfectly! It was truly fantastic and you could tell she loved it! I emailed her mom to see how the audition went and here is what I heard back from her. I believe this is truly a testimonial of how Simply Music piano works. When the playing based philosophy, reading, composition, accompaniment and all the programs work together this is the fantastic result down the road!!


"My daughter has changed so much for the past couple of weeks. She actually moved the key board in her room and for once in her lifetime she told me that she loves playing piano. She spends a lot of time playing. Why? Because she can play the songs that she wants. I am so amazed that she can pick up the tune by listening it and fine tunes it by reading the music in combination with looking at the way it's played on her I pod. She learned already few songs.
I will have her keep practicing her old songs and finish the one from the class. I think all your teachings are starting to fall into place. I am amazed at her ease to remember the notes and play. Once she figures out the notes she doesn't need them anymore."

Very exciting!!!

Carrie

vacation!

I'm on vacation for a week during Thanksgiving! It'll be great to shift focus from teaching to family and also work on many projects.

Goal over the week is to get the new website up and rolling. Going to find a new template and revamp with videos, pictures and more information about the new studio. While the old website is still a cut above the rest of the 'music studios' in the area, it's still not good enough!

I also plan to finish up my Christmas composition, it's an arrangement of Jingle Bells and Joy to the World with a little of We Wish you a Merry Christmas thrown in.

I also am going to work on my marketting presentation for the January conference. It's already probably 1/2 done. I'm sure it'll keep tweaking as we get closer to the opening of the new studio.

Flyers should be done by Monday so hope is that I can get those out to all area businesses next week and start to meet our neighbors in the strip plaza.

Jacob met with 3 architects yesterday and really is leaning towards one. He has a couple more to interview however and we'll have to see what their quote is. We're a little nervous they'll be very expensive. However, they really know what they are doing and will most likely eliminate costs due to doing things incorrectly. Their first step is meeting with the city to make sure things go smoothly. That shows integrity that they're going to keep in compliance! One of them mentioned to Jacob after seeing his plans for the space that 'you'll outgrow this space quickly.' We have a 5 year lease... but he's thinking we'll need more space. It was nice to hear the positive compliment!

Thinking about having Chazzano coffee at the studio... there's not a coffee shop in the plaza so it might be a good option.

Still looking to add more teachers to the studio. So far it's me (I'll have about 60 students), Rachel (about 20), Angela (about 20), then Aaron is going to teach Suzuki violin, I would anticipate about 20 students for him at first and still looking for guitar (probably about 20 students as well).

Then there's the Family Music class as well as Playful Piano.

Well on our way to 150 students by April... just have to find the students! Hee hee... the strip mall is so visibile it will be helpful I'm sure in bringing in new students.

Still continuing to take actions without really knowing the final plan, but in coaching that's what occurs as the best plan or action... otherwise I'd just be sitting doing nothing for years and years!

Soooo I guess I won't really be on vacation at all... just not doing actual teaching!

expanding and new happenings!

I'm making this blog public!

Here's some adventures from the past couple weeks.

I organized a Simply Music band event along with Amber Bies and Roberta Brown. It was a GREAT experience. Something truly amazing to see children (as young as 6) play with a live band. The band was great with following them and helping to make it fun for them.

One of my long-term student's mom said that she truly felt this was one of the things that set Simply Music apart.

Some of the highlights for me were seeing kids come back again and again to play, seeing Tegan sing and accompany herself, hearing Alex play his composition with the band, seeing many students play in public for the first time (with a band!) and show a complete ease of playing. Rachel Geans also played and it was a joy to hear her play and sing. It was fun to have it at Boogie Babies and I am truly grateful for the band and for Boogie Babies letting us have the location. Jacob and I got video and pictures which we'll use for the new website (when we get permission from parents).

We're searching for an architect and should have that started in less than a week. Goal is to start renovations December 1st.

Printing is at the print shop... goal is to have that back by Tuesday and get it to all businesses within 2 miles!

Sign is getting quoted.

I'm working on a Christmas composition and almost have it completed. I have a contest for all students to complete one by December 10th. My goal is to record it and put it on a CD by December 22 (before Christmas break!).

I learned something very valuable from a parent this week to require respect and quiet when I'm talking or playing. It worked very well to remind students of this in the lesson. You never can learn enough and improve enough!

I learned from coaching this week that You can be YOUR Word and create whatever you'd like! I also learned that if I share first it's more challenging for me to focus. I'm loving hearing all the breakthroughs from teachers in US and Australia and hearing Neil Moore/Ron Zellar's voice every week! My creating from nothing was to find a new teacher for the space and I found 1 and another potential! I had a personal project as well that really made a difference.

I think that's it! It's Thursday and I teach tonight then have a week off!! It'll be great to focus on family, training, cleaning, catching up and getting ready for Christmas!

lease space and a loan

Jacob left just now to drop off a lease proposal to the owner of the space we're looking at. Our hope is he'll except it and we'll start leasing next month. The space next to the one we want is now available as well.

We applied for a loan last week and we were denied. First rejection over with! Applied to another and should hear back next week, applying for another today.

With the lease and a loan we'll feel comfortable to force ahead! Next step I believe will be the application for a grant from the city of Auburn Hills.

changes

Change to me is a sign of growth! And necessary for growth!
Each year I seek to improve my studio and my own teaching and musicianship. Small, consistent steps and goals bring the best results.

In September, I'll be adding a new teacher to the mix which is a change for me who usually does everything myself. It'll be a mix of letting go and learning to lead!
In September I'll be moving students to larger shared lessons up to 5. This is creating some apprehension for some students and rightly so till they experience it! All of the best teachers are teaching in larger shared lessons and I want to be one of those most successful teachers!
In Septemeber the studio will be at 60-70 students including Playful Piano students. That's also a first for me! Last year in Septemember I was at about 40 students.

Early next year we'll be opening a new commercial space and that'll be a big huge change! It's amazingly exciting and scary! Working with hubby Jacob as a business partner is a small change as well. Hiring a marketting consultant, doing a business plan, getting a loan, applying for a grant, signing a lease agreement.. all new things for me!

Goal is in January to start with 100 Simply Music students and 30 other instrument students! That's a big goal and a big change!

I can only say that through the Teaching from the Future Coaching calls through Simply Music every facet of my life is changed! I am truly a different person than I was last year. Relying on God to help facilitate growth and to be open to growth has been amazing. Making the time to get up very early in the morning for Bible/prayer time, then practicing/composing, then exercising and eating has allowed for my intrity and priorities to be in tact!

new advancements!

This month is an exciting one!
I hired a teacher, Rachel, who will be starting training and start teaching some this summer for my Playful Piano class.
There's another exciting venture as well! We're looking into commercial space to expand. The goal is to open in January or February of next year in downtown Auburn Hills!

My husband, Jacob, will be the 'manager' of the business there and I'll be teaching some there and some at home.

In September my goal is for Lozier Music to have 70 students.

expanding

I'm looking at hiring teachers to help me teach Simply Music piano method. I'm excited about this new venture! I'd never thought my home studio would grow to over 60 students and an anticipated 70 starting in September. With Michigan's bleak economy, parents still find the money to bring their children for piano lessons. Many understand the benefit of the arts!

If you know someone that is good for children or adults (or both!) and is willing to get some training and be paid a good hourly wage to teach please let me know. Prior piano or musical experience is helpful, but not necessarily. The teacher training is a breakthrough in allowing people to train to teach an method that allows everyone to experience a relationship with music!

on vacation!

I'm on vacation for 3 weeks and it's always a good chance to renew. I usually tackle getting ahead with training videos. There's quite a bit of ongoing training with Simply Music. I also am still practicing every day early in the morning. Today is was at 4:45am! I've added a new part to my composition as an introduction. I've also working on Fall enrollment forms. Cleaned up the studio even more and continuing to tweak the schedule and enroll students. My new goal for the fall is 70 students, teaching Monday-Thursday. If those that have planned on enrolling enrol it'll be very close to that! Amazing!

getting results!

I'm constantly amazed and overjoyed with Simply Music piano's results! A student with 4 years of lessons has every chord from a fake book sightreadable, has over 30/40 songs of all styles, both hands comfortable and ready to play anywhere, their reading ability is very good... they can figure out and navigate pieces themselves and students have NOTHING written in their books that they are reading from... they don't need notes written in, they just know them!

I'm setting a new goal for the fall, to reach the 70 student mark! I will also be moving to create better results by teaching in larger shared lessons, requiring students to sign a contract with what I expect them to follow to get those results as well and upping my expectations of parents and students alike! Can't wait to see the even better results that I'm sure will happen!

Other exciting things are happening at the studio. In April, I 'tried' out a Piano Class for 3-5 year olds.. and it went well with 2 students, then I told my friends about it I ended up growing to 5 students and then I advertised again and now may have up to 10 in the class! The kids and parents love it and I love teaching the class. I really love that age group and it's great to see what they can do. Plus my little boy is in the class.

Looking forward to the summer term (6 weeks), but for now enjoying 2 more weeks of 'vacation!

Recital #2

Today was the 2nd recital at Living Word Lutheran in Rochester. It was just as fantastic as the 1st one at Oakmont. It is so exciting to hear all the students play their pieces so beautifully and confidently in front of others. There were 43 students that played at the recital today, including me.

I got to meet some parents that I haven't met yet as well as grandparents and siblings.

Some of the events of the day were....
A 4 year old with a couple months or lessons playing confidently, a couple special needs students playing beautifully with both hands, 2 siblings playing duets and singing together, a long term student singing and accompanying herself with 2 popular songs, a student singing and playing Love Story with only a couple months or lessons, students smiling and loving the moment, an adult that had the courage to come up and play in a recital with mostly children, students playing their own original compositions with titles like Relaxation, Sibling Rivalry, a student playing saxophone and being accompanied by his shared lesson partner... fantastic students playing their pieces and expressing themselves. I even played my 2nd composition/arrangement EVER... and I felt a sense of confidence I haven't felt playing ever.

One more week of regularly scheduled lessons, then a week of make-ups and Piano Camp, then vacation, then 6 weeks of summer lesson schedule, then 2 weeks off before starting fall again.

My goal for the fall is to follow through on my requirements for my students and help them move to a place that they never even felt existed in musicianship, ease in playing, composition!

My other goal is to put students together in larger shared lessons so I have more time with the group, more energy, more shared thinking and observing and excitement.

I also will start on a new composition/arrangment tomorrow! : )

Summer lessons

I've been teaching for over 10 years now, 6 of that time devoted to the Simply Music method. Each year I continue to tweak the way I schedule for summer. I need a balance of a break and keeping the student's material fresh. If I don't teach enough I start to miss the students!

This year I opted to teach 3 weeks in June, then teach a Piano Camp through the Rochester Enrichment, then take 2 weeks off, then a 6 week stint of teaching, then 3 weeks off!

Usually in the summer, my schedule is lighter, but not this year. Although I'm doing beginning piano camps starting in July which will help start new students in a fun and inviting atmosphere while helping to free up my schedule a little.

I'm also teaching Level's together.... Level 2's, Level 3's etc. This will give students the chance to focus on reviewing their playlist and doing fun and 'extra' projects in the summer. We'll also brush up on any arrangements that need reviewed.

For any students that haven't signed up for summer lessons, I recommend at least 4 weeks of lessons. I've seen students take the entire summer off and then need to review for 2 months to catch back up. Without a 'coach' to keep them moving forward they tend to lose their momentum.

One more week of regular schedule, then on to a summer camp!

Recital at Oakmont

I LOVE the end of year recital. This year I had to have 2. One I chose a senior independent living center that I go to on a regular basis with my students and then a church (with more space) for the 2nd location.

It was a fantastic recital.

I had an announcer who did a fantastic job of introducing the students and added some comic relief. He also played before the recital and after for the residents who loved it!

There were about 20 students who played of all ages. The youngest was 4 and the oldest was me.

It was beautiful to hear a newer student sing along to her pieces, a longterm student sing a couple popular style songs while accompanying herself on the piano and compositions (including my own arrangement/composition).

It was a great night!

Looking forward to the next one on Sunday. That one will have about 41 students. I've asked my most advanced students to play at both recitals so the younger or newer students have something to aspire to.

Recitals are coming up!

My end of the year recitals are coming up this Saturday and next week Sunday, the 13th. I'm always very excited about the recitals. It brings about a synergy to have all the students hear each other. I also find that for me as a teacher that sitting in the audience and just listening is an eye opening experience. Highlights for me will be hearing a 4 year old I just started 3 weeks ago play a song or 2, hearing a long time student play and sing a Taylor Swift song, hearing an adult exchange student join in the recital (her choice!). I always find it wonderful to see all the parents and the force behind the kids at home. Each and every student I teach has a unique way that they play the piano and I love the experience in getting to know and hear their successes each week and move them forward!

I'll be playing my first composition/arrangement I've ever done at the recital and that to me is also very exciting!

This year we are meeting at Senior facility for one recital which I'm happy about. The residents love seeing the kids and it's a great way to give back to the community.

I asked a parent to announce all the students this year and another to take pictures.

It will be my largest amount of students playing in the recitals yet! Amazing! I haven't looked at the numbers, but my guess is that out of 58 students, 40 are playing.

The other facility is a beautiful church in Rochester.

I can't wait!

students

I recorded 2 of my longer time students yesterday. I got 3 of their favorite pieces videotaped and then worked on getting one of their compositions down on manuscript paper so I can input it into Finale or another sheet music device. It was great practice for me to do. Amazing how challenging their compositions really are. The complex rhythms they've come up with and beautiful melodic parts. Trying a joy to see how incredible these students are.

One student relented in one of her lessons and played and sang a Taylor Swift song. Amazing voice and comfort playing it. My heart melts every time I hear it and I've cried each time. This students has an incredible ear and is only in 6th grade.

The joys of teaching piano are really never ending!

upcoming events!

I'm looking forward to the end of the year recitals and events for my students. When the weather gets nice it's harder for students to stay in and make sure they practice, but having an upcoming event always helps I think to stay focused.

This year in May I have an Open Mic at Oakmonte Senior Center, then in June I opted to do 2 Recitals. One will be at Oakmonte complete with cookies and the usual medals and program, then the other will be a church in Rochester.

This year I'm trying to help students focus on making their pieces unique in some way or add their compositions to the program.

The best part of Simply Music though is that students just pick from their large playlists what to play and then they just polish it a bit more... there's no playing the same 2 pieces for 3 months to get them ready!

Open House fun!

Had a great time with about 9 students on Saturday for a bit over an hour. The kids played piano, we played a card game and a bit of review and ate! It was a fun chance to socialize for the kids to realize that piano is a social event too! Tim brought his saxophone and played along with several songs. His ear is quite incredible.

It was also a fun chance for all ages to make music together. The youngest was 6 and oldest was 11.

Referrals

Referrals are a huge part of my teaching business!

I'm always so grateful for good students that refer their friends who also turn out to be good students!

Over the weekend a new student (4 weeks) had referred another potential student. Meeting them this week Tuesday.

Over the last month... 6 students started because of referrals! The rest were internet leads.

Another one is a transfer student from another SM teacher..

Joy of teaching

This week I had the joy of starting 7 different students ranging in age. It is a delight to see students young and older learn songs and love it!

I started a 4 year old which I was hesitant to do and he did quite well and smiled the whole time! The energy of a young child is so infectious.

My own little 3 year old knows where the D (dog is) so far...

I also love how all ages can learn together.. one night I have an dad/daughter together, another day a 17 year old with a 9 year old. It's beautiful to be able to learn, laugh and play together!

Open Mic Night at Oakmonte

Last Saturday I took some students and families to Oakmonte Sterling in Sterling Heights. I have started really looking forward to these events every couple months!

This month one grandpa brought his trumpet and another brought his accordian. The two played seperately then at the end improvised along with a student playing a blues piece. Then they played together!

It was a great example of the goal I want for my student... a lifetime relationship with music! These men were in their 70's and yet still played and loved sharing that music with others.

The children also played beautifully on the piano... it was incredible to see students with 4 lessons play so confidently and musically. Other students with a year of lessons played multiple times.. their own compositions as well as their own arrangments of pieces.

A couple students played accompaniments and sang along to their pieces.

One student with special needs played with both hands together...

It was a great chance to share music together!