And the winner is....

Isaac Baker!

October Minute to Win it results

Isaac Baker - 18

Ben Rose & Nate Carlson - 10

Keep working those flash cards piano students!

If you want to be cool.... take piano lessons!

I have the funnest students.  They are bright and funny and always surprising me.

I asked  one of my students why he started piano a few years ago.  He said "I don't know.  Everybody else was doing it and it seemed like the thing to do."  That answer just made me smile.  Peer pressure to do something positive and learn a great skill.  I am sure this kid is going places!

If you have been thinking of learning the piano or taking voice lessons, now is the time.  I only have a few spots left, so contact me today.

Back to School Special!

Sign up with a friend for Children's Choir, Group Voice or Private Voice and both you AND the friend will get the first month 50% off!

Ask me any questions you have.

Lesson schedule

This is the current lesson schedule.  If anyone is interested in finding a time for their potential student, please take a look.  All the blank spaces are free for lessons!  Let me know.

Hour	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6:30 am
7:00 am		PW (piano)	IB (piano)	BR (piano)	NC (piano)
7:30 am		SW (piano)			EC (piano)
8:00 am	CK (piano)
8:30 am
9:00 am – 1:30 pm	No lessons	No lessons	No lessons	No lessons	No lessons
2:00 pm			TB (voice)
2:30 pm
3:00 pm		KB (voice)
3:30 pm		AW (piano)	BU (piano)
4:00 pm	SC (piano)	SW (piano)	Children’s Choir	ZS (piano)
4:30 pm	NC (piano)	CW (piano)		LS (piano)
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm				Family voice lesson
6:30 pm				EC (piano)
7:00 pm				HH (voice)

Children's Choir -- The beginnings

When I was in grade school, my mom started a little group for six girls, including me and my sister Merrijane.  We called ourselves “Sugar and Spice” and there must have at least been as much giggling as there was singing during our rehearsals.  Our mothers bought us matching blouses and made matching skirts.  I have to tell you – we were pretty awesome.  At least, we thought we were pretty awesome.  It was an amazing experience and confidence builder for these six little girls to be singing in harmony, reading music, performing in grade school programs and church meetings and developing wonderful friendships.  I am grateful to my mom for putting the time and energy into our learning.  I want to do the same for my own children.

If you would like to have this kind of opportunity for your children, talk to me about enrolling them in my Children’s Choir.  This choir will give them a chance to make music and excel.  Children in the Choir will work on the fundamentals of singing, including matching pitch, blending with others, producing a good vocal sound and proper diction.  They will also learn to read sheet music, sing in two and three part harmony and prepare to participate in public performances.

The choir is for children ages 7 – 16.  The time is:   Wednesdays, 4:00 – 4:45pm

The rate is:  $6 per session

A multiple child rate is: 

±  $5 per child – 2 children from a family

±  $4 per child – 3+ children from a family

±  $4 per child – for each child also taking piano lessons

Contact me today for this fun experience for your child.

Choir starts August 31 and I want your child to join us!

Why should I take group voice lessons?

Can a group voice lesson really teach you to sing?  Yes!  I am so excited to be offering group voice lessons.

Despite all of our differences, voices are just voices, and learning to manage them for singing requires us all to learn certain common skills.  Just as any group of students bring their individual knowledge and skill to a class, a group of singers bring varying degrees of vocal experience to a lesson.  Differences in previous experience will in no way reduce a student's potential to develop personal vocal skills.  The pace at which each student progresses will ultimately lie within themselves and have little to do with the pace of the class as a whole.

Each group will meet together on a weekly basis and will receive instruction, examples, demonstrations and exercises.  An advantage of group study is the frequent opportunity it offers each student to sing before an audience.  The will allow each student's progress to be noted.  It also provides an excellent opportunity for class members to learn from each other through observation and example.

Another benefit of group study is that students will get to know each other very well.  The social atmosphere in each lesson is generally a supportive one.  The "we're all learning together" attitude is an important source of encouragement to everyone in the group.

Finally - and one we are all concerned about - cost.  If you want the benefit and experience of voices lessons, but don't want the cost of a private lesson, this is a great solution.  Each student will progress, will have the opportunity to sing in a recital and will become a more confident musician.

I have students currently on a waiting list for group lessons.  As soon as I have 4 students, a group will start and will never have more than 6 students.  The size limit will ensure the quality of each student's experience.  Please call or email today and let's get you, or your child, signed up!

Jimmer is everywhere - even in the music!

The other day, I began teaching Zerin about time signatures and note values.  He has a very logical mind and I was trying to help him see the mathematical side of the the notes.  We began with whole note, half note and quarter note.  I then asked what he thought would come next.  He kept guessing 1/5, 1/6, and finally said "No, don't tell me - it's a pint!  A gallon?"  I'm sure it's not a good teacher moment to burst out laughing, but sometimes I can't help it.

We then discussed how it makes sense to then have a sixteenth note and a thirty-second note.  At that point Zerin stopped, and said "THIRTY-TWO!  That's JIMMER'S number!  Ooooohhhhhhhhh!"

Where else will Jimmer pop up?  I just love the little things all around us that children notice, appreciate and express.