Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Speech

Some people have asked what I said in my speech, so I thought I'd post it here:

Good morning. I am Melissa Dawson and I’m the owner of Forest City Music Studio. I opened the studio in the fall of 2004 with just nine students the first semester. At this time, with the help of 8 teachers, we are reaching over 175 students each week. Our students range in age, from newborn babies in our Kindermusik program, to adults in private lessons.

Children aged newborn to seven years participate in our Kindermusik classes with their caregivers. A typical class includes singing, instruments, dancing, finger plays, exploration time, books, pretend play and more. We use music and movement activities to enhance overall development of the child, including physical, emotional, social, cognitive, language, and of course, musical development. A large part of our goal in the Kindermusik classroom is to teach parents how they can use music to engage their children at home.

Also, we currently offer private piano, voice, and guitar lessons. As demand increases, we will offer lessons for other instruments, as well. During private lessons, the teacher meets the individual needs and learning styles of each student. We especially enjoy the one-on-one relationships we’re able to build during individual lessons.

Our mission is to use our God-given gifts and passions to provide students and families quality music education with excellence, enhance human development, and create a life-long love of music.

Most of the teachers at Forest City Music Studio either teach in public or private schools, or are professional musicians. Two of our teachers were able to be here today. I’d like to introduce Krisinte Fritz and Jenniffer Keip.

We are so excited to be moved into our new location. The potential to serve more families is incredible and we’re looking forward to reaching even more students with quality music education. We are finding that during these difficult economic times, parents are choosing to make sacrifices elsewhere, to keep their children in our programs. We are honored to be part of the revitalization of Colonial Village Mall and more importantly, to be tenants of Heartland. We’re so thankful for our new landlord.

We will be hosting an Open House tomorrow night from 6:00-8:00. Everyone is invited to attend. Thank you for coming today. We look forward to sharing our new studio with you, the community of Rockford.

Why Kindermusik? For the musical foundation

Semester Starting Soon!

It's not too late! The Winter/Spring Semester starts the week of January 19th. We have a few openings, so you still have time to get registered.

Kindermusik is the single, best choice you can make for your child! There is no other activity your child can participate in that targets development in all areas of learning: cognitive, physical, emotional, social, language, and musical.

We're so sure you'll love it, we offer a Satisfaction Guarantee! If you are not completely satisfied by the fifth week of class, we will give you a refund of the tuition amount (not including materials).

Call today!!

Open House

New Location Open House
Friday, January 9, 2009

We had a GREAT turnout at the open house! The kids had a great time with instrument exploration in the new Kindermusik room. Everyone loves the new space!!!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On Thursday morning, January 8, we had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the Chamber of Commerce. It was really fun to see the excitement of the people who attended.

The President of the Chamber of Commerce spoke and introduced me. Then I gave a little speech and cut the ribbon. It was fun to have some kids there to sit in front.

Moving Day!

Well, tomorrow is the big day! We're ready to move into our new studio at 4160 Newburg Road. We will open there on January 5th, so please stop by anytime. We will have an Open House on Friday, January 9th and everyone is invited. There will be Kindermusik demonstrations during the open house, so bring our kids under seven years to participate. There will also be door prize drawings for instruments, music, tuition gift certificates, gift certificates to area businesses, and more! You won't want to miss it!

New studio pictures!

Here are a couple pictures of the signs at the new studio. The first picture is of the new space and the sign on the building above. The second one is the marquee on Newburg Road. I'll try to get a couple pictures of the signs at night, too...cause that's fun!!!