April 1st, 2014

April News

Hello everyone and welcome to spring! It’s been beautiful lately, but I do wish it would warm up a bit. April brings us seven weeks away from our annual Spring Recitals in May and the end of the spring semester. Below are important dates and information regarding the Spring Recitals, as well as summer and fall lessons (students will also be receiving handouts about all of this in lessons this week).

Spring Recitals: Our annual Spring Recitals will be on Sunday May 18th at 2:00pm and 4:30pm, once again held in the Egan Lecture Hall at UAS. Registration for the recitals is now open and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact me as soon as possible to ensure that you are able to get the recital time that you want!

End of Spring Semester: The last day of spring lessons will be Wednesday May 14th, prior to our Sunday May 18th recitals. There will be no lessons Saturday May 17th.

Summer Semester: Registration is now open for Summer 2014 lessons. I will start off offering Sat/Sun/Mon/Tue 12:00-7:00pm lessons, but due to lower enrollment will not be teaching all of those days. My exact schedule will depend on how many students sign up for summer lessons, so please bear with me as I figure that out. Please fill out the Summer/Fall 2014 lessons sign up form to register.

Fall Semester: Registration for current students for Fall 2014 will be open July 1st . All current students, regardless of whether they take summer lesson or not, will be given priority registration. Priority registration ends July 31st. Please fill out the Summer/Fall 2014 lessons sign up form to indicate if you are interested in taking lessons in the fall. Registration packets will be handed out in lessons starting July 1st to students taking summer lessons and sent via email on July 1st to those who are not taking lessons during the summer.

Reminder: We have lessons on ALL Monday holidays!

Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition Payments are due 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 $10.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off your payment with your student at lesson, send the payment in the mail or you can drop it off anytime in the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox. Please do not come up to the house to drop off payment if it is not during your student's lesson time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

New Students: If you are a potential new student and are interested in lessons, my schedule for is currently full and I have a wait list started. I will have openings for new students during the summer semester. Please contact me at megan.e.felts@gmail.com for more information on NSMA and how to sign up on the wait list for lessons.

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March 1st, 2014

March News

Hello everyone – it is so nice to be back to work at NSMA and to see all of you after being on my maternity leave! And what a beautiful week we’ve had this week, maybe spring will come early this year…one can hope, anyway! Here are a few updates from NSMA:

Spring Break: Public school Spring Break is March 15-23. NSMA will be open and holding lessons Sat. March 15, Tue. March 18 and Sat. March 22 only to accommodate a lighter than normal schedule. If you haven’t contacted me regarding Spring Break lessons yet, please do so ASAP!!

Spring Recital: Our fourth annual Spring Recital will be held Sunday May 18th at 2:00pm and 4:30pm. Please mark that on your calendar! Recital handouts will be given out in April and at that time registration for recital times will be open on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Summer Lessons: It’s not too early to be thinking about summer lessons! Summer lesson handouts and registration documents will be given out in April as well, so please start thinking about whether you/your student would be interested in summer lessons.

Reminder: We have lessons on ALL Monday holidays!

Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition Payments are due 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 $10.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off your payment with your student at lesson, send the payment in the mail or you can drop it off anytime in the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox. Please do not come up to the house to drop off payment if it is not during your student’s lesson time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

New Students: If you are a potential new student and are interested in lessons, my schedule for is currently full and I have a wait list started. Please contact me at megan.e.felts@gmail.com for more information on NSMA and how to sign up on the wait list for lessons.

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February 2nd, 2014

February News

Hello everyone! It is so good to be back to lessons after being off for my three months of maternity leave and it is so nice to see everyone!! I am looking forward to a fun spring this year with all of you. Here are a few updates and reminders as we get back into the swing of things:

Spring Break: Lessons will be optional during Spring Break, March 15-23. If you do not want lessons during Spring Break, you MUST contact me by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21st to ensure that you will not be charged for those canceled lessons (so I can do invoicing for March correctly). Otherwise you will be charged for those lessons as normal (per the Studio Policies agreement). 

Spring Recitals: We will be having our annual Spring Recitals on Sunday May 18th 2:00 and 4:30pm. Please mark this date on your calendars!!!

Business Hours: Business hours starting are Sat/Sun/Mon/Tue 12:00-7:00pm and Wed 12:00-6:00pm. NSMA is closed all other days and times.

Dropping off checks: If you are dropping off a check and it is not you/your student's lesson time, please use the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox. Please do not come up to the house, ring the doorbell or enter the house if it is not during posted business hours.

Late Fee: Tuition is due at the first lesson of each month. There is a grace period until the 10th of each month. If tuition is not received by the 10th of each month, there is a $10.00 late fee. I will be enforcing this late fee from now on. Please also remember that your total is at the bottom of the invoice, where the tax is added on.

Monday Holidays: We DO have lessons on all Monday holidays.

New Students: If you are a potential new student and are interested in lessons, my schedule for is currently full and I have a wait list started. Please contact me at megan.e.felts@gmail.com for more information on NSMA and how to sign up on the wait list for lessons.

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January 1st, 2014

January News

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! 2013 was a fantastic year for NSMA and our students, and for my own family with the birth of my son, Jackson, on Nov. 4th. I am so excited to see what 2014 has in store for us all!! Here are a few updates and reminders:

Maternity Leave: I am still on maternity leave – I will be back to work SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st. We will be on the same lessons schedule as the fall. If you have any questions about when I return back to lessons or would like to inquire about switching your lesson day/time, please contact me ASAP!

Invoicing: I will be emailing each of my students individually over the next two weeks with a reminder on your start date in February as well as an emailed copy of February’s invoice. Most of you will have a credit on your account for the lessons I missed at the end of October, please let me know if you have any questions about that.

Business Hours: NSMA is closed until February 1st. If you need books or other materials, you must call or email me and see if you can set up a time to come by to pick up what you need. Otherwise, please do not come to the studio without making an appointment with me. Business hours starting February 1st will be Sat/Sun/Mon/Tue 12:00-7:00pm.

New Students: If you are a potential new student and are interested in lessons, my schedule for returning in February is full. Please contact me at megan.e.felts@gmail.com for more information on NSMA and how to sign up on the wait list for lessons.

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November 1st, 2013

November News

Hello everyone! Congratulations to all the students who performed in our 3rd annual Halloween Recitals – you all did a great job and I’m so proud of you for the hard work and fabulous performances that you all turned in!

We are officially on our maternity leave break here at NSMA, I will miss seeing you all for the next three months! I will be returning to lessons Saturday, February 1st. For those students who are interested in continuing lessons over my maternity leave, if you haven’t already done so, please contact me ASAP on how to get signed up with our substitute teacher, Janis Capelle.

Business Hours: NSMA is officially closed until February 1st. If you need books or other materials, you must call or email me and see if you can set up a time to come by to pick up what you need. Otherwise, please do not come to the studio without making an appointment with me.

February Lessons: I will be sending out reminders for February lessons in early January. At that time you will be asked to confirm that you/your student will be continuing with lessons in February and you will have the same lesson day/time that you had this fall. If we need to do any lesson time shifting, please let me know at that time so I can see what I can do. If you decide to not continue with lessons, please email me as soon as possible any time during my maternity leave as I do have a long wait list of people who want to get in for lessons.

If you are a potential new student and are interested in lessons, my schedule for returning in February is full. Please contact me at megan.e.felts@gmail.com for more information on NSMA and how to sign up on the wait list for lessons.

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