Please note - Dates and times are subject to change. Please review Student Assignment Notebooks carefully for updates -- Additionally, this website is frequently revised and updated.
Catchup Week: September 7-11, 2009 - Makeup Lessons only. Do not come for a lesson this week unless you have scheduled a makeup at a special day and time. Makeups are for excused absences due to illness or emergencies only.
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 6 PM - Wine and Cheese Performance Party for Adult Student;
Studio Closed: October 12-16, 2009 (Fall Teacher Training; Steinway Hall, New York City)
Week 8: October 19-23, 2009 - Private Lessons
Spooktacular! (Concertos 'n Costumes): Saturday, October 24, 2009 6PM, Hoover Studio (for all
pre-college students -- come in costume! -- parents/family are also invited)
Bonus 9th Week for Fall Quarter: October 26-30. 2009. Makeup Lessons only. Do not come for a lesson this week unless you have scheduled a makeup at a special day and time. Makeups are for excused absences due to illness or emergencies only. (Special event for Fall Quarter is the Sat. Oct 24th and Oct. 29th performances)
Date TBA (sometime during week of October 26-30) Wine & Cheese Performance Party for Adult
**Special Events (in addition to private lessons) in BLUE
Please note: Tuition payments are due 1st of the month (no later than the 15th). There is a $10 late fee for all payments received after the final due date.
Please note: KeyQuest Classes are held the 1st Sat. of most months (except Dec-Jan-April and summer months .... November 2009 will be rescheduled to Sunday afternoon).
Sunday, November 8, 2009 4:00 PM: Free organ concert at Independent Presbyterian Church;
Featuring concert organist, Greg Peterson
Week 2: November 9-13, 2009 - Private Lessons
Saturday, November 14, 2009: Hymn Festival (Location = IPC) (individual audition times tba - between 9 AM- 12 PM. The festival is for students of all ages and levels and involves the following: private audition for guest adjudicator involving performance of 1 hymn and 1 carol plus sight-reading category on grand piano, immediately followed by a non-competitive mini-instructional session on the pipe organ.) ENTRY FEE IS INCLUDED IN STUDIO REGISTRATION
Sunday, November 15 2009 4:00 PM: Free organ concert at Independent Presbyterian Church;
Featuring concert organist & Eastman professor, David Higgs
(Part 1 of the Opus One Aberg Studio Festival -- categories of technic and written theory)
There is a different schedule for this week! Sign-up for your session time online at Communication Page (once the dates are posted .... closer to time. (You will be notified via e-mail once it is time to sign-up). Students will be afforded valuable feedback from an expert Taubman teacher outside of the Alabama area. AGENDA: Students will be videotaped (in a private session) as they demonstrate several required aspects of technic (These requirements will be clearly specified in technic books and assignment notebook). Students will also complete a WRITTEN THEORY TEST. The videos will be posted online and a GUEST TEACHER will view the videos and provide written evaluations on each student's form and technic. The written evaluations will be available later in January - date TBA - once the adjudicator has had a chance to view all the videos.Additionally, one or more SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES may be awarded to a promising student who has most successfully applied the information regarding technic (our "C Code Challenge) presented during our weekly lessons. (amount of free lessons to be determined based upon results). The scholarships would apply to the Summer Quarter.
Saturday, January 23, 2010: Metro Music Forum Theory Examinations(for select students only -- Entry Fee: $15 per student; Location: Samford University; Theory exam – 9:00 am, Master Class - 10:30 am)
Theory exam fee: $15
Spring Quarter, 2010
Week 1: January 25-29, 2009 - Private Lessons
Catchup Week: February 1-5, 2010 - Makeup Lessons only. Do not come for a lesson this week unless you have scheduled a makeup at a special day and time. Makeups are for excused absences due to illness or emergencies only.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 6 PM - Wine and Cheese Performance Party for Adult Student;
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7 PM, IPC - Guest Pianist (and faculty member of the Golandsky International Piano Institute, NYC) Father Sean Duggan, lecture/recital on J.S. Bach. More information forthcoming. Highly recommended for older and more serious younger students! MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND!!
Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7 PM, IPC - Early music group (Baroque group). Great Hall. Free concert - wonderful opportunity. (not recommended for younger students -- highly recommended for all others!
KeyQuestGroup Musicianship Classes: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Hoover Studio (classes at
Saturday, March 6, 2010 - BMTA Donna Shugart Sonata-Sonatina Competition; Samford University (for more advanced students, ages 11 and above)
KeyQuestGroup Musicianship Classes: Saturday, March 6, 2010 (DATE TO BE RESCHEDULED IF THERE ARE ANY ENTRANTS TO THE BMTA SONATA COMPETITION since teacher is required to work at the event if entering students). Class location = Hoover Studio (classes at 9:30-10:30 and 10:45-11:45) Click here to see your class time.)
Week 6: March 8-12, 2010 - Part 2 of the Opus One Aberg Studio Festival (categories of Performance, Keyboard Theory, and Sight-reading)
Different schedule for this week! Sign-up for your session time online at Communication Page (The dates will be posted online closer to time. You will be notified via e-mail once it is time to sign-up)
SCHEDULE: Students of all ages and levels complete the remaining 3 categories of: Performance; Sight-Reading; Keyboard
Theory (The Technic and Written Theory Categories were completed in January).
The Performance Category is VideoTaped. A professional, guest adjudicator will review the videos and provide a written evaluation plus a rating. The teacher will provide the ratings for Sight-Reading and Keyboard Theory the remaining 2 categories. Trophy Awards presented once 10 points have been earned. For more information, visit Studio Festival online.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Chamber Concert, Independent Presbyterian Church - Admission = free
Studio Closed: March 15-19, 2010 (Spring Break)
STUDIO FESTIVAL RESULTS POSTED ONLINE Sunday, March 21, 2010
Studio Recital Dress Rehearsals all week. Different schedule for this week! No regular private lessons. Instead, students choose sign-up for one of the Recital Dress Rehearsals (6:00--7:00 or 7:00-8:00 PM, Monday, April 5, or Tuesday, April 6, or Thursday, April 8, or Friday, April 9, 2010). Sign-up online (once the dates are posted) at Communication Page
Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:00 PM at Independent Presbyterian Church - McLelland Piano Studio's Annual Spring Recital and Awards Ceremony. IPC = 3100 Highland Avenue; B'ham, AL 35205..
Saturday, April 10, 2010 - Alabama Music Teachers Association's District Solo Auditions (held at Samford University)
Summer Quarter, 2010
Week 1: April 12-16, 2010 - Private Lessons (held at regular lesson day and time)
??AMTA District Auditions: (Dates not yet available -- either Sat. April 10 or Sat. April 17, 2010)
?? (Dates subject to change) -Catchup Week: April 19-24, 2010 - Makeup Lessons only. Do not come for a lesson this week unless you have scheduled a makeup at a special day and time. Makeups are for excused absences due to illness or emergencies only. (Thursday-Sunday =Spring Teacher Training, Steinway Hall, New York City)
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6 PM - Wine and Cheese Performance Party for Adult Student;
Week 2: April 26-May 30, 2010 - Private Lessons (held at regular lesson day and time)
??BMTA Keyboard Artist Competition at Brookwood Mall (dates TBA)
Week 3: May 3-7, 2010 - Private Lessons (held at regular lesson day and time)
Week 4: May 10-14, 2009 - Private Lessons (Regular school year lesson day/time)
Friday-Saturday, May 14-15: AMTA State Solo Auditions and Concerto Auditions (Concerti are generally held on Friday). University of Montevallo
Studio Closed: May 17-28, 2010
SIGN-UP FOR YOUR SUMMER LESSON DAYS/TIMES FOR WEEKS 5-8 OF SUMMER QUARTER ONLINE. You need to sign-up for 4 lessons (Weeks 5-8 of Summer Quarter) over a choice of 6+ different weeks. Since there are so many weeks available to choose from, please try to spread these lessons out over different weeks. If it is absolutely necessary, (due to being out of town all summer etc.) to schedule 2 or more lessons on one week, (or schedule 2 long lessons on 2 different weeks etc.), this is a possibility but not as ideal as scheduling 4 lessons on 4 different weeks.
Weeks 5-8, June 1-4, 2010 - Option #1 (out of 6 option weeks):
Weeks 5-8, June 7-11, 2010 - Option #2 (out of 6 option weeks):
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - AMTA State Conference, Winners Recitals at University of Montevallo
Studio Closed: June 14-18, 2010
Weeks 5-8, June 21-25, 2010 - Option #3 (out of 6 option weeks):
McLelland Piano Studio Summer Piano Camp: June 28-July 1, Mon-Thur, 2010 - Camp events only this week, no private lessons.
Weeks 5-8, July 5-7, 2010, (Monday-Wednesday only) - Option #4A (out of 6 option weeks):
July 8, 2010: Fall Registration Packets mailed to current and prospective students. (snail mail).
Studio Closed: July 8-21, 2010 - Studio Closed, Golandsky Piano Institute's International Summer Symposium, Princeton University, NJ
Weeks 5-8, July 22-23, 2010, (Thursday-Friday) - Option #4B (out of 6 option weeks):
Weeks 5-8, July 26-30, 2010 - Option #5 (out of 6 option weeks):
Weeks 5-8, August 2-6, 2010 - Option #6 (out of 6 option weeks):
Fall Schedule Lesson Days/Times available online at Current Lesson Schedule by Sunday, 8/8/10
Studio Closed: August 9-13, 2010
August Musicale and Luau Party (for Pre-College Students): Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3PM, at Hoover Studio. Casual performance opportunity and fall kick-off party. Parents/friends/family invited (ala Spooktacular). Luau attire optional!
Wine and Cheese Party (for Adult Students): Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 6PM, at Hoover Studio
Fall Quarter, 2010
Fall Quarter Begins: August 16, 2010
Click below for a printable version of the 2009-2010 Studio Calendar:
Hymn Festival! Mark your
Calendars so you don't miss this important special event!
Spooktacular!! Mark your
Calendars so you don't miss this important special event!
IMPORTANT! If you are one of the students from Group 1
who will be scheduling
your lesson with Mr.
Bloomfield in December, please do not make travel plans on Saturday. Students
from group 2 will schedule their lessons with Mr. Bloomfield when he returns to Birmingham in May or June (dates TBA)
Special opportunity and chance to win piano tuition scholarships for three free months of lessons.
Studio Festival week! Results posted online Sunday, March 21, 2010.
Mark your Calendars!! Spring Studio Recital and Awards Ceremony.
DATES TBA:
Lessons with John Bloomfield in Birmingham - May or June dates TBA (Friday-Saturday later May or early June). Once Mr. Bloomfield knows his travel schedule, the dates will be posted. Students who did not receive a lesson in December will receive one at this date. Friday students' lessons with Mrs. McLelland will be rescheduled.
