Happy May, Academy Families!

A special shout-out to all of our incredibly talented students and teachers who performed at the Rosewood Crawfish Festival earlier this month—you guys rocked!

A huge thank you as well to everyone who stopped by to cheer them on and show their support. There will be plenty more opportunities to see our Academy students perform later this year, so stay tuned! Check out some of the pics from Crawfish Fest below:

Travel the musical world with the Academy this Summer! Each week in June, July, and August, the Culture Choir will be studying music from West Africa, Latin America, and East Asia. Classes will be held at both the Irmo Music Academy and the Lexington School of Music, and spots are open to students of all three academies, ages 10 and up. Family and friends are invited to performances at the end of the summer. To sign up, visit: www.columbiaartsacademy.com/choir

Excited to "Sea" You Raffle! For the summer months, when a student comes in for their lesson, they write their name down on a paper fish.  They can put the fish in either the Month Raffle Fishbowl or the Summer Raffle Fishbowl. 

At the end of each summer month, we will draw a name to receive a gift card to a local business (cafe or ice cream shoppe, etc). The Summer Raffle only gets pulled once at the end of the summer, and it will be for a free month of lessons and retail certificate! If students participate in Spirit Month in July, they receive an extra fish that week!

Hey Parents! Are you gearing up for a household full of kids on summer break, complaining that they’re “just so bored”? Or worse, do you have a couch full of kids glued to screens for eight hours a day? Need something fun and rewarding for your kids to do this summer? This summer, play more on your instrument or try out another instrument for fun with our Summer Music ROCKET Program:

Option 1: Add one 30-minute lesson per week and get your first lesson FREE! (Save $37!)

Option 2: Add two 30-minute lessons per week and get your first TWO lessons FREE! (Save $74!)

Option 3: Add three 30-minute lessons per week and get your first THREE lessons FREE! (Save $111!)

Complete the Summer Music ROCKET Program and receive special bonuses:

• Limited-edition Summer Music ROCKET Trophy

• Limited-edition Summer Music ROCKET Wristband

• VIP Access: Get the best lesson times before we release the schedule to the public on June 15

3 Easy Ways to Sign Up! Click here to fill out our form to sign up online, or mention this email to our office in person at 226 Barr Rd, Lexington, SC 29072 or Call or Text us at 803-996-0623. Let's make MUSIC this summer!

Important: You must be enrolled for the summer months (June, July, and August) with one of the three options above to redeem savings and bonuses. We know you're going to love your summer lessons, and we hope you'll continue them long-term to keep improving at music! If you'd prefer to discontinue after summer, just contact the office before August 15 to stop future charges.

Our 2026 Summer Recitals are quickly approaching! In case you missed it, recitals will be held at the W.W. Hootie Johnson Performance Hall in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, located at 1014 Greene St, Level 1. Recital dates are set for Saturday, June 13 through Sunday, June 14th, and Friday, June 26th through Sunday, June 28th.

Scheduled recital times were sent out in April. If you haven’t received yours yet, please contact our office. For complete recital details—including dates, parking, and maps—visit our recital page: www.columbiaartsacademy.com/recitals

We hope everyone wrapped up the school year strong and is ready for an exciting summer ahead! Enjoy some time in the sunshine, make great memories with family and friends, and get ready for a summer full of music at Columbia Arts Academy, Lexington School of Music, and Irmo Music Academy!

Not a student yet? We’d love to have you join us! Get started by visiting www.IrmoMusicAcademy.com, calling or texting us at 803-931-3495, or stopping by to visit us at 1061 Lake Murray Blvd, Irmo, SC 29063.

The Columbia Arts Academy, Lexington School of Music, and Irmo Music Academy are the only Midlands music schools where students earn colorful wristbands, trophies, and certificates through the patented Musical Ladder System®, created by Academy Director Marty Fort and used nationwide. Some schools offer trophies and certificates, but none excite students like the Musical Ladder System® wristbands they proudly show off to friends.

Please help us welcome our new students who registered in the past month!

Many teachers have sold out. If you need a schedule change or would like to be added to a waiting list for a particular teacher, day or time, please contact any of our office staff team and they can add you to the waiting list. If you are not a student yet, there are still limited lesson spots available.

2026 Summer Recitals
Jun 12th, 2026 to Jun 14th, 2026
Jun 26th, 2026 to Jun 28th, 2026

Summer Break 2026 – Closed
Jul 2nd, 2026 to Jul 5th, 2026

Labor Day – Closed
Sep 7th, 2026

Thanksgiving Break 2026 – Closed
Nov 24th, 2026 to Nov 29th, 2026

Winter Break 2026 – Closed
Dec 22nd, 2026 to Jan 1st, 2027