Monday, March 18, 2013

March Newsletter

Welcome to March!...Oh, wait...it's almost over! Yikes!

Here is your March Newsletter. Though there's not much happening this month, I needed to send you some important notes and UPCOMING dates so you can begin planning ahead and writing a few things down on your calendars....

NOTE: NO SPRING RECITAL!Students and Parents, I must announce that I will NOT be hosting a recital this season. Many of you already have outside performances and productions of your own that you will be heavily committed to (which is great!).

Spring is a busy time of year for performances of all kinds (musicals, cheer, dance teams, club volleyball, tennis, even the ACT test!), and as such, I would like to start holding annual recitals, only at the end of every October. BUT, I will be encouraging those of you who do NOT have a vocal performance or audition opportunity of your own for this spring/summer...to FIND one!!!

I believe that this will be a wonderful way for you to celebrate your own unique goals and individual strengths (that you have refined over the course of my teaching). I will be following through with each of you privately, making special efforts to ensure that your private voice lessons are not lacking in performance coaching. Need ideas? You can look for auditions, contests, and performance opportunities on my website: patriciasueharper.com!

April 1st—6th: ALPINE DISTRICT SPRING BREAK
Despite the school break, I WILL be teaching regular lessons during these dates. If you will be unable to attend your regular lesson during this week, please schedule a make-up lesson.

April 29th—May 4th: NO LESSONS!
I will NOT be teaching regular lessons during these dates, as I will be out of town. Please schedule a make-up lesson if your regular lesson falls during these dates.

May 24th - 27th: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Despite the school break, I WILL be teaching regular lessons during the Memorial Day weekend. If you will be unable to attend your regular lesson, please schedule a make-up lesson.
June 3rd—8th: SUMMER SCHEDULE BEGINS
If you would like to continue lessons throughout the summer, please let me know, and coordinate a summer lesson schedule with me BEFORE this week!

July 13th: LAST DAY OF LESSONS
I will be packing up my house and moving to Richmond, Virginia throughout the last half of July. As such, I will NOT be committing any of you to a Summer Season Contract. For those of you who are interested, I will be teaching throughout the summer, from June 3rd until July 13th. During those 6 weeks, I will be charging tuition on a "per lesson" basis.Feel free to schedule any number of lessons with me during that time. I am going to miss you all so much!!!

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