Practice Competition Winners

On December 1st we started a Practice Competition that all students were given the form and rules to. This competition set goals of 3 levels, 12 - 17 hours, 18 - 24 hours and 25 plus hours within a 45 day period. The rules were stated on the compeition forms that had to be turned in that they had to be turned in by January 9th, 2010. Prizes were adjusted to give a larger prize to 1st, 2nd and 3rd with runner up prizes based on hours practiced.

The goal was to help children add more instrument time to their daily routine with a reward for their hard work of a gift card to local businesses. We hope that this years winner's hard work will get everyone excited to participate when we offer it again next school year.

The winner's were:

Sitara Zoberi 16.75 hours

$20 Itunes giftcard

Lilli Cartiera 16.5 hours

$20 Showcase Cinema giftcard

Hilal Zoberi 14 hours

$15 Toys R Us giftcard

Nicholas Marinelli 12 hours

$10 Gamestop giftcard

Morgan McNabola 12 hours

$10 Walmart giftcard

Megan Niu 9 hours

$5 Barnes and Noble giftcard

Rebecca Spadacenta 9 hours

$5 Panera Bread giftcard

A message to my performers at Masonic today

I am so proud of you today. You all handled everything beautifully. Yes, some of us were nervous (including me, I'm sure you noticed). I normally give you the "I love you even if I don't say it as soon as you play" speech, but I forgot to do it today. I'm sorry. I love you. I think you are great people and great musicians. Thank you for being a part of my world.

Studio Closed Early New Years Eve due to large amount of cancellations

In order to accomodate lessons on New Years eve the studio opened at 8 a.m. to start teaching at 8:30 through 6:30 p.m. A brief snowstorm did go through the area, but was limited in length of time and snowfall. The amount of last minute cancellations caused us to make the decision to close the studio at Noon. Lessons were given up until that point.