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June 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- 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

May 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- 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

April 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- 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

March 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- Lessons for the month of March will largely be uninterrupted. Due to my various performance commitments in the latter part of March, I will be teaching a shorter schedule on 3/19, 3/21, and 3/28. Also, for the fourth week of March I need to see my regular Sunday students on Saturday instead.  I will communicate with each affected student individually regarding lesson time changes.   -- As a companion to our traditional Song of the Month project, I am inaugurating a Composer of the Month series. Frederic Chopin is the composer for March. Watch this space for details. -- Rather than a traditional Theta Music assignment for March, 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.  (I've decided to save this for April and May) -- The Theta Music assignment for March is to work on the following exercises: Scales  -- Tonal Recall Intervals -- Flash Inte...

Summer 2013 Film Scoring project - candidates

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February 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- Lessons for the month of February will be uninterrupted. I am planning to teach a shorter schedule on Monday, 2/18 (President's Day). I will communicate with each Monday student individually as to whether we will be meeting that day. -- As a reminder to CM students, here are the CM dates for this month: * 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 assignment for February is the following exercises: Scales  --  Three Tones (Major) Chord Progressions --  Speaker Chords Theory & Notation --  Chord Spells Sound --  Band Match -- There will be no Song of the Month for February. We'll resume this monthly program in March. Have a happy day, Jesse

January 2013 Teaching Schedule

-- My regular teaching schedule resumes on Sunday, January 6th. The month of January will be uninterrupted. (I am aware that Monday, Jan. 21 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 2013: * 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 assignment for January is the following exercises: Intervals  -- Harmonic Drops Chords -- Tone Trees Chords -- Speed Chords Rhythm -- Flash Rhythms -- There will be no Song of the Month for January or February. Have a happy day, Jesse