Two Important Dates to Note

April is flying by and May will soon be upon us. The Recital will be held May 7th at 2 p.m. at Peteetneet, upstairs in the Music Room.
We will have a Group Lesson at 5:30 on Wednesday April 27th. The students should have their recital pieces memorized by this date as they will be playing them for the other students and we will be going over Recital Etiquette and Protocol.
Dress for the students for the recital is Nice Dress. The girls can wear pants if they prefer, but they should be dressy pants. The boys don't have to wear a tie, but they should wear dress pants and a nice shirt. No Jeans.
Important Dates: April 27 at 5:30 at my house--Group Lesson
May 7 at 2 p.m. at Peteetneet--Recital

February Group Lesson

We had our February group lesson. That is a bit of a misnomer, since we had it in March! We did a Steps & Skips activity which demonstrated the similarities of steps and skips in the musical alphabet, on the keyboard, and on the staff. It was a neck-and-neck race between Matthew and Brykelle to get to the top of the staff.
Then we mapped out rhythms with rhythm blocks and talked about measures, bar lines, and really fat notes. (You'll have to ask the kids about that one!)
We learned about Johann Sebastian Bach and his 20 children. We listened to his music and and did a word search using words from his life.
**Our next group lesson will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m.
***Parents, please watch this month for notes in reference to the students practicing their recital pieces which will be assigned in the next couple of weeks. The recital will be held the first week of May. I will let you know an exact date and time by the beginning of April.

Tuition Incentive

Introducing an incentive to go from now, July through September. For each family that you refer who signs up for piano lessons, you can get a $5 discount for one month of lessons. So, if you were to refer three families who all signed up for piano lessons, the following month lessons for one student would cost you only $35. Feel free to show them the Blue Skies blog and let them know that they can come and visit with me and get a feel for my program and how it fits with their student/s. Remind them to be sure and tell me who referred them. I will record it when they pay for their first month of lessons. Thanks!

Announcements

Announcing our new Communications Center, blueskiesmusicstudio.blogspot.com. In this technology age, I think this will be a more efficient way to pass on general information. I would like to include achievements, also, and tips for helping your children practice. I will include my e-mail address on the site so you can contact me directly, as well. It would be helpful to me if you parents would also provide me with your e-mail addresses so that I can contact you privately, as well. I am looking forward to developing this fun way to pass on information and highlight the hard work your children are doing. I truly enjoy working with your children. They are great kids. Thank you for allowing me that privilege.