Schedule & Announcements
for current Students



Announcements



Everyone did a fantastic job at the Holiday recitals! Thank you everyone for participating!


In March I'll be scheduling some group lessons. I will be planning to make these lessons zoom-friendly, as I don't know what our situation will be like at that time, and so that my out-of-state students will be able to participate. These lessons will include a very informal performance opportunity where the kids can play for each other.


Our next set of recitals will be the week of May 24. I plan to hold only three recitals this time, so each recital may be a bit longer than our previous ones. These recitals will still replace all private lessons for that week.


Please see below for my official schedule, including all days off for my spring 2021 semester. No matter what day your lessons are scheduled, I have made sure that I will be offering you 18 lessons over the course of the semester.



Spring Semester 2021





During my spring semester, I will be offering 18 lessons, including recitals and group lessons. Your monthly payment rate remains the same every month, no matter how many lessons you attend, and over the five months, they add up to 15 lessons. This will give you three flex weeks, so that if you attend weekly, you still get three lessons for free! Private lessons are held at your scheduled lesson time every week, from January 11 until the end of May, with the following exceptions:


* No lessons on Monday January 18

* No lessons Friday through Monday, February 12 - 15

* No lessons on Saturday March 13

* Tuesday through Friday, March 23 - 26: Group lessons replace private lessons. Monday and Saturday students are invited to join a group lesson as well as their regular scheduled private lesson for that week.

* Spring Break: No lessons between Monday March 29 and Saturday April 3

* No lessons Tuesday through Thursday, May 11 - 13

* All lessons the week of May 24 will be replaced by our Spring Recitals

* No lessons on Monday May 31


At this time we do not have a date scheduled for Festival. It will probably be a Saturday in late March or early April. I will adjust this calendar list to include Festival as soon as it is scheduled.


See below for a brief explanation of what Festival looks like.



birthdays ~ Spring 2021





January

Sophia C, January 5​

Julianna V, January 20

Megan H, January 21

Cambria J, January 26

Ava A, January 31


February

Andrew M, February 5

Hailey J, February 8

Mark N, February 16

​Katelyn C, February 21

Lukia P, February 22

Alex P, February 23


March

Cash C, March 4

Madison B, March 12

Katelyn M, March 13

Marisa M, March 16

Gabriel G, March 19

Sydney V, March 22

Sophia S, March 23

Neil S, March 26

Sophie Z, March 26


April

Benjamin M, April 3

Kobe M, April 9

James N, April 9

Kevin S, April 12

Samantha C, April 19


May

Alex N, May 4

Joshua M, May 13

Savanna M, May 13

Ronan S, May 18

Nolan B, May 25



FESTIVAL



Every spring, my young students have the opportunity to participate in Festival. Festival is a non-competitive, adjudicated event through the National Federation of Music Clubs. Participants must be younger than 18 and must be able to read music. Otherwise participants can perform at any level from early elementary through advanced. The entry fee for Festival is $40 per student. Students who return for multiple years may have to opportunity to earn enough points toward being awarded a trophy.


The performance itself takes place in the spring, usually a Saturday in late March or early April. Students who wish to participate will need to learn two approved pieces to be performed from memory. Performers may participate virtually by sending in a performance video, and therefore do not need to be local to this area.





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