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Recital Fundraiser – COOKIES! Sept 25 – Oct 11

Ditto on last’s year’s blog post – cookie sales! And I don’t mean just *any* little cookies – I mean DEB’S BAKERY COOKIES! These things are not only fantastic, they are HUGE! Here’s the plan: Students will be able to help defray the ever rising costs of our Annual Piano Recital – building use costs, insurance, printing and advertising, just to name the big expenditures. PLUS – students will receive credit for each dozen cookies they sell, which will go toward earning books and sheet music, either for the recital or just for fun!

Next week a “shopping list” will be sent home with each student to decide which book(s) they may like to earn. They will earn one book or two pieces of sheet music for selling 6 dozen cookies. The more they sell, the more books/sheets they can earn. High sellers may even be able to put their credits toward bigger items like a metronome or music bag.

Cookie order forms will go home with the students the week of September 25/26/27 and must be returned in two weeks – the week of October 9/10/11. Fresh cookies will then be available for pickup two weeks later on Tuesday, October 23 – anytime after 11:00 a.m. PLEASE plan to pick up the cookies on TUESDAY, October 23 so they will be fresh for your friends and family!

The only difference with the cookies this year is with the icing. If someone orders a dozen iced cookies, they will receive 12 icing filled cups instead of icing already on the cookies. This allows for easier packaging and transport and at the same time keeps it fair – everyone gets their own icing to spread. 🙂

We know that you will LOVE these cookies! May I recommend the snickerdoodles?

NOTE: The two boxes represent ONE DOZEN. There is 1/2 dozen cookies in EACH BOX.

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Please Mark Your Calendars

UPDATED: 8/28/12

Piano Studio Closings* (3 of 4 for 2012):

    • October 16/17/18

* 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

Piano Makeup Class*

    • Monday, September 17 – 4:00 p.m – one hour
    • Monday, October 15 – 4:00 p.m – one hour

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND, but not mandatory.
*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.

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Piano Guild 2012

Everyone did a fantastic job! Scores ranged from “Excellent!” to “Superior!” That about says it all – especially for our beginners who performed for the first time today. I give you all a SUPERIOR PLUS!!

Please check out this week’s Free Press for photos and an article for your scrapbook.

For more details, please visit our Piano Guild webpage.

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Clark Wood Academic Field Day

Audrey’s Piano Studio was asked to be a presenter at Clark Wood’s bi-annual Academic Field Day. Our four students who attend Clark Wood assisted Audrey with the presentations are shown below. Thanks to all of you for helping with the piano presentation for the classes who came to see us. They were a great audience! We would like to thank Clark Wood for inviting us.

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Piano Guild – Friday, June 1

T minus 18 and counting . . . Some quick reminders for our Piano Guild players:

  • All Songs MUST be memorized
  • Scales/Cadences are required (with the exception of EA students)
  • All measures must be numbered for the judge
  • All books must be brought for the judge
  • Be sure to count BOOKS and TAGS before leaving home
  • Attempt to arrive EARLY (please call my mobile if running late)
  • Auditions at the Drake House – 155 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
  • There are practice rooms available at the Cedar Arts Center

THREE LESSONS TO GO before Guild. See you soon!!

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Musopoly Class!

Congratulations to Team Rebekah & Bobby for being first place winners! (Bobby attributes much of his amazing success to “Little Einsteins”) Next up was Team Alyssa & Kyra Sue who came in second. Team Solo (a.k.a. Bryan) brought up the rear . . . . but we agree that all did a GREAT JOB! All the students were fair and friendly judges and everyone walked away with a prize of their choice.

Musopoly Class
NEXT CLASS: Monday May 21 – 4:00 p.m.

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Please Mark Your Calendars

UPDATED: 2/29/12

Piano Studio Closings* (2 of 4 for 2012):

    • April 10/11/12
    • May 8/9/10

* 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

Piano Makeup* / Guild Performance Class (2 of 4 for 2012):

    • Monday, April 9
    • Monday, May 21

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND, but not mandatory.
*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.

Piano Showcase Competition (hosted by Robert M. Sides at the Arnot Mall):

    • Saturday, March 31, 2012

Piano Guild Auditions (Cedar Arts Center, Corning, NY):

    • Friday, June 1, 2012

Piano Studio Closed in July

    • There will be no lessons the entire month of July
    • There will be no tuition collected for July
    • Lessons will resume Tuesday, July 31 for August
    • Everyone will then have five scheduled lessons in August
    • August tuition will be collected the end of June