September 2016

For the Galicia family, enrolling in lessons at the Wichita Music Academy is a family tradition.

Cody, 14, takes guitar les-sons while Kyle, 9, is a piano student. Their sister, Kaliegh, took piano and voice lessons and is now in college.

Kyle remembers his sister playing the piano at their home.

Brothers follow sister as music students

“I like the sound of the piano,” he added.

Kyle, who also plays record-er at school, said he likes “any music except coun-try.” He played music from “Pokemon” during the May Student Showcase. His fa-vorite song to play is the one he is learning now: “Sym-phony No. 5” by Beethoven.

Cody’s favorite music genre is rock, especially the Red

Hot Chili Peppers and The Pillows. He played the “Green Hill Zone” theme at the May Student Showcase.

Cody sings in the school choir and became interested in guitar. He started lessons in January 2014.

“I was curious,” he said. “I heard a lot of guitar music, and I was like, ‘Hey, I want to do that.’”uContinued on Page 5.

Kyle, left, and Cody Galicia are students at the Wichita Music Academy. Kyle takes piano while Cody takes guitar.

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Trophies arrived for our Wichita Music Academy students who earned them! We are proud of them and their hard work.

Isabel Millan won our monthly prize drawing in July. She received two tickets to Music Theatre Wichita’s performance of “Mamma Mia!”

Goings-on at Garten’s Music ...

Above and below, Cindy Houston conducts an outreach for the Golden Age Club at McAdams Park. She joined Phyllis Carr and Bill Hall in speaking about the Goofin’ Around Keyboard Class. See another photo, back page.

Payten LaPoint celebrated her one-year anniversary as a student at the Wichita Music Academy! She studies voice with Jonna Bolan.

Mark your calendars!Upcoming classes and gatherings at Garten’s Music:

PlayTimeis an opportunity for current and former Lowrey students

to enjoy listening to and playing for your friends!

for adult beginners teaches students to have a blast goofin’

around at the keyboard! The 10-week class affords students the chance to learn to play in a fun, no-stress (and no recital) environment. We’ll even loan

you an instrument!

FREE introductory class:– 3:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 21– 5:30 p.m. Tue., Sept. 27

– 10:30 a.m. Thu., Sept. 29

– 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9

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L.I.F.E. in KansasMusicMakers

Join the club and enjoymaking music with us!

– 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7

Organ Clubincludes a Name That Tune

game, playing tips, new songbooks and great music!

– 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16(Theme: Occupations)

Other upcoming events:

Garten’s will have a booth at Senior Expo in Wichita!

– 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 22

(Sites include Botanica, Exploration Place and the

Wichita Art Museum.)

Red Book 4– starts at 2 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 27

Over the Rainbow and More (theme class)– starts at 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 28

Garten’s Music & the Wichita Music Acad-emy will be closed

Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day.

Hooray for Hollywood!This two-day spec-

tacular, which includes workshops, concerts and Lowrey artists, is set for Oct. 11 and 12 in Wichi-

ta. Watch for details!

Congratulations to our graduates of the Goofin’ Around Keyboard Class (Patriotic)! They are (clockwise from top left) Bill Hall, Vesta Campbell, Wanda Shaw, Esther Gable and Phyllis Carr. Not pictured: Floyd Hansen.

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Elektra T. Maddie W. Tyson J. Isabella M.

Aarav R. Adam S. Alexis W. Ariella A.

Breeleigh J. Brooklyn H. Brynelyn J. Bryson J.

Wichita Music Academy students recently received their trophies, wristbands and certifi-cates for achieving musical milestones. We are proud of them! See more photos, Page 5.

WMA students earn recognition

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Cael M. Catrina O. Ian B. Jax J.

Kaila T. Lylie N. Tiffany W. Mark R.

He admitted that it wasn’t easy at the beginning.

“It took a long time for me to start liking it,” Cody said. “You have to be very precise at what you do.”

Even so, he eventually felt inspired, and his favorite song he has learned is the “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” theme.

“You get what you put into it,” Cody said. “If you put a little bit into it, you’re not going to get much out of it.

“When people say, ‘That

looks really complicated,’ I’ll think, ‘No, it’s not that complicated,’” he continued. “If it’s something I don’t know, then I want to learn that.”

The boys’ instructor is An-drew Wingert, who teaches piano, guitar and composi-tion. Kyle described his teacher as “cool” and “fun-ny.”

“He’s very fun to talk to,” Cody added. “I feel like I can talk to him about a lot of stuff.”

Cody offered advice to those

who want to be successful students: “Don’t give up.”

“Just keep going,” he said. “It’s very fun. You’ll end up not wanting to let it go. And, also, it helps with stress. When you have a bad day, it helps you to play – lose yourself.”

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Welcome to newWichita Music

Academy students!Gabriel B.Brady C.Isabella E.David H.Pepper A.Jackie C.

Joshua S.Michael O.Hailey P.Zoe M.Kenna C.

The Wichita MusicAcademy offers instruction in piano, keyboard, guitar, bass, voice, ukulele, flute,

tuba, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, clarinet, baritone/

euphonium, violin, viola, drums & percussion!

Call today to reserve your spot ... before the time and day you want are taken!

Garten’s Music introduces a program this month for 3- to 5-year-olds called

Tunes & Tykes.In this beginner music class, kids will develop

singing, movement, rhythm and listening skills. This is an introduction to musical styles and con-

cepts, rhythm instruments and the keyboard. Call

today for details!

For September only, Kawai is offering customers an instant rebate on selected acoustic and digital pianos. Rebates range from $150 to $3,000, depend-ing on which instrument is pur-chased. Hurry in today to take advantage of this offer!

Fall for a Kawai!

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OCindy Houston, left, draws the winner of a free Goofin’ Around Keyboard Class enrollment. She and Phyllis Carr, right, spoke to the Golden Age Club at McAdams Park. See more photos, Page 2.