May 2014 newsletter

Plymouth School of Music
NEWSLETTER
MAY 2014

"When I was a kid I told my Father that I wanted to grow up and be a musician, to that my Father quickly replied 'Son, You can't have both'"..Guitar Legend Chet Atkins
 

May 2014 Issue: Important studio notes! Summer lessons: Keep your time, get advanced makeup lessons Student of the Month: Lillian Walsh Student referral offer Welcome Plymouth School of Music’s new teacher! Don’t give up! Connect with us: s Youtube Channel Share this email: Request lesson information: Click Here PLYMOUTH SCHOOL OF MUSIC CALENDAR Makeup Lesson Times: Go to PSoM’s homepage and click “absences” to fill out the form and view availability Spring Recital: Saturday May 17th 11-2 Memorial Day Weekend: May 24th-26th (No Lessons) 4th of July Week Break: June 29th-July 6th (No Lessons) IMPORTANT STUDIO NEWS!!   We have a lot of exciting changes that are taking place here at Plymouth School of Music! This column will be reserved every month to help keep you in the know!..   Parking Situation Resolved: lately there have been a few challenges in regards to parking at the studio. The lessons house is rented on occasion to church and other groups for their evening meetings. What’s more, we also share our parking lot with the Plymouth Arts Council that uses their facility for other activities. We understand that it is difficult to find a parking spot and we have a solution: Reserved parking spots! These spots will be marked with cones. Please feel free to park in the reserved spots!   Your studio newsletters as the one-stop new information source: We are happy to see and hear that every student looks forward to reading our school newsletter. The newsletter comes to you EVERY month and in two formats: Email and hardcopy; mailed directly to your house and inbox! In efforts to cut down on unnecessary paper usage (separate handouts and mailings of studio updates) We will be using the studio newsletter as your one-stop-source of studio news; including important updates such as policy changes.   Make up lesson procedure improved: As a reminder, you may check online for available spots for makeup lessons. We have improved the process by splitting the process up into two parts: a cancellation form and a makeup lessons form.     Summer Vacation plans 2014: Don’t lose your lesson time! Are you going to be absent a lot and are considering withdrawing from lessons all because you will be absent for a few weeks? Don’t lose your lesson time! And go through the re registration process when returning in the fall; we have a solution for you...   Starting the month of may we will be offering advanced makeup classes on an additional day to be offered May through August.   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%). 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. Don’t let this happen to you! It’s always a heartbreaker to have to tell a returning student in the fall that we have to put them on a waiting list or that they might not get a convenient lesson time. Get your makeup lessons in advance AND keep your valuable lessons by signing up for your makeup lessons before summer arrives!  Guitar Student: Lillian Walsh What you made decide to learn the Guitar? I was inspired by Taylor Swift. I like her music and how nice of a person she is! What is the coolest thing that you have been learning in your lessons? I have learned a lot about chords, strumming and how to sit an play and make my fingers work like a pro! Do you have any pets? I used to have a dog but now I have two fishes. Their names are Shimmer and Taylor. They are both goldfish, one is white with a red stripe on its tail and the other is orange with gold tie dye colors on its tail. What are some of your hobbies? I really like arts and crafts. I like swimming and singing too!   Student Referral Offer! We appreciate you as a student and know that YOU are our greatest resource for new students at the school! If you refer someone to take lessons this summer and they register you will receive: 30% off one month's tuition!   There is no limit to the number of people you are allowed to refer and It is very easy to do. All you have to do is just fill out your friends contact information below. Fill out as much as you know for as many people as you can, fill out the form on the website and we will contact them. If they sign up for lessons, you will get 30% off your next month's OR $30.00 cash!  It's THAT easy! WEBSITE CONTACT INFO FORM   Welcome Plymouth School of Music’s NEW VOICE  AND PIANO TEACHER: Miss Anya   Anya recently completed her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with a pedagogy specialization at Bowling Green State University.  She has been in opera productions throughout the mid-west since 2009.  Credits include La Bohème with Toledo Opera, Le nozze di Figaro with Bowling Green Opera, as well as Gilbert and Sullivan productions twice a year, for the last 5 years.  She has premiered several works from emerging composers including the lead role in Lucas Marshall Smith’s musical On the Way to Me.  She has sung with orchestras and conductors from all over the world.  Anya’s passion, though, is pedagogy - the teaching of singing.  Studying under great pedagogues from around the world, teachers include Monica Swartout-Bebow, Jane Schoonmaker-Rodgers, Jennifer Goode-Cooper, Ken Donnovan, Freda Herseth, and Rosa Baldursdottir.  She has started a teaching career spanning many genres of music.  She loves teaching students in their style of learning, so that music can be accessible to everyone.  She has worked with kids all her life as a babysitter and nanny.  Anya began her teaching career at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor as an assistant for Hebrew and Religious School, later leading the religious school music curriculum for Pre-K through 5th grade students.  Anya currently conducts the Stony Creek United Methodist Church choir.  She is looking forward to begin working at the Plymouth School of Music and can’t wait to meet everyone!   Hang in there and..... As a practicing musician for over 30 years, I can honestly say that there have been times where I’ve been tempted to quit taking lessons for various reasons. Conflicting activities, life changes and even something as simple as a nice weather have tempted me to give up on my music lessons; but I NEVER gave up!..I made adjustments and kept going with my learning! We would like to take the time to acknowledge as long-time students: Those who have been studying at the studio for over a year!   Ed and Noah Deguzman: 4 years of lessons Anthony and Dominique Marchione: 3 years of lessons Carl Maier: 3 years of lessons Prinay Ankem: 2.5 years of lessons Aaron and Jordan Profozich: 3 years of lessons Andrew Suchy: 5 years of lessons   Thank You for reading..stay tuned for next month's newsletter!