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The student recital will be held Saturday, January 17th at 3:00pm at Christ's Community Church (CCC) in Hayward. The address of the church is: 25927 Kay Avenue in Hayward . For driving directions to CCC, follow this link. **Plenty of parking will be available in the neighborhood surrounding the church This recital will feature one group of performers. The recital is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm. There will be 2 groups of performers: - Group 1 starts at 2:30pm - Group 2 starts at 4:00pm Each student will know ahead of time which group they are a part of. Performers:  - please arrive 20 minutes early  - dress code: nice casual  - performers with long hair: plan to wear your hair up or pulled back  - students need to bring their own sheet music; I will not have copies of anyone's music at the recital No tickets or entry fee required for this event -- all are welcome. Still have questions? Email me at jessemicek@yahoo.com Performers: please read this h...

Christ's Community Church, Hayward *names are not listed in performance order* Group 1 (2:30) Derrick Abby W. Joey Dani Catherine Clara Sophia Ayla Aneesh Ayush Henry Group 2 (4:00) Rohan Tristan Jasper Shaleen Gideon Henry Abby D. Janki Mason Max Rylan Kaitlyn Aiden Curt Grace

The student recital will be held Saturday, May 21st in the CSUEB Music Building in room 1055 . For a CSUEB campus map, follow this link (the Music Building is the donut-shaped building on the left of the map, abbreviated as "MB"). **Weekend parking at CSUEB is free There will be 2 groups of performers: - Group 1 starts at 2:30pm - The Beatles set will start circa 4:00pm - Group 2 starts at 4:30pm Each student will know ahead of time which group they are a part of. Performers:  - please arrive 20-30 minutes early  - dress code: nice casual  - performers with long hair: plan to wear your hair up or pulled back For a Google Map of the CSUEB Hayward Hills Campus, follow this link For detailed driving directions to CSUEB from anywhere in the bay area, follow this link No tickets required for this event -- all are welcome. Still have questions? Email me at jessemicek@yahoo.com Performers: please read this helpful arti...

In no particular order: Group 1 Start time: 2:30pm - Niko - Jeremy - Aneesh - Ayush - Tristan - Jasper - Kaitlyn T. - Clara - Gideon - Henry - Abby W. - Joey - Oliver - Quentin Beatles set Start time: circa 4:00pm - Tony - Anna - Edmund - Max - Samip - Clara - Carolina - Kaitlyn T. - Kaitlyn Y. - Eva - Martin - John Group 2 Start time: 4:30pm - Ian - Olivia - John - Martin - Eva - Samip - Sabal - Lillian - Abby D. - Kaitlyn Y. - Anna - Janki - Jacob - Nitya - Devesh - Max

The Pop Concert will be presented Sunday, 11/3 at Smalltown Space in Castro Valley. The venue is located at 22222 Redwood Rd. right next door to the Trader Joe's. Parking may be tricky on a Sunday afternoon. I have been assured that we are allowed to park anywhere around the building - either in the Trader Joe's parking spaces or in the First Presbyterian Church parking areas. See parking areas highlighted in blue in the image below. The maximum occupancy of the space is 50. Family and friends are welcome to attend this event, but we will need to limit the number to no more than 4 guests per performer. If you want to bring any refreshments to share with the audience and performers, that is welcomed.   The dress for this performance is casual - students can wear whatever they want.  Here are the groups of performers: Group 1   3pm start time Kaitlyn Y., Anna, Abby, Lillian, Kyle, Valerie, Samip, Sabal, Gideon, Daniel, Tony, Nancy, Tristan ...

-- I will only be teaching the first two weeks of December. For most students this means only two lessons this month. My last regular teaching day will be Thursday, 12/11. Lesson payments for December need to include a  $15 per student recital fee . -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 13th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Details about this event are posted on this website. -- For students participating in  Certificate of Merit  this spring, here are the CM dates for 2015: The performance evaluation date will be one of these: 2/14, 2/15, 2/21, or 2/22 The theory testing is either  3/7 or 3/8  (your choice) -- There will be no song of the month for December. -- The regular lesson schedule will resume in the new year on Sunday, January 4th. Have a happy holiday season, Jesse

-- At the end of November I will not be teaching from Wednesday, 11/26 through Sunday 11/30 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 13th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- Students participating in  Certificate of Merit  this spring are now officially enrolled. I will be collecting CM fees along with the November lesson payment. -- Here are the CM dates for 2015: The performance evaluation date will be one of these: 2/14, 2/15, 2/21, or 2/22 The theory testing is either 3/7 or 3/8 (your choice) -- The song of the month for November is "1234" by Feist. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- My teaching schedule for October will be uninterrupted. -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 13th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- The song of the month for October is "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops. Have a happy day, Jesse

Something I've been meaning to post here for a while. A breakdown of the cost of organizing a recital at CSUEB: 4-hour room reservation (w/ piano): $285 Event insurance: $83 Room monitor: approx. $50 (often this person doesn't show up) 100 Recital programs: $69.92 (this cost is exorbitant) Stamps for correspondence: $1 Additional outlays: - 6 hours of unpaid group rehearsal time - Gas & vehicle mileage - 3-4 hours spent formatting the program

-- My teaching schedule for June will be uninterrupted. Lesson payments for June should be made out for the full month  plus the $15 per student recital fee . -- The next student recital is scheduled for the afternoon of  Saturday, June 21st  in the music building recital hall at CSUEB.  Group 1 will begin at 2:30pm and Group 2 will begin at 4:00pm. Click here  for a listing of which student will perform in each group.  Click here for all the recital details you will need . -- During the summer, there is one week I will not be teaching. Here are the dates when there will be no lessons: August 20 - August 26 I teach year-round, including the summer months of July & August. I know that many of you will be traveling for vacation during those months. The policy that I have adopted for summer teaching is this:  each student needs to pay for a minimum of 4 lessons for the months of July & August in order to reserv...

-- My teaching schedule for the month of May will be uninterrupted. I will be teaching on Memorial Day (5/26) and will likely teach an abbreviated schedule that day based upon how many students are going to be absent. -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, June 21st  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! Have a happy day, Jesse

-- In observance of the CVUSD spring break, I will not be teaching during the week of 4/14 through 4/20. -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, June 21st  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- The Song of the Month for April is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Have a jovial day, Jesse

-- I will not be teaching on these two Saturdays in March: 3/15 and 3/22.  -- As a reminder to CM students, here are the CM dates this month: * Performance  evaluations will be held on the weekends of  March 1-2 and March 15-16 .   ** Theory  testing will be conducted on the weekend of  March 8-9 . -- For CM students, here are two blog posts that should helpful to your Ear Training preparations:  CM Ear Training Evaluation mp3's  and  Theta Games for CM Students -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, June 21st  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- The Song of the Month for March is "Buddy Holly" by Weezer. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- For the month of December, I will be teaching my normal weekly schedule through Saturday, 12/21. For most students this means we will meet for three lessons in December.  December lesson payments should be made out for the number of lessons  plus the $15 per student recital fee . There will be a two week winter break running from 12/22 to 1/3. Normal service resumes on Saturday, January 4th. -- The next student recital will be held  Sunday, December 8th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. All the pertinent details (i.e. directions, start times) can be found on this blog. -- There is no  Theta Music Trainer  assignment for the month of December. -- There will be no song of the month for December. We'll work on Christmas tunes instead. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- My teaching schedule for November will be uninterrupted, save Saturday, 11/30. I will not be teaching that day in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. -- The  Theta Music Trainer  assignment for the month of November is these 3 exercises: Scales  --  Tone Drops Intervals  --  Flash Intervals (Melodic) Melody  --  Three Tones (Major) -- The next student recital will be held  Sunday, December 8th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- Students participating in Certificate of Merit this spring are now officially enrolled. I will be collecting CM fees along with the November lesson payment. -- The song of the month for November is "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- My teaching schedule for October will be uninterrupted. -- The  Theta Music Trainer  assignment for the month of October is these 3 exercises: Scales  --  Paddle Tones Melody  --  Parrot Phrases Rhythms  --  Flash Rhythms -- The next student recital will be held  Sunday, December 8th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Please save the date! -- The song of the month for October is "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- I will not be teaching on Monday, 9/2 (Labor Day). Other than that, the month's lessons will be uninterrupted. -- Each student will receive an updated and revised studio policy printout from me at their first lesson of September. The most significant changes to the policies are my increased lesson fees and the upcoming institution of a "Swap List" for whenever a student needs to reschedule a lesson.  -- The Song of the Month for September is "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen. -- The next student recital will be held  Sunday, December 8  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- I will not be teaching on Sunday, June 23rd. Otherwise, my teaching schedule for June will be uninterrupted.  Lesson payments for June should be made out for the full month   plus the $15 per student recital fee . --  The next student recital is scheduled for the afternoon of  Saturday, June 22nd  in the music building recital hall at CSUEB.  Group 1 will begin at 12:30pm and Group 2 will begin at 2:00pm. Click here for a listing of which student will perform in each group.  Click here for all the recital details you will need . -- During the summer, there are two weeks I will not be teaching. Here are the dates when there will be no lessons: July 20 - July 27 August 26 - September 2 -- The Song of the Month for June is "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. Have a happy day, Jesse