Music is an investment in your child's future! Studies show that music has a powerful impact on the lifelong achievement of all children. In fact, children who received eight months of keyboard instruction performed 46% better in tests of spatial intelligence, a form of intelligence crucial for higher brain functions such as complex mathematics. Perhaps most impressively, children who study music have even been shown to score higher on their SAT's- an average of 52 points higher!

A child who studies music is involved in a challenging, yet rewarding, adventure that will last a lifetime. Learning music is a cooperative effort between student, teacher, and parents, and Pecknel stands ready to support each member of the team in this exciting adventure.

The Music Education Center at Pecknel Music in Greenville is professionally supervised and operates year-round. We are always available to answer questions or discuss any concerns students or parents may have.

Courses Offered:

If you have any questions or need any additional information,
please contact our Music Education Coordinator, Tracy Leenman, at (864)244-7881 or email Tracy.

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Tuition and Fees

Lesson tuition is payable monthly to your teacher, due by the 10th of each month. Since the teachers set their own lesson rates, please consult your teacher for the monthly charge. There is a one time registration fee for all new students at our Music Education Center, payable directly to Pecknel Music (we offer a discount on this fee if more than one family member is taking lessons with us!).

Tuition is paid by the month. Some months will have five lessons, and some months only three (because of holiday, etc.); but each student will still have an average of four lessons each month.


Student Absence Policy

We will be happy to offer a makeup lesson to any student who gives at least 24 hours notice for cancellation of a lesson; we do not refund or credit tuition for missed lessons. Please contact your teacher to arrange for a makeup time.

Our Music Education Center calendar lists all Studio holidays and special occasions - you'll find a copy in your Studio Handbook.

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Making Progress

Our teachers constantly monitor each of their students' progress, and will be happy to speak with you about this at any time. Parents are always welcome to observe lessons - just let us know when you'd like to visit!

Recitals

Four student recitals are scheduled each year - two for our piano, recorder and string students, and two for our instrumental students. All students are invited, but not required to perform. The instrumental recitals feature our Combined Band, made up of all of our students who have played for six months or more.

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Need an Instrument?

Pecknel Music carries all band and orchestral instruments, guitars (both electric and acoustic), and digital pianos; plus all the method books and accessories you'll need to get started. We offer a variety of purchase plans to fit your budget. Please contact us for more information about purchasing or renting an instrument.

Our Staff

We are very proud to offer a wide variety of excellent teachers from many different backgrounds. Most of our teachers hold university music degrees; all members of our staff are professional musicians, and all are "Pecknel Certified", which means they have passed a rigorous process to determine their instructional and performance skills, and have cleared a comprehensive background check. From classical flute to rock guitar, we have well-qualified teachers on staff to handle all your musical interests.

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Lesson Schedules

To schedule lessons, just speak with our Music Education Coordinator. She will put you in touch with a teacher that is compatible with your musical ability and your expectations. The teacher will then call you to schedule lessons; lessons are given Monday through Saturday during store hours.

Lessons are usually thirty minutes in length, once a week. You will also be expected to practice a minimum of 20 minutes a day, five days a week between lessons. If you are consistent with your practice time, you'll be surprised how quickly you progress!

Kindermusik

We are pleased to offer referrals to any of the three nationally-recognized Kindermusik© programs to enable your child to experience the joy of music and musicmaking at a very young age:

  • Adventures- for Children Ages 4 1/2 to 7
  • Kindermusik for the Young child- for Children Ages 4 1/2 to 7
  • Growing with Kindermusik- for Children Ages 3 1/2 to 5

Please contact us for information and a referral!

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Sesame Street Music Works

Sesame Street Music Works is a three-year initiative designed to get kids up to age six and their parents, teachers and caregivers involved in active music making. The program uses the powerful appeal of the Sesame Street characters to spread this message across numerous media components, including television, video, the Internet, books, magazines and local/national public events.

Please contact us for more information!

Six Keys to Successful Practice


Practice is essential to learning music; the more you practice, the more quickly you will grow as a musician. We strongly recommend a minimum of twenty minutes of practice a day, five days a week.

Please set aside a regularly scheduled practice time each day. Do not leave practicing to chance, or wait until you have some "free time." Especially for beginners, several short practice periods per day may be more effective than one longer one. At times, the going may get rough, and you may get discouraged, but this is normal. If you will persevere through the tough times, you will experience the tremendous satisfaction that comes with achieving your goals.

  1. Practice slowly and carefully, thinking constantly of what you are trying to accomplish. Concentrate on the work at hand, and avoid automatic practice.
  2. Practice short sections of a song at a time. Keyboard players should practice hands separately first, then hands together. Wind players should practice fingering a difficult passage before actually playing it.
  3. Repeat each difficult part in the music until it can be played three times in a row correctly (once is accidental, twice is coincidental, three times is mastery). Merely playing one's music through once does not constitute practicing.
  4. Incorporate the proper rhythm, fingering, phrasing, articulation and dynamics in your practice from the very first time you play a piece. Playing the correct notes is only a very small part of learning music.
  5. A few minutes of thorough practice are worth hours of haphazard, careless work. You've heard it said that "practice makes perfect;" the truth is that only perfect practice makes perfect.
  6. Remember, no question you might have is unimportant. That's why you take lessons! Communication between student and instructor is essential to learning.

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