WEBER STATE HONORS RECITAL MARCH 1!

GOOD LUCK TO OUR 3 STUDENTS' WHO WILL BE PERFORMING IN THE WSU FESTIVAL SATURDAY. Mikaela Frongner, Richard Huang, and Austin Schaffer! These students have worked extrememly hard sometimes practicing three to four hours a day. WAY TO GO!

SPRING SEMESTER AAA CLUB LIST

THESE STUDENTS HAVE MEMORIZED 3 PIECES THAT THEY CAN PLAY ANYTIME, ANYWHERE,IN FRONT OF ANYONE! RENAE DAVIS, GABE FRONGNER, LEVI RITER, MIKAELA FRONGNER, RICHARD HUANG, AUSTIN SCHAFFER

Remembering President Hinckley

One of President Gordon B. Hinckley's famous quotes is:

TRY A LITTLE HARDER, TO DO A LITTLE BETTER!

Think of this every day before practicing.

PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT! The roll of the dice!

I have started a dice game with the students this month. What I do is roll the dice. Whatever number appears is how many times the student gets to play the section perfectly for a crystal. I have them play with the metronome making it even more challenging. I would like you to play this game with your child when practicing this month. Roll the dice, start with one section at a time, (preferably the hardest) then take two sections, then three and so on. Add the metronome, when they become more proficient. See who wins, the dice, or your child. Have a creative prize for them, if they can beat the dice!

HANDEL February Composer of the Month

This month we will be talking George Frideric Handel. First one in each class to tell me what period of music he wrote, his birthdate, where he lived and what instruments he played will receive 10 crystals. Some of his greatest works you can listen to are: Water Music, Fireworks Music, The Harmonious Blacksmith, or the Messiah. Receive 2 crystals for every song listened to.

Ensemble Friday February 22nd!

On your mark, get set, go, to ensemble Friday February 22nd! I will be combining classes to see if I can get more participation. 1st, 2nd and 3rd year will come between 4-5pm. 4th, 5th, and Teens will come between 5-6pm. I hope this will accomodate your schedules better. Ensemble Friday is fun. We learn about the composer of the month, play games, practice our ensembles and listen to other student's perform. Afterward we buy fun prizes at the metropolis store with the crystals earned throughout the month. Hope to see you there this month!

Dinner with Susan Ogilvy

You know all those cool ensembles that you play on the piano? They are written by this famous composer, Susan Ogilvy! After ensemble Friday on the 25th, JeeWon and I were invited to have dinner with her at the Olive Garden. She is silly, fun, kind, generous, captivating, intelligent, and I wish you all could have met her. Susan loves to teach and compose music for kiddos, she's passionate about her work! I'm very blessed to have studied with her and to be able to call her my friend. Susan has taught me so much about digital pianos. She is the guru of digital pianos, the bomb! Love you Susan! Thanks for all you do!