Parent Information

I want to thank everyone for their hard work this last winter and summer session.  The students have really come a long way in sight reading music. It required hard work and practice, and not always fun. I really appreciate all the note practice.

I am really excited about the summer. We are starting 45 minute lessons and I hope putting on a little concert with some chord songs. I did get another piano so we will more practicing opportunities at piano lessons. I am asking that the students enter through my side gate and the back door of my house if it is good weather. This will keep the peace better for my children and their nanny. I still have summer openings so let me know if you don't already have a time. Check out my blog for available times. I will start advertising for openings to the public soon. http://michellespianolessons.blogspot.com

If your child is not coming for  summer lessons  : ( please make sure they learn 1 new song per week. They are more than welcome to email me questions about a song. Have them practice their notes on an ipod or check out this great website. www.musictheory.net/exercises

If your child goes to public school I will start their summer lesson time starting the week of June 10th. If you child is homeschooled or goes to Oasis Academy Charter school they can start their summer lessons next week. I will not be teaching Memorial Day. 

New invoicing will be coming in June. I will have your monthly totals or summer amounts available soon. Let me know of summer vacations that you have planned and i will not charge you for those weeks that you will be gone. I do charge for last minute cancellations however, but I will also try to do a make up lesson if you call or text me.

Piano Lesson Openings

I have New Openings!!!! $10 a lesson for 45 minutes semi private. Check out my schedule in the following post for an opening that works for you.

Website to practice Notes and Music Theory

http://www.musictheory.net/exercises

Learn notes App is also a good one it costs $1

Summer Piano Lesson schedule

Summer is closely upon us.  I would like to create a summer schedule soon. I am going start teaching lessons with 2 and 3 students in my piano studio at a time. I will have students start their lessons 15 minutes apart from each other and their total lesson time will be 45 minutes long. This will give students the opportunity to practice their new songs or their previous week songs at piano lessons. I have been trying it out some and the students have more confidence about their new songs before they leave. They also have more time to practice their notes and take their note tests. I have a keyboard with headphone right now they can practice on but I hope to get another electric piano or small real piano.

I am also hoping to put together a summer concert. We would choose popular music and have the students create music with chords and scales. We will have some singers to help us out with the melody. I have been creating this in my head for about a year now, but I am still nervous as how it will turn out. It will give the students an opportunity to play in a band. Hoping the concert will be in July sometime.

Email or Text me 775-217-2331 with the spots you want? michelleoldfield@gmail.com or comment on this post. I may need to adjust times once everyone has chosen a time. I would like my teaching times to be together rather than all spread out.