All You Need Is Love

 I am so proud of my students. After a long week at school, exams and at least three orchestra rehearsals, they show up to perform on the weekends for private clients.  Here, four high school students and a teacher perform Beatles, Wagner and Beethoven for a wedding at the Methodist church in Castries.

What gives these students their drive and ambition?  Most of these young people want to be musicians, and this real life training is essential.  Being well rehearsed and yet flexible enough to adapt to unfolding circumstances is a requirement for any general business musician.  Clients tend to be whimsical and are untrained in event planning.  A good musician is ready to do whatever needs to be done in the moment.

I'm told that the students who show up each day at the St. Lucia School of Music prefer being there to anywhere else. Here they get the support, encouragement, and attention that all children crave and a safe, steady place to practice focus and discipline. If they do decide to become musicians, that's great, but most importantly, these young people are building community and forming healthy relationships with mentors and peers.