Greetings
from Jefferson Academy of Music!
Jefferson
@ OSU ~ Academy of Music is a
collaboration between Jefferson Academy of Music and
the School of Music of The Ohio State
University. Together
we offer an exceptional opportunity for the study of
music for students of all ages and abilities
‑ an opportunity
unique in Central Ohio.
The extraordinary resources and brilliant faculty of one of
the nation’s most highly rated university music schools
provide the facilities and guidance. The unwavering
expectation of excellence articulated by Jefferson Academy
of Music founder, Marya Giesy, provides the both the
guidance and energy. We invite you to join us in nurturing
your own or your child’s musical potential.
The
decision to introduce music study into a family cannot be
lightly made. There is the daily need at home for a time
and place to practice. There is transportation to lessons.
There are financial obligations for an instrument,
instruction, and music books.
As
technical and artistic skills develop, many other questions
arise: should the student advance to a more challenging
program, engage a more experienced instructor, audition for
elite ensembles, enter competitions, perform in master
classes? All these decisions will depend on you, your
child, your family, your circumstances
‑ and a
thoughtful consideration of the goals and expectations you
have.
Everyone
involved with the
Jefferson @ OSU program has
personally encountered each of these obstacles
‑ and others.
Surmounting each barrier has always been worth the effort
many times over. Music brings unimagined rewards and
meaning to each of us. We hope it will do likewise for your
family.
Ruth
Triplett Haddock
Executive
Director, Jefferson Academy of Music