I'm so excited to announce our first studio challenge of the year is here!   Our fall rhythm challenge is set to begin on Monday.  Each week there will be new rhythms to work through together.

Week 1:  October 19-23

Pass the Beat Relays

Week 2:  October 26-30

Halloween Rhythms

Week 3: November 2-6

Rhythm Cups

Week 4:  November 9-13

Lap - Clap - Tap 

 

October Recap

October was such a fun month at the studio!    We started our first big practice challenge - Pumpkin up the Practice.  It was great to see how into the challenges everyone got and I definitely noticed the practicing improve from everyone!   Plus how fun it was to see all the pumpkins slowly get turned into jack-o-lanturns - everyone is so creative!

October also saw the return of our Star Students board.
Each month students who complete a book, finish their own personal challenge, or go above and beyond during their practicing will receive a star!










We work hard in the studio at each lesson.  I love having one on one lessons with each student so that I can make the lesson suit exactly what it is they need to work on at that moment.  Here is a little peak at a student working on finding C Position and all the C's on the piano.  Little character erasers are the perfect size for piano keys!







We also get to have a little fun:

Looking at our November plans:  Everyone will be working on their Christmas song to prepare for the studio recital on Sunday December 1 at 2:30.   As we get closer to the recital we will be also be working on our stage presence and the performance as a whole - getting to the piano, bowing, and walking away. 

September Recap

What a great first month of lessons!  This month saw the return of many students and also the start of many new students as they began their first piano lessons and we are so excited to welcome them to the studio!

We focused on getting into routines, worked on black keys and started the white keys.  Continued with rhythm work, learning the piano alphabet, reinforcing staff reading skills and good old fashion theory homework.



Several returning students have already made great progress - finishing books, starting RCM songs, working on new scales and sight reading skills and preparing for upcoming exams.

This month we are focusing on our "Pump-kin up the Practice" challenge which will hopefully see all students working on method books reinforce their practice habits and really make daily practice part of their routine.  We will also have fun working on some Halloween inspired songs soon!

I am in the process of finalizing the date and time of our Christmas Recital - hopefully will have that confirmed this week.

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We're Pump-kin Up the Practice

Our first practice challenge of the year is here!

For those students who are currently in method books this one for you!  Each lesson, start tomorrow, I will be assigning a little challenge to complete at home during practice time.   There are 4 challenges total.  Once all challenges are completed, each student will receive a prize for all of their hard work!

Each student will receive a challenge sheet that is designed to travel home and back to lessons each week - please help your child complete their challenge and checking off the boxes, then send the sheet back to the next lesson.  Here at the studio each student participating will have a pumpkin on the wall.  Each week when I see the student has completed their weekly challenge they will add a specific part to their pumpkin (right eye, left eye, nose and mouth) ending off the challenge with a jack-o-lanturn (just in time for Halloween!)

We're "Pump-kin" up the Practice!

Fall Practice Challenge starting next week!

More information to follow