Micek Music

-- 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

1) 0:00 - 0:15  Opening credits 2) 0:16 - 0:40  Peaceful farm at night 3) 0:41 - 1:05  A blue beam of light 4) 1:06 - 2:01  Alien in training 5) 2:02 - 2:14  The student has a meltdown 6) 2:15 - 2:51  Let's try this one more time  7) 2:52 - 3:21  Success? 8) 3:22 - 3:54  The Master steps in 9) 3:55 - 4:44  Flying home 10) 4:45 - 5:04  End Credits

-- 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

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

Monkey Spoon Egghunt Lifted

-- 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...