Calendar

Board Meeting

Studio of Pamela Smith 10:00 am for coffee, meeting starts at 10:30 am

Studio Applications due for June Graduation

Teacher Research Group

Studio of Pamela Smith 9:30 am coffee; 10:00-12:30 Research Group

Turn in videos for June Graduation

All videos due 10 AM at Southern Keyboards. Video review with Dr.Karen Hagberg, 10-12 and 2-5. All teachers with Level One June Graduation applicants must attend this meeting. Others teachers with students in Graduation are urged to attend. Time permitting, Level Two videos will be reviewed with Dr. Hagberg's guidance.

Note: Please submit videos in DVD format only! (not CDR)

If you are not able to attend this meeting you must submit your videos to Tony Winston on or before Friday, April 29 at 10 AM.

Student lessons with Dr. Karen Hagberg

Studio of Barbara Brown, Brooke Chumachenko coordinator.

Student lessons with Dr. Karen Hagberg

Studio of Robin Blankenship, Pamela Smith coordinator

Submission Deadline for Nurture (May 13 issue)

Teacher Research Group

Studio of Robin Blankenship 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Deadline for "Pennies for Practice"

Be sure that all proceeds collected for Pennies for Practice are collected by May 31.

Spivey Hall Graduation Dress Rehearsals

Students in 1:00 PM Concert: 9:30 AM arrival time, 10:00 - 12:00 Rehearsal

Students in 4:00 PM Concert: 12:30 PM arrival time, 1:00 - 3:00 Rehearsal

Spivey Hall Graduation Concerts

1:00 PM and 4:00 PM

Studio Application For January Graduation

The Studio Application for the January 2012 Graduation is due by October 21st.

Teacher Research Meeting

Come and join us for our next teacher research meeting!

Thursday, October 27th 10:00 a.m. at Southern Pianos

The subject will be: Teaching the Young Child Twinkles, and other beginning musical concepts. Everyone is asked to bring their ideas and any materials they are using.

We also plan to have a potluck lunch afterwards, so please bring something to contribute!

Also, let us know if you're attending, and what you would like to contribute to lunch. You can login and post this in the teacher forum,(try it out!) or email Brooke: lelyah@bellsouth.net

Concert Clothing Consignment Sale Continues

The Concert Clothing Consignment Sale which began November 19 will continue on tour in various piano studios throughout Atlanta. Clothing is currently on view at Pamela Smith's studio. If you are interested in making a purchase, please contact her at: pamelaspianostudio@gmail.com or Claire Lee at: claire.lee@comcast.net

Teacher Meeting for Graduation

Mandatory Teacher Meeting to be held on Friday November 11, 2011

at the Merle Manders Conference Center 111 Davis Rd. Stockbridge, Ga 30281

The meeting will begin promptly at 10 am. All teachers submitting level one videos are required to attend this meeting. If you are submitting students for Graduation, you should have received an email with detailed instructions. Please contact Brooke Chumachenko, Robin Blankenship or Tony Winston.

Directions from I-75 Southbound Take I-75 south to exit 228 for Ga Hwy 138 East Make a left at the exit. Go approx. 1.5 miles and make a right onto N.Henry Blvd. Take N. Henry Blvd approx. 2 miles to Burke St. (will be on the left) Make a left onto Burke Street, and the center will be on the right.

Directions from I-675 Take I-675 south to exit 1 for Stockbridge Make a left at the exit, onto Ga Hwy 138 East Take Hwy 138 East approx. 1/2 mile to N. Henry Blvd. and make a right onto N. Henry Blvd. Go approx 2 miles to Burke St. (will be on the left) Make a left onto Burke Street, and the center will be on the right.

The meeting will be held on the lower level. You will enter on the lower level, and not through the front doors.

Leah Brammer's visit to Atlanta

Leah Brammer, one of the founding members of AASPA and current resident of Portola Valley, California was in Atlanta November 19-21 to teach masterclass lessons for students and teachers.

Thanks to Leah and all who participated in the workshop.

For more information about Ms. Brammer, please refer to her website at: http://www.coresuzukipiano.net/

SAVE THE DATE!

The January Graduation Concerts will be held at Spivey Hall on January 15, 2012 at 1 and 4 PM. Tickets are now on sale at www.spiveyhall.org at a cost of $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Please remember that a requirement to participate in the graduation process is to attend at least one performance prior to application.

Master Teacher Bruce Anderson coming to Atlanta

One of twelve American graduates from the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan, Bruce Anderson studied with both Dr. Shinichi Suzuki and Dr. Haruko Kataoka. Mr. Anderson will be in Atlanta March 22-26 at Piano Distributors Warehouse and Piano Store, 1736 Cobb Pkwy SE, Marietta Ga 30060, (770) 952-8585.

The workshop, "Developing Human Potential through Musical Study," will feature masterclass lessons and a parent talk at 3 PM on Sunday afternoon - Suzuki Method in the 21st Century. The Thursday morning lecture, Developed Ablility Vs. Talent and the Friday morning lecture, The Multi-Instrument Experience, (10AM-11:30AM) are free to area teachers and college students. An innovation for this workshop will be Mr. Anderson's multi-piano group lessons.

Registration is available online. The deadline for registration is February 15th.

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If you have questions, please contact Pamela Smith at pamelaspianostudio@gmail.com

Graduation 2012

Congratulations January Graduates! Once again, the concerts at Spivey Hall were a great success. Thanks to all the volunteers who made both the concerts and the receptions possible. Mark your calendars for the next performance on June 3, 2012.

Teacher Research Meeting

Join us for a teacher research meeting

Friday March 2nd 2010

10 AM

Presentation on Jazz and popular styles

To be held at England Pianos

Hope to see you there!!

All Graduation Videos Due

Mandatory teacher meeting

All videos due: Friday April 20th 10 AM Merle Manders Conference Center Stockbridge Ga.

All teachers with Level One and level Two June Graduation applicants must attend this meeting. Further details to follow.

Note: Please submit videos in DVD format only! (not CDR)

Studio Application for June Graduation

Studio Application for the June Graduation is due Friday March 23rd 2012

Please plan ahead, and do not miss the deadline.

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