Making Musicians

Happy Birthday, Let's Play Music!

WOW!!!  It was AMAZING!!  About 200 students and 350 family members gathered in Mesa AZ at XtremePlay to party!!  We had cake, prizes and fun, fun, fun!

Amber and Shelle with a lotta cake!

 

The winning Grand Prize family party: 

Stephanie Hogle's Thursday, 2nd Year Class!

 

The Advisors:

Amber, Jenny, Marci, Julie, Shelle

 

And in Utah, they were partying right along with us in Arizona!!

Suanne, Melissa, Carey, Julie and Alissa

 

Melissa, Marianne and some very happy students!

 

Hope to see you after another 10 years of Making Musicians!

The envelope, please......

new summer mini-classes!

We are thrilled to announce that mini-classes will be available this summer from a number of our teachers!  These playful, interactive 60 minute classes do not require parent attendance and are a perfect introduction or review for the complete semester classes available in the fall and winter.  Both courses are non-sequential which means they can be taken before or after each other or even at the same time!  These courses do not replace our regular fall/winter curriculum semesters, but you can use the same materials for them.  Please contact a teacher near you to discuss enrollment!

What's coming next year!

It's time to register for next year!  If you're going into the 2nd year, for your $58 materials fee (+ tax/shipping), you will get:

• 2 songbooks - Fun songs and exercises for work at the piano.  Also includes Assignment Log and Practice Chart.

• 2 CDs - Engaging, exciting songs that teach music theory and keep kids entertained!
• 2 fillers for binder - Home Study Guides, Theory Assignments and Parent's Reference Section.
• Crayons - in a Let's Play Music box!  For completing homework and exercises in the songbook.
• Bubble hand - a plastic ball that trains the hand!

If you are getting ready for the 3rd year, you can look forward to:

• 2 Songbooks - More advanced songs and exercises for the piano! 

• 2 fillers for binder - Weekly study guides, homework and helps for parents!
• 2 CDs - Songs to teach difficult theory concepts.  Kids and parents love them!
• Note naming flashcards - 26 double sided cards for naming notes and finding them on the keyboard!

 

chic shirts!

Get ready for the release of our chic new t-shirts for 2008!  Raspberry short sleeved shirt with scoop neck and our official logo - but tres chic!  We added these fun swirlies by Rhonna Farrer - who is a fabulous designer and happens to be my sister!  Lucky us! 

Let's Play Music teachers and moms will be able to purchase this shirt April 2nd!  Chic it up, baby!

announcing......

the roots of success

We all know that success grows little by little, from strong, healthy, deep roots.  As I look at my Jess, I remember him in his final Let's Play Music recital, proudly playing his own composition at age 6.  Age 6!  His feet didn't even touch the floor when he sat at the piano!  But, he had some roots there. Serious musical roots.  Notice his confident little face as he displays his piece of music and his trophy! 

Now, at 10, he plays the saxophone and guitar, and is fabulous on the piano. He sightreads, sings harmony and composes all the time.  And he loves music!

Now those are some serious ROOTS!

our homes are alive....with the sound of music

Mary Drinkwater shared this darling exchange that happened last week at their house:

Jane (6, in Orange Roots):  Mom, you were in The Sound of Music, right?
Mary:  Yes, That was the summer before I married your dad.
Susanna (4 in Blue Bugs ):  And, were you the girl that taught the children a major scale?

bye-bye, binder!

Announcing our newest improvement to our incredible line of Student Materials!  The Home Study Guide, Weekly Theory Assignments and Parents' Reference Section will be in individual semester booklets with perforated pages for the Theory Assignments!  No more binders, tabs or loose pages!  We know you'll love this streamlining of these fabulous resources! 

3-Year-Old Outsmarts Blue Bugs

My little 3 year old daughter sat in my blue bugs class this week.  I brought out the chord triangles and we sang our primary chords song.  I hid the triangles and asked the class, "What chord has a 'do, fa, la' in it?"  and my daughter quickly shouted "BLUE".  We all started laughing in amazement.  It's amazing how young they can catch on to these skills! 

Jenny