Toledo Area Parent Cover | Jan/Feb 2022 | Feature for Music FunTime/Expansion
Forté Music School Expands Facility and Adds Toddler Programming
By Toledo Parent - January 2022
When the pandemic hit, Forté Music school had many families pulling their kids from music lessons after devastating job losses. It wasn’t easy to weather the storm, but Forté has persevered and adapted to the “new normal” by adding air purifiers, a top-notch HVAC system complete with UV lights, and adhering to all recommended safety precautions.
“Thankfully, most of our wonderful students understood and were there for us!” says the school’s director, Virgil Lupu. “We were able to keep going through online lessons, and slowly we were able to rebuild back to where we were two years ago.”
Forté has now expanded to create a second-floor location, including eight new studio spaces to accommodate their more than 700 students and 43 professionally trained music instructors. This expansion was an incredible feat during the pandemic when contractors were not easy to come by.
To add to this accomplishment, Forté has also incorporated Music FunTime classes into their programming, which is ideal for children ages two through five. Though it is designed to last two years, kids can take their time, learning at their own pace. A curriculum derived from research at Johns-Hopkins, Music FunTime enables kids to get a head start on their foundational knowledge of music.
“Kids absolutely love these classes!” says Lupu. “Seeing their smiles every time they come to class and every time they get a new instrument is priceless. It pays off for all the struggles we had to overcome during the expansion and during the launch of this new program.”
“Thankfully, most of our wonderful students understood and were there for us!” says the school’s director, Virgil Lupu. “We were able to keep going through online lessons, and slowly we were able to rebuild back to where we were two years ago.”
Forté has now expanded to create a second-floor location, including eight new studio spaces to accommodate their more than 700 students and 43 professionally trained music instructors. This expansion was an incredible feat during the pandemic when contractors were not easy to come by.
To add to this accomplishment, Forté has also incorporated Music FunTime classes into their programming, which is ideal for children ages two through five. Though it is designed to last two years, kids can take their time, learning at their own pace. A curriculum derived from research at Johns-Hopkins, Music FunTime enables kids to get a head start on their foundational knowledge of music.
“Kids absolutely love these classes!” says Lupu. “Seeing their smiles every time they come to class and every time they get a new instrument is priceless. It pays off for all the struggles we had to overcome during the expansion and during the launch of this new program.”
