Fall Lessons Begin Online! 2020

 

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." –Colin Powell August 7, 2020 Dear Students and Parents of Students, I'm so glad to have you as a part of my studio and I'm proud of you for the work you've done during these odd and difficult times! I'm seeing some wonderful progress and I hope you're feeling and enjoying that progress at home! In this newsletter is information on fall scheduling, COVID procedures and important upcoming dates. Please note: Fall Schedule requests and deposits are due August 15! For details, see below. Also, I am working on opening up scholarship aid for dedicated students who are having difficulty continuing in lessons due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. Contact me for more information if you're able to donate! - Aubrey   Congratulations Everyone!!!! Fall Schedule Information: Since the Coronavirus developments in Chicago are constantly changing, I'm going to be closely monitoring what the Mayor and Governor advise and following their guidelines. See below for policies and procedures. I am currently offering Fall Lessons Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to start. I do not know what my college teaching load will look like yet, but once I do I might be adding Fridays as well. Please register here: Fall Registration and Scheduling Form (MIC students indicate your scheduling preferences here instead.) We will all need to have a bit of flexibility going forward with lessons. I think it is going to be some time before we're ALL back in person. Depending on the schedule and interest, we may do in-person lessons alternating weeks, so that families are not coming into close contact with each other in my home. For now, there are no lessons at the Fine Arts Building. All lessons are in my home studio. Lesson/holiday/event dates are all updated on my website! I appreciate how we've all been working together to make sure to reduce any possibilities of exposure as we navigate through this pandemic. Let's please continue to be upfront about the contact we have for the safety of everyone in the studio! REVIEW OF STUDIO PROCEDURES DURING PANDEMIC ITEMS OF NOTE Zoom Mini Recitals will continue! Dates to follow on the website. Please follow FaithSlaker Music on Facebook, or join our private studio page here to see performances. Graduation Recitals will continue at PianoForte with a limited audience and online streaming. Group Classes will begin in September (see website) and will be held via Marco Polo. These classes will cover all reading/theory/history/musicianship aspects of music study. Has everyone received their magnetic staff board? Anybody in Suzuki Book 1A, 1B or 2 Group classes should purchase one (the red one) so we can do some great note reading activities with them! Let me know if you have any questions! Stay tuned for Viviene's Book 1 Graduation Recital!   Upcoming Dates (see website for more) Sept 8.      Fall Lessons Begin! Oct 13.      Royal Conservatory Assessment Registration Deadline Nov 25.      Thanksgiving Holiday (Lessons Resume Dec 1) Nov/Dec.   Royal Conservatory Assessments Dec 15.     Sonatina Fest Registration Deadline Dec ??       Studio Recital TBD Feb 7.        Sonatina Festival - Video recorded performances