-- There will be three holidays observed in November where I will not be teaching: Monday, 11/12 (Veteran's Day), 11/22 & 11/25 (Thanksgiving weekend). The rest of the month will be as normal.        -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 15  from noon to 4pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Save the date!     -- Fees for  Certificate of Merit  students are due with November lesson payments.     As a reminder, here are the CM dates for this spring:  * Performance   evaluations will be held on the weekends of February 16-17 and February 23-24.     ** Theory  testing will be conducted on the weekend of February 16-17.      -- The  Theta Music Trainer  assignment for the month of November is these 4 exercises:       Intervals  --  Melodic Drops   Melody  --  Three Tones (Major)   Rhythm  --  Rhythm Puzzles   Sound  --  Channel Scramble       -- The song of the month for Nove...