Please find enclosed;

- Winter Term Bill

Music gift suggestions for the holidays

- Music bag

- I tunes gift card

- Gift certificate to a music store

- Ticket to a concert

- Metronome

- Tuning the Piano

Calendar

Performance Classes – Jan 18&19,Mar 28&29

Winter Recital – February 12th at 3:00pm

Adjudication Week – Feb 27- March 4th

(Honors recital/Senior Recognition – March 4th)

Spring Vacation – April 1-6th

No Power-No Problem!

Even if there is a power outage, there are still piano lessons. Luckily, acoustic pianos still work without power. There would be no computer lesson, for obvious reasons.

Concerts

There are some wonderful concerts during this winter term;

Feb 4- St. Martin’s Abby-piano (free)

March 10- Martin’s Abby-piano (free)

March 28-Wash Center- piano

Piano Explorer: Franz Liszt

We will study this composer in January.

This year is the 200th anniversary of his

birth.

“This is a program sponsored by the National, State and Local music teachers’ Assoc. Students play two memorized pieces of different styles and periods for an adjudicator, who gives them a written evaluation and mini master lesson.

First year students generally do not participate, but are welcome to observe. I encourage all eligible students to enter this valuable educational project.

Our chapter has over 300 students participate in a full week of adjudications at both upper and lower levels. Therefore, students may have to miss school. I do not have control over the scheduling.

Christmas Forest Participants;

The following students played at the Christmas Forest on the Sunday after Thanksgiving;

Ryan Hart Ryan Kapust

Dominique Hart Ella Kapust

Ben Hogenson Marissa Wiggins

Josh Hogenson Garret Peck

Joseph Burrell Katelyn Orchard

Is your piano in tune?

When a student comes and says, your piano sounds so different from mine at home, that is a clear sign that their piano is out of tune. Piano playing is done more with the ears than the fingers.

Please check the website:

www.mjwrightpiano.com

You will see the full performance class schedule, teaching schedule etc there.

Happy Holidays!

Mary Jo