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A big thank you to New City School of Music. Thank you for keeping some sort of “normalcy” in my kid’s life. Thank you for continually adapting seamlessly despite all the craziness that is going on right now.
It’s back to school this week, some remotely, some hybrid, some in person. When we went into quarantine last March, I didn’t know what to do. My son has become quite the drummer, and just like I was concerned about his schooling, I was super concerned about what would happen with his music. And no, its not because I had delusions about him becoming a famous drummer. If he does, that’s great and it will be a result of years of hard work and effort, as well as a love for music.
It goes so much deeper than that. Since he has started drumming other areas have improved as well. His focus, his reading, his work ethic and listening skills. He has started branching out into different genres and become more interesting to speak to. Some of this is maturity, he has been taking lessons since he was 7, but its more. His tracking is faster, his reading has GREATLY improved. He went from a kid who didn’t want to sit still and read his assignments to a kid who read 1.5 hours in the car for fun on the way home from Pennsylvania, and each night before bed. He’s almost done with the Harry Potter series and it’s amazing.
I was so afraid for that to stop in March. But it didn’t. The school transitioned to online lessons quickly, we didn’t miss one lesson. Andrew’s setup is perfect, they learn, jam together, and even sometimes have drumming competitions. Andrew has even been sharing his influences, and (A) uses YouTube to watch performances and drum clinics.
I have another reason to thank them now. They are completely re-opened in person lessons now. Everyone can go in, and there is a fabulous list of precautions that they are taking. While public schools are still revamping their curriculum for instruments due to their limitations, New City School of Music is completely open. BUT for those of us keeping our kids home because of immunity issues, they allow us to continue online. Yes you read it, if you’re nervous or NEED to stay home for medical reasons, you can still get your lessons in. With (E) being one such person we are super thankful that they continue to have that option available. They hosted an online performance in the spring for students to showcase what they have been working on, and have also mailed us the bracelets that (A) has earned. RNYD and I do not feel that (A) is missing out on ANYTHING by staying remote, in fact in many ways it’s much easier. We are SO thankful.
