Studio Newsletter with Calendar
APRIL 2025
I heard from Brian McCarthy: “I have some great updates. I found a studio that does adult theater, and I've been taking tap and jazz classes, and I started up voice lessons today! Thank you for giving me such an incredible foundation to work with. The woman today was like "your old teacher definitely knew what she was doing". She's very excited that I am a bass/baritone because she's tired of tenors :). [My] job is going well so far, very big learning curve.” And a second note on March 6: “I last-minute auditioned for Annie this week and I got a part!!! I'm in the ensemble, and I'm so excited!”
PASSAGES
Movie star Val Kilmer has passed away at 65 after battling cancer.
FYI [Thanks, Barry!]
What if Bach (and other composers) wrote and played the “Cantina Band” music from Star Wars? (4 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd7FRjhwSxc
The composer was, of course, John Williams, and the Cantina Band bar scene was one
of the coolest in the original Star Wars. If you would like a quick refresher here it is:
https://youtu.be/IK_iw5Yps2M?si=4NuqZ8VN302cMiDB (7:00 min)
MY MUSINGS
Poetic descriptions of ordinary things:
Glasses — Device on my face that reveals truth.
Paper — A flatness that requires texture to fulfill its purpose.
Fabric — Rough or smooth, shiny or flat, the touching is what matters.
Paint — That which changes what is.
STUDIO CALENDAR
SecondTrimester:
May 1, Thur—Tuition due & May Day;
May 11, Sun—Happy Mother’s Day!
May 24, Sat, 2 pm — GROUP CLASS
May 26, Mon —Memorial Day
Jun 1, Sat—Monthly tuition due;
June 14, Sat — Flag Day
June 15, Sun—Father’s Day
June 19, Thur— Juneteenth June 21, Sat, 2 pm— GROUP CLASS
Jul 1, Mon—Monthly tuition due
July 4, Fri— Independence Day
July 19, Sat, 2 pm— Recital Rehearsal
Aug 1, Thur — Monthly tuition due
Aug 16, Sat 2 pm—Summer’ End RECITAL/Dinner Out Together
Aug 17-Sept 1—STUDIO CLOSED, Summer Break, End of Trimester