Please note the calendar for the upcoming School Year

I have posted the upcoming calendar for the school year. Please mark the important dates on your calendars. I have also listed the Lab topics that we will focus on each month at the bottom of this blog. I am hoping that our concentration on these topics for repeated weeks in a row, will solidify these areas of learning for the students.

This year I have chosen not to schedule lessons during the weeks of Recitals. This will allow me the time necessary to make the many preparations for the recitals, and also allow me to be available to help struggling students if needed. I think this will help me to stay healthier this year. I hope everyone will understand. This will also free up a little stress on your students. I think it will benefit everyone.

I have scheduled a few group classes during the months that we have holidays. Please make a special effort to send your students. These classes are as important as the private lessons, and much preparation goes into these classes. Thank you for observing these dates, and sending your students.

I am loving the communication with email. I appreciate everyone's prompt payments each month. I think the electronic statements have created miracles in my studio. Last year was the best year ever for prompt payments. Yeah!!!!!

I appreciate the patience of everyone throughout the summer. Summer vacation is a challenging time for lessons. But, for those who were able to continue through the summer, I feel like we accomplished a lot at lessons. Hooray for you dedicated students!

I would love to start posting pictures of students, or spotlight any accomplishments on this blog. Parents please keep me informed of special events that your students are involved in, and also email me any pictures that would be fun to see on this blog.

Just for you information, I just received notification from the AIM committee, the AIM fees were increased to $20 this year. I was aware of an upcoming increase, and thought I had heard it would be $16. So, I will have to collect an additional $4 from the AIM students. Part of these fees are going into a Scholarship fund for AIM students. So, those dedicated students who make it into the FAIM Group, will be eligible for these scholarships.

I will send quarterly updates on your students music account. Now that everything is being submitted electronically, I am hoping to create family music lists that I can look to see what music might be available at home for the students. We will see if this might cut some costs for the families on music.

Here we go, we are ready to tackle Fall Semester of Piano!

Fall 2009 Piano Update

It looks like another school year is upon us. I am looking forward to getting back on schedule, working hard and watching each of the students learn and grow. This blog will be dedicated to housing information updates, calanders, spotlights on students and events. This will be a gradual process as I learn these procedures.