Christmas Group Party...

Parents,
The last week of Lessons will be the week of December 16th.  I will be hosting a group lesson and performance party for my students.
Please help your child to get their Christmas Pieces finished,  (they do not have to be memorized!)
and their ensembles ready to go by the group party.  We will also be having a white elephant gift exchange.  Please have the gift wrapped to bring at the group lesson!  We are going to have so much fun!
We will start up the NEW YEAR the week of January 6th....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

RECITAL NOVEMBER 2nd...2-6pm...

Just a reminder of the recital date and time....There will be two recitals.  2-3:30pm and 3:45-5:00pm...The 1st year will not be included in this recital.  Let me know ASAP what recital you would like your child to be in.

IF YE ARE PREPARED, YE WILL NOT FEAR!

Our studio recital is November 3rd.  Is your child ready to perform in it?  I have been working hard to ensure each child's success, but I need your help.  Please make sure your child is practicing with their metronome.  This is a tool that children hate to practice with, because it shows them their mistakes.  I have a tempo posted at the top of their music.  Please make sure they are playing at the speed listed and have them go over and over hard spots!  Start getting your child excited about the recital by asking them what they will wear...The recital is called ALL DRESSED UP!....Remind them that they need to have their piece memorized as well.  If you set up a specific time for them to practice each day, it will become a habit and habits are effective in any study your child participates in...

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!  
PS...Don't forget group lesson this month.  It is the week of the 14th-17th.

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS! CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 3RD

I'M SO EXCITED TO START A NEW YEAR OF PIANO INSTRUCTION~  I HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT EVERY STUDENT WILL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR....WITH NEW CLASSES OFFERED, NO STUDENT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

Get Ready, Get Set, GO to the recital on May 10th!!!!i

STUDENTS...Are you ready for the recital on May 10th?  African Recital...I need your pictures into me by the 22nd of April...50 states or American Composers....I will help you with some ideas that you can display at the recital....

3-4 year piano students venture to Africa!

Get ready for a trip of a lifetime!  The 3rd and 4th year piano students will be putting on an African  Piano Celebration/Adventure in May!.....  I have always loved the Book "In the Jungle" by John George, having had my daughter Annie play several songs from this book when younger!  Now the 3rd and 4th year students have selected 1 song from this book and other jungle books to perform in May. Look Out Everyone!  You never know what you'll hear!

SPRING SEMESTER....

Right now it is 9 degrees!  I have been living in 80 degree weather for the past 2 weeks so this is COLD.  It's once again time to warm us up to the inviting sounds of music.  The studio starts up January 21st.   In Mwanza Tanzania, I noticed that there was no music!  I taught a few songs in primary and found that they do not lack talent. The children sang with perfect pitch and rhythm.  Why wasn't there music then?  Poverty?...Lack of Parental commitment?....Laziness?... Educational inadequacy?....I have come to the conclusion that it is a little of all these things, but basically they have never had an opportunity to experience music in their lives and do not realize the importance!....We are very blessed to be able to access music here in America.  The internet, TV, Radio, Church, CD's, Ipods, Ipads, video games...I can go on and on.  WE ARE SO SPOILED!  The people in Mwanza are trying to physically survive, but if music could enter their lives just imagine the happiness that would envelope them especially through hard times.  This semester let's seek out every opportunity given us to include more music or higher levels of learning in our lives so we can bless the lives of others.  The only regrets I hear from people everywhere is that they wished they would have kept playing the piano so they could have mastered it.  Piano is hard in this day and age.  There are so many things to steal our time away from practice. MY NEW YEAR'S WISH.... Let their always be music in our homes and country and let their be no regrets in ones old age for not have continued piano study.  This semester's theme:  OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO....Songs from around the globe...emphasizing the 50 states of America.... A celebration of song in completing 50 states in marathons.  RECITAL MAY 10th 5-8pm...