The December 5 Holiday Recital will be taking place at Treehouse Hall, which is located at a private residence in the Northern Hillsboro countryside. Please do not use a mapping service to find the venue or you will get lost; use the map that you were emailed instead. Also, check your email to find out which recital time your child has been assigned to — either 2:30 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Give yourself plenty of time to find the venue, and plan on arriving about 10 minutes early. Performers should dress nicely … i.e. a button-up shirt or a nice sweater, nice shoes, and slacks for boys; perhaps a nice dress or skirt and top with dress shoes for girls. No tennis shoes or jeans, please. Flash photography is not allowed during the students’ performances. If you’d like a photo of your child at the piano, you may pose him/her there after the recital is over.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all there!

The Spring Recital will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Treehouse Hall in the Northern Hillsboro countryside. Please reference the map (on page 2 of the linked .pdf) for directions to the recital. Do not use Mapquest or any similar online mapping service, or you will get lost. If you are unfamiliar with this venue, you may wish to plan on leaving extra early to allow ample time to find the venue.

Please plan on arriving at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the performance. Students must dress nicely for their performance. Flash photography is not allowed during the students’ performances, but video is OK. If you would like a photo of your child at the piano, you may pose him/her there after the recital is over.

This year, my students will be divided into two holiday recitals, which will be held at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 6. The 1 p.m. recital will take place at Treehouse Hall (a map is on page 2) in Northern Hillsboro; the 3 p.m. recital will be held in the meeting room of the Hillsboro Public Library on Brookwood Avenue. Rehearsal for both recitals will be held November 22. See the September 8 post below for information about rehearsal.

I am holding two shows in order to stay within the 90-person capacity limit at each performance venue. Those who attended the Spring 2008 Recital at Treehouse Hall may recall that the space was packed to capacity, with a handful of people left standing. Because I would like all of you to feel free to bring as many friends/relatives as you wish, I am holding two small recitals instead of one large recital.

Your child(ren) will only be playing in one of the recitals, but if you would like to attend both, you are welcome to do so. I will be randomly assigning an equal number of students to perform at each recital venue so that each audience will have the opportunity to see a mix of skill levels perform, from beginning to advanced.

New students (those who have only been with me since August/September 2008) may opt to wait until the Spring 2009 recital to give their first performance. All other students may expect to perform.

Students must dress nicely for their performance. Flash photography is not allowed during the students’ performances, but video is OK. If you would like a photo of your child at the piano, you may pose him/her there after the recital is over.

Rehearsal for the 2008 Holiday Recitals will be held from 2 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 22, in the meeting room at the Hillsboro Public Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124. Because I do not want everyone to hear the entire program before our exciting Holiday Recital on December 6, the rehearsal is CLOSED to parents (i.e. students only may listen and participate). Parents may hang out in the library or run errands as you wait. I want the recital to be a pleasant surprise for all parents, relatives, and friends in attendance.

I highly encourage all my students to partcipate in the recital and rehearsal. It’s a wonderful opportunity to share what you’ve learned and become inspired to work even harder. The recital rehearsal is conducted in a peer review format, e.g. you will play your song for the other students in my studio, who will critique your performance. Refreshments will be provided. Please dress casually for rehearsal and bring a copy of your piece in case you forget how it goes.

New students (students who have only been enrolled with me since August or September 2008) may opt to wait until the Spring 2009 recital to perform.