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June 2019 Newsletter
Make MORE Music This Summer!

Summer is on it's way! Whoo hoo!
 

No school, no homework, no tests, and all the friends and free time your child can handle! 
 

Did you know that summer is a great time for music lessons? Kids don’t have school or tests to compete for their time. (We often times see kids progress more during the summertime than during the school year because of this!)
 

As a music educator for 18 years, the one thing that I have seen that works really well for kids is adding another instrument for the summer, or even just extending the current lesson (from 30min to 60 minutes, for example). They have already learned so much up to this point! Summer is an opportunity to build on that growth at a faster rate. Another thing I’ve noticed is that summer is a great time to try something new. Since they have the time to practice, I’ve noticed some children over the years taking on a second instrument for the summer to see if they like it. Something strange that I’ve observed: kids that take two instruments tend to progress faster at both instruments than when they just take one! Many piano students like to add voice lessons. Guitarists like to try drums! And ALL their musical knowledge transfers over to the next instrument! The second instrument comes so much easier because of the foundation that is already laid.


Have you thought about increasing your child’s current lesson time or maybe even adding another instrument or day? If so, now is the time to act!
 

Until 6/30/19, we are running a promotion:

Upgrade to taking TWO instruments per week OR

Upgrade to a 60 minute lesson OR

Add a sibling or family member

And get your first lesson FREE! And NO registration fee!

It’s easy to get this set up!

1. Just stop by the front desk. Or,

2. Email office@harrisonmusicschool.com and mention

the “Upgrade Sale.”  Or,

3. Call us at 914-575-2288. 

Let’s make MORE MUSIC this summer!

~ Samuel Faraci, M.M
Director

Please welcome our 34 NEW Students who registered in May!

Miguel A.

Kim A.

Branden B.

Vienna B.

Marrissa B.

Marvynn B.

Shannon C.

Max C.

Alexandra D.

James F.

Melanie G.

Kayla G.

Kaho I.

Paul K.

Ivan L.

Stella L.

Matthew L.

Audrey M.

Kasey M.

Yomaira M.

Rohan N.

Maximilian N.

Artie O.

Eliana P.

Riley P.

Matthew P.

Rose Q.

Gabriella R.

Rachel R.

Jasmine S.

Anthony S.

Nahir T.

Sebastian Y.

Cristofer Z.

Is YOUR Teacher Sold Out?

Many teachers have SOLD OUT. If you need a schedule change or would like to be added to a waiting list for a particular teacher, day or time, please contact any of our office staff team, and they can add you to the waiting list. If you are not a student yet, there are still limited lessons spots available. To inquire about openings for June & July send an e-mail to office@harrisonmusicschool.com oroffice@newcitymusicschool.com. Or you can call the Harrison office at 914-698-1500 or the New City office at 845-499-2137.

Guitar:
Nick L: ALL TIMES SOLD OUT
VJ B: Wed - ONE SPOT LEFT
Brian B - Thurs - ONE SPOT LEFT
James H: Sat: SOLD OUT
Kevin S: Tues & Thurs: SOLD OUT
Jason B: Sun: ONE SPOT LEFT

Drums: 
Rossen N:  Mon & Wed: SOLD OUT
Andrew K: Mon & Tues: ONE SPOT LEFT 
Michael T: Tues: ONE SPOT LEFT
Josh T: Thurs: SOLD OUT
Eric H: Sunday: TWO SPOTS LEFT!
Don P: Sat: ONE SPOT LEFT
Alex A: Sat: TWO SPOTS LEFT!

Voice:   
Hayley B: Fri.: TWO SPOTS LEFT 
Meghan L.: Mon: ONE SPOT LEFT
Jaime B: Fri. ONE SPOT LEFT
Amy R. Fri.: LIMITED
Greta M: Tues: ONE SPOT LEFT
Kristina K: Wed: SOLD OUT
Tamuz N: ALL TIMES SOLD OUT

Piano: 
Jaime B
: Fri: ONE SPOT LEFT
Chiwen L: Tues: ONE SPOT LEFT
Emily S: ALL TIMES SOLD OUT 
Marian S.: ALL TIMES SOLD OUT
Colby C: Thur & Sat: SOLD OUT
Molly K:  Tues: TWO SPOTS LEFT

Saxophone/ Flute/ Clarinet:
Ben B:
 Mon & Tues:  SOLD OUT
Adam H: Wed: ONE SPOT LEFT
Ian B.: Mon: ONE SPOT LEFT
Casey L: Fri: LIMITED

Violin
Ruby G: Thurs & Fri: SOLD OUT
Stephanie S: Sat: TWO SPOTS LEFT
Emily S: Sat: SOLD OUT
Mevlan M: Thurs: LIMITED!

2019 "Best Piano & Violin Teachers in NYC" Award!
 
For the 4th year in a row, the Harrison School of Music & New City School of Music have been named among the top 20 Piano & Violin teachers in the New York City area by independent rating site Expertise.com!  You can read more here:
Piano: 
https://www.expertise.com/ny/nyc/piano-lessons
Violin: https://www.expertise.com/ny/nyc/violin-lessons

June Recital:
June 23rd at the Ossie Davis Theatre

July 4th Break:
July 3rd - 7th - No Lessons

Labor Day:
September 2nd - No Lessons

Carnegie Hall Debut:
September 28th at Carnegie Hall, New York City

Thanksgiving Break:
November 27th - 30th - No Lessons

December Break 
December 24th - 31st - No Lessons

Celebrating Student Achievement - The Musical Ladder System®

The Harrison and New City School of Music are the only music schools in Westchester and Rockland Counties that gives their students the opportunity to earn special color wristband bracelets (kids and teens love them!), trophies AND certificates for passing musical tests with the Musical Ladder System®. Do other schools offer trophies and certificates? A few. But none of them inspire their students with smiling faces by giving them full color, really cool “Musical Ladder System®” wristbands that they can show off to their friends.
 

More importantly when our students have a test coming up, they practice more, their parents are proud, their teachers are proud, and everybody wins!

Pictured Above: Guitar Student Sean earned his Prodigy (2 Year) Trophy & Wristband.. He studies with Nick.
Pictured Above: Guitar Student Ryan earned his Champion (4 Year) Trophy & Wristband. /he studies with Brian.
Pictured Above: Piano Student Camryn earned her Master (3 Year) Trophy.  She studies with Hayley.
Pictured Above: Violin Student Liam earned his Apprentice Wristband. He studies with Querube.
Be on the lookout in next month's news and on our Facebook & Instagram pages for more great pics of our award winning students!

To learn more about how the system can help your child to get better grades, improved confidence, and self esteem and more, please email us at office@harrisonmusicschool.com or office@newcitymusicschool.com

Congratulations to our 30 students who were accepted to our Carnegie Hall debut recital!

Dominique A.

Giovanni C.

Umran B.

Sofia P.

Marco M.

Jack B.

Michael J.

Rena Z.

Julia B.

Julia S.

Evan B.

Madeline B.

Andrew G.

Penelope Z.

Maurice M.

Mia F.

Sophia T.

Fredy I.

Beatrice F.

Rosella P.

Isabel T.

Gabriella B.

Yuemeng Z.

Ashley W.

Mackenzie O.

Samantha L.

Caleb N.

Emilia S

Anusha R.

Keira H.

We LOVE Referrals!

We'd like to take a minute to say THANK YOU to these families who referred NEW families to the Harrison School of Music and New City School of Music.  

The Pe Yu Family
The Suzuki Family
The Farkas Family
The Rivas Family
The Merchan Family
The Cedeno Family

The Turaga Family
The Pisano Family
The Castaldo Family
The Haber Family
The Joseph Family
The Rocha Family
The Nair Family

 

PET OF THE MONTH
 
Meet Ollie, our Assistant Director Michelle's cat. Ollie is 11 years old, and has been with Michelle since he was 6 weeks old. Ollie's best friend is Michelle's dog Piper. Ollie loves to snuggle and his favorite food is chicken. 

Email us a picture of you and your pet and a brief story about your pet, and you could be chosen as our next pet of the month! If you are chosen, you'll receive a $25 retail credit to use towards books or musical supplies at the school!
 

Now Offering Lessons 7 Days Per Week! 

We know how busy our families are with SO many activities during the week, so we are now open on Sundays for lessons from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m to help accommodate your busy schedule!  Please see the front desk if you are interested in moving your lesson time to Sundays!
Thank you Westchester for voting us "Best Music Lessons for Kids" in Family Magazine 2 Years In A Row! Our students and their parents are what make us great! Read the article on Page 22 of Westchester Family's July 2018 issue here: https://issuu.com/downtownexpress/docs/westchesterfamily_2018_07_lo
253 Halstead Avenue
Harrison, NY 10528
914-575-2288

office@harrisonmusicschool.com
www.HarrisonMusicSchool.com
 






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