NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES:
Jan., 2009 :
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good, safe winter break. All went
well in the Kerr Family. I went to Homer and played for a dance with
an excellent violin player and teacher. He gave me some new tunes and
some new tricks to make music transcription much easier for me. All the
packets are updated and look great, but as always, I will keep an eye
out for typos and other mistakes.
I would like to welcome the new students to the studio and wish them good luck
on their musical adventures. I would also like to welcome back Jenni who has
been in Africa for the past year and a half. There are a few changes that everyone
should know about. First off, my rate increase will apply this month. The new
rates are $25 per half hour lesson, $35 per 45 minute lesson, $40 per hour lesson,
and the group lessons are now $15. Longer lessons are reserved for older and
more advanced students. If anyone has any questions or concerns, please don’t
hesitate to contact me.
This week I will be handing out the invoices from last semester (I didn’t
get around to emailing them). The ones for this semester will be the same. Please
remember to check for errors. I do all of my own accounting, and I do make
mistakes sometimes. Also, for those who are having their lessons paid through
family partnership, I did receive checks for last semester. (I think all were
a little over, so I put the remainders towards this semester).
Our spot for
this year’s Anchorage Folk Festival is on Saturday, January 24th at 3:45.
I know some students will be gone that weekend, but we’ll take what we
can get. Remember that you need to commit to being there at least an hour early.
Last year some acts did not show up and we went on stage early and a lot of disappointed
fiddlers showed up after we had already played. I emailed a list of tunes for
this performance last month. I would like to have a rehearsal for this event
on Saturday, January 17th at 4:00pm so we can figure out arrangements and time
our set.
In the purple
box to the right is a link to the calendar for this month. Please read through
to make sure everything works out. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Happy Fiddling!
Looking ahead, I am going to turn in the application for the Anchorage
Folk Festival next week. If there are any days you cannot perform during
January 15th-25th, please let me know ASAP so I can put it on the application.
Everyone is sounding really good and I am really proud to be able to
work with so many talented musicians. If you have any questions, please
don’t hesitate to call me or email me.
Amanda Kerr
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