Happy New Year to you and your family! As we begin a new year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the past year and thank you for the support of our small business! We wouldn't be here without you.

We strive to provide the best possible music experience for our community, and we are so excited for 2023.

Cheers to another great year!

Sincerely,

Musical Surprise

Our Studio:

* 545 NEW Students joined our studio in 2022!

* We taught more than 29,400 Private Lessons this year!

* 358 Group Classes were held in our studio!

* Our students performed in 40 Recitals, Concerts and local Performance Events this year!

Our Store:

* We put new strings on more than 243 of our customer's guitars!

* There are almost 1,500 guitar-related products in our store!

* We have 10,305 items for sale in our store!

*We awarded two, 3-month scholarships and gave away 19 instruments in raffles & contests.

Student of the Month: Rico

Our Student of the Month for January is Rico! Rico is a drum student at Musical Surprise and has participated in events like Concert in the Park and Rock Star Academy. His drum teacher, Todd has nominated him for this award because, "Rico followed the program from the first lesson. He loves the drums and is sad when the lesson is over. He has what it takes to take it to a professional level. Never have to worry if he practiced or not. He knows his role as a drummer with put in the music making process."

Rico is a joy to have at our studio and we are so proud of you! Keep up the great work!

Teacher Feature: Julie

Julie Lauchner – piano teacher

I started playing the piano at the age of 8 & had an immediate & lasting passion for the piano from then to now. I majored in Piano Performance at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. My formal training is in the classics, though I enjoy teaching many genres of music. All through these years I’ve personally performed & have accompanied many other musicians & am active in such even to this day.

My passion is to see students gain skill, confidence & excitement for playing the piano. I started teaching private lessons when I was a Junior in high school & have taught many beginner students through advanced students since then. I enjoy all ages & skill levels.

Encouragement, motivational incentives & performance opportunities are very important for my students. For beginners, it is important to make piano fun & diverse while being sensitive to his or her musical preferences. I work towards their interests while instilling strong fundamentals. My strength in teaching advanced students is in music interpretation, technique & all that is critical for performance.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching piano & instilling the love of music to any & all of whom I have the opportunity to work with.

Albert - 2 spots on Monday & Tuesday

Lexi - FULLY BOOKED

Andrew - 3 spots on Monday & Tuesday

Brogan - 2 spots on Saturday

Chareeze - FULLY BOOKED

Debbie - 3 spots on Friday & Saturday

Donna - FULLY BOOKED

Georgia (Online) - 3 spots on Monday & Wednesday

Harvey - 2 spots on Wednesday

Jan - 1 spot on Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

Joy - 1 spot on Monday & Tuesday

Julie - 3 spots on Tuesdays & Thursdays

Justin - 1 spot on Saturday

Laura B - 2 spots on Thursday

Lucas - 2 spots on Friday

Luis - 2 spots on Tuesday

Masato - 2 spots on Monday & Wednesday

Michael W - 2 spots on Thursday

Mike M - FULLY BOOKED

Mike W - 2 spots on Friday & Saturday

Mo - 3 spots on Friday

Preston - 3 spots on Saturday

Scott - 1 spot on Tuesday & Thursday

Sidni - FULLY BOOKED

Todd - 2 spots on Friday

Zach - 2 spots on Thursday & Saturday

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