BAMTA Spring Competition Concert - May 4, 2010

Students who performed in the BAMTA Spring Competition could be chosen to be Winners, Alternates or Honorable Mentions in their division. Above are the pictures from the Concert where all of these students are honored

Top picture: Winners (look on the back row for Mason (3rd from left), then to the right in order: Tavis, Brian and Chuck. 2nd row from top-white shirt - is Sam)

Middle picture: Alternate Winners (Mariah in pink dress and her brother Micah behind her. Tavis is on the back row, 2nd from left)

Bottom picture: (Honorable Mention - Sam is in the middle in the white shirt and tie; not pictured: Dylan)

Theory Class Parties - May 2010

Theory Class Parties were a lot of fun! Banana Splits were a HIT!

Spring Recital - May 8, 2010

Students performed well at the Recital. This represents 1 year of piano studies! I was a proud teacher and there were many proud parents and family members in the audience!

Daniel was bored, I guess, so he busied himself by pulling a tooth during the Recital (during a trip to the restroom!).

William is making it a habit to fall asleep during the Recital. He did this last year!

Top Ten Scores for February

1 - Maddie - 1550
2 - Mikala - 1415
3 - Rhian - 1205
4 - Tavis - 1130
5 - Mariah - 1075
6 - Micah - 890
7 - Alexandra - 870
8 - Dylan - 815
9 - Carlie - 755
10 - Brian - 600
Congratulations!

Listed below are the points for the remaining students in descending order:
595 - Joey
575 - Gavin
545 - Anthony (not updated in Feb)
520 - Lindsey
520 - Jordan
510 - William (not updated in Feb)
480 - Meredith
470 - Daniel
455 - Brundige
440 - Taylor
420 - Will
390 - Aubrey
375 - Chuck (not updated in Feb)
370 - Ben
370 - Harold
340 - Caitlin
300 - Christian
300 - James
255 - Spencer
240 - Rainee (not updated in Feb)
220 - Mequell
185 - Cody
125 - Mason (new student in Jan)
90 - Samuel (new student in Jan)
90 - Andrew (new student in Jan)
80 - Stephen (new student in Jan)
70 - Madison J. (new student in Jan)
45 - Amanda

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.