January 18
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A community is so much more than just a group of people.
A community stands for something.
A community is on a journey together.
It is a support system.
It is a family.
It is a place where you can be vulnerable.
It is a place where you can ask questions.
It is a place where you can answer questions.
It is a place to admit you're not sure which question to ask.
It is a place to share in one another's challenges.
It is a place where you can share your victories.
This is a true community.
At the South Shore Piano School, community is one of our core values. Our community believes in music's ability to enrich lives and create connection. Our community is made up of over 120 of the most amazing students and parents who show up week after week.
But we also know that the piano is a lonely instrument. Even when it's not a pandemic.
We don't have band, chorus, or orchestra to participate in like the string, wind, brass, percussion, and vocal kids do.
And here's the thing.
We know the best learning is done in communities, or even in simple groups.
But, for being called "community music schools," there aren't many ongoing opportunities for meaningful interaction between students and between parents.
Sure, families sort of get to know each other from seeing one another in recitals and the occasional workshop. But most of the learning happens in a bubble once a week.
We're about to change all that.
I'm so excited to share that this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we will be unveiling our new online discussion board for our students and parents.
It's like social media, but without the ads, privacy violations, or trolling.
It's a place where our community of students and parents can learn together and connect with one another 24/7.
Most importantly, it's a safe space where students and parents can share their work, ask questions, and lend support to one another.
An ongoing dialogue of questions, answers, feedback, and discussion.
This is what true learning is all about.
This is what community is all about.
This is what the internet was meant for.
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For parents, students, and anyone else who believes that music can and should be a meaningful part of everyone's life.
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