CRITTENDEN, Ky. — Northern Kentucky’s Boldery Music Academy enriches students not only through music lessons, but through marketing and networking workshops. The academy hosted a YouTube Week, where students got to build their professional portfolios. 

What You Need To Know

  • The Boldery Music Academy in Crittenden, Kentucky, offers vocal, guitar, piano, drum and saxophone lessons

  • During the school's YouTube Week, students received professional head shots and the chance to record a demo video

  • Student Olivia Landry has taken lessons for three years and got inspiration from her dad

  • The Boldery Music Academy has been open for two years 

The academy offers lessons in guitar, drums, piano and other instruments. Student Olivia Landry has been taking lessons for three years and said she got inspiration from her dad, who played guitar growing up. 

The best part of her lessons is getting to learn music from films, Landry said. 

"I really like learning a bunch of different songs from different movies and artists and such," Landry said. 

As part of YouTube Week, students received professional head shots and an opportunity to record a demo video. 

Spouses and business partners, Ryan Boldery and Kaitlyn Angel, said YouTube is a fun way for students to put themselves out there. 

"We've got our students jamming together," Boldery said. 

Attending Boldery has been an amazing experience, Landry said.

"The teachers here actually care, and they're very nice and sweet," she said. "They'll help you no matter how long it takes.”

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