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March 2023 Newsletter by Will Burgin
February 2023 Newsletter by Will Burgin
January 2023 Newsletter by Will Burgin
December 2022 Newsletter by Will Burgin
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November 2022 Newsletter by Will Burgin
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MUSIC NOTES

Tyler Music Academy & Guitars Etc.

From the Director, Will Burgin

Perhaps music is your child’s thing?

No doubt you have yourself or your child in music lessons because it is shown to develop a whole person and a better brain. I also know in Texas, it is hard to get past a child not really into sports. Trust me, my parents were both high school coaches at the highest levels here in Tyler, but music and theater were my thing! This caused a shift from attending football camps, to being on the road playing every weekend, earning gig money, buying expensive gear and meeting a wide variety of people I still perform with!

It is okay if your child is not into sports. It’s okay if they drum on every single item in the house. It’s okay if they are singing the same song for the 20000th time.  

If your child seems to be driven by music, even if you aren’t musically inclined, know that it is great that music is their thing. Not being a sports parent is awesome! While other parents are in the summer heat watching baseball games, you can be in a concert hall or church watching your child perform. You don’t have to worry about a lifetime injury from music (just watch out when violinists are bowing). 

If your child is really into music I recommend getting them in as much music education as possible right now. If they are excelling in their instrument, ask the teacher if they think they are ready for hour long lessons or lessons twice a week. If they are a vocal student, get them in an instrument to accompany their voice. If they play already and you catch their singing getting amazing, get them in voice lessons. Get them in another instrument lesson so they have a broad scope of instruments they can play. If they plan on going to college for music, this is ideal, because it opens up the world of scholarships. One former student of mine was on a flute scholarship at SFA, but it wasn’t the full amount. When she mentioned she also played jazz bass at a high level, they auditioned her and she was able to get a full ride playing bass and flute for the school.  

Thank you for expanding your child’s mind through music lessons. Thank you for trusting us with your child’s music education. You’ve made us the largest music academy in East Texas. If music is your child’s thing, dive in and support that passion! Your child can do music for a living, I am living proof! 

New Students:

Jayce G.

Caleb F.

Sawyer W.

Lillian G.

Olivia S.

Kelsey W.

Dean V.

Kason J.

Sam W.

Ethan B.

Susy L.

Jared G.

Rithwik G.

Stella D.

Mason P.

Reed P.

River B.

Bill M.

Skylar C.

Katelynn K.

Kelly B.

Ed M.

Ariel N.

Caleb C.

Vance A.

Emanuel J.

Dana E.

Connor W.




As you can see we are selling out!



SHARE THE LOVE:

It is super simple just tell your friends about us! When your friend comes in and signs up for music lessons you & your friend get a $25 Gift Card!

Everyone wins!

Leila Love: Leila is enjoying her new best friend Cocoa in the hammock! Cocoa got a new cat tree!

Musical Ladder: Musical Ladder is a nation wide reward system for musical students. Congratulations! We are so excited to show you a few....

Can't make it to lessons, there is always zoom available!

Not a student yet?

Now is the time to sign up!

Tyler Music Academy

4605 Troup Hwy

Tyler, TX 75703

903-617-6623

www.tylermusicacademy.com

Guitars Etc.

604 S. Palestine

Athens, TX 75751

903-292-1733

www.guitarsetcathens.com

MUSIC NOTES

Tyler Music Academy & Guitars Etc.

From the Directors...

Dear Moms and Dads,

We had a fabulous time at our showcase at Bergfeld Park! Check out our instagram for the photos we uploaded! We have a new room in Tyler, Sudio 9. It shows we are growing by leaps and bounds! You may also notice we got a baby grand and a upright piano donated to the Tyler location and a new electronic keyboard donated to the Athens location.

i know it is July, but it is time to think about our school schedules. As we get closer to school starting it will get harder to find a time with your favorite teacher that works for you! Their is already a waitlist started for those that need to be moved, so please let us know if you need to move your schedule for the fall.

New Students:

Rylee K.

Isabel M.

Lacey M.

Caleb T.

Rue L.

Elizabeth K.

Gavin S.

William K.

Samuel M.

Nehemiah B.

Wryn S.

Isai G.

Sovereign M.

Aadhya P.

Aubri N.

Briah U.

Lena C.

Sebastian C.



Gabe D.

Keith O.

Alexis O.

Georgia C.

Jacob M.

Christina C.

Mike C.

Kindle M.

Dane P.

Margo P.

KoDee C.

Mallory T.

Erin W.

Emma W.

Katheryn N.

Oluwakemi O.

Edie H.

JaKayla B.




As you can see we are selling out!


Elle W.

Saalika Q.

Kayden R.

Ronav K.

Lynneya B.

Eddy C.

Emma B.

Theresa D.

Katelyn C.

Skylar C.

SHARE THE LOVE:

It is super simple just tell your friends about us! When your friend comes in and signs up for music lessons you & your friend get a $25 Gift Card!

Everyone wins!

Leila Love: Leila went to the Athens location along with the new Cat Cocoa! We need your pes pictures! Email them to us so we can showcase Leila's Friends. info@tylermusicacdemy.com or info@guitarsetcathens.com

PICTURE

OF

YOUR

PET

HERE

Musical Ladder: Musical Ladder is a nation wide reward system for musical students. Congratulations! We are so excited to show you a few....

Can't make it to lessons, there is always zoom available!

Not a student yet?

Now is the time to sign up!

Tyler Music Academy

4605 Troup Hwy

Tyler, TX 75703

903-617-6623

www.tylermusicacademy.com

Guitars Etc.

604 S. Palestine

Athens, TX 75751

903-292-1733

www.guitarsetcathens.com

MUSIC NOTES

Tyler Music Academy & Guitars Etc.

From the Director, Alicia Burgin

Dear Moms and Dads,

Showcase time is here once again!

Recitals or "Showcase" as we say it here at Tyler Music Academy, play an important part in the development of any musician. To be a really great performer, you have to have consistent and gradual performance experience. In addition to consistent performance experience, you need to have positive performance experiences.

Our showcase is going to be June 6! This will be the first time that we will be doing a joint showcase with both locations! Save the Date! There is no cost to you what so ever! We encourage you to invite friends and family to support our students. Performances will be Sunday, June 6 from 3-7. We will be performing in hour blocks and will take a short recess between each performance hour. Please encourage everyone to stay the whole hour so there is a nice audience for all the students!

Sign up on our website, www.tylermusicacademy.com/showcase


New Students:

Morgan S.

Kai W.

Lily W.

Alex M.

Londyn L.

Kate P.

Parker F.

Carter K.

Aleeza S.

Hunter W.

Anvitha R.

Kieran K.

Grace M.

Kate P.

Rebecca H.

Carole M.

Austin L.

Craig B.

Kellen W.

Lyla G.

Savannah C.

Abhinav R.




As you can see we are selling out! We just hit 300 Students!

SHARE THE LOVE:

It is super simple just tell your friends about us! When your friend comes in and signs up for music lessons you & your friend get a $25 Gift Card!

Everyone wins!

Reminders:

June Showcase at Bergfeld Park, June 6th

Summer Camps Start June 7th!

Leila Love: Leila is our beloved mascot who comes up to the store and loves on the kids! We need your pes pictures! Email or text them to us so we can showcase Leila's Friends. info@tylermusicacdemy.com or text them to 903-356-8153

PICTURE

OF

YOUR

PET

HERE

Musical Ladder: Musical Ladder is a nation wide reward system for musical students. Congratulations! We are so excited to show you a few....

Can't make it to lessons, there is always zoom available!

Not a student yet?

Now is the time to sign up!

Tyler Music Academy

4605 Troup Hwy

Tyler, TX 75703

903-617-6623

www.tylermusicacademy.com

Guitars Etc.

604 S. Palestine

Athens, TX 75751

903-292-1733

www.guitarsetcathens.com

MUSIC NOTES

Tyler Music Academy & Guitars Etc.

From the Director, Alicia Burgin

Dear Moms and Dads,

April is a hard month, isn’t it?! There could be snow or the weather could be beautiful. Kids are having theatre performances, sports are starting and ending, papers and projects are due, stress is high and time is short.

I GET IT. I have 2 kids and sometimes it’s just downright overwhelming. I want to quit EVERYTHING. I want to clear the schedule and fast forward to June.

Here’s the thing. This time of year is wonky, but things are going to get better! We are going to make it through graduations and open houses and award ceremonies and performances.

And then (drumroll) our kids will be declaring that they are BORED.

What?!? How do we go from crazy-busy to “I don’t know what to do… I’m bored” soooo fast?!? But it happens every year!

So before you quit every activity and drop lessons, I just want to encourage you that things WILL get better! And when your kids need something to do, playing their instrument or singing or going to lessons will be the perfect thing for them to do! There is SO much students can do with music. They can learn to read music, play by ear, write music, record music, play in a group, perform for family or at events, and the list goes on!

There are SO many styles of music to explore too! If you’re getting a little bored with your books, choose a new FUN book of popular songs, movie tunes, Broadway music, Rock and Roll, Jazz or other! Ask your teacher for fun music to try. They will have lots of suggestions! Try playing or singing with backing tracks (check out www.karaoke-version.com). You can customize your mp3 and play with a full band backing you up!

Don’t forget about all summer camps and showcases! These will be announced soon! With TJC and many other summer activities closed this year we are working on some awesome summer camps! (With a new, easy to use, online sign up form!) Summer camps will keep your students having fun all summer long.

New Students:

Marleigh A.

Mikayla C.

Swayze M.

Logan W.

Annie N.

Maalesha J.

Kyan M.

Jaques S.

Caleb F.

Linda H.

Evelyn R.

Nelly P.

Sara P.

Xion L.

Kwame S.

Macaulay S.


Dallas B.

Hunter B.

Cade C.

Sophie S.

Juliette L.

Serenity R.

Juliette L.

Q'orianka W.

Aracely P.

Umair S.

Maheen S.

Eva M.

Lukas P.

Caleb G.

Clayton E.

Christie S.


Berrett D.

Christina C.

Olivia M.

Mary M.

Anne W.

Derian H.



As you can see we are selling out! We are almost to 300 Students!

SHARE THE LOVE:

It is super simple just tell your friends about us! When your friend comes in and signs up for music lessons you & your friend get a $25 Gift Card!

Everyone wins!

Reminders:

June Showcase in the park (TBA)

Summer Camps Coming Soon!

Leila Love: Leila is our beloved mascot who comes up to the store and loves on the kids! She made a Tik Tok and can now follow us @tylermusicacademy.com. Enjoy....

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Musical Ladder: Musical Ladder is a nation wide reward system for musical students. Congratulations! We are so excited to show you a few....

Can't make it to lessons, there is always zoom available!

Not a student yet?

Now is the time to sign up!

Tyler Music Academy

4605 Troup Hwy

Tyler, TX 75703

903-617-6623

www.tylermusicacademy.com

Guitars Etc.

604 S. Palestine

Athens, TX 75751

903-292-1733

www.guitarsetcathens.com

Newsletter

Family Music Lessons
From the Directors:          WHY Study Music?

Music is Science.
It is exact, specific; and it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time. It embodies many levels of physics from acoustics to architecture.
Music is Mathematical.
It is rhythmically based on the subdivisions of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper, in a highly specific form with regard to exact placement and symmetry.   
Music is a World Language.
Most of the terms are in Italian, German or French; and the notation is certainly not English. It is a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language.

Music is History.
Music usually reflects the environment and times of its creation, taking on the emotion of a nation, region or a people. It is the only Art form we can hear as people hundreds of years ago had. Unlike paint, whose image is always there once created, Music is perpetually "repainted" each time it is performed. The feelings and thoughts of countless generations are forever cast in Sound.

Music is Physical Education.
It requires fantastic coordination of the fingers, hands, arms, lips and facial muscles, and control of diaphragmatic, back, stomach and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets. There are as many calories burned by a symphony trumpet player in one performance as there are by a quarterback in a professional football game.

Music is Art.
It allows a human being to take technical and sometimes difficult areas of learning and translate them into human emotion. It helps every person to recognize and understand beauty, and to understand love, compassion and how to live more fully within this world.

This is Why We Study Music.
Not because we expect you to major in music. Not because we expect people to play music all their lives. Not so you can relax. Not so you can have fun.  BUT: So you will be human, so you will recognize beauty, so you will be more sensitive, especially to all the thoughts and feelings put into sound throughout the ages, so you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world, so you will have something to cling to, so you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good - in short, more life! Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?

Your Role in Music Lessons
Your kids have a once-a-week lesson. They come home with songs to practice. Sometimes they are brand new songs, sometimes they are songs to review from the previous week. So what on earth is the teacher doing anyway? What are we looking for after a week with these songs?
When we assign your child a song to practice, we are looking for a few important things to happen:

Concepts Mastered. Each week, students are introduced to new terms or concepts. The assigned songs help reinforce and teach these concepts during the week, and then the next lesson will build upon what has been learned.

Attaining Confidence. It takes a lot of confidence to play in front of your teacher and not be so nervous that it affects how you perform. We are teaching our students to relax and do the best that they can. Because learning music is about sharing the gift of music. . .and you can’t do that if you never perform.

Reach High. We place a high standard on our students. Our philosophy is that even if they don’t reach that mark, they’ve still come further than if we would have settled for less. However, perfection is not our ultimate goal. Is the music beautiful? Filled with emotion? Up to tempo? Expressing what the composer intended?

Gaining Discipline. We think that practicing regularly is the only way to truly progress in the music world. . .and to slowly learn how to be a responsible, disciplined adult someday.

As the parent,   you may be wondering about your role as a parent in this whole piano lessons thing. How much do you get involved? When do you back off? Here are a few suggestions from a veteran teacher and mother of three piano students:
Frazzled parents, don’t worry! The answer to “how involved should I get in my child’s practice?” is “not very much.” But, there are a few simple things you can do to make sure that your child is getting the most from his or her practice time.

Encourage your child to work on all the components of their piece, especially their tempo and dynamics. It’s not okay just to get the notes right. Their music should be expressive. Each piece has a marking such as “lively,” “with zip,” or “peacefully.” Your child should try to create a feeling using these markings, as well as the title of the piece, as their guide. Ask them how they want you to feel when you hear their piece.

Dynamics! Each piece is filled with them, and a child should be practicing their dynamics all week long. It’s easy for a teacher to tell when a child tries to “add them in” on lesson day. . .it doesn’t work. If every piece sounds like it’s being played at the same volume, then your child probably isn’t practicing their dynamics.
Most of these suggestions do not require much time on your part. It can be as simple as listening from another room and calling out a comment or question every so often. Most importantly, your child needs to know that you care and that you support them.

From http://www.pthsd.k12.nj.us/sch/phs/band/Why.htm


Leila Love......

​Did you have fun in the snow? We were super excited to have a snow day. Here are a few pictures of Leila's snow day! Look at the cute doggie snowman!
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Welcome to our New Students.....Jarred R.
Jeffery E.
Olivia M.
Wilson L.
Jake B.
Tracey C.
Avery M.
Riley M.
Fletcher D.
Silas D.
Alayna W.
Hadley G.
Kaden W.
Elle R.
Tim C.
Valkyra S.
Olivia M.
Lylah B.
Jackson C.
Colette W.
Chaslyn L.
Ava L.
Meredith H.
Rue L.
Rae L.
Isai G.
Tykera C.
Trent K.
Riley W.
Emily G.
Zane A.
Katy G.
Rudy C.
Myrian Z.
Blessing A.
J.C. C.
Renee B.
Maverick W.
Cooper E.
Joe F.
Evelyn F.

Can't make it to lessons,
there is always Zoom available
for all private lessons!

Don't forget to tell your friends about us....
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The Musical Ladder is in full swing....
Congratulations to all our students, here are a few!
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Not a student yet?
Now is the time to sign up!
Spots available for all instruments at both locations.
Tyler Music Academy 4605 Troup Hwy Tyler, TX 75703
903-617-6623
Guitars Etc. 604 S. Palestine Athens, TX 75751
903-292-1733
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