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Hi everyone, It’s Laura Lee! Hang on tight, my friends, the start-of-school flurry is upon us. But before it gets too wild – here’s the important things you need to know for SKC Music Academy: Pre-Schedule Your Time! The new school year is a great time to create new schedules and habits for yourself…
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Dear SKCMA students and parents,Each Spring I often get asked these questions about the summer:Q. “How do lessons work in the summer?”A. The Academy is open year-round, & we do not close for the summer.Q. “Do a lot of students quit during the summer?”A. We actually grow in enrollment in June! Some students withdraw but…
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Lots of exciting stuff coming up at SKC Music Academy–Sign up today! Our Spring Recital is just around the corner—Saturday, May 3rd.Click below for more info and to sign up! SIGN UP HERE It’s the Adults’ turn for a Band Workshop! We start May 6 – Click HERE for more details! SKCMA has been invited…
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Hello SKC Music Academy Students! I have a practice tip for you today that can do wonders for your progress, but few musicians take advantage of: Record yourself playing at home. Recording ourselves, either by video or audio, is a fantastic way to assess our performance in a way that we usually can’t when we’re…
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Happy New Year! Are you a New Year’s Resolution kind of person? I tend to like goals and that sort of thing, but we all know how well New Year’s Resolutions work out for 99.9% of us. I recently read the book The 12 Week Year, by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington, and they propose…
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Hello SKC Music Academy students and families!I hope you had a wonderful year. I’m so thankful for all that happened in 2024; as a music school we:• Celebrated our 11th anniversary• Taught over 3000 music lessons• Added three great teachers to our roster• Hosted our first Christmas Jam SessionWe are thankful for EACH of you—definitely…
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Hello SKC Music Academy students and families, It’s recital season at South Kansas City Music Academy! We LOVE hosting our bi-annual recitals, as it gives our incredible students a chance to show off all they have been learning and to be celebrated by friends and family! More Recital info can be found HERE. Please let…
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Happy Fall, SKC Music Academy students and families! This month, I want to introduce you to a practice strategy that can help you learn a song quicker, and with less frustration, on the tricky parts: Chaining Chaining is a highly effective practice technique that involves breaking down a challenging musical phrase into smaller,…
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Hello music students and families, School is in full swing and we have been enrolling a lot of new students this month! Welcome to South Kansas City Music Academy: Tracie – Leo – Asher – June – Kelsha – Kendall Mila – Benson – Solomon – Haven – Brynn SKCMA Teacher News SKCMA’s own Karren…
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Hello KCRB students! Congratulations to everyone who participated in the recitals last weekend! I LOVE seeing our students sharing their music onstage–you all did a fantastic job. Performing can be wonderful, nerve-wracking, terrifying….and everything in between. I’ve also found it can teach us a lot of important life lessons. My biggest steps in learning…