Archive for November, 2009

Save a Stamp and Feed the Birdie

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The Music Arts Drop Box

The Music Arts Drop Box

That bird that ate the house is still there, but we promise he/she won’t attack you if you’d like to drop off your payment in our Drop Box at our book-keeping office at director Nancy England’s home on the corner of West Outer Drive and Mississippi Avenue (driveway off Mississippi) in Oak Ridge. If you want to leave cash, call ahead (865-482-5614) to make sure we can be there to give you a receipt!


Credit$ and Discount$

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

It’s time for a reminder about how you can earn credits and discounts on your Music Arts bill.

If you refer a new student (whose family hasn’t studied with us in the past four years) to any of our Music Arts instructors, you’ll earn one free lesson for every full quarter that the new student completes – up to two years! This could translate into 8 free lessons for you. Think of it – refer a dozen students and you’re Home Free for two years, no matter what your instructor’s rates are.

Pay your bill by the actual due date (the 5th of the month or posted by the 3rd) during the year, starting with Fall Quarter, and you’ll be eligible for a 10% discount on continuing Summer Quarter lessons. But remember that any payment received after the 18th (posted after the 16th) will earn you something, too – a late charge!

This information (and more) is in the Music Arts Student Guide. If you don’t have one, please ask your instructor for a copy. You may review the information in the Student Guide on credits and discounts at http://musicartsschool.org/html/studentguide2.html#Doyougivediscounts.


Haven’t Been in a Recital Lately?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
October 18th Recital

October 15th Recital

Our recitals are not grueling marathons! They’re designed to last about one hour, with smaller audiences. Everyone loves the Intermission Quiz, where students are rewarded with mystery prizes for correct answers to musical questions. Let your instructor know that you’d like to be included. And if you’re not quiiiiiite sure about appearing in one, come and be part of the audience. It should reassure you that we don’t make people miserable!

These students of Rudolph Nemeth, Ilia Steinscheider and Lois White were in our October 15, 2009 recital, and they seemed to have survived it!

Pictured are:

  • Front row, left to right:  Madison Valentine, Mason Valentine, Claire Gibson, Matthias Brown, Peter Podak.
  • Top two rows taken as one, left to right:  Meagan Kessell, Alyssa McCartt, Amy Douglas, Jessica Herwig, Catherine Albert, Alex Sample (in back), Rachel Sammons, Grace Magness, Melanie Fann.

Why I Like My Instructor

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

If you’ve been to our website, www.MusicArtsSchool.org, you may have noticed that many of our instructors have “testimonials” written by their students.

We’d like up update these website pages, and would like to hear from you. What wonderful qualities does he or she have that might make you want to recommend your instructor to your friends? Write to us and let us know, are maybe your entry will be featured on your instructor’s website page (complete with photo, of course!).