On a Roll with New City School of Music

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It’s no secret that kids who study music do better in school, there have been several articles written about it.  There are so many benefits to music education, too many to mention.  To us that stuff is all secondary.  Watching our son do something he loves, something he feels, and something that he is just growing at by leaps and bounds, that is the truest benefit there is.  Our son isn’t just playing a steady beat through a song anymore (which is REALLY hard as I found out at parent participation class last week), he is CREATING, switching tempos, and even working on some showmanship (slowly).

By: RNYDad

               (A)’s concerts are both incredibly exciting, and incredibly nerve-racking for me. I enjoy helping him prepare, and I enjoy seeing how much he loves to play. Unfortunately, the nervous father in me cannot help but well…be nervous. With the help of his fantastic teacher Andrew Klein, and the New City School of Music (A) is killing it on the drums.

For his June performance (A) brought a few ideas to Andrew, so that they could decide on a piece that both tests his skill while still connecting with Aidan. This time, (A) got to play a song by his favorite band Weezer. He chose “Beverly Hills”. It was the perfect choice for him, it pushed his ability and it made practicing fun.

The day of the performance Aidan was cool as can be. He walked up to the kit and played better than I could have hoped. He has an easy confidence about his playing (thanks to the numerous opportunities he has had to perform already). When he saw us filming the performance, he gave us a funny smile as if to say, “I’ve got this”. He even created his own drum fills for the outro. His musicianship is growing at a pace that I just didn’t think possible, especially not so young. I proudly sent the video out to my musician friends and they mostly responded by questioning both his age (he can’t be 8, right?) and if I lock him in his room hours a day with his drum kit.

I strongly attribute his success to The New City School of Music, and his teacher Andrew Klein. I remember taking music lessons as a kid and thinking my teacher was just out to torture me. (A) is always excited to go to his lessons. He sees Andrew as his friend, and mentor, his guide through the world of drums and percussion.  It’s exactly what I always hoped to see in a student/teacher relationship.

Check out the video…. Andrew is on the stairs behind him (you might have been able to figure that out by his ear to ear smile).

Click for video below:

https://youtu.be/xcWwkgpzOzo 

On our YouTube Channel are (A)’s previous performances as well so you can see how much he has improved in these two years <3