Winter Concert, 2012 Celebrating Our Love of Music and Valentine’s Day!!!!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Louise

Our annual Winter Concert will be held tomorrow at the Queen Street East Presbyterian Church located at the south east corner of Queen Street and Carlaw..at 6:30.  Could you please plan to arrive at 6:15 so we can get started promptly at 6:30.  Use the Queen Street (side) entrance like usual.

Please get dressed up..this is an event and a celebration of music!!

Bring your music with you even if it is memorized and relax the day of the performance. Try not to do too many activities the day of the performance so you are not tired..or stressed.

The day of the performance, eat a banana as it calms the nerves and if you must practice, play your music once or twice slowly using the music.  Don’t keep reviewing it over and over.  You want to have “fresh fingers” for the concert.

Bring a treat for our after party.

I am looking  forward to sharing music with you once again.

Also a reminder that group classes (Piano Performance) and theory classes will be held at my home on Sunday January 29.  We will chat about the concert, talk about the Romantic time period of music and listen to some music and play games.  Please bring your Student Organizer!!

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Basic Theory Lessons, Winter Concert Reminder and Piano Performance Class

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Louise

Basic Theory Lessons have begun!! Good luck to Madeleine, Codey, Emmanuelle and Isey as they prepare to write their first theory exam in May

Maxim will be writing Advanced theory in May as well.  He is tackling two grades of theory.

A reminder that our annual Winter Concert will be held at the church this Saturday January 28 at Queen Street East Presbyterian Church at 6:30.  You may park behind the Riverdale Community Health Centre and use the Queen Street entrance as usual.

Please bring something for our party in the Banquet Hall following the concert.  I will provide water, juice and warm apple cider for the event.

Piano Performance Class will be held on Sunday January 29 at my home.  We will discuss our concert performances, the Romantic time period of music..Chopin..and playing games to enhance our theory and musicianship skills.

A Group should come at 4:00 and B Group at 3:00.Theory class takes place at 2:00

It will be a busy music weekend.

 

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Good Luck Hilary

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Louise

Last Sunday January 8 I had the opportunity to have some friends and fellow musicians listen to Hilary play her Grade 10 program.  It was a delightful evening full of great music, good wine and food and friends. My thanks to Hilary for sharing her music with us and Good Luck to her as she plays her Grade 10 Royal Conservatory Exam on January 18.  I am sure she will play extremely well.

Break a leg Hilary

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Louise

I hope you and your family have enjoyed the holiday season so far. I will be sending out invoices for the Winter Term some time after January 1 festivities are over. Please let me know if you want a different time slot from the one I have assigned to you.

Continue to enjoy your holidays and a very Happy new Year!!

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Happy Holidays To My Wonderful Students and Their Families

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Louise

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my students and their families for sharing their love  of music with me.

My wish  is that the life of  the music student is  made richer by the experience of learning and understanding  music at a deeper level…

“We are not teaching piano playing.  We are teaching philosophy and life and music digested”……….”What is Intuition?  Knowledge that has come inside”…. Anna Goldsworthy

Happy Holidays to all!!!

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Theory Classes and Winter Concert, 2012

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Louise

It is hard to believe that the Fall Term is almost over.  Where does the time go?

I will send invoices for the Winter Term by the end of next week complete with term start and end dates.  For now, I want to inform you that I will be teaching theory classes to students who qualify to take them, on Mondays at 4:45-6:00 and Sundays from 1:00-2:15.  Feel free to choose your preferred time slot.  Sundays seem to be the most popular at this time.  Let me know so I can schedule these classes.  We will begin the second week of January.

Also, our Winter Concert will be held on Saturday January 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Queen Street East Presbyterian Church (corner of Queen and Carlaw).

Xmas baking and tree decorating for me today….Enjoy:)

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Halowe’en Concert Pictures-Finally-Website Update for Winter Term/12

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Louise

Hello Everyone:

I am sorry I have been unable to blog for the past few weeks.  Now I am back.

Check the Piano Performance  and Private Piano Lesson Schedule, and Tuition.  all of these have been updated.  I have a cold, but at least I am organized!!

Please take a look at some of the pictures from our Annual Hallowe’en Concert  It was so much fun.  Thank you to everyone who helped to make it a success.

The make-up class for Piano Performance Class I cancelled on November 27 will be held at my home on Sunday January 15.

Next week I will be contacting everyone about upcoming Music Theory Classes.  Where do you or your child fit in at this point?

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Rehearsal !! Hallowe’en Concert Reminder

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Louise

A short blog to remind you that rehearsal for our Hallowe’en concert will take place at Queen Street East Presbyterian Church at 4:00-5:00. The piano performance students who are playing the group songs need to attend in order to participate the day of the concert.

I have donations of cupcakes and a fruit tray so far and would welcome more volunteers and donations of food and treats to make this day a success.

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Our Hallowe’en Concert and After Party!!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Louise

On Saturday October 29 from 3:00 until 5:00, Colour Outside The Lines Music Centre will be  hosting its Annual Hallowe’en Concert and after party. This concert is the first concert for  my  new students and is for the students participating, their siblings, and parent volunteers.

Everyone should wear a costume and bring their music with them.  When you arrive, you and your brothers or sisters will be making your own pizza with whatever toppings you choose.  Then we will have our concert while the pizzas are being cooked.  Following the concert we will have a pizza lunch and will play 3 games…bobbing for apples, drop the witches teeth and end with, grabbing the candy out of the witches’ bowl without being caught….!!!???

Rehearsal for this concert will take place on Saturday October 22 at 4:00 and will be one hour long. Students who are performing   the Hallowe’en music we devised as a group during our last Performance  Class particularly need to attend this rehearsal.

From parents, I need donations of juice, water, fruit and vegetable trays and Hallowe’en treats or desserts.  Could you please e-mail me or let me know at your child’s lesson within the next two weeks, what you would like to contribute.  I could also use volunteers to help with games and serving pizza…The pizza dough and toppings are my Hallowe’en treat for the students. Please remember that the siblings of the students are also welcome to attend the concert and party afterwards.:)

 

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Happy Thanksgiving-Basketball Weekend

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Louise

A little deviation from the normal music information I dole out weekly.

This weekend I am on my way to Montreal to watch my son play basketball in the Nike Tournament.  This is always a great event and the games are streamed online..just go to SSN (Sports Streaming Network) and check it out. His name is James Clark and he is Number 22.  he plays for Concordia University. The game schedule is posted there..one on Friday night and one on Saturday…tune in for more..Proud mom basketball pictures will be available next week.

Next week I will let you know about the theory classes I am offering beginning in November.  The start date and schedule will depend on the level the student needs/wants to achieve.

Once again..Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

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