Friday, March 15, 2013

Sping and Summer!


Greetings!
I hope this newsletter finds you well and looking forward to Spring.  Our Easter Break will soon be here and we have a scheduled break Tuesday March 26 through April 1.  If your child has recently missed a lesson, or you anticipate missing a lesson in the remaining weeks of the semester, this would be a great time to make up a lesson.  Please contact me if your child needs to make up a lesson that week.  

We will have 2 recitals this semester on May 11 and May 18 in the Chapel at Dow Rummel at 3:30 PM.  If your family has a scheduling conflict with one of these dates, please let me know soon so that I may schedule the recitals accordingly.  Students will be performing solo pieces, and may also play a duet.

Summer is a great time to review music theory, technique, learn fun popular pieces, or continue with regular piano repertoire.  Summer lessons will run May 20 through August 29.  Families may choose their summer schedule for piano lessons.  In the past, some students have continued to take lessons every week, while others choose to study every other week.  I recommend that students take a minimum of 6 lessons through the summer so that they may retain and improve upon what they have learned throughout the school year.  It is especially important for beginning students to continue to study piano lessons in the summer.  For scheduling, I have reserved each student’s regular lesson time throughout the summer.  Please let me know which lesson dates will work best for your family.  Each student’s regular lesson time will remain reserved for summer lessons until May 1st.  If you would like lessons on a different day/time please let me know what days and times will work best and I will reserve time slots as they become available.   After May 1st, any time slot that has not been confirmed will be available on a first come first served basis.