First, Important Dates:
Now, More Important Stuff:
Bobby earned a Medal at the Showcase Competition last Saturday. Way to go, Bobby!!
It is our policy to close the studio four weeks during the year, with notice, and these closings are not paid for by the student and will not be rescheduled or made up. Make-up Classes may be scheduled occasionally due to inclement weather and/or upcoming events. Any student may attend. These group lessons will be one hour in length and will be spent working together on theory, rhythm skills, ensemble playing, as well as performance training. Other topics will be covered, depending on the needs of the group as a whole.
“Musopoly!” shouted the masses… So Musopoly it was. Teams paired with 16 years life experience per team. Sounds fair, right? Team 11+5 jumped ahead when they hit a corner in the game and nailed every question, earning them two complete measures in one turn. But in the end, Team 8+8 gave us two extra performances at a measure each, tying up the game 5 to 5. Great job, everyone! And excellent team work!! Who knew a board game could be so EXCITING! 🙂
NEXT CLASS: Monday, December 22 at 4:30 p.m.
This will be the last lesson/performance opportunity before break. Then after that just ONE MORE LESSON before recital.
Tonight in class everyone performed one solo (some from memory!), and one duet. After that, we reviewed note values that included a dot. Not just that dotted half note we all know. We learned about dotted quarter notes and even dotted eighth notes! Then it was every man for himself on a quick game of Musopoly.
NEXT CLASS: Monday, November 24 at 4:30
Recital season is upon us and I have a few important dates to share – please mark your calendars:
RECITAL PREPAREDNESS: I have given everyone the goal to be RECITAL READY by the week of December 16/17/18 – that is just 11 weeks away. I would like all songs to be chosen and locked in during the month of October, please. Then we can complete them during November and put the finishing touches on memorizing them during the first part of December. Technically, if you are not “recital ready” by the suggested date, you will still have 3 weeks to hammer down on your pieces, but keep in mind: 1) You will be doing it alone 2) You will be forcing yourself to work hard over break (do you really want to do that?) and 3) There will only be one more lesson before recital to hit the mark.
NOTES FROM OUR POLICY ABOUT MAKEUP CLASSES AND STUDIO CLOSINGS:
* Tuition is the same regardless of how many weeks are in the month
* Tuition includes, on average, four lessons per month (48 Lessons per year)
* We will be closed, with advanced notice, four weeks throughout the year
* If a lesson should fall on a holiday, rescheduling may be requested in advance
Make-Up Lessons
It is our policy to close the studio four weeks during the year, with notice, and these closings are not paid for by the student and will not be rescheduled or made up. Make-up Classes may be scheduled occasionally due to inclement weather and/or upcoming events. Any student may attend. These group lessons will be one hour in length and will be spent working together on theory, rhythm skills, ensemble playing, as well as performance training. Other topics will be covered, depending on the needs of the group as a whole.
P.S.: There has been an unannounced Studio Challenge gathering cobwebs in the blog for nearly a month. FREE BOOK OR SHEET for the first student to follow the instructions carefully.
This week the game of choice was Musopoly, a fun board game where we sharpen our skills with tempos, ear training, rhythms, note names, musical terms and even performance. It was the boys vs. girls. It was neck-n-neck all night, but in the end the boys took the lead by just one beat… Good job, everyone!
Wow – we are getting quite a snow day today! In light of that, as well as sickness, and the upcoming performance for some at the mall in just over a week – we’ve scheduled a Makeup/Performance Class this Monday, February 10 at 5:00 p.m. for one hour. The following reminders are from our policy page:
Make-Up Lessons
It is our policy to close the studio four weeks during the year, with notice, and these closings are not paid for by the student and will not be rescheduled or made up. Make-up Classes may be scheduled occasionally due to inclement weather and/or upcoming events. Any student may attend. These group lessons will be one hour in length and will be spent working together on theory, rhythm skills, ensemble playing, as well as performance training. Other topics will be covered, depending on the needs of the group as a whole.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Audrey so she can add you to the class. There will be more classes scheduled as winter progresses.
Tonight six students attendend our final performance class. Each was able to play their memorized solos as well as their duet or ensemble. Afterwards, we enjoyed a game a Music BINGO!
Hopefully we’ll have more join us for our December Classes – the 9th and the 30th.