Teacher Kendall's Music Studio

I've had a lot of questions about the fall schedule. Unfortunately, room scheduling is still very unsure at this point, especially for Tuesdays, but I am including my preliminary schedule at the bottom of this email. There is no guarantee this will be identical to the fall schedule, but it may be a good jumping off point for some of you. Thanks for your patience!

Also, rates for lessons will be going up for fall term. Applications for community music scholarships are due the 15th of August, for those of you who are interested.

Thanks for a great end to Spring term. Practice has improved so much this term - I am looking forward to a productive summer.

Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. Today (Tuesday, May 27) and for the following 2 weeks, we will have regularly scheduled group & theory classes in Kilworth chapel. The final concert of the school year is this Saturday, May 31st, at 3:00 p.m. in Schneebeck recital hall. Please leave reception foods in room 106 before the concert. The final parent meeting of the school year is Wednesday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m. at my house in North Tacoma (there are no lessons on June 4).

See you all at lessons! :)

FYI, the Summer sign-up sheets are on the website as of 5/8/08 (upper right hand corner - PDF file). I'll post changes every week if there are any - you can sign up for summer lessons at your lesson or via email (I'll let you know if the times you request are available).

To sign-up for openings in the summer schedule, email me or talk to me at your lesson. Remember, the times are first-come, first-served!

I will be teaching Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays for the beginning of summer term, and Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays for the end of summer term. The first time slot available on these days is 12:30 pm, and the last available is 6:00 pm.

Week 1: June 30, July 1 & 3 (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)
Week 2:July 7, 8 & 10 (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)
Week 3: July 14 & 15 (Monday & Tuesday)
Week 4: July 24 (Thursday)

Kate Adams has been practicing her jaw rest... I think she looks great!

Sorry about the delay in the last newsletter. I finally found the setting on the website that was causing problems!

For those of you that don't know my situation, I'm still trying to convince my 4-year-old that violin is something he really wants to do. So, recognizing that I can't give him anything I don't have myself, I've been concentrating on overcoming my own long-held practice demons. As a kid I took piano for three years without much practicing, and I played trumpet for 5 years with a bit more practicing, but I'm sure nothing consistent. So now, spurred on by Teacher Kendall's infamous letter, I'm on a good solid one-month streak of daily practice in front of the kids.

Hi Everyone,

Dale pointed out to me that I had a different schedule on the studio calendar than the one I mentioned last night. I recently found out that we do have a space for our 4:30 Theory class on May 6 - room 106 in the Music Building, so that class WILL be taking place (and has been added to the calendar). So, to clarify: April 29th is a Play-in in Kilworth with no 4:30 class and May 6 is a Play-in in Schneebeck with a 4:30 class in room 106. Thanks, Dale!