Is Your Child Having Trouble in School?

The first thing to do is meet with the school teacher and find out just what the trouble may be. Sometimes this brings anxiety to the parents, thinking that "trouble" means something bad. But it may not be bad at all. Think of it as being pro-active in your child's education.

When a child is having trouble in school, the very first thing a parent might want to consider, after visiting with the teacher to see what she or he may think the problem may be, is to schedule a health check up, eye exam and dental exam. Sometimes the situation of unfocused work may be an underlying health situation, such as low blood sugar or even not being able to see the work.

Think about registering the child into classes that requires focus and the learning of a discipline, such as dance, music, gymnastics, swimming, art lessons or even martial arts. Children enrolled in such classes tend to develop confidence and self discipline faster than those that do not.

If enrolled in such classes, don't take them out if they experience difficulty at school as a punishment. Why do that, when it is those classes that can actually add value to your child's life? Instead, remove other options such as going to the movies, watching TV, spending the night with friends. And make an appointment with their teacher in these programs to see if they are experiencing the same situations as your child's academic teacher as well.

Working together, your child's academic teacher, arts based teacher and you, their parents, can devise a plan to success!

The Connection Between Arts Education and Academic Achievement

"If they're worried about their test scores and want a way to get them higher, they need to give kids more arts, not less," says Tom Horne, Arizona's state superintendent of public instruction. "There's lots of evidence that kids immersed in the arts do better on their academic tests."

For more on this article, click this link  http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development

Then call us to find out how you can help your child take a step forward in their academics by adding the arts to their after school activities. 580-256-3262 (Woodward) 580-747-4799

The Value of Art for the Preschool Child

Art is basic. Of course, every subject area is important, but no program for young children could succeed without emphasizing art. Through making, looking at, and talking about their own artwork and the art of others, three-, four-, and five-year-old children are doing the following:

http://www.education.com/reference/article/value-art-preschool-children/

Visit Us At Our Enid Location Today From 2-4 pm

Visit us today at our Enid location to see and hear more about the Music Fun Time program. Parents will be able to see and touch some of the instruments the young students will be using for the program, and many of the instruments actually go home with them to keep!

You will be amazed at how well written this program is. The founder and CEO, Debbie Yakabosky, has done a wonderful job in researching and putting the materials together so that every young child can learn to not only play but read music! Paired with making music and musical crafts that are fun and educational, your child will develop a love for music. Registration for fall classes is now available for Music Fun Time in our Enid and Woodward locations!

Registering NOW for Move-N-Learn Academy in Woodward Location

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Our Enid Location!!

The Enid location is coming to life! Yea!!! Yes indeed! Some classes, as we have confirmed and hired teachers, are now live for registration on line! So be sure to go to www.academyoffineartsok.com and go to the online registration page to start checking things out (we have put up a better explanation of how to find the classes for your location!

We welcome students from Enid, Ringwood, Drummond, Lahoma, Bison, Waukomis, Garber, Hennessey, Fairmont, Pond Creek, Cleo Springs, Cherokee, Alva, Carrier, Hillsdale, Kremlin, Hunter, Jet, Nash, Helena, Goltry, Ames, Okeene, Kingfisher, Dover, Covington, Billings, Medford, Deer Creek, Fairview and other towns surrounding Enid.

Watch our website and Facebook pages for announcements of classes enrolling and start dates for fall 2013!

Who Do We Recommend For Pianos?

Many parents ask us about purchasing pianos for their child's lessons. They want to know what will work for their child to learn on. Many have purchased pianos on Craigslist or off of Facebook sites and have been greatly disappointed to find out that they only purchased a worn out clunker that does not serve their child or family well.

For the past several years, we have been using a company out of Hutchison Kansas (yes all the way to Kansas!). The reason has been that we believe that they are specialists when it comes to pianos. We have never been disappointed, and neither have our students when playing on our pianos.

Pianos Unlimited in Hutchison Kansas is also a family owned and ran company. They deliver pianos all over the US. Their website at www.pianosunlimited.com is a great place for you to start looking for a great piano. You will find that they offer restoration services, for those of you that have a family piano that you were hoping to use. They also offer used pianos that have been serviced by their technicians.

We highly recommend Brad at Pianos Unlimited for your source of pianos. They will be happy to guide you through your search for a piano and you will not feel pressured into purchasing something that you are not interested in (at least we have never been).

Do us a favor, when you email or call Pianos Unlimited, please let them know that you got their website address from us. We do not get an affiliate fee or anything like that. What we got from them was a promise they would happily take good care of our students.

Happy piano shopping!