Congratulations to Joo Hyeong Yoo. He wanted to enter the Robert Turner Piano Competition to build up his resume for college entrance. We worked together on the Mozart Piano Concerto in A major for about six months. The judges' comments included: "...nice work," and "your articulations are good," and "you play with a care to each note and an even tone." Also, he and Oriana Falla and William Byun are going soon for the Certificate of Merit from The Music Teacher's Association of California.

Honors like these take more work and more lesson time. I will only be helping students who really practice! Let me know if you want to enter one of these vigorous programs. They provide "a systematic plan to develop performance skill, technique, ear-training and sight-reading skills, and music theory." You could also get a certificate for playing a solo at one of the association's monthly recitals.

We're moving to our own studio!! New students are needed. (Remember you get a free lesson for bringing a new student.). New Programs are forming right now: a once-a-month class for group singing and playing because making music is fun "in concert" with others.. Both whoever doesn't usually sing, and students who love singing (means everybody!) should be in this class. The piano work will be duets and Quartets Materials will be provided. It should be just ten dollars more a month if you choose it. We're also planning the chance to play in some small recitals at some senior centers.

Music Camp this summer will include singing and dancing, games, trips. We were thinking that it should be the end of the summer, when the kids are really bored. It would be all morning, like 9:00 to 12:00, probably the last week of August.. Maybe we could add another one-week camp the last week of July. What do you think? It would cost something like $125. You can invite your friends to enroll in Music Camp with you.