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-- 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

-- Lessons during the month of September will be uninterrupted except for Monday, 9/1 (Labor Day). I will not be teaching on 9/1. -- The Song of the Month for September is "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- Lessons during the month of July will be uninterrupted. -- At the end of August, there is one week I will not be teaching. Here are the dates when there will be no lessons:  August 20th through August 25th -- This summer I will be undertaking a cartoon film scoring project with select students. Each student will compose music to accompany the Pixar short "Lifted".  You can watch the video and find a cue list here . -- The Song of the Month for July & August is "Good Day Sunshine" by The Beatles. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- 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

-- The month of February will be uninterrupted. (I am aware that Monday, Feb. 17 is President's Day... I will be teaching that day.) -- As a reminder to CM students, here are the CM dates for spring 2014: * 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 . Please keep all three of these weekends free. In mid-February I will receive the schedule and location details for each student's performance. For the theory testing weekend at Chabot College, you can drop in anytime between 8am-4pm on either Saturday or Sunday. -- 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 Song of the Month for January and February is "Royals" by Lorde. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- My regular teaching schedule resumes on January 4th. The month of January will be uninterrupted. (I am aware that Monday, Jan. 20 is the M.L.K. Jr. holiday... I will be teaching that day.) -- As a reminder to CM students, here are the CM dates for spring 2014: * 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 . Please keep all three of these weekends free. In mid-February I will receive the schedule and location details for each student's performance. For the theory testing weekend at Chabot College, you can drop in anytime between 8am-4pm on either Saturday or Sunday. -- The Song of the Month for January and February is "Royals" by Lorde. 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 during the last week of August, running from  August 26th through September 2nd . Normal service will resume on Tuesday, September 3rd. -- The summer cartoon film scoring project continues this month. Each student will compose music to accompany the Pixar short "For the Birds".  You can watch the video and find a cue list here . -- There will be no Song of the Month for August. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- I will not be teaching on the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4th . Also, I have a vacation week scheduled for July 20th through July 27th , and there will be no lessons that week. -- At the end of August, there is another week I will not be teaching. Here are the dates when there will be no lessons: August 26th through September 2nd -- This summer I will be undertaking a cartoon film scoring project with select students. Each student will compose music to accompany the Pixar short "For the Birds". You can watch the video and find a cue list here . -- There will be no Song of the Month for July & August. 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

-- I will not be teaching on Monday, May 27 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. My teaching schedule for the rest of May will be as normal. -- Rather than a traditional Theta Music assignment for April and May, students are invited to participate in the first annual  Theta Music Challenge . The T.M.C.  worksheet will be due at the end of this month. -- The Song of the Month for May is "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. -- Lastly, the next student recital is scheduled for the afternoon of  Saturday, June 22nd  in the recital hall at CSUEB. Have a happy day, Jesse

-- Lessons for the month of April will be uninterrupted. -- Rather than a traditional Theta Music assignment for April and May, students will be invited to participate in the first annual  Theta Music Challenge . I will outline the details of the  T.M.C.  with students in person. -- The Song of the Month for April is "Rolling In the Deep" by Adele. -- Lastly, the next student recital is scheduled for the afternoon of  Saturday, June 22nd  in the recital hall at CSUEB. Have a happy day, Jesse