Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child’s Musical Life (and Your Music Program)
We are a few months into a new school year. Has your child had a performance yet?When students open their instrument case for the first time, they are excited to begin their musical journey. They also want to become good at playing their instrument....
How Parents Can “Reboot” Their Child’s Interest in Playing a Musical Instrument After Taking Summer Off
Most parents and students start the summer with the best intentions as far as instrumental music practice is concerned. Some families choose to rent their instrument for the summer months and not return it to the store/school. Some even buy a new...
A Beginning-of-Year Welcome Letter to New Music Parents
Dear Parents:It is with great excitement that I welcome your family to our instrumental music program!Learning to play a musical instrument and acquiring the unique habits of mind that come with it is one of the most incredible opportunities that our school can offer...
7 Easy Things Parents Can Do Right Now to Extend Their Child’s Musical Life
Many parents find small ways to help their children with school homework each day. They also may know the basics of how to help their children with things like swinging a baseball bat, throwing a football or swimming. But when it comes time to...
4 Ways Parents Can Ensure Their Child Sticks with Instrumental Music When They Graduate to Middle School
Graduating from one to school to the next is both an exciting and crazy time, to say the least. The changes that are occurring biologically, socially, and academically in children are enough to make parents’ heads spin. With a change in school comes a...
About Academic Alliance
Involvement in school music provides experiences that only participants can fully understand. Those experiences help forge a common bond through music. If you have been fortunate enough to share such experiences, you are what we call “banded.”
We also use BANDED to describe the COMMUNITY that includes Music Educators, Students of all Ages, Band Parents, Professional Performers, Hobbyist Musicians, School Music Dealers, and Instrument Manufacturers such as ourselves.
At the very foundations of this community, we recognize the importance of the important symbiotic relationship between School Music Programs, School Music Dealers, and the Instrument Manufacturer. In order to foster this connection, we have developed the KHS America Academic Alliance.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.