Happy November, Academy Families!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our first-ever Trunk or Treat at Irmo Music Academy! We loved seeing all the incredible costumes and hope you had a blast learning about music lessons and meeting our team.

Special thanks to our amazing community friends and participants who brought the Halloween magic with their incredibly decorated trunks: Final Victory Animal Rescue • Lexington County Library Irmo Branch • Irmo Fire District • Snug Harbor Animal Rescue • Elevare Consulting • ProLift Garage Doors of Lake Murray • Midlands Orthopaedics • Boy Scout Troop 139 • Drs. Eyecare • Adrienne Mueller • Audrey Blake • Sara Ferguson • Kevin Slaton • Jason Summers. We couldn't have done it without you.

Stay tuned for more exciting events happening at our schools soon and check out more photos from the event here: https://columbiaartsacademy.smugmug.com/2025-Trunk-or-Treat 

Battle of the Cans! Throughout the month of November, we will be collecting nonperishable food items to be donated to Harvest Hope Food Bank. The school location that collects the most will host this year's Student Holiday Party. Here are the Current Rankings:

Commonly requested items include cereal, mac and cheese, pasta, rice, beans, and pop-top cans of vegetables, fruit, soup, chicken, and tuna. Be sure to bring nonperishable food items to your next lesson!

It's time to stuff the stocking with music lessons! This holiday season, share the joy of music by gifting a music lesson stocking to someone special. Register your loved one for music lessons, and we'll prepare a festive stocking just for them.

Everyone loves music and Christmas stockings, and with this special offer, you can save 75 dollars while we do all the work for you. This one-time holiday special includes a fully stuffed musical stocking with: a one month of lessons certificate (with the first lesson free), a 25 dollar music retail certificate for books and music supplies, candy canes and holiday candy, instrument-specific goodies (drummers get drumsticks, guitar players get Snark tuners, voice and piano students receive special music theory flash cards), and a 25 dollar registration voucher.

Can't make it in to pick up the stocking? No problem. We'll even ship it to you for free. Value: $174. Your cost: Only $99! Or, opt for two months of lessons for a total of $198! Stockings will be ready for pickup in early December. To ensure Christmas delivery, place your order by 5 p.m. on December 15, 2024. It's easy to redeem. Just fill out the form to order online at LexingtonSchoolOfMusic.com/stocking or call or text us at 803-996-0623 and we'll take care of the rest.

Our students will be spreading holiday cheer in the first-ever Irmo Christmas Parade! Come enjoy the festivities on December 6, 2025. Cheer on our performers or walk with us and be part of the magic. Want to join the parade fun? Sign up here: https://columbiaartsacademy.com/parade

The 2026 Winter Recital schedules have been sent to all registered performers! Check your inbox for the email sent to the address you provided at registration. You can also contact the front desk if you need help finding your schedule. If you have any questions, our recital coordinator is happy to help at recitals@columbiaartsacademy.com. We can't wait to see all of our talented students perform soon.

Hello, students! We're compiling happy messages for our teachers this holiday season. If you'd like to drop a line of appreciation, thanks, share a memory, or even draw them a picture, please input it here: ColumbiaArtsAcademy.com/teacherappreciation

With the holiday season approaching, we hope all our students and families enjoy safe travels and a joyful Thanksgiving! Let's keep rocking 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.LexingtonSchoolOfMusic.com, calling or texting us at 803-996-0623, or stopping by to visit us at 226 Barr Road, Lexington, SC 29072.

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.

Thanksgiving Break - Closed
Nov 25th, 2025 to Nov 30th, 2025

Winter Break - Closed
Dec 23rd, 2025 to Jan 1st, 2026

2026 Winter Recitals
Jan 9th, 2026 to Jan 11th, 2026
Jan 16th, 2026 to Jan 18th, 2026