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You're IT Purple Deer Music Lessons!
Three questions with Julie Blumenstock, founder of Purple Deer Music Lessons.
Why did you start your business?
After teaching traditional private piano lessons for over twenty-five years I saw there was a need for more student-focused, results-based lessons. I wanted to teach fun, creative music lessons that took into account the many different ways students learn. No two students learn the same. Some are visual learners and some auditory learners and some are a combination of both. Some need more technique work and others need to work on note reading.
I’ve hired like-minded teachers to teach for Purple Deer Music and we adapt our teaching so that each student gets what they need to succeed at playing the piano. We use a combination of playing piano, musical games and hands-on learning. We cover music theory, technique and performance skills. Students have small group get-togethers a few times a year and recitals. Student progress and practice is monitored with mid-week videos sent by text and we make adjustments as necessary.
Lessons are available in our studios or at students’ homes. We teach throughout Fairfield and New Haven Counties.
All potential students must do an introductory lesson and evaluation before starting the lesson program. We teach ages 4 and up and currently have students from pre-school to seniors taking lessons.
Some exciting news! Starting this summer we will be offering fun and creative piano lessons to special needs students including but not limited to students on the autism spectrum, students with ADHD and students with learning disabilities.
And also starting this summer we will be offering fun and creative guitar lessons as well.
What is your best-selling product?
That would be piano lessons. But we also sell music and lesson materials to students.
We use and support local music stores like Faust Harrison Pianos, Music and Arts and many others. My piano tuner is Gina Bonfietti at Gina’s Piano.
Purple Deer Music Lessons is located at 670 Fairfield Woods Road in Fairfield. Visit them online www.PurpleDeerMusicLessons.com and like them on Facebook here.
Visit Purple Deer Music Lessons online here, or call - text them at 203-283-8003!
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