5 Tips to Keep Summer Practice Fresh

If you missed this past week’s Awkward Afternoon video—here’s a recap list! Who doesn’t love a list! Especially when it contains five ways to keep your practice engaging and fun this summer!

Download a looper app

Record a duet playing both parts

Write summer theme song

Play “Name that Tune” with your friends

Host a backyard or front porch performance

How do you keep your summer practice fresh? Tell us in the comments below, and for more information on these practice suggestions, check out the latest Awkward video!

Ps - If there’s enough requests, we might be able to convince Josh to write and perform his summer theme song.☀️

Rental FAQ

🎶 School’s Out — But the Music Doesn’t Have to Be! 🎶

As the school year wraps up, many families ask: Should we return our rental instrument?
If your child is continuing in band or orchestra, the best answer is: keep it!

✅ Summer practice helps your student grow musically and stay confident.
✅ Keeping the instrument protects the purchase equity you’ve built in your instrument.
✅ And research shows that students in instrumental music achieve more — academically, socially, and emotionally.

Let’s give our young musicians the tools to keep growing all summer long.
Because music isn’t just a class — it’s a lifelong gift. 💛🎻🎺

#KeepTheMusicGoing #SummerPractice #MusicEducationMatters