Lessons & Group Classes

Private will resume on Thursday, January 6 and run through Saturday, May 29. We’re excited to see each of you again, set new goals for the remainder of this school year, prepare for everything that’s coming up this spring, and see how much each of you grow over the course of this Spring ’22 Semester!

Our 12 weeks of group classes for the Spring ’22 Semester will run on Tuesday evenings from March 1 – May 24. Group classes will continue to meet at the Saxony Clubhouse, 1208 Brittany Pkwy. Fall’s group classes were such a support to students’ development, and we’re excited for this spring’s classes! If you are unsure of your group class assignment or it’s meeting time, just ask your teacher.

One quick note: our Spring Break will be the week of Monday, March 21 – Saturday, March 26. We hope this aligns with most of your school Spring Breaks, but if it does not and you would like to try to switch lessons with another family to accommodate your Spring Break, please do so at your earliest convenience!

COVID-19 Policies

Heading into this new year, we are going to continue to require masking for students, parents, and anyone else who comes into the studio or attends group classes. We’re also going to maintain a 10-day quarantine period for the foreseeable future for anyone who tests positive or experiences a known exposure. We hope that by following these two simple steps we can play our part in keeping the members of our community healthy, safe, and leading uninterrupted lives, and can keep our programs running smoothly throughout the second half of the school year. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Missouri Federation of Music Clubs

Every spring, we look forward to helping students prepare for opportunities offered by the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs local chapter, the “Virtuoso Club.” For every student, there’s the opportunity to perform select pieces for a judge at the Festival, get helpful feedback, and earn points, ribbons, and trophies. Students in 7th grade and above also have the opportunity to participate in the Camp Music Scholarship Competition to earn up to $500 to put towards music education opportunities over the summer. Students in 10th grade and above can also participate in the District Competition, with the opportunity to continue onto the State Competition.

This year’s Festival entries will be judged by video submission on the weekend of April 23-24. Camp Scholarship and District Competitions will be held in person at the Steinway Gallery on Dorsett on Saturday, March 26. Registration for all events is due by February 15, so Kirby and I will be talking with each of you soon about what events you might like to participate in, and selecting repertoire to prepare accordingly.

Solo Recitals & Spring Festival

Towards the end of each school year, we look forward to our Spring Solo Recitals and our Spring Festival Group Performance. We are still working on setting concrete dates and times for both events, as we want to find days that conflict with as few other events in students lives as possible and performance venues that enhance the experiences as much as possible for students and their families. For now know we’re aiming for a Sunday afternoon in late April / early May for Solo recitals and a Sunday afternoon in mid-late May for the Spring Festival, and we’ll keep you posted throughout the semester as we’ve solidified more details!

That takes care of everything for now, so we’ll see you starting Thursday, January 8, and we have every expectation that with lots of work, lots of laughs, lots of practice, lots of thought, and lots of learning, this will be an exceptional spring! See you all soon!