Greetings!

We'll be playing at the Corvallis Farmer's Market on Wednesday, June 29th.  Here is the line up!

9:30-10:00 Ginny

10:15-11:00 Tuesday Ensemble

11:15-11:45 Adult Group Sing- We'll have a short rehearsal on Friday, June 24th at 5 pm.  Please bring a music stand if you have one.

11:45-12:15 Sunday Ensemble

​12:15- 12:30 Younger Students Group Sing- We'll have a short rehearsal on Friday, June 24th at 4:30 pm.  Please bring a music stand if you have one.

There will be no lessons the rest of the week, June 29th, 30th and July 1st.  I will also be taking a week off the end of August. Dates TBA.  

Our last Farmer's Market performance will be Saturday, September 24th.

Happy Summer!

Happy Spring!

Lessons are continuing in March.  I'll be in the studio for lessons during Spring Break.  

I'll be taking an extended vacation in April.  I'll be gone Thursday, April 7th and will return Wednesday, April 20th.  The schedule for lessons will be as follows:

Wednesday Lessons: April 6th and 27th
Thursday Lessons: April 21st and 28th
Friday Lessons: April 1st, April 22nd, and April 29th

Thanks for your understanding!

I was given two dates for us to play at the Corvallis Farmer's Market.
Wednesday, June 29th, 9:30-12:30
Saturday, September 24th, 9:30-12:30

I'll be organizing some small groups to play at different times.  I'll be talking to each of you and asking for your favorite songs. :)

If you're looking for a night of good, free music and dance, come to the Corvallis Community Band Concert on Tuesday, March 15th.  More details are available at 
​http://c-cband.org

I'll be playing in a few additional concerts in December. Both are free. 

The Spirituoso Woodwind Quintet will be playing at the Corvallis Nativity Festival on Saturday, December 5th from 5:30-6:00 pm.  

​The Corvallis Community Band will present a concert on December 8th at 7:30 pm in the Community room at the Corvallis First United Methodist Church.

Linus and Lucy- Ginny and Anne
March from the Nutcracker Suite- Sun, Ginny, and Anne
O Christmas Tree- Mary and Anne

All Students
Up On The Housetop
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Jingle Bells
The Little Drummer Boy
Feliz Navidad

Advanced Students
Let It Snow
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
In The Bleak Midwinter

Ensemble
We'll use the music from the Corvallis Nativity Festival to fill in the rest of the time.

Suggestions for my beginning students....
Play what you feel comfortable playing.  Playing a few chords of the song is perfectly ok. :)

In the Bleak Midwinter
Silent Night
Norwegian Christmas
To Drive the Cold Winter Away
The Little Drummer Boy
Go Tell It On the Mountain
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Away in a Manger
O Come All Ye Faithful
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The First Noel
Do You Hear What I Hear
Joy to the World

We will play through everything once.  We will then be able to pick and choose which pieces to play a second time.  

Thank you for volunteering to play!

December and January Teaching Schedules

Tuesday students will have lessons on December 1st, 8th, 15th and January 12th, 19th and 26th.

Wednesday students will have lessons on December 2nd, 9th, 16th and January 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.

Friday students will have lessons on December 4th, 11th and January 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.

Concert at the Corvallis Nativity Festival - Ensemble only

We are scheduled to play from 1pm to 2pm on Sunday, December 6th.  Park in the back parking lot.  As you enter the back door, turn left into a hallway.  There will be two rooms at the end of the hall where we can leave cases and coats.  We will not be able to access the playing area until 1pm.  I hope that we will be able to set up quickly.  We'll talk about seating at our next rehearsal.  Chairs will be provided but you will need to bring a stand.  The organizers of the festival are very excited to hear us play!  I'm hoping for a group photo.......

http://www.corvallisnativityfestival.com/s/index.html

Concert at Timberhill Place Assisted Living- All Students

Our concert is Saturday, December 12th and we are scheduled to start playing at 10am.  Our performance will be in the dining room.  As you enter the building, you may need to sign in.  The dining hall is to the left of the main desk.  Plan to arrive by 9:45.  We'll find a corner for our coats and cases.  You are welcome to invite family.  However, the concert is for the residents so please make sure they are able to sit in front.  Chairs will be provided but you will need to bring a music stand.   I'm hoping for a group photo before we start......

We'll have a group rehearsal for the non ensemble pieces on Friday, December 11th at 4pm in the main Lesson Loft area at Gracewinds.  It will last no more than an hour.

http://www.timberhillplace.com