Musette Academy for Music and the Arts

Had a great time Wednesday night hearing Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott at the Disney Concert Hall with adult student Agnes! Thanks to Rebecca R. for giving me the tickets she couldn't use!

Speaking of students, congrats to Agnes for performing in the Bach Festival (and receiving an Honorable Mention) and to Emily (age 7) for passing her first Certificate of Merit exam with Theory honors!

Congratulations to students who completed their National Guild of Piano Teachers auditions last weekend-Back in person with wonderful Guild judge Pamela Lam! Maya, Emilia, Johnny, Lillian, Addie, Ian, Emily, and Agnes performed live, Miranda submitted videos for remote judging, and Henry will be doing an online makeup evaluation later. Good work, all!

Congratulations to adult student Agnes who entered the Bach Festival for comments only, but was still awarded an Honorable Mention!

Congratulations to student Henry, who completed his Level 2 Royal Conservatory of Music online evaluation in piano recently!

Shout-out to Agnes, Caleb, Emmy, Henry, Maya, and Miranda, who will all be participating in the MTAC-Long Beach Video Branch Recital next Saturday!

Piano Guild Auditions will begin today and continue next Saturday with judge Melanie Chairil from El Monte. Due to coronavirus, this year students had the option of choosing in-person (with social distancing and extra sanitizing) or online auditions.

Happy National Crayon Day!

Here are lots of ideas to help make staying at home more fun!

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I'm excited to announce that the students currently enrolled for online lessons during the "Stay at Home" time now have access to a " Cabin Fever Busters" Facebook group that offers online classes to help beat boredom. Offerings range from toddler music classes to guitar clinics to virtual choir. Check 'em out!

We've gone online to continue providing piano lessons during this "Stay at Home" time! It's a great time to start or resume piano!

Lovely student recital yesterday with piano students of Laura Dickey and Christine Jones!