Our Story

SUCCESS LIES IN THE STUDENT’S EXCITEMENT TO COME TO THEIR LESSONS EACH WEEK!

Our instructors have all been University-trained and have countless hours of professional experience. Although we value education and skill, the ultimate assets we ensure our teachers possess is kindness, patience and a fun approach to learning. Our instructors have access to continual training. This provides our students with motivation, variety, up-to-date industry trends and above-standard technique. Our students not only see results as they learn to make music, they have many options for HOW and WHAT they learn.

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT

WE LOVE TO MAKE IT FUN

The more senses used (visual, aural, tactile, etc) in learning, the better understanding of the concepts. We love to engage our students in more than a lecture! Why not have FUN? Using objects, games, riddles and tricks, we hope to nourish a student’s lifelong love of music. This makes our program well-rounded.

“HOW WAS YOUR LESSON”
REVIEW SYSTEM

Student goals are the basis for teacher goals at each lesson, as well as reference, in monthly and quarterly reviews. Utilizing this type of feedback system between student and teacher ensures the best approach and pace for customizing lessons. Our instructors can manufacture lessons to build on the student’s strengths and avoid strategies and methods that the student doesn’t respond to.

LAYERING AND REPETITION OF
CORE CONCEPTS

Layering and repetition of core concepts makes mastering them easy! We have clear-cut advancement levels for each student to work toward. Concepts are repeated with lesson goals, in addition to method instruction; therefore, the information is layered (repeated) and becomes easy.

Kristen Wray

Kristen Wray, an experienced Piano Instructor and Studio Owner, is the founder and owner of Sandy Music Academy. She has been very involved in Piano Pedagogy and Performance since 1984. Kristen has taught private Piano lessons at her in-home studio. It is here that Kristen developed this non-traditional approach to music lessons that has earned her recommendations across the Wasatch Front

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With more than 20 years of experience teaching hundreds of students, this style of lesson has proven to increase the rate of advancement.

There are so many options to learning out there; and with the continually increasing speed of society, our goal here at Sandy Music Academy is to provide music lessons in a manageable manner and produce results quickly- helping students build dedication, commitment and earned accomplishment!

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