april, 2015

Plymouth School of Music April Newsletter 2015 The BEST  music lessons in Plymouth Michigan!....

In this Month’s Newsletter:   Is your teacher booked? Summer vacation plans 2015 Student of the month: Evan Feely Thank You for the referrals Happy Birthdays Spring Recital 2015 Info  Building your repertoire the right way Connect with us: Like us on Facebook Lessons Studio Website Youtube Channel Share this email: Request lesson information: Click Here IMPORTANT STUDIO DATES: Easter Vacation: April 5th-11th Memorial Day Weekend: May 23-25th  Studio Recital: May 31st 2-5 pm  4th of July Week: July 4th-11th   IS YOUR TEACHER COMPLETELY BOOKED?  GUITAR: Jeff: Mon/Wed 1 spot left Matt: Mon/Wed 5 spots left VOICE: Anya: Mon-Wed FULL SCHEDULE! Elizabeth: Wed/Saturday 5 spots left  PIANO: Andrew: Mon/Tues 2 spots left Anya: Mon-Wed FULL SCHEDULE! ELizabeth: Wed/Saturday 5 spots left WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE SUMMER? Are you going to have some absences and are considering withdrawing from lessons because you will be gone on vacation for a few weeks? Don't withdraw and lose your valuable lesson time! CONTACT US ABOUT SCHEDULING ADVANCE OR FUTURE MAKEUPS AND CANCELLATIONS In the past years Plymouth School of Music has always grown significantly during the summer months both in June and in August (by as much as 50%) and at our current enrollment of 110 students we are nearly at capacity. Students in the past that have decided to withdraw from lessons for the summer have returned to find the valuable lesson time has been filled by a new student; all because they had a vacation planned and felt they needed to withdraw. Don’t let this happen to you! We will work with your schedule to get your makeup lessons in either in advance or at a later date LET US KNOW OF YOUR SUMMER SCHEDULED ABSENCES AND NEED FOR MAKEUPS BY EMAILING US AT: Plymouthschoolofmusic @gmail.com Plymouth School of Music's Student of the Month: Piano Student: Evan Feely How long have you been taking music lessons at PSoM? I have been taking my my music lessons for 5 months Who is your teacher at PSoM? Miss Anya How and why did you get started with music lessons at PSoM? I took piano lessons and studied trumpet in school, so i wanted to continue my musical education by taking piano again. What do you enjoy most about coming to your lessons each week? I am currently working on "party" song with lots of dynamics. What are some of your other hobbies? Swimming, acting, and hanging out with my friends. Overall, what has your experience been like taking piano lessons at PSoM? It has been really good! Evan has been studying piano at Plymouth School of Music for 5 months already. Evan has been making wonderful progress in his lessons and is looking forward to performing in the spring recital coming up this May! Thank You for the referrals! We would like to say thanks to the following students for referring students to the school to sign up for lessons: Julie Fowler Kelly Voelker They earned 2 extra FREE lessons at the school! Would YOU like to earn 2 extra FREE lessons? Just give us the contact info of someone you know today! Email us at: plymouthschoolofmusic@gmail.com Student Birthday wishes: Plymouth School of Music would like to wish the following students a very Happy Birthday this April: Yousif Gammo Janice Larouere Ian Barrette Brynn Ilajanic Vada Davis Belated March birthdays:  Cohen Stiteler Heather Graham Sylvie Sherman Noah Knutsen Carl Maier Lauren Fowler  Student Recital Spring 2015 Information We encourage you to participate in the upcoming recital on May 31 from 2-5 P.M. Our recitals are held at the main arts council building (next door the the lessons house) and as always, they are a free event! .... In order to participate you must follow the following steps: 1. Register online by going by clicking the link below: REGISTER FOR RECITAL 2. Check back on the website by may 14th 2015 (on the recital sign up page) to see which of the recital times you have been scheduled to perform in 3. Arrive to the recital 20 minutes before your scheduled performance time. The order of performers in this years recital will be held by instrument; Piano, Voice and Guitar. There will be three hours of performances from 2-5 pm. Dress nice and bring your friends and family! Building Your Repertoire the Right Way! Well it’s April here at PSoM! Students are diligently putting the final touches on their pieces for Upcoming Recital on May 31. With all of this hard work going on, let's pretend for a moment that the recitals are all over. Your performance went exceptionally well... Now what happens to your music? You say, “I’m ready for something new and exciting of course!” Well sure you are, and so are your teachers , but what will happen to the old material you just finished? As you are continuing your studies at the school you’ll continue to learn a variety of pieces. Once you have mastered a piece or a routine, it’s easy to write it off and never want to play or sing it again because you put in so much time and energy that you’re sick of it altogether! This is completely natural and understandable, but as musicians, you are continually building your repertoire! Repertoire is made up of new and old pieces. As you continue learning, you will eventually have a plethora of material at your fingertips (and voice) when it comes time to perform for yourself or the general public. So, here are “A few Ways to Keep Your Old Pieces and Routines Sharp without Hating Them!” 1.) Take a break! Take a rest from the old songs and routines until the thought of performing them again doesn’t make you want to set the concert stage on fire. Seriously, you do need a break for a while. 2.) Schedule private performances at home! My kids love playing recital at home and going up several times and playing something different each time. By doing this, they are reviewing their old and new pieces in a fun and productive way. 3.) Avoid “switch tasking” when reviewing old material. Once you have taken the required break and are working on new material, avoid randomly inserting sections of the old material just for mental relief from your new song. This is called “switch tasking” sometimes falsely referred to as “multi-tasking”. Multi-tasking is a myth. We can really only focus our attention to one thing at a time; constantly switching back and forth between different tasks (whether music, or work) is an extremely inefficient use of your time and energy.- Jeff Davis Director at Plymouth School of Music Thank You for reading!

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