2025-04-02

Greetings, everyone!

As T. S. Eliot says in "The Wasteland" from 1922, "April is the cruellest month." Eliot was viewing the month in a variety of ways, but here in Massachusetts I think we have our own unique way... everyone has had enough of winter and cold, and we are impatient for consistently temperate days and more daylight. They are coming, I know, but some days it seems like the wait is loooong.

I do know that this summer promises, schedule-wise, to be much calmer for me than last summer. We do not plan to take any extended trips, nor do I plan to work in any arts programs. In short, I will be around, so if you want to keep making music, I can help.

Our final recital date in the academic year, 2024 - 2025 will be:

I always urge students and families to put these dates and times on calendars immediately. Attendance at our events has been great, and this is an essential element of a successful gathering.

You can always access lesson notes at the website. Click the curricula button on the left hand navigation tab on the home page, and the site will prompt you for a username and password. Contact me and I will share those with you. I encourage students to open their lesson notes as they practice; the notes "flow" in the order that one should play: scale, technical study, repertory. If we have created some new music it is also listed there, and sometimes we also do musicianship drills.

You are always welcome to use the PayPal electronic payment option. If you want to know how to access it, head over to: www.paypal.me/AMajorPro

Both Venmo and Zelle are now also available as payment options. I am in the Venmo app at @AMajorPro or by using the email kevin at amajorproduction dot org. If you wish to send payment via Zelle, share a mobile phone number with me and I will send a request for payment.

Play every day! Again, do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns.

-K