Sunday
Jan062013

Reminders for January

Dear Parents and Students,

Happy New Year! I look forward to seeing each of you at your lessons this week as we jump right into 2013!

Please make note of the few reminders that are listed below:

1. Musicthon is Friday evening, January 25th at 7 PM at the Galleria Mall. All of the forms have been posted and emailed to you. If you didn't get them, please let me know!

2. All monies collected for Musicthon must be brought into your lesson the week of Jan 21-25. I will have your t- shirts for you to wear at our performance at the Galleria.

3. There are no lessons, January 13-18th. Lessons resume January 21.

4. Please read below where I have listed upcoming events and deadlines for the remainder of our school year.

Sunday
Jan062013

Schedule of Events for the year

Please see the tab on the lower right side of the website for a color coded version of this Special Events Schedule.

 

Studio Schedule of Important Dates, Deadlines and Events 

 

JANUARY - 2013 

January 13 - 18 

No Lesson Week    #2 

January 18, 2013 

Deadline to enter the 2013 Pompano Piano Competition - No Entry Fee 

January 25-27 

BCMTA Musicthon Fundraiser, Galleria Mall.  

 

FEBRUARY

February 1 

Deadline for Greenspan and FSMTA Community Service Awards Applications 

February 8 

Deadline for Student Day Performance Applications and fees, if applicable 

February 2-3,  9-10 

FFMC Junior Festival (Federation) Evaluations 

TBA 

Deadline FSMTA District VI Concerto Competition 

February 23

Pompano Piano Competition

 

 

 

MARCH 

March 4 - 8

Deadline for National Guild Audition Fee  

$32- $37, depending upon category entered 

TBA

District VI Concerto Competition BC, Davie 

 


 


 

 

 

APRIL 

April 8-12

Deadline for $30 Annual Spring Recital Fee 

April 12 

Postmark Deadline for Summer Music Camp Scholarships 

April 13 and 14 

FSMTA District VI Student Day Performance Evaluation Exams 

April  27 

FSMTA District VI Student Day Honors Recital

April 19 

Postmark Deadline for Intermediate A and B Competitions 

 

 

 

MAY 

May 10 

Deadline for the BCMTA / Nova Southeastern University High school A and B Competitions 

 

 

May 3-5 

FFMC State Junior Convention TBA 

TBA 

Postmark Deadline for BCMTA Composition Competition 

May 18 

Intermediate A and B Competitions 

TBA (late May 2012) 

National Guild Auditions  * Your Guild Audition takes the place of your private lesson for the week 

 

 

 

JUNE 

June 1 

BCMTA High School Competition 

June 3 – 7:00 PM 

 Annual Spring Recital 

June 11-14 

Last Week of Lessons

June 26

Summer Lessons Begin

 

July

July 1, 2013

Deadline for 2013-2014 Registration Forms and Fees

 


Other classes such as Performance Master Classes, Student Day Help Classes, will be held at times not listed on the schedule. A letter or e-mail will go home regarding these classes. There is no extra fee for these additional classes. You will notice that there are 38 classes listed for the term instead of 35. This is because of travel opportunities that may arise, such as adjudications, conferences, and such. I will let you know about any additional non-lesson weeks as soon as I can.

 

Thursday
Dec202012

MUSICTHON 2013

MUSICTHON

JANUARY 25-27, 2013

Musicthon is a Broward County Music Teachers Association Annual Fundraiser for Scholarships as well as other charitable causes.

 

Dear Parents and Students,

It is time to prepare for our annual fundraiser.  This year’s motto is “Kids playing 4KIDS of South Florida”. This year’s proceeds will benefit all BCMTA activities (summer camp scholarships, programs, student day awards, master classes and competition prizes), and 4KIDS, a non-profit organization“providing hope for kids in crisis”.

For more information on this wonderful cause, please visit:  http://www.4kidsofsfl.org

Musicthon will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25, 26 and 27, 2013 at the Galleria Mall, 2414 E. Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  Our performance time is Friday, January 25 from 7-8 pm.

PLEASE NOTE: Each student is required to collect a minimum of $15.00 to play in the event. All money raised is to be collected PRIOR to MUSICTHON. No Money is to be collected, counted or left for pick up at the event. Teachers will mail funds raised along with the Teachers Tally Sheet to the Treasurer NO LATER than Monday JANUARY 28, 2013. Please make sure that all checks are made payable to BCMTA.

T-SHIRTS or Bags FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS:

Each participant in Musicthon 2013 will receive a commemorative t-shirt or a music tote bag. The bags are the white and blue canvas bags with the music note BCMTA logo.. T-shirts will be a new design on the back and BCMTA logo on front.  T-shirt sizes are the following (include one for each teacher):  Youth S, M, L, and Adult S, M, L, XL.  Please let me know what size your child will need.

Please remember to get these pledge forms out before the holidays so that extended family can support our students’ efforts. Please print out the Sponsor Letter and the Student Pledge Form to give to your students.

Musically yours, 

Mrs. Purchase

Thursday
Nov082012

CHRISTMAS RECITAL Location

First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale - Main Sanctuary

Monday evening,

December 17, 2012

6:30-8:30 PM

201 S.E. 13th St.
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Office (954) 523-6456
Fax (954) 523-3457

 info@firstchristianchurchftl.com

Tuesday
Nov062012

Last theory class

STUDENT DAY INFORMATION:
Final THEORY CLASSES
October 20th and November 10th
Levels 1-2             1:00 - 1:45 
Levels 3-4-5          2:00 - 3:00
Levels 6-7             3:00 - 4:00
Levels 9-10-12      4:00 - 5:00

The following students are registered for Student Day Exams on November 17th. IF YOU DONT SEE YOUR NAME HERE AND ARE Planning to PARTICIPATE_ PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY- and vice-versa!
If you haven't paid the $25 fee, please do as I will be sending in the money for you tomorrow and will need to be reimbursed.
Level 1
Benjamin Griswold
Josiah Lane
Esther Albuquerque
Level 2
Jiully Simoes
Moses Santos
Level 3
Kaitlyn Drew
Daniel Boynton
Level 4
Amanda Wysocki
Melissa Redway
Daniel Forman
Viraj Maddur
Level 5
Audrey Coldwell
Michelle Bachert
Victoria Shephard
Level 6
Audrey DeOliviera
Jeffrey Drew
Will Griswold
Level 7
Alessandra Leone
Cristina Gil
Emily Grossutti
Level 9
Alex Griswold
Alyssa Forman
Level 10
Robyn Scianimanico
Meghan Hanley
Level12
John Forman