Studio Recital

Congratulations to all students on a fantastic Christmas recital!  I'm so proud of each of you for your hard work and willingness to share your music with everyone.

Thanksgiving

The Music Academy offices and studios will be closed from Wednesday, November 27-Saturday, November 30th.  Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Halloween Recital

Hello students and families,

Here is the list of performers and pieces for each recital this Friday. This is not a complete list (other studios will be adding students) and this is not the program order - that will be decided once we have a complete list of performers.  Please check to make sure your student is assigned to the correct time, and make note of the piece that they will be performing.  Thanks!

4:30pm

Emily	Cinderella's Waltz
Wyatt	Attack of the Space Trombones
Claire	The Pumpkin Boogie
Kayla	Spooky Train Ride
Karissa	Pumpkin Time
Carolina	Old Haunted House
Kathleen	My Detective Agency
Lillian	Princess...or Monster?
Ava	The Haunted Mouse
Fiona	Jack O' Lantern Jamboree
Emmaline	Scary Story
Noelle	Five Little Pumpkins
Erin	Waltz Macabre

6:00pm

MacKenzie	What Should I Be for Halloween?
Henry	The Loch Ness Monster
Elizabeth B.	Magic Wand
Gavin	Pumpkin Boogie
Lexa	Five Little Pumpkins
Sarah	Eek! Bump! Yikes! Jump!

Piano Festival and Competition

Don't forget to register for the Piano Festival and Competition!!

Event date is November 9th
Registration deadlines are Oct 25th for the competition, and November 1st for the festival. You can also always purchase last-minute afternoon event tickets at the door.

Here is the link to registration. You can also find it on MANC's homepage.   Let me know if you have questions. Thanks!

Tour de MANC Party and Awards Ceremony

Tour de MANC awards ceremony and party is TODAY!

5:30-6:30pm at The Music Academy in the upstairs family room.  No need to bring anything - we will have a few snacks, games, and many, many awards for all our participants.

See you tonight!

Tour de MANC Update: Week 6

Announcing the winners for Week 6!

Arwen He has won (again!) for most minutes practiced.

For greatest number of days practiced in a week is a 6-way tie and includes:

Arwen He
Claire McDowell
Emma He
Eric Wang
Max Wang
Steven Gu

Congrats to all our practice competitors!

Tentative Fall Schedule

Hello all-

Here is the tentative calendar for this fall trimester, which begins on August 25th. For personal reasons I am needing to limit my later evening lesson times, so I appreciate your willingness to work with me on coordinating the schedule.  Please let me know if you foresee any problems in your lesson time.  Thanks!

Mondays:

3:30 Sarah

4:00 Carolina

4:30 Karissa

5:00 Erin

Tuesdays:

3:30 Lizzie G.

4:00 Caroline G.

4:30 Elizabeth R.

5:00 Kefey 

5:30 Lexa

6:00 MacKenzie

Wednesdays:

3:30 Claire

4:00 Emily

4:30 Fiona

5:00 Kathleen

Thursdays:

3:30 Ava

4:00 Wyatt

4:30 Clayr

7:00 Jessica

7:30 Alice

Fridays:

3:30 Noelle

4:00 Emmaline

4:30 Kennedy

5:00 Jelani

Team Update!

Here are the totals as of Wednesday morning, August 7th:

Red Team: 3,884 minutes (1,942 miles)

Yellow Team: 5,050 minutes (2,525 miles)

Green Team: 5,670 minutes (2,835 miles)

Tour de MANC, weekly winners!!

Tour de MANC: Week 5, July 14-20

Congratulations Arwen He, Emma He, Eric Wang, Max Wang, and Steven Gu, our practice leaders this week!!

Arwen has won for the highest number of practice minutes, and Arwen, Emma, Eric, Max, and Steven have won for the greatest number of practice days for week 2.  Great job!  Come find Susannah in the front office to pick up your prize!

And here's an update of team totals so far in the competition:

Green Team: 3606 minutes (1,808 miles)

Yellow Team: 4,848 minutes (2,424 miles)

Red Team: 3,528 minutes (1,764 miles)

Tour de MANC Team Update

Yellow Team has pulled ahead, and both the Yellow and Red Teams have reached the first destination!

Here are the latest stats:

*Red Team: 2,212 minutes (1,106 miles) Next stop, Disney Music Hall in Los Angeles, California*

*Green Team: 2,525 minutes (1262 miles) Next stop, Aspen Music Festival in Colorado*

*Yellow Team: 2,658 minutes (1329 miles) Next stop, Aspen Music Festival in Colorado*

Tour de MANC Weekly Winners: Week 4, July 7-13

Tour de MANC: Week 4, July 7-13

Congratulations Adrita Fuad and Noelle Cobia, our practice leaders this week!!

Adrita has won for the highest number of practice minutes, and Noelle has won for the greatest number of practice days for week 2.  Great job!  Come find Susannah in the front office to pick up your prize!

And here's an update of team totals so far in the competition:

Green Team: 2,025 minutes (1,012 miles)

Yellow Team: 1,969 minutes (984 miles)

Red Team: 1,447 minutes (723 miles)

Next destination: Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA!

Tour de MANC Weekly Winners!

Tour de MANC: Week 3, June 30-July 6

Congratulations Caroline Gramand Steven Gu, our practice leaders this week!!

Caroline has won for the highest number of practice minutes, and Steven has won for the greatest number of practice days for week 3.  Great job!  Come find Susannah in the front office to pick up your prize!

Tour de MANC: Week 2, June 22-29

Congratulations Arwen He, Claire McDowell, Eric Wang, and Max Wang, our practice leaders this week!!

Arwen has won for the highest number of practice minutes, and Claire, Eric, and Max have won for the greatest number of practice days for week 2.  Great job!  Come find Susannah in the front office to pick up your prize!

Tour de MANC: Week 1, June 15-21

Congratulations Eric Wang and Vince Coker, our two practice leaders this week!!

Eric has won for the highest number of practice minutes, and Vince has won for the greatest number of practice days for week 1.  Great job!  Come find Susannah in the front office to pick up your prize!

Tour de MANC

The Tour de MANC begins on Saturday, June 15th. Write down the date and number of minutes you practice each day, and turn in your weekly practice log when you come for lessons. There will be a drop box  near the entrance of the building, and I'll tally up the numbers each week and make announcements to congratulate weekly student leaders.  You can also keep track of your team's progress on the Tour de MANC map, also just outside the downstairs lobby.  Last year's Piano Olympics was tons of fun, so I hope that the Tour de MANC will be equally fun and motivating!

Go to the 'Special Events' tab to see your practice competition team!

Aliens at the Opera!

Join us for a fun evening at the opera to support our friends at UNCG and our own piano faculty member, Ben Blozan, in his conducting debut.  

Feb. 20th and 21st, 7:30 

This is a family-friendly event, and The Music Academy will be bringing a group through our new Accelerated Program. We'd love for you to join us!  Here's the info provided by opera director, David Holley:

The Greensboro Opera and the UNCG Opera Theatre present:
Help, Help, the Globolinks!!

Wednesday & Thursday, February 20 & 21, 2013  @ 7:30 p.m.

Alien Globolinks invade the Carolina Theatre on the 75th Anniversary of the CBS Radio Network's broadcast of H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds."  Gian-Carlo Menotti called his one-act in English "an opera for children and those who like children" and is sure to delight your entire family!!  Discounts available for families - call the Carolina Theatre Box Office at (336) 333-2605.  Tickets also available online at http://www.carolinatheatre.com

A $2.50 theatre restoration charge is added to the price of each ticket.

http://power2give.org/Greensboro/projects

Snow Morning

Hello everyone!

The Music Academy will be closed this morning until noon, but we will have lessons as usual this afternoon, Friday, January 18th.  Happy weekend to all!

It's birthday season!

Happy birthday Fiona, Emily, and Emmaline! Here's a picture of Fiona wearing the birthday tiara in her lesson this week:

Happy 2013!

Happy New Years, everyone!

Lessons resume today, January 2, 2013.  Looking forward to seeing you soon!