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Taking a break from school-year routines can give students a welcome change of pace. However, families who are traveling or vacationing sometimes plan on simply dropping out of MnSOM — a risky option we hope you will avoid. Here are three smarter alternatives for holding open your child’s slot while making the most of your investment in their music education. 1. RESCHEDULE YOUR LESSONS. If you need to be away for a couple of weeks, we’ve got you covered! We allow students to reschedule up to four lessons a year. Simply log onto the MnSOM portal and cancel your lesson online. You’ll gain a lesson credit, which you can use any time within the next 30 days to reschedule your session. 2. REQUEST A LESSONMATE. To replace a missed lesson, you can also request a video lesson via LessonMate. With this option, teachers prepare a custom lesson tailored to your student and deliver it to the family via email. The student can continue to access that lesson anywhere, on any device, as many times as they like for as long as they are enrolled at MnSOM. It’s like having your own private YouTube channel with your teacher delivering the instruction you need. 3. SUBLEASE YOUR LESSON. A third option is to give the gift of music instruction to a family member or friend. Your child can gift the lesson slot they will miss to a sibling or other family member or friend, allowing them to take the lesson in their stead. In addition to serving as a lovely gift, this option keeps your child’s lesson slot open while potentially igniting an interest in music in someone you love. So, if you are planning to withdraw your child from MnSOM this summer, consider taking advantage of one or more of these options instead. As I explained in our cover story, don’t allow what happened to me happen to your child — by allowing what you intend to be a temporary break turn into nearly a decade of missed learning! Away for the Summer? Don’t Drop Out! DON’T MISS A BEAT
Mellony L. Sierra T.
IS YOUR TEACHER SOLD OUT?
Mr. Barrett: 2 SPOTS LEFT Mrs. Bunish: SOLD OUT Ms. Ferbuyt: SOLD OUT Ms. Hsu: SOLD OUT Mrs. Lehner: SOLD OUT Mr. Martin: SOLD OUT
Mrs. Morris: SOLD OUT Mr. Nehring: SOLD OUT Mr. Nelson: SOLD OUT Mrs. Nemirova:
Ms. Rotvold: SOLD OUT Mr. Smith:
1 SPOT LEFT Mr. Spears: SOLD OUT Mrs. Tomlinson:
SOLD OUT Mr. Nistler: SOLD OUT Ms. Possert: SOLD OUT
SOLD OUT Mr. Tubbs: SOLD OUT
–Eric Nehring
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