Faculty Newsletter
March 2013
Updated 1099's
If you filed your taxes prior to receiving this corrected 1099, please contact Katie or Kurt to discuss further.
Harvest for Hunger
The school which collects the most food and funds will win a week long party in the lobby of their school! This will include music, snacks and prizes.
To support this campaign, our April Rock Showcase will serve as a fundraiser for Harvest for Hunger. Bands have been contacted. If you work with a student in a band, please encourage them to speak with the office about the April 20th Rock Showcase!
Have questions? Contact Katie.
The School Curriculum is here!
The largest shift in our operation will come in terms of culture. The practices suggested by each of you and included in this curriculum are being done by each of you in your studios currently, this is simply an evaluation tool for the school to plan to meet the needs of our students better through group programming and performance opportunities. We will slowly introduce the jury system which will allow more serious students to receive feedback from professional musicians from a variety of backgrounds instead of simply from their private teacher.
When parents ask for a measurement of the success of their student, we will have a way in which to provide that which will be uniform across all studios. This is even more important for families with multiple students studying with multiple teachers in our school.
Thank you all for your willingness to contribute to this process and to support our moving forward with this idea. We know that this curriculum will only increase the value of the work we do and better prepare our students for future endeavors.
Hudson JazzFest
The Hudson JazzFest, featuring Conrad Herwig and our very own Mark Gonder, will be March 16th. Students performances and clinics will be from 9am to 4pm and are free to the public. Tickets for the concert in the evening are for sale in the HSM office for $15. If you are a teacher at FSM and would like a ticket, please let the office know and we will be sure to get one to FSM for you.
Harvest for Hunger Rock Showcase
The Rock Showcase benefiting our Harvest for Hunger campaign will be April 20th from 5-9pm at the Tap House in Akron. Tickets will be $5 at the door or 5 canned food items. All proceeds will benefit the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
Spring Recital
Our Spring Recital will be held May 12th (Mother's Day) at the Shaw JCC. Sign up sheets will be posted in the office next week. There will again be a 1pm and 3pm recital. We look forward to students from a greater portion of our studios participating in this recital!
School Organizational Updates
If you are interested in serving in this capacity and feel you can make the time commitment, please reach out to Kurt. We would love to have teachers that want to be a part of this process join us! As always, we welcome your ideas at any time and hope you will join us in this free exchange of ideas.
Teacher Bonding!
I am looking at April 14th or 21st in the late afternoon/early evening. I have received suggestions such as dinner/drinks, bowling and an open mic night. If you have a conflict for one of these dates or have an idea for our party, please contact Katie so we can plan a fun night! It is our hope to encourage collaboration and friendship among our staff and do hope you will be able to join us!
Summer Programs
We had asked in the January and February newsletter for teachers interested in hosting a camp to submit a proposal to the office so that we could begin promoting our camps in our March Student Newsletter. Congratulations to Allison Lint for submitting her proposal on time. She wins $100!
If you are still interested in hosting a camp, please email the office with your plan and possible dates for scheduling. The final deadline to plan a camp will be April 15th (Tax Day!)
Interns
In May, we will have two interns from Aurora High School working with us at HSM. They will assist with event planning and a variety of other tasks. They may also shadow some lessons and group classes. If you are asked to allow a student to shadow you, please be open to the experience! Lexi and Teagan are interested in majoring in music when they go to college in the fall and are thrilled to have the opportunity to interact with all of you!
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