Top Ten Scores for January 2010!

#1 - Mikala 1200 (successfully unseated Maddie!)
#2 -Maddie 1155
#3 - Tavis 1020
#4 - Mariah 1000
(These students have already reached the goal of 1000 points that all students are trying to reach by April 30. They'll start at the bottom again and try to reach 1000 a 2nd time!)
#5 Rhian 900
#6 Alexandra 810
#7 Dylan 765
#8 Micah 740
#9 Carlie 725
#10 Joey 585
Congratulations to all of you!

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.