(MUSIC) HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT MUSIC
HAS ALMOST MAGICAL POWERS OVER US?
IT CAN INSTANTLY REMIND OF US OF SOMEONE SPECIAL OR
TRANSPORT US TO ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME.
FOR CHILDREN, MUSIC CAN BE ESPECIALLY POWERFUL.
NOW THE ONLY THING BETTER THEN MUSIC
IS GIVING THE GIFT OF MUSIC ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS.
AND HERE TO EXPLAIN IS ANN ETUB FROM MUSIC AND ARTS.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
MUSIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I GREW UP WITH MUSIC AROUND ME, MY KIDS HAVE GROWN UP WITH IT,
FOR US IT'S EXTREMELY PRECIOUS AND FOR MANY TOO.
OH ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW I CAN REMEMBER AS YOUNG AS WHEN I WAS
FIVE YEARS OLD SITTING WITH MY DAD AT THE PIANO JUST BUILDING
THOSE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCE MUSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT'S SO SPECIAL.
AND THE COOLEST THING IS THAT IT'S UNIQUE TO ALL
OF US IT REALLY HELPS BUILD OUR MUSICAL IDENTITY, OUR OWN
IDENTITY AND YOU KNOW JUST REALLY CREATES AMAZING MEMORIES.
AND LETS TALK ABOUT MUSIC AND ARTS.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
YEA, UM YOU KNOW HONESTLY WHERE A HIDDEN SECRET.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST SIXTY YEARS
NOW.
UM WE'RE EVERYTHING FROM RENTING INSTRUMENTS TO GIVING
YOU MUSIC LESSONS.
UM HONESTLY WE'RE A ONE STOP SHOP IF YOU'RE
LOOKING TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
WE'RE REALLY THERE FOR EVERYTHING MUSICAL IN YOUR
LIFE.
AND I LOVE THE NAME MUSIC AND ARTS BECAUSE I THINK OF MY KIDS
AND SCHOOLS AND ALOT OF THEM ARE UNFORTUNATELY YOU KNOW JUST
GETTING RID OF THE MUSIC AND THE ARTS AND I THINK IT'S REALLY SAD
CAUSE I STILL FIND IT TO BE VITAL FOR THEM.
ABSOLUTELY.
HONESTLY, I CAN'T IMAGINE A TIME WHEN I WAS IN
SCHOOL AND I DIDN'T HAVE MUSIC TO HELP ME THRU WHAT I WAS GOING
THRU OR EVEN JUST YOU KNOW SCHOOL IN GENERAL.
UM BUT THE AMAZING THING ABOUT MUSIC AND
ARTS IS THAT WE HAVE A HUGE NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY GO OUT INTO THE SCHOOLS, THEY WORK WITH
EDUCATORS, THEIR SOLE JOB IS TO HELP KEEP MUSIC ALIVE IN SCHOOL
PROGRAMS AND THAT'S HONESTLY THE BACK BONE OF WHAT WE DO.
AND I'M GONNA BE VERY PERSONAL HERE BECAUSE WHEN MY LITTE ONE
WAS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH COMPREHENSION
SOMEONE ACTUALLY TOLD ME TO GET HER INTO MUSIC AND SHE NOW PLAYS
THE PIANO BY EAR AND IT'S ACTUALLY HELPED HER FOCUS MORE
ON READING.
YES, MUSIC IS SUCH UM AN AMAZING MEMORY TOOL.
IT HELPS YOU WITH ACADEMICS, IT HELPS WITH SELF
CONFIDENCE, UM JUST THE BENEFITS WITH IT ARE AMAZING.
AND SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT MUSIC IS WE AS A FAMILY LOVE MUSIC AND
DURING THE HOLIDAYS I'LL GET MY GUITAR BECAUSE I DO PLAY THE
GUITAR AND NOT AS WELL AS BEFORE AND MY DAUGHTER PLAYS THE PIANO.
MY MOM PLAYS THE PIANO AND YOU CAN SEE US THERE HAVING A
WONDERFUL TIME.
AND IT REALLY JUST BRINGS US TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY.
MORE UNITED.
YEA DURING THE HOLIDAYS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT EXAMPLE.
I MEAN I REMEMBER UM YOU KNOW AS A KID
OBVIOUSLY I LIKE WHEN I PLAYED WITH MY DAD WE WOULD HAVE
FUNCTIONS AND WE WOULD PLAY TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW IF YOUR
NOT MUSICAL OR EVEN IF YOU ARE YOU CAN STILL APPRECIATE IT, YOU
CAN STILL ENJOY IT.
UMM AND JUST THE MEMORIES IT BUILDS AND THE
FEELINGS IT BUILDS INSIDE YOU ARE SO SPECIAL THAT YOU'LL
YOU'LL CARRY IT TILL YOUR WELL IN YOUR 70S ARE 80S IT LIVES
WITH YOU FOREVER.
AND WHAT'S WONDERFUL TOO, FOR THE HOLIDAYS IS TO GIVE THE GIFT
OF MUSIC.
ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME SOMETIMES WHAT DO I
GIVE MY NIECE, MY NEPHEWS, BUY THEM AN INSTRUMENT.
YEA, ABSOLUTELY.
DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR WE SEE FAMILIES
COMING IN AND LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL GIFT AND THE GREAT THING
IS YOU KNOW ON TOP OF SELLING INSTRUMENTS IF YOU'RE NOT READY
TO INVEST COMPLETELY WE HAVE A RENTAL PROGRAM WHEERE YOU CAN
YOU KNOW TRY OUT DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS IF YOU WANT TO.
THERE'S A GREAT EXCHANGE OPTION WITH OUR PLAN.
WE REALLY WANT TO HELP GIVE PEOPLE THAT GIFT.
WELL I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME THAT GIFT THIS MORNING SO WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR ME?
I'M GONNA MAKE UP LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT.
PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.
TAKE IT AWAY.
(LAUGHTER) ALRIGHT
(MUSIC) HOW BEAUTIFUL.
JUST WHAT A BLESSING.
THANK YOU.
WHAT A BLESSING YOU HAVE.
YOU'RE LOCATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY?
SO ARE VIEWERS KNOW.
YEA ACTUALLY WE UM WE'RE AT 140 STORES NOW.
WE'RE IN 23 STATES.
IF YOU ARE NOT NEAR A STORE YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE AT
MUSICARTS.COM.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
GOD BLESS YOU.
AND IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE LOG ONTO
THEBALANCINGACT.COM YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER AND OF COURSE I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU PLAY ONE MORE TUNE
AS WE SAY GOODBYE.
SURE.
BYE EVERYBODY.
(MUSIC) BEAUTIFUL.
(MUSIC)