Schedule of Events for the year

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Studio Schedule of Important Dates, Deadlines and Events 

	JANUARY - 2013
January 13 - 18	No Lesson Week    #2
January 18, 2013	Deadline to enter the 2013 Pompano Piano Competition - No Entry Fee
January 25-27	BCMTA Musicthon Fundraiser, Galleria Mall.
	FEBRUARY
February 1	Deadline for Greenspan and FSMTA Community Service Awards Applications
February 8	Deadline for Student Day Performance Applications and fees, if applicable
February 2-3,  9-10	FFMC Junior Festival (Federation) Evaluations
TBA	Deadline FSMTA District VI Concerto Competition
February 23	Pompano Piano Competition
	MARCH
March 4 - 8	Deadline for National Guild Audition Fee   $32- $37, depending upon category entered
TBA	District VI Concerto Competition BC, Davie
	APRIL
April 8-12	Deadline for $30 Annual Spring Recital Fee
April 12	Postmark Deadline for Summer Music Camp Scholarships
April 13 and 14	FSMTA District VI Student Day Performance Evaluation Exams
April  27	FSMTA District VI Student Day Honors Recital
April 19	Postmark Deadline for Intermediate A and B Competitions
	MAY
May 10	Deadline for the BCMTA / Nova Southeastern University High school A and B Competitions
May 3-5	FFMC State Junior Convention TBA
TBA	Postmark Deadline for BCMTA Composition Competition
May 18	Intermediate A and B Competitions
TBA (late May 2012)	National Guild Auditions  * Your Guild Audition takes the place of your private lesson for the week
	JUNE
June 1	BCMTA High School Competition
June 3 – 7:00 PM	Annual Spring Recital
June 11-14	Last Week of Lessons
June 26	Summer Lessons Begin
	July
July 1, 2013	Deadline for 2013-2014 Registration Forms and Fees

Other classes such as Performance Master Classes, Student Day Help Classes, will be held at times not listed on the schedule. A letter or e-mail will go home regarding these classes. There is no extra fee for these additional classes. You will notice that there are 38 classes listed for the term instead of 35. This is because of travel opportunities that may arise, such as adjudications, conferences, and such. I will let you know about any additional non-lesson weeks as soon as I can.

MUSICTHON 2013

MUSICTHON

JANUARY 25-27, 2013

Musicthon is a Broward County Music Teachers Association Annual Fundraiser for Scholarships as well as other charitable causes.

Dear Parents and Students,

It is time to prepare for our annual fundraiser.  This year’s motto is “Kids playing 4KIDS of South Florida”. This year’s proceeds will benefit all BCMTA activities (summer camp scholarships, programs, student day awards, master classes and competition prizes), and 4KIDS, a non-profit organization“providing hope for kids in crisis”.

For more information on this wonderful cause, please visit:  http://www.4kidsofsfl.org

Musicthon will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25, 26 and 27, 2013 at the Galleria Mall, 2414 E. Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  Our performance time is Friday, January 25 from 7-8 pm.

PLEASE NOTE: Each student is required to collect a minimum of $15.00 to play in the event. All money raised is to be collected PRIOR to MUSICTHON. No Money is to be collected, counted or left for pick up at the event. Teachers will mail funds raised along with the Teachers Tally Sheet to the Treasurer NO LATER than Monday JANUARY 28, 2013. Please make sure that all checks are made payable to BCMTA.

T-SHIRTS or Bags FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS:

Each participant in Musicthon 2013 will receive a commemorative t-shirt or a music tote bag. The bags are the white and blue canvas bags with the music note BCMTA logo.. T-shirts will be a new design on the back and BCMTA logo on front.  T-shirt sizes are the following (include one for each teacher):  Youth S, M, L, and Adult S, M, L, XL.  Please let me know what size your child will need.

Please remember to get these pledge forms out before the holidays so that extended family can support our students’ efforts. Please print out the Sponsor Letter and the Student Pledge Form to give to your students.

Musically yours, 

Mrs. Purchase

CHRISTMAS RECITAL Location

First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale - Main Sanctuary

Monday evening,

December 17, 2012

6:30-8:30 PM

201 S.E. 13th St.
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Office (954) 523-6456
Fax (954) 523-3457

 info@firstchristianchurchftl.com

Last theory class

STUDENT DAY INFORMATION:

Final THEORY CLASSES

October 20th and November 10th

Levels 1-2             1:00 - 1:45 

Levels 3-4-5          2:00 - 3:00

Levels 6-7             3:00 - 4:00

Levels 9-10-12      4:00 - 5:00

The following students are registered for Student Day Exams on November 17th. IF YOU DONT SEE YOUR NAME HERE AND ARE Planning to PARTICIPATE_ PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY- and vice-versa!

If you haven't paid the $25 fee, please do as I will be sending in the money for you tomorrow and will need to be reimbursed.

Level 1

Benjamin Griswold

Josiah Lane

Esther Albuquerque

Level 2

Jiully Simoes

Moses Santos

Level 3

Kaitlyn Drew

Daniel Boynton

Level 4

Amanda Wysocki

Melissa Redway

Daniel Forman

Viraj Maddur

Level 5

Audrey Coldwell

Michelle Bachert

Victoria Shephard

Level 6

Audrey DeOliviera

Jeffrey Drew

Will Griswold

Level 7

Alessandra Leone

Cristina Gil

Emily Grossutti

Level 9

Alex Griswold

Alyssa Forman

Level 10

Robyn Scianimanico

Meghan Hanley

Level12

John Forman

STUDENT DAY EXAM SCHEDULE

Dear Parents,

Here is the schedule for examinations on November 17th. I will be there all day and will be giving the Aural exams in the afternoon to levels 1-6. Please have students take the Aural exam first as they can take their time in the written, but the Aural is tightly scheduled. Please see me during your child's lesson if you have any questions regarding these examinations.

Level 11 and 12 need to take the Written before the Aural, so please give yourself at least an hour to and hour and a half for the Written exam.

Saturday, November 17, 2012 WRITTEN AND AURAL THEORY TESTING: Broward Community College, Central Campus Bldg 4 WRITTEN THEORY The Written exam will be given in Room 144 between 9 AM and 4:30 PM. Students may take the Written exam either before or after the Aural exam. At the student’s convenience, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The last starting time in the morning is 11:30 a.m., The last starting time in the afternoon is 3:30 p.m. Each student should bring 2 sharpened pencils with erasers! ONCE THE TEST IS STARTED, IT MUST BE FINISHED IN ONE SITTING. AURAL THEORY Each student should bring two sharpened pencils.

Please allow plenty of time to take the written exam. The Aural exams will begin at the scheduled times. Students will not be admitted after the exam has begun. 

TIME	ROOM 104	Room 109
9 AM	Level 1
9:30 AM	Level 2
10 AM	Level 3
10:30 AM	Level 4
11 AM	Level 5
11:30 AM	Level 6
1 PM	Level 7	Level 1
1:30 PM	Level 8	Level 2
2 PM	Level 9	Level 3
2:30 PM	Level 10	Level 4
3 PM	Level 11	Level 5
3:30 PM	Level 12	Level 6

The Written exam will be given in Room 144 between 9 AM and 4:30 PM. Students may take the Written exam either before or after the Aural exam.

Each student should bring 2 sharpened pencils with erasers!