“If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.”
This past month with the onset of the Coronavirus, we transitioned from teaching music lessons at our music school in Encinitas to teaching “Online Zoom Lessons” for over 450 students. We jumped in and rallied. Within a week, our teachers were online and ready to go!
Gosh…. we have learned a lot! Mostly we have learned that it is vital, for many reasons, to continue to receive music lessons every week.
The feedback about online lessons has been phenomenal. We received an overwhelming amount of appreciation from our clients about the value of weekly music lessons. The need for music as a form of essential healing has become quite apparent.
As we “zoomed” in (yes, pun intended) with this new form of music education, we learned that regardless of how the lessons are taught, in-person or online, music is of vital importance in everyone’s lives.
In fact, we started a FREE Pop-Up music class every day at 1:30 pm (it is extremely popular.) The students who show up daily are immensely grateful and completely engaged.
For example… we received this from one of our new students to his teacher:
“Dear Jonathan, Thanks for teaching me guitar. I wish I could see you in real life. And I really like you. Have a good weekend. Love, Simon.
Many of our students report back that, while it had been a challenge, they look forward to their lessons more than ever, and it continues to be the “light in their day.”
From another parent thrilled with their lessons:
I wanted to write to let you know how highly we think of our piano teacher. He is unfailingly patient and kind, and our daughter is thriving under his guidance. She played a couple of verses of Ode to Joy (imperfectly, but completely spontaneously “by ear” but using her newfound knowledge of the chords) last week and continued to play it on and off for fun. We are stoked at her progress, obviously, because no one in our family plays any musical instrument. Thank you for your teachers!
Camille Hastings, the owner of Leading Note Studios, had blue bracelets made, inscribed with “Hope” imprinted on them, and sent them out to all our current students a few weeks ago.
Another parent recently posted on Facebook:
A big thanks to LEADING NOTE STUDIOS for getting my kids (and me) through this shut-in time. Leading Note has given my children weeks of fun, worthwhile voice, and piano lessons. They sent us these snazzy blue bracelets saying “HOPE.” If you live anywhere in SD & want to treat your musically inclined kids to high-quality instruction, call Leading Note. I can’t love enough about this!
Yes, we are “tooting” our own horn (we are musicians, after all), and we also want to add that we never, ever, gave up! So don’t give up on your business, your love for your work, and serving the community. The rewards are immense, and the healing journey, incredible!