November 2024 Newsletter
Read the latest update from Directors Jose Quesada and Won Yong Lee:
As we kick off a new month, we're excited to share some great updates and achievements that set the stage for a month filled with music, learning, and growth.
🎄 Upcoming Holiday Promotions: Save Big on Music Lessons! 🎶
The holidays are here, and Benbrook Music Academy is ready to make your season brighter with incredible deals for every family. Whether you’re looking to start lessons immediately or give the gift of music for the New Year, we’ve got something special for you!
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday
These promotions are perfect for families ready to jump into music lessons right now. Don’t wait to make those dreams a reality—these deals are too good to pass up!
- Black Friday (Nov. 29):
💥 Registration Fee Waived ($25 Value)
💥 First Lesson Free ($30 Value)
💥 $25 Amazon Gift Card (to kickstart your holiday shopping!) - Small Business Saturday (Nov. 30):
🎉 Registration Fee Waived
🎉 First Lesson Free - Cyber Monday (Dec. 2):
✨ Registration Fee Waived
If you’ve been thinking about music lessons, now is the time to take the leap. Your family can start enjoying the magic of music this holiday season!
Stuff the Stocking Promotion
Looking for a unique, meaningful gift that lasts all year? Our Stuff the Stocking Promotion is a ready-to-go present that includes everything your loved one needs to start their musical journey.
For just $99, each stocking includes:
🎁 A certificate for 1 month of lessons (redeemable anytime in 2025!)
🎁 A $25 Amazon Gift Card
🎁 An instrument-specific item (like a guitar pick, piano book, or vocal tool)
🎁 Festive holiday goodies—all tucked into a Christmas stocking
Stockings will be ready for pickup in early December, or we can ship it to you for FREE if ordered by Dec. 15th at 5 p.m.
How to Get Started
📞 Call or text us at 817-767-3373 to claim your deal or reserve your stocking. Supplies are limited, and these offers won’t last long, so act now to make this holiday season unforgettable!
🎵 Let Benbrook Music Academy bring the joy of music to your home this holiday season. 🎵
Claim Your Holiday Deal Now!Reserve Your Stocking Today!
📅 Announcing the 2025 Calendar at Benbrook Music Academy! 🎶
We’re excited to announce that starting in January 2025, Benbrook Music Academy will transition to a 48-week academic calendar! This new structure will offer more consistent and predictable learning opportunities for all students.
With the updated calendar, every student will receive 3 to 5 lessons per month with fewer gaps, ensuring steady progress throughout the year. We’re committed to providing a more reliable and consistent schedule, so your child’s musical journey stays on track.
Check out the full 2025 calendar in this newsletter for all the important dates and scheduled breaks.
We can’t wait to see the continued growth in 2025!
🎶 Benbrook Music Academy—Where Your Musical Journey Begins! 🎶
November is Long Term Care Awareness Month
Aging is a fact of life, and it comes with certain realities. While most of us probably don’t want to picture ourselves eventually needing help with daily activities, Americans turning 65 today have almost a 70 percent chance they will need some type of long-term care during their remaining years. As this type of care is not
generally covered by private health insurance or Medicare, it’s important to create a strategy to help protect yourself and your family from the financial and emotional impact of a possible long-term care event.
What is long-term care?
Long-term care encompasses a variety of services that assist those who can no longer perform everyday activities on their own. These activities, known as activities of daily living (ADLs), include dressing, eating, and bathing. A chronic illness or a physical impairment can lead to a need for long-term care, but it’s most needed as the result of a cognitive issue, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Care services can be provided in the home, a community setting, or a facility such as a nursing home.
How much does long-term care cost?
On average, women need about 3.7 years of long-term care and men an average of 2.2 years. The national average for a home health aide is $29.12 per hour (so for example, 20 hours of care per week would cost more than $30,000 per year), while a private room in a nursing home averages $116,577.35 per year. 3
Long-term care costs can quickly add up and can have a significant impact on your retirement and the assets you’ve worked so hard to accumulate. Understanding the various long-term care options available is critical to helping you create a strategy to ensure you have access to the type of care you prefer while protecting your finances.
How to prepare for long-term care
Depending on your age, health, means and needs, there are several ways to address long-term care.
Long-term care options:
- Standalone or traditional long-term care insurance solutions generally provide the most robust long-term care coverage based on the premiums paid, can be customized to suit your needs, and offer the option to receive care at home, in an assisted living facility, or a nursing home.
- Linked-benefit or hybrid solutions combine long-term care insurance with life insurance, providing broader coverage and greater flexibility usually at a slightly higher price point since you are insuring multiple risks.
- Riders, such as chronic care riders on life policies, offer the most basic coverage, allowing a portion of the policy’s death benefit to be accessible should you become chronically ill.
- You may be able to pay for long-term care out-of-pocket (self-fund) if you have significant assets. While this may be an option for some, it’s often valuable to weigh the benefits of private insurance versus self- funding as there are additional advantages that come with private insurance including care management and risk sharing, which can benefit you in the event of a catastrophic long-term care event.
- Medicaid does cover some long-term care services (unlike Medicare, which most people are surprised to learn does not cover long-term care) but you need to spend down most of your assets to qualify and you need to receive care in an approved facility.
When to start preparing for long-term care
Health and age are key factors used in determining eligibility and rates for private long-term care solutions, so it’s best to explore these options when you are in your 40s and 50s.
It’s never too soon to start preparing for long-term care. The peace of mind you’ll have knowing you’re protecting your family and retirement can be an important benefit of creating a strategy, even if you elect to just protect part of your risk with a smaller amount of coverage. Reach out and let me help you find a solution that best suits your needs. I look forward to meeting you.
Warm regards,
LESLIE COWDREY
FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL
AGENT, NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE OFFERING
SECURITIES THROUGH NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC
lcowdrey@ft.newyorklife.com
817.637.3386
🎶 Winter Recital Update: Sign-Up Closed! 🎶
We’re thrilled to announce that 80 students have officially enrolled for our 2025 Winter Recital! The sign-up period is now closed, and we couldn’t be more excited to see our talented students perform.
Recital Details:
- Date: Saturday, January 25th, 2025
- Location: Nicholas Martin Hall, Texas Wesleyan University (1309 Wesleyan St, Fort Worth, TX 76105)
- Time: Recitals will be held at 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, and 5 PM.
We will notify all participating students about their recital time slots next month, so please keep an eye on your inbox for updates!
Missed the Registration? Don’t worry! If you didn’t make it into the Winter Recital, we’ll be hosting another recital at the end of Spring 2025, and we’d love to see you there!
We can’t wait to celebrate all of our students’ hard work and share an afternoon of unforgettable performances.
🎶 Benbrook Music Academy—Where Your Musical Journey Begins! 🎶
Celebrating Student Achievements: Gabriel's Whiz Quiz Victory & More!
A big shout-out to Gabriel, whose Whiz Quiz team is undefeated and heading to the district finals in January! Way to go, Gabriel—we’re so proud of your hard work and dedication!
Do you have a special skill or accomplishment you’d like to show off? Whether it’s sports, art, community service, or something else, we’d love to hear about it! Share your achievements with the Director during your next visit, and you might be featured in an upcoming newsletter.
Whether you’re just starting your musical journey or you’ve been with us for years, we’re excited to continue creating, learning, and performing alongside you at Benbrook Music Academy. Not a student yet? We’d love to have you join us! Get started by visiting www.BenbrookMusicAcademy.com, calling or texting us at 817-767-3373.
Musical Ladder System
Achievements
The Benbrook Music Academy is the only music school in Benbrook that gives their students the opportunity to earn special color wristband bracelets (kids and teens love them!), trophies AND certificates for passing musical tests with the Musical Ladder System®. It has been awarded multiple patents and is being used by schools nationwide.
Do other schools offer trophies and certificates? A few. But none of them inspire their students with smiling faces by giving them full color, really cool "Musical Ladder System®" wristbands that they can show off to their friends.
Congratulations to the students who passed a Musical Ladder Test in the month of November.
Student Esmeralda earned her Apprentice wristband for 3 months of music lessons!
Student Avery earned her Rock Star level for 1 year of music lessons!
Student Alex earned his Vivace level for 18 months of music lessons!
Welcome!
Welcome to the new students who registered in the month of November!
- Ashantei B.
- Madeline B.
- Brandon C.
- Kenneth C.
- Lenox D.
- Luca D.
- Lauren E.
- Avery H.
- Grace H.
- Aidan L.
- Symphonie M.
- Genesis P.
Is Your Teacher Sold Out?
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 lessons spots available.
Mr. Ashby (Voice, Bass, Guitar, and Drums)
Tuesday: 2 Spots Left
Wednesday: 1 Spot Left
Ms. Cepeda (Voice, Ukulele, and Piano)
Tuesday: 2 Spots Left
Wednesday: 1 Spot Left
Mr. Easter (Voice, Piano, Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele)
Monday: 1 Spot Left
Tuesday: 3 Spots Left
Wednesday: SOLD OUT
Dr. Lee (Piano)
ALL DAYS SOLD OUT
Ms. Lwin (Voice, Piano, and Guitar)
Wednesday: 3 Spots Left
Ms. Peters (Piano)
Wednesday: 3 Spots Left
Dr. Quesada (Piano)
Monday: 2 Spots Left
Tuesday: 2 Spots Left
Wednesday: 1 Spot Left
Thursday: 2 Spots Left
Saturdays: 2 Spots Left
UPCOMING
EVENTS
- Thanksgiving Break: November 24-30 (2024)
- Christmas/New Year’s Break: December 22-January 1 (2024)
- 2025 Winter Recitals: January 25
- Spring Break: March 19-22
- April Break: April 6-8
- July Break: July 3-6
- Labor Day: September 1
- Thanksgiving Break: November 23-29
- Christmas/New Year’s Break: December 23 - January 1st.
