Category: Green Turtle Shells

**Use this area to communicate upcoming deadlines and/or lesson expectations as well as any specific instructions regarding your individual classes. Strive to keep it short and brief. Do not rewrite anything already included in the student manual. Suggestions specific to this lesson: Thank parents for attending Station Day/wrap up the [...]

Our next class is STATION DAY – CELEBRATION DAY!!! It is a special PARENT DAY. Only one parent need attend. The kids are excited to show you what they’ve learned and play some musical games with you. Then no class until January 2024! They are still working on the fingering [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next week is lesson 14. YES we have our last class the week of Thanksgiving. It is PARENT DAY and STATION DAY. Please make the necessary scheduling and childcare arrangements. This will be a special opportunity for your child to show you what they’ve learned and play musical activities [...]

PARENT DAY REMINDER!! Next week is Parent Day! You don’t want to miss this! Your kids really love to have their parents in class participating with them. Nov. 10th Lesson 13 PARENT DAY Nov. 17th Lesson 14 Saturday Dec. 1st Lesson 15 PARENT/STATION DAY (last day of the semester) I [...]

We Learned the Blue Chord this week. Place Blue Chord Stickers on C-F-A. If you don’t have these stickers anymore, I always keep extras pinned to the board by the front door, so grab some next week. You should have Red, Blue, and Yellow stickers on your piano now, for [...]

FYI: Station Day on November 26th is also a parent day! It is a great chance for the kids to show off all their new skills and play music with their favorite grownups! Please make the necessary childcare and scheduling arrangements so you don’t miss this! The students are mastering [...]

Remember to place the yellow stickers on your keyboard. (If you didn’t get yellow stickers at the beginning of the semester, grab them next week – I have extras by the door. Use something else to mark your pianos for now). Now that your child can play the yellow chord, [...]

Please try to drop your kiddo off no more than 5 minutes early. Kids who get dropped off earlier than that can get bored and behavior might start to be an issue. Don’t bring toys or snacks to class please. Please try to have BOTH the music book and the [...]

My goal for every student this week is to master the skill of playing each finger independently without “popping” their bubble hands. This is tricky for the youngest in our group, but parental support is the key to success! Here is a really good, quick tutorial for playing their 5 [...]

Thank you for coming today parents! It really means a lot to your kiddos and it helps SO MUCH! If you need any clarification about what we learned today, be sure to read through this page ALL THE WAY to the bottom so you can watch the “What you need [...]