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Recital Day blues

4/5/2020

Sunday 5 April was supposed to be our big recital day. The Mini Mozarts had learned their piano parts, we had worked on singing the songs, the Praise Piano students had prepared 6 beautiful pieces incorporating violin, cello, flute, saxophone and vocals, and then the big lockdown came :(

We intend to perform this recital as soon as we can, but in the meantime, I want to share how the students sounded a month ago after just three rehearsals. I am super excited about how they will sound when they finally get a chance to perform this recital on stage.

What Our Mini Mozart Students Like About Their Piano Classes...

3/15/2020

Finished being Level 1

12/19/2019

Aurora and Andell have practiced very diligently each week since they began lessons in September, and they are the first students to complete the Music For Little Mozarts Book 1 this school year. Hurrah!

In January, they will start working on Music For Little Mozarts Book 2 and the Music For Little Mozarts Recital Book. I am excited to see which class will be the next class to complete Book 1 :)

Twenty-Three Shoeboxes! Yay!

12/2/2019

A gigantic THANK YOU for your phenomenal support of our Operation Christmas Child project. You all stepped up in an amazing way and helped us to fill 23 shoeboxes with gifts for children across the world who would normally not receive gifts this Christmas.

I was touched by the enthusiasm of the students as I shared the goal of Operation Christmas Child. Many asked if they could bring iPhones and Tablets for these children, but I didn’t think you parents would want to fund that, so we stuck with school supplies, toiletries, socks, dolls, balls and other small toys :)

Special thanks to Joe, who took time to fill out the coloring sheet and the note for the recipient of his shoebox gifts. That was so thoughtful :) We don’t have a student named Joe, so I am assuming he is a sibling of one of our students, and I am delighted that he got involved!

Miss Lisa delivered our boxes to the Operation Christmas Child Processing Center in Odenton, and she also put a track on some of the shoeboxes so we can find out which country those boxes go to.

The students were on a challenge to see which “lesson day” could bring the most items. I am proud to announce that the winner is.... drumroll please.....TUESDAY with a whopping 58 items. Woohoo! Tuesday students will get to spin the “Operation Christmas Child Wheel” this week at their lesson, and claim their prizes.

Spring Arbor Christmas Recital

12/2/2019

A job well done!

Melodies at the Movies 2019

11/16/2019

Thanks to all the families who attended and all students who performed at the AAMTA Annual Melodies at the Movies event.

Nineteen Etudes Music students joined 70 other students from around the county to perform in 4 recitals at the Annapolis Mall Movie Theater. I am so proud of every one of our students who took part. They sounded great!

Special shout out to Gavin, Major and their families who came out to support their fellow students and to get an idea of what the event is like. I am expecting you both to be performing with us next year!

Mini Mozarts - month 2

11/3/2019

This month, most of the Mini Mozarts students are finishing up the “black keys” songs, hence lots of performances of Old MacDonald. “White-Key Songs, here we come!”

Operation Christmas Child

11/3/2019

This year, Etudes Music is supporting Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child gives shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in need all around the world. Through this, millions of children learn the real meaning of Christmas, and treasure gifts which for many of us are just every day items.

Next time you are out shopping, please consider picking up an extra item or two that can be added to our shoebox drive. This is a fantastic opportunity to teach our kids the value of giving to others.

Gift ideas:

School Supplies: Pencils, Coloring books, Stickers, Colored pencils, Playdough
Hygiene Items: Comb, Hairbrush, Toothbrush, Bar Soap, Washcloth
Toys: Doll, Stuffed Animal, Recorder, Harmonica, Backpack
Clothes: Socks, Flip-flops, Hair bows, Underwear, Hat, Scarf

The students are working in groups to see which group can fill the most boxes! Bring your items to the next lesson and drop them in our shoeboxes before Thanksgiving. We are trying to fill 20 shoeboxes!

Find out more at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/

Center certificate of excellence Award #10

10/14/2019

Earlier this year, 5 Etudes Music students joined students from around the county, to take their Conservatory of Music Piano Exams at Anne Arundel Community College. Last week the Conservatory informed us that Emmanuel scored a higher mark than any other student, on his Preparatory Level A Exam.

Last Saturday, we had a day of celebration, because Emmanuel is the 10th Etudes Music student to win a “Center Certificate of Excellence” award for scoring the highest mark. Yay!

Mini Mozarts - Month 1

9/30/2019

We have just completed the first month of lessons for the Mini Mozarts students. We have been learning about high notes, low notes, dynamics, quarter notes, quarter rests, two-black-keys, three-black-keys and playing on fingertips. We covered a lot this month. Take a look!