New Website

Welcome back, students! What a beautiful, sunny, first day of lessons we had. This is just a reminder that we have launched our new website at www.lessonsintheloft.com

Thank you to Eric for designing the site. There are still some things to be added, but we hope you will check it out. There will be a link to this blog, as we will still use it in conjunction with the new Facebook page to update you on recent photos and news.

Fall Registration

We've been working on the lesson schedule for 2016-2017, and some of you have already contacted us to confirm your time. Current students/parents, if you haven't already done so, please call (705-542-3047) or email (ericandhannah-lee@gmail.com) to register for this year. We do have slots available for new students as well. Students of all ages are welcome. PIANO, FLUTE, GUITAR & DRUM lessons are all offered at Lessons in the Loft. We're looking forward to another great year of music!

Better Late than Never?

The blog has been a bit neglected lately, and some updates are in order...

On May 29th, we had our year-end recital at a new venue. Thank you to the Island Free Methodist church for their warm hospitality! Our student number has grown and it was lovely to be able to spread out in the large sanctuary and have so much space on the stage for our instruments. Congrats to all students for showing so much courage and heart in your performances.

2016 Lessons in the Loft piano, guitar and drum students

A special congratulations to Helen Lawrence and Alyssa Stevens who both achieved Honours results in their Grade Four Royal Conservatory of Music exams in June. Well done, girls! Hours of dedicated, technical practice goes into exam preparation, and we wish to acknowledge and recognize you for that.

Soon we will be getting in touch to plan out the Fall 2016 lesson schedule. We're looking forward to another great year of lessons. Until then, enjoy the rest of your summer!

Looking Back on Leap Day

It's been far too long, and it's time for a loft update! February was our winter recital month, and this year we decided to host a string of house concerts. The students came in groups of eight to ten, along with a parent or two, and we enjoyed some lovely, informal performances. It was a nice change from holding it at a large venue, and a good opportunity for the beginners to perform for a smaller, less-intimidating group. Based on the positive feedback from students and parents, I think we will try it again next year.

Upcoming events for our young musicians include the Sault Ste Marie music festival in April, and preparations for our spring recital which will be at the end of May. Keep checking in for an official date, time and location!

A belated welcome to Jonathan Norbo, who started piano lessons with Hannah-Lee in January.