August 2024 Notables
I can hardly believe we are in the final stretch of SUMMER! This week is the last official week of our one-on-one summer lessons. If you have missed a lesson and want to grab one, please check the portal and see if your teacher has anything available. We don’t do official make-up days, but we are happy to teach if there is an open spot.
🍨ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Our End of Summer Ice Cream Social is NEXT week, Tuesday, August 13th OR Thursday, August 15th beginning around 7:00. We will have instruments in place by 6:45. Students can play as they arrive. No need to be right on time. Think of this more as performers playing at the market! The Ice Cream Social is a unique performance opportunity for the family. We will not formally sit down and listen. Instead students (and their partners) will come up and play then go get ice cream🍦. Whoever is around can listen. This year we will be at Outside Scoop in Ankeny. The entire family is welcome as well as any NEW students who want to listen. (Selah will provide ice cream for performers.) Registration is closed, but if you missed it and still want to perform, please reachout. If there is inclement weather, we may need to make a change. So watch your email if it ⛈️
🍂 FALL TERM
Fall term begins Monday, August 26th. The Portal has been updated and all students are added at the time agreed upon. Group Theory Lessons, Recitals, and Holidays have all been updated. Here is our Calendar at a Glance. But, please be sure to log in to the portal to see specifics for each teacher. The portal is a very important tool for our studio. Please use the portal to cancel lessons and to send emails to your teacher. Your teacher may use the portal to communicate with you, and to post links for games, music, and more. You can always access your invoice and pay tuition through the portal as well.
📜POLICIES
A few things to note🎵 Our annual student fee of $25 will be added to your September invoice. Please see our policies if you need clarification. You can always access our FAQs and Policies on our website. Only a couple of things have been updated in our policies including a tuition increase of $5 per month for piano students in January 2025. We have not raised tuition in several years, so I look forward to giving our teachers a small raise in 2025. The beginning of the semester is a great time to read over the policies. If you have questions or concerns about anything, please reach out to our Studio Director – Shelia.
