August 1st, 2025
Hello everyone! Welcome to the 2025 Fall Semester here at NSMA. I am excited to see everyone mid-August when the semester officially begins, below are some important dates and reminders for the upcoming fall semester.
No Lessons in early August: There will be no lessons held August 1-16.
2025 Fall Semester: The fall semester runs August 17 – December 19. All students registered for the fall semester must pay the August tuition invoice by August 10th to fully reserve the time slot.
Fall Recital: We will only be having a Winter Holiday Recital on Saturday December 6th. Due to scheduling conflicts with the church, we will not be able to have a Halloween Recital this fall. More information on the Winter Holiday Recital will be sent out in November.
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 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:
Theater Alaska will be premiering “Little Things,” a new opera by Spencer Edgers & Elizabeth Howell August 9 and 20, more information and tickets are available on their website, www.theateralaska.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/.
July 1st, 2025
Hello everyone and welcome to July here at NSMA! I hope you are all enjoying our summer semester – we have a lot going on this month, so please read through these reminders carefully!!
No Lessons July: There will be no lessons held on Sunday July 6, Monday July 7, and Tuesday July 8. There will be lessons held as normal before and after those dates.
No Lessons August: There will be no lessons held August 1-16.
2025 Summer Semester: The summer semester runs 5/24-8/16.
2025 Fall Semester Registration: The 2025 Fall Semester will begin August 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:
I will be co-teaching the Musical Theater Workshop through Perseverance Theater’s STAR workshop for kids ages 12-18 in July! Please visit their website for more information, www.ptalaska.org.
Theater Alaska will be performing “Much Ado About Nothing” June 26-July 13. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.theateralaska.org.
Theater Alaska will also be hosting “Stay Cool: A Theater Alaska Summer Camp” July 21-26. More information is available on their website, www.theateralaska.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/.
June 10th, 2025
Hi everyone and welcome to the summer semester here at NSMA! I’m enjoying the more relaxed work/lesson schedule, though I do wish we were having some nicer weather to be able to enjoy that on non-lesson days! Here are some reminders for this month as well as looking forward to the rest of the summer.
No Lessons June: There will be no lessons held on Sunday July 22nd. There will be lessons held as normally before and after that date.
No Lessons July: There will be no lessons held on Sunday July 6, Monday July 7, and Tuesday July 8. There will be lessons held as normal before and after those dates.
No Lessons August: There will be no lessons held August 1-16.
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:
I will be co-teaching the Musical Theater Workshop through Perseverance Theater’s STAR workshop for kids ages 12-18 in July! Please visit their website for more information, www.ptalaska.org.
Juneau Drag will be hosting their annual Glitz spectacular show June 27-29. Visit their Facebook page for more information.
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/.
April 1st, 2025
Hello everyone! We are over halfway through our Spring Semester here at NSMA, and that means that it’s now time to look towards the summer and yes, even the fall!! Below are some important reminders and updates regarding the 2025 Summer and Fall Semesters.
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 Easter 4/20, and Mother’s Day 5/11. 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 Saturday May 17th at 3:00pm at Chapel by the Lake Church. More information will be sent out in April.
2025 Summer Semester: Registration for the 2025 Summer Semester will begin April 1st, current students will be sent the information via email as well as intentions regarding fall lessons. We will have room for new students, so now is the time to contact us to set up summer lessons!
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 Spring Semester and a waitlist started for the 2025 Spring and 2025 Summer Semesters! Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
Theatre in the Rough will be performing “Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play” April 1-6, tickets and more information are available on their website www.theatreintherough.org.
The Alaska Folk Festival will be held April 7-13, more information is available on their website www.akfolkfest.org.
Theater at Latitude 58 will be performing “Jesus Christ Superstar” April 17-27 (with yours truly as the vocal director and quite a few NSMA students performing!). Tickets and more information are available at the door, at the JAHC and online through the JAHC website, www.jahc.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/.