2026-02-18

Greetings, everyone!

For about one week at the beginning of January I thought the post-holiday stretch would be fairly quiet and normal. Well, a week is about how long I entertained that thought - for a variety of reasons, the workload fired up markedly as the month progressed, and the schedule has been brisk, to say the least.

Thanks to all who filled out the questionnaire regarding the rescheduling of our winter musicale. Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3pm emerged as the most common selection, so that is what we will do! I apologize in advance is the new day poses a conflict that might keep you away; if so, then we will look forward to our June concert!

Here are our two remaining recital dates for 2025-2026; kindly write them down and try and protect them 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.

Another reason my schedule has ticked up this winter is a new assignment I have accepted - choral director at Maynard High School. A need for a director arose over the holidays, and after various discussions with friends at the high school and with the Maynard Music Association, I agreed to step in. I am also still on track to music direct the spring musical at MHS, so I anticipate spending a fair amount of time at One Tiger Drive between March 1 and the beginning of June. This spring schedule may involve altering some of our present lesson times in this final quarter of the academic year. I have no details as of yet as to how the theater rehearsal schedule may conflict. Stay tuned. One reason I accepted the choral directorship is the coincidence that that responsibility posed no conflicts with any studio lesson times... I will try to engineer the same success with the production. Our show will be Lerner and Lowe's "Camelot", and at the moment it appears we will open at the end of the third week of May. Last year's show was a big success; I urge you to come on by and see us. 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!

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.

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 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