Group lessons have benefits for every level of playing. These classes are for students only. All group lessons will be 80 minutes in length. All students will be assigned a group lesson time. If you have any conflicts on group lessons, be sure Sandra knows about that now.
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
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Group lessons will be offered in place of 4 private lessons during the 2023-2024 school year. Please mark the following dates as group lesson weeks: October 16-18 , December 18-20, February 19-21 May 14-16. As a reminder, there are no private lessons on group lesson days, However, there may be private lessons on other days during group lesson weeks. Please refer to the studio calendar for lesson/no lesson dates. Group lessons can not be made up. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Parents should drop off within 5 minutes before your assigned groups. Parents should RETURN by the end of class to pick up their children. As many lessons end in the dark, parents should come to the door for their kids...it's ok to wait outside (or inside) but I am not going to send kids out without seeing a parent. If parents are sending someone else to pick up a child, please let know who that is. Upon arrival students should wash their hands and enter the waiting room for their group lessons. Masks are optional. Please let me know of any food allergies as treats will be provided. If you do not want your child having a treat, or have other instructions, let me know that too. Only STUDENTS should attend their group lessons...no parents.
The following December group lesson days/times ARE confirmed.
Please look for your name...find your ASSIGNED day/time THEN....
put your assigned day/time on your calendar with a reminder. Thank you!
Monday December 18 - 3:30-4:50 - Middle School girls:
Julia P. - 6 (Tues after 4:15 works best - Mon not 5 nor later - Wed okay after 4:45, not available before 4) - James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells - originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh') - Jingle Bells
Paulina A. - 7 - Walter "Jack" Rollins & Steve Nelson (Frosty the Snowman) - Frosty the Snowman
Grace H. - 7 - done by 5:30 - Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker (Do You Hear What I Hear?) - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Norah K. - 7 (Mon is best) - William Kirkpatrick or James R. Murray (Away in the Manger) - Away In a Manger
Yiduo L. - 7 - Franz Xaver Gruber (Silent Night) - Silent Night
Monday December 18 - 5:10-6:30 - Grade 3:
Gloria G. - 3 - John Mason Neale (Good King Wenceslas & Good Christian Men, Rejoice) - Good King Wenceslas
Cora L. - 3 - Charles E. Ives (A Christmas Carol) - The Huron Carol
Arthur M. - 3 - Walter "Jack" Rollins & Steve Nelson (Frosty the Snowman) - Frosty the Snowman
Matthew D. - 3 - Benjamin R. Hanby (Up on the Housetop) - Up on the Housetop
Tuesday December 19 - 4:30-5:50 - Upper Elementary:
Caleb B. - 5 - history of this song: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Luna C - 4 - (cannot do Monday) - Felix Mendelssohn (Hark the Herald Angels Sing) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Henry D. - 4 - George Frideric Handel (The Messiah & Joy to the World) - Joy to the World
Mandy D. - 5 - NOT Monday 6:30-7:30 (has class) - Walter "Jack" Rollins & Steve Nelson (Frosty the Snowman) - Frosty the Snowman
Samantha D. - 5 - not Tuesday 6 pm or later - James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells - originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh') - Jingle Bells
Wyatt G. - 5 -
Jane M. - 5 (Mon is best - Tues may work 4:30-6:30) - Henry T. Smart (Angels from the Realms of Glory) - Jingle Bell Rock
Camden O. - 5 (no Wed) (needs M/Tu 3:45-6:00) - J. Fred Coots (Santa Claus is Coming to Town) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Petrah W. - 5 - If Tuesday, must be done by 6:15 - John Henry Hopkins, JR (We Three Kings of Orient Are) - We Three Kings of Orient Are
Tuesday December 19 - 6:10-7:30 - High School:
Kate B. - 8 - Jule Styne (Let It Snow) - Let It Snow!
MacKenzie - 9 - Felix Mendelssohn (Hark the Herald Angels Sing) - Angels We Have Heard on High
Matthew B. - 10 - Not Wed 6 and later - Adolphe Adam (O Holy Night) - Auld Lang Syne
Shanna V. - 12 - Not Wed 6 and later - John Henry Hopkins, Jr (We Three Kings of Orient Are) - We Three Kings of Orient Are
Ting Ting Y. - 12 - Not Wed 6 and later - Ray Evans (Silver Bells) - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Wednesday December 20 - 12:30 - 1:50 - ADULTS
Mary G. - Mykola Leontovych (Carol of the Bells...Shchedryk) - The First Noel
Cindy K. - Johnny Marks (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day & Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree & A Holly Jolly Christmas & Silver and Gold & Run Rudolph Run) - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Dorothy M. - Franz Xaver Gruber (Silent Night) - Silent Night
Pang V. - Elton John (Step Into Christmas) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Wednesday, December 20 - 3:30-4:50 - Middle School boys
Graham G. - 7 - Franz Xaver Gruber (Silent Night) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Simon L - 6 - Has ski M & Th 4:30-6 & not B4 3:15 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - from the Nutcracker) - Ding Dong Merrily on High
Edwin M. - 6 - Has ski M & Th 4:30-6 - James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells - originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh') - Jingle Bells
Thursday December 21 - 4:30-5:50 - Lower Elementary:
Alex B. - K - no Wednesday - Irving Berlin (I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas) - Go, Tell It On the Mountain
Elizabeth P. - K - not before 3:45 - Johnny Marks (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day & Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Rockin' Around the
ChristmasTree & A Holly Jolly Christmas & Silver and Gold & Run Rudolph Run) - Home for the Holidays
Lily Y. - 1 - not before 4:30 - John Henry Hopkins, JR (We Three Kings of Orient Are) - We Three Kings
Isaac P. - 2 - has another commitment 5:30 on Wednesday - James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells - originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh') - Jolly Old St. Nicholas
December '23 assignments:
All students will choose a holiday song WITH WORDS to be able to play for the group.
Grades K-3: Prepare 3 facts to share about your composer.
Grades 4-5: Prepare 4-6 facts to share about your composer.
Grades 6-8: Prepare to share up to 1 minute of info about your composer.
Grades 9-12: Prepare to share 1-2 minutes of info about your composer.
Adults: Prepare to share 3-5 minutes of info about your composer.
THESE ARE THE COMPOSERS TO CHOOSE FROM:
Holiday Music Composer:
Adolphe Adam (O Holy Night)
Gene Autry (Here Comes Santa Claus)
Gloria Shayne Baker (Do You Hear What I Hear?)
Irving Berlin (I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas)
Felix Bernard (Winter Wonderland)
J. Fred Coots (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
Katherine Kennicott Davis (Little Drummer Boy)
Ray Evans (Silver Bells)
Henry John Gauntlett (Once in Royal David's City)
Samuel Goldfarb (I Have a Little Dreydl)
Vince Guaraldi (Charlie Brown Christmas)
Buddy Greene (Mary Did You Know)
Franz Xaver Gruber (Silent Night)
Benjamin R. Hanby (Up on the Housetop)
George Frideric Handel (The Messiah & Joy to the World)
Gustav Holst (In the Bleak Midwinter)
John Henry Hopkins, JR (We Three Kings of Orient Are)
Charles E. Ives (A Christmas Carol)
Elton John (Step Into Christmas)
William Kirkpatrick or James R. Murray (Away in the Manger)
Mykola Leontovych (Carol of the Bells...Shchedryk)
Johnny Marks (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day & Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Rockin' Around the
ChristmasTree & A Holly Jolly Christmas & Silver and Gold & Run Rudolph Run)
Hugh Martin (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas)
John Menzies Macfarlane (Far Far Away on Judea's Plains)
Felix Mendelssohn (Hark the Herald Angels Sing)
John Mason Neale (Good King Wenceslas & Good Christian Men, Rejoice)
James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells - originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh')
Lewis Redner (O Little Town of Bethlehem)
Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker (Do You Hear What I Hear?)
Walter "Jack" Rollins & Steve Nelson (Frosty the Snowman)
Henry T. Smart (Angels from the Realms of Glory)
Jule Styne (Let It Snow)
Jehan Tabourot (Ding Dong Merrily on High)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - from the Nutcracker)
Mel Torme (The Christmas Song)
Richard Storrs Willis (It Came Upon the Midnight Clear)
John Wesley Work, Jr. (Go Tell It On the Mountain)
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The following will be used during various group lessons:
Baroque Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Blavet, Georg Bohm, Joseph Boismortier, Dietrich Buxtehude, Jeremiah Clark, Archangelo Corelli, Louis-Claude Daquin, Christoph Graupner, George F. Handel, Felix LeCouppey, Pietro Locatelli, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Johann Pachelbel, JC Pepusch, Michael Praetorius, Henry Purcell, Johann Joachim Quantz, JP Rameau, Alesandro Scarlatti, Domenico Scarlatti, George P. Telemann, Joachim Van der Hofe, Antonio Vivaldi, Domenico Zipoli
Jazz/Ragtime Composers: Leroy Anderson (J); Irving Berlin (JR); Eubie Blake (R); Louis Chauvin (R); Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (J); Bill Evans (J); George Gershwin (J); Dizzy Gillespie (J); Scott Hayden (R); Antonio Carlos Jobin (J); Charles L. Johnson (R); Scott Joplin (R); Joseph Lamb (R); John A. Lewis (J); Arthur Marshall (R); Artie Matthews (R); "Jelly Roll" Morton (J); Cole Porter (J); Tito Puente (J); Django Reinhardt (J); James Scott (R); Tom Turpin (R)
Classical Composers: Thomas Attwood, CPE Bach, JC Bach, WF Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Muzio Clementi, Carl Czerny, Anton Diabelli, William Duncombe, Christoph Gluck, Franz Joseph Haydn, James Hook, Friedrich Kuhlau, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leopold Mozart, Alexander Ruinable
There are Countless Living Composers of many genres! So, here is a very, very limited list: Melody Bober, Nancy & Randall Faber, Joyce Grill, Jennifer Linn, Carol Matz, Martha Mier, Kevin Olson, Catherine Rollin, Wynn-Anne Rossi, Wendy Stevens, Ethan Wickman
Romantic Composers: Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Fryderyck Chopin, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Godard, Edvard Grieg, Ernesto Kohler (flautist), Franz Liszt, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Carl Reinecke, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Camille Saint-Saens, Franz Schubert, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Bedrich Smetana, Johann Strauss II, Claude-Paul Taffenel (flautist), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Guiseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Charles-Marie Widor
Women Composers: Maria Agata Szymanowska;
Jazz/Ragtime Composers: Leroy Anderson (J); Irving Berlin (JR); Eubie Blake (R); Louis Chauvin (R); Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (J); Bill Evans (J); George Gershwin (J); Dizzy Gillespie (J); Scott Hayden (R); Antonio Carlos Jobin (J); Charles L. Johnson (R); Scott Joplin (R); Joseph Lamb (R); John A. Lewis (J); Arthur Marshall (R); Artie Matthews (R); "Jelly Roll" Morton (J); Cole Porter (J); Tito Puente (J); Django Reinhardt (J); James Scott (R); Tom Turpin (R)