Summer Practice Party

We can't end the summer without a celebration!

Everyone did so great practicing and performing at the recital so we celebrated with a Summer Practice Party complete with fun music games, yummy treats, and a prize table!  The students have been working so hard to practice their 5 days and achieve their weekly goal to earn tickets.  At the party they were able to trade in those hard earned tickets for fun prizes.  It was a success!

One of the fun games we played: "Pin the Note on the Staff"

Picking out their prizes:

Summer Piano Recital

"SOUNDS OF SUMMER"

Summer Piano Recital 2014

Our Summer Piano Recital was a hit!  Everyone did great and I was so proud of each student for being brave and performing.  Thanks for a great summer!

Famous People Recital

Great job to everyone for another successful recital!  It was so fun to hear the songs you have been working so hard on.  Now enjoy your summer, you deserve it!

Our "Famous People" recital was a blast!

This picture was after all of the different gourmet popcorn was gone.  I think the kids liked it!

A little blurry but I'm glad we could get a picture with most of us!

Walkin' in a Music Wonderland!

I am so proud of each of my students for how they did at the Christmas recital this year!!  The Christmas songs that I assigned them were a little harder than what they were working on but they all did great.  Thanks everyone for working so hard and putting on a great Christmas recital!  My husband took a few pictures of the performers but not of everyone.  Here are the ones he got:

Winner of the iTunes Card is...

After a long and anticipated wait, I am pleased to announce the winner of the coveted iTunes gift card:

SARAH KETTLE!!

Sarah has worked very hard the last few months and I am so proud of the progress that she is making.  She really deserves it. :)  Congratulations Sarah!!

And The Winner Is...

For my students 14 and older I am doing a new program called "Weekly Goals."  When a student comes to his/her lesson with four "Weekly Goals" accomplished then they get to enter their name into a drawing.  Also, if the student passes off a level of their technique then they get to put their name in the drawing.  Every other month I will pick one name out and that lucky student will win a gift card.  Well today I have chosen the first lucky winner and they will receive a Cold Stone gift card!  Everyone LOVES Cold Stone so I'm sure the winner will be happy that their hard work paid off.

Now for the big news.  Drum roll please...............

And the winner is: MALLORY!!!

I had my husband pick out a paper so that you guys won't think I'm biased. :)  Good job Mallory!  Thanks for all your hard work and I hope you enjoy your favorite ice cream at Cold Stone!  I'll bring your prize to your lesson on Saturday.  Thanks everyone else for working hard.

Success at the Valentine's Masterclass!

I was so pleasantly surprised to see so many of my students at the masterclass last Saturday!  I think that it really helped to perform in front of each other to get our nerves out before the recital.  But I think everyone liked playing fun games and decorating sugar cookies better than performing. :)  Here are some pictures from the masterclass!

The girls decorating sugar cookies!

Find the note game (the back of the cards had different notes on them)

The boys LOVED this game!

It is harder than it looks...

Got to love the hula hoop game.

I think it was a success!  Thanks to everyone for coming!