Welcome to the website for the Pullin Piano Studio!
Inside you will find information on studio life, current semester calendar and student forms. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
Inside you will find information on studio life, current semester calendar and student forms. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
October 14, 2019
Mystery Composer!
October Group saw the high school once again participate in a race to see who could discover the identity of this year's M.C. first. The very first person to turn in research for the correct M.C. was Emma Tyler! Emma, whose Group Lesson was on Monday, emailed me Tuesday morning. Her brother, Zack, managed to receive the clue by email at the end of Tuesday night's High School Group while he was at the airport in Nashville waiting to catch a flight home from a college visit. He beat the rest of the high schoolers with his correct answer. STUDENTS, you have until Oct. 18th to turn in your research to qualify for this year's Grand Prize. I know there are several of you who emailed me once but were incorrect. Keep going! You can figure out M.C.'s identity! Email me if you have any questions!!
NAMTA Fall Festival Audition Times are out!
October is the Studio's participation in the annual NAMTA Fall Festival at OU on Saturday, October 26. Students have been working hard on their pieces but the date will be here before you know it. For up-to-date information, check out this page.
American Organ Institute update:
Unfortunately, the hard work of students and volunteers have been met with silence from the OU Administration; the decision to close the AOI still stands. As a result of that I have taken several actions. I hope against hope, however, that somehow OU will reconsider the decision.
First: I resigned as Vice-President of OU's Friends of Music in protest of AOI's closing. This board has been near and dear to my heart for 13 years; I can, however, no longer serve as an officer of a board that supports a program with University Faculty who will not stand up for its students. You may read my letter of resignation here for more detail.
Second: I am helping out with Red River Pipe Organ Company, a company started by John Riester--head of the actual shop at AOI--who was one of the staff members fired by OU on August 15th. His goal is to take care of the client list held by AOI (a massive undertaking). One of my duties is to "hold keys" during organ tuning. I am learning more about the art of tuning and just how difficult it can be to make the "King of Instruments" sound as glorious as it does.
Dates to Remember
2019-2020 Academic Year
October 26: NAMTA Fall Festival at the University of Oklahoma
November 27, 28, 29: Thanksgiving Break, studio closed
December 16: Elementary Christmas mini-recital
December 19: Combined Middle and High School Christmas Group/Party
December 20: Last Day of Fall Semester
January 7: Norman Public Schools open
January 7: Pullin Piano Studio opens
March 16 through 20: Spring Break, studio closed
March 28: OMTA District Achievement Auditions at the University of Oklahoma
May 16 and 18: Spring Recitals
May 15 and 16: OMTA STATE Achievement Auditions at the University of Oklahoma
Mystery Composer!
October Group saw the high school once again participate in a race to see who could discover the identity of this year's M.C. first. The very first person to turn in research for the correct M.C. was Emma Tyler! Emma, whose Group Lesson was on Monday, emailed me Tuesday morning. Her brother, Zack, managed to receive the clue by email at the end of Tuesday night's High School Group while he was at the airport in Nashville waiting to catch a flight home from a college visit. He beat the rest of the high schoolers with his correct answer. STUDENTS, you have until Oct. 18th to turn in your research to qualify for this year's Grand Prize. I know there are several of you who emailed me once but were incorrect. Keep going! You can figure out M.C.'s identity! Email me if you have any questions!!
NAMTA Fall Festival Audition Times are out!
October is the Studio's participation in the annual NAMTA Fall Festival at OU on Saturday, October 26. Students have been working hard on their pieces but the date will be here before you know it. For up-to-date information, check out this page.
American Organ Institute update:
Unfortunately, the hard work of students and volunteers have been met with silence from the OU Administration; the decision to close the AOI still stands. As a result of that I have taken several actions. I hope against hope, however, that somehow OU will reconsider the decision.
First: I resigned as Vice-President of OU's Friends of Music in protest of AOI's closing. This board has been near and dear to my heart for 13 years; I can, however, no longer serve as an officer of a board that supports a program with University Faculty who will not stand up for its students. You may read my letter of resignation here for more detail.
Second: I am helping out with Red River Pipe Organ Company, a company started by John Riester--head of the actual shop at AOI--who was one of the staff members fired by OU on August 15th. His goal is to take care of the client list held by AOI (a massive undertaking). One of my duties is to "hold keys" during organ tuning. I am learning more about the art of tuning and just how difficult it can be to make the "King of Instruments" sound as glorious as it does.
Dates to Remember
2019-2020 Academic Year
October 26: NAMTA Fall Festival at the University of Oklahoma
November 27, 28, 29: Thanksgiving Break, studio closed
December 16: Elementary Christmas mini-recital
December 19: Combined Middle and High School Christmas Group/Party
December 20: Last Day of Fall Semester
January 7: Norman Public Schools open
January 7: Pullin Piano Studio opens
March 16 through 20: Spring Break, studio closed
March 28: OMTA District Achievement Auditions at the University of Oklahoma
May 16 and 18: Spring Recitals
May 15 and 16: OMTA STATE Achievement Auditions at the University of Oklahoma
Remember, according to Studio Policies: Refunds or credits will not be given for lessons or classes missed or canceled by the student. When the student has a conflict, please notify me as soon as possible. Two days prior notice for school events are necessary to qualify for a makeup lesson.
Illness: If a student does not go to school the day of his lesson due to illness, he/she should NOT come to piano lesson! Parents should notify me of the student’s illness; there will be two makeup days scheduled during the semester for those missed lessons. Lessons madeup for illnesses will be limited to two a semester.
Illness: If a student does not go to school the day of his lesson due to illness, he/she should NOT come to piano lesson! Parents should notify me of the student’s illness; there will be two makeup days scheduled during the semester for those missed lessons. Lessons madeup for illnesses will be limited to two a semester.
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