Private music lessons for children and adults in Juneau, Alaska
May 1st, 2025
Hello everyone and welcome to the end of our 2025 Spring Semester here at NSMA! It has been a great semester and I’m looking forward to the final recital of our 2024/25 school year. Below are some very important reminders for this month as well as looking ahead to our 2025 Summer AND 2025 Fall Semesters, so please make sure all of these dates are marked on your calendars!!
YES to Lessons: We DO have lessons on all one day holidays, teacher in-service days, parent teacher conference days (please remember – we are not affiliated with the school district and only loosely follow the JSD school calendar!!). We DO have lessons Mother’s Day 5/11 and Memorial Day Monday 5/26. Please do not assume we have any one-day holidays off from lessons – if you are unsure, please contact me to ask! Please mark your calendars accordingly.
Spring Recital: The final recital of our 2024/25 school year is our annual Spring Recital on SUNDAY May 18th at 3:00pm at Chapel by the Lake Church. PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!!!!! All students performing should be there no later than 2:45pm, everyone is welcome to come watch as audience members!
End of 2025 Spring Semester and Beginning of 2025 Summer Semester: The final day for the 2025 Spring Semester is Thursday May 22nd. The 2025 Summer Semester begins Sunday May 24th. Please have these dates on your calendars!!
2025 Summer Semester: The summer semester runs 5/24-8/16. The 2025 Fall Semester will begin 8/17, registration for continuing students for the 2025 Fall Semester will open July 1st. A waitlist has started for new students, please contact us to be put on the waitlist!
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the studio entrance. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We have extremely limited openings for new students for the 2025 Summer Semester and have a wait list started for the 2025 Fall Semester! Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
Juneau Lyric Opera is holding another Beer Choir 5/2 at the Devil’s Club Brewing Company and on 5/3 at the Maritime Festival MainStage. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneauopera.org.
Juneau Ghostlight Theater will be performing “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” 5/2-10. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneaughostlight.com.
Juneau Jazz & Classics will be hosting their annual Spring Festival 5/3-17. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.jazzandclassics.org.
The Juneau Symphony will be performing “Homelands” 5/31 and 6/1. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneausymphony.org.
Theater Alaska is accepting registration for their 2025 Summer Camp with the Juneau Fine Arts Camp, more information is available on their website www.theateralaska.org.
Perseverance Theater is accepting registration for their 2025 summer STAR Program, which will include a 2 week musical theater camp! More information is available on their website, www.ptalaska.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for performances, First Friday events and a host of other fun – www.jahc.org/box-office/community-calendar/.