Happy New Year!

Lessons begin next week - January 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Students were asked to complete 2 weeks of practice during the 4 weeks of Christmas break.

Here is a "funny" for you from one of my up and coming students, Mequell Guidry. Thanks to her mom, Jessie for sharing it with me!

Mequell: Mom, are you trying to kill us with piano?
Mom: Yes! Guns and swords are too messy, so we thought we’d kill you with our piano.
Mequell: Well, shouldn’t you just drop it on us??

Please feel free to share any of these "funnies" with me! I enjoy them!

Top TEN Scorers for December

1st place - Madison 925
2nd place - Rhian 820
3rd place - Mariah 700
4th place - Alexandra 665
5th place - Mikala 645
6th place - Dylan 585
7th place - Carlie 550
8th place - Brian 515
9th place - tie: Tavis & Joey 440
10th place - Gavin 410
Congratulations!
Students should be at between 400 and 500 points right not to be "on track". The goal for the year is 1,000 points by April 30th.
I gave a 1/2 sheet of paper to all students who came to Theory Classes. This is a guide for them to do extra credit work over the Christmas holiday. It includes Five -Finger-Patterns and Scales.

Piano Explorer Work

This week at lessons, I have been sending home the following note:
All Magazine work for August, September, October and November issues of Piano Explorer Magazine will be due by:
JANUARY 22
After January 22, I will only accept magazine work for December, January, February, March and April.

High Points for November

High Point Scorers for November are:
#1 - Madison (710)
#2 - Rhian (605)
#3 - Alexandra (565)
#4 - Mariah (545)
#5 - Carlie (410)
#6 - Gavin (390)
#7 - Dylan (385)
#8 - Brian (370)
#9 - Mikala & Tavis) (355)
#10 - Micah (350)
We'll add up points again next week (DEc. 7 - 11)

Halloween Theory Classes

Monday 4:15 class: front row: Mariah, Taylor, Rhian, Brundige Back: Mikala, Maddie, Gavin, Micah, Harold

Thursday 5:15 class: Daniel (the hairy one!), Alexandra, Dylan, James

Thursday 4:30 Class: Jordan, Ben, Mequell and "the headless pianist" AKA William!

Sorry to the Monday 5:15 class . . . I forgot to take your picture!!!!

High Scores for October 2009

1 - Madison Dabney - 380
2 - Rhian Jonckowski - 310
3 - tie: Carlie Meyers, Mariah Sudweeks - 285
4 - Joey Zitzman - 275
5 - Alexandra Baker - 250
6 - Gavin Moore - 245
7 - tie: William Nguyen, Micah Sudweeks -220
8 - Tavis Phan - 210
9 - Dylan Kuester - 200
10 - tie: Aubrey McCleve, Jordan Jonckowski - 180
CONGRATULATIONS!

Students should be in the 200 area to be "on track" to reach 1,000 by April 30.

30 Minute Lab - October 09

In October, we'll be learning about Muzio Clementi and listening to some of his compostions.

We're staying on MusicAce 1 so you can try to be a high scorer on some of the games.

You can also:
- try the wrap-up cards or flash cards that are out. You can earn points by doing them in 1
minute.
- work in your Theory Workbook
- work on your EX pages in your assignment book
- work on extra credit work from your Piano Explorer Magazines

Go to this link to see a very young student perform one of Clementi's most famous pieces:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_WBdb4Hu_Y

Here is another link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zffDptM0kw&videos=oVQMjHJRhBc&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1