• has finished Musical Beginnings or will finish it this semester.
• has finished Basic Musicianship or will finish it this semester. OR
• finishes the spring semester in private lessons with an A or B.

The camp fee is $10, and registration is first-come, first-served. 30 spots are available each week.
Camp BackBeat
Audition Signup: April 10 – May 3
Auditions: May 11
Camp: June 25-30
W.O. Smith is launching this brand new camp this summer for students who play guitar, bass, piano, and drums and those who sing interested in learning rock, pop, blues, funk, folk, and more. Students will be in a band, learn their favorite songs, write their own, and work with great local musicians.
A student is eligible if he or she is age 9-18 and finishes the spring semester in private lessons with an A or B. Admittance is based on auditions, and the camp fee is $10.
Closed Thursday, March 8
No lessons or classes will meet on this date.
Spring Break
OPEN:
Saturday, March 30
CLOSED:
Monday, April 2
Tuesday, April 3
Wednesday, April 4
Thursday, April 5
Saturday, April 7
Solo Competition
Registration: March 1-29
All students are encouraged to participate in our annual solo competition. Begin thinking about a piece you’d like to play and tell your teacher you’re interested. Oh yeah: there are cash awards!
Student Recital
Tuesday, March 20, 7:00pm • Woods Recital Hall
You know the drill! This is a chance for students to play for family and friends in a relaxed setting.

Q: Okay great so what are they?

A: Juries, basically. Students should prepare one or two pieces/exercises (no more than 3 minutes) to play for a panel of teachers including yourself.

Q: Does that mean I won’t have a lesson with my student that week?

A: Correct. The week prior to evaluations will be your last lesson with your students. You should use that time to ensure they feel comfortable with their music and the procedure for the evaluation.

Q: When do I show up on evaluation day?

A: At your normal lesson time. We’ll give you some materials (clipboard, evaluation forms, pen) at the front desk, send you into your designated panel room, and you’ll stay for your normal length of time (usually an hour).

Q: What exactly should my students play?

A: The evaluation should simply be a reflection of what you’ve been working on this semester. If you teach a beginning level pianist, a Faber line or two is just fine. If you have a high school clarinetist, a few scales and an excerpt would do. The evaluation shouldn’t exceed 3 minutes.

Q: I just remembered you mentioned evaluation forms. Tell me about those.

A: When you check in, we’ll give you three white sheets per student:

• Performance Evaluation form (to evaluate the student’s actual performance)
• should result in a letter grade based on several factors listed on the form
• Semester Evaluation form (to evaluate the student’s semester at-large)
• should result in a letter grade based on a rubric on the form
• Student Self-Evaluation form (for the student to evaluate his or her own semester)
• hand this to the student on his or her way out, and tell them to give it to someone at the front desk

The forms combine objective and subjective evaluation and are fairly self-explanatory. You won’t have any problems.

Q: Do I have to evaluate other teachers’ students?

A: Yep! And it’s fun! You’ll evaluate other students on colored sheets.

Q: How do I know how to evaluate them?

A: The teachers on your panel should ask the students how long they’ve been studying, how old they are, et cetera. You’ll also have an opportunity to discretely ask that student’s teacher what to expect. You’ll have a good idea of what kind of student you’ve just heard.

Q: Crap, I just realized I won’t be in town that week. What now?

A: Take a deep breath. Everything’s fine. Just email Lynn, and we’ll arrange for you and your students to complete your evaluation early.

Q: Okay this was all really helpful, but I have another question.

A: No problem, just shoot me an email.