2026-05-06

Greetings, everyone!

Once again, thank you all so much for your understanding and flexibility concerning my work this month as the music director for the Maynard Theater Company's production of 'Camelot'.

We are rapidly approaching 'Camelot's' tech week; that will begin Monday, May 18. Next week, our weekly rehearsal times will be extended to 7pm.

I will, therefore, have to suspend teaching starting next Monday, May 11, until Monday, May 25.

Before the end of this coming weekend I will try to review the various musical projects you all have been doing since our last musicale and to suggest something to program on our next get-together, June 7. This is a different way to prepare for our academic year end event, but this is the first spring in which I have music directed a show, so we must be creative!

I urge you to see the show; I can tell you right now it will be a worthwhile outing. I am very pleased that some studio members have taken an increasing interest in voice and music theater in particular, so you might want to check this out! Tickets can be acquired here.

As I said last month, I have at present no scheduled programs for this coming summer. This, of course, means I will be around to teach for anyone who wishes to do some summer music learning. Give it some thought, and let's make a plan if you so choose.

Here is our remaining recital date for 2025-2026; kindly write it down and try and protect it from conflicts. I always appreciate that effort.

Recital dates in the academic year 2026:

As usual, we will gather at Sudbury United Methodist church in Sudbury, MA.

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.

Let me take a few moments to remind everyone that the best way to advance music skills is to make time daily to play. Here are some thoughts about how to practice.

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

-K