The February LAMTA recitals will be on Sunday, Feb 18 at First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive. There will be 3 recitals. Two pianos are available for duos and concertos.

Please have your entries to Evelyn Falen (falenstudio88@gmail.com) no later than Saturday, Feb 10 with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

Join us for our next Music & Mochas on June 4 at 2:30 pm via Zoom. We’ll talk shop and discuss some new events and ideas for our group! Look for a Zoom link in a reminder email closer to the date.

Our next Music & Mochas will be on Sunday, May 1 at 2:30pm via Zoom. Drop by if you can! As for some topics to discuss, bring some challenges you faced this year and maybe some new ideas you tried out in your studio. We'll send out a zoom link as we get closer to the date.

UPDATE: There will be three recitals on Sunday, Feb 27 at 1:30, 2:40, and 3:45 pm. These recitals will be livestreamed via Zoom - please check your email for the invite link.

Our first recital of 2022 will be on Sunday, Feb 27 at 2:30pm. The location is First Baptist Church 1330 Kasold Drive. **Masks are required for all attendees, and parents or teachers must supply hand sanitizer for students to use before they perform.

Please contact Carol Cook (carolcookstudio@gmail.com) with your submissions no later than Sunday, Feb 20 with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

Music & Mochas is a virtual social event for music teachers! Grab a coffee or a beverage of your choice and meet us on Zoom on Saturday, Feb 26 at 11:00am. Here’s the topic: What tasks/activities/assignments do you have in lessons, but struggle finding ways to send home with students to practice during the week? Start pondering on some ideas and also some solutions you’ve come up with over the years. Check your email for a Zoom invite from Jamie closer to the date.

Directions: Every student should submitting a video recording of their performance. Students may simply use their phones to record but feel free to use cameras or any other devices that work best for you.

Recital Fee: This is something new that our officers have discussed and are implementing for future virtual recitals. We ask students or their teachers to pay a $3 per student fee to help fund the time/effort with putting these virtual recitals together. Please send the student fees to our LAMTA treasurer, Carol Cook.

Memorization is recommended but not required. Please have students bow to the camera after their performance just like our normal LAMTA recitals.

After your student has a good recording of themselves performing, you can upload directly to this Google Drive folder “LAMTA Recital Folder” found in your latest email newsletter.

Please have students or parents change/edit the file name to the format below: Studentname:1stpiece,2ndpiece

For example: BrockChart: Mozart 545, Summertime Gershwin

Deadline: To allow time for editing, please submit student videos no later than Monday, May 17.

Recital: After editing everything together, the full recital video will be uploaded on Youtube for everyone to watch and enjoy on Monday, May 22. Members will be emailed a sharable link where everyone can watch it. Feel free to share it on your social media, friends, family, and parents.

Music & Mochas is a fun new social event that will be happening virtually and will be a chance for music teachers to drink coffee or a beverage of their choice over Zoom while talking shop about repertoire for students, teacher resources, teaching strategies, and other topics. Check your email for a Zoom invite from Brock closer to the date.

We've received a lot of feedback from our members about wanting more performance opportunities for students. In response, we're going to offer monthly Virtual Youtube Recitals through LAMTA. Virtual recitals will never be able to replace the fun and excitement of a live performance, but this is a way to give students an opportunity to perform, something to look forward to and a way that we can give back to our community through music.

Directions: Every student should submitting a video recording of their performance. Students may simply use their phones to record but feel free to use cameras or any other devices that work best for you.

Memorization is recommended but not required. Please have students bow to the camera after their performance just like our normal LAMTA recitals.

After your student has a good recording of themselves performing, you can upload directly to this Google Drive folder “LAMTA Recital Folder” found in your latest email newsletter.

Please have students or parents change/edit the file name to the format below: Studentname:1stpiece,2ndpiece

For example: BrockChart: Mozart 545, Summertime Gershwin

Deadline: To allow time for editing, please submit student videos no later than Thursday, February 18th. The recital fee is $3 per student.

Recital: After editing everything together, the full recital video will be uploaded on Youtube for everyone to watch and enjoy on Monday, February 22nd. Members will be emailed a sharable link where everyone can watch it. Feel free to share it on your social media, friends, family, and parents!

Music & Mochas is a fun new social event that will be happening virtually and will be a chance for music teachers to drink coffee or a beverage of their choice over Zoom while talking shop about repertoire for students, teacher resources, teaching strategies, and other topics. Check your email for a Zoom invite from Brock closer to the date.

Happy spring, teachers! As we near the end of the semester, please consider showcasing some of your students’ outstanding pieces on our next recital date, April 28. The location is First Baptist Church with the first recital starting at 3:00pm.

Please contact Jen Hosler (jhosler1005@hotmail.com) with your submissions no later than Sunday, April 21 with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

Greetings! Our next recital date is a special one. For the first time, we will be holding our recitals at the Lawrence Arts Center. This is a great opportunity for students to perform in a theater space and play on a beautiful, state-of-the-art Steinway. Additionally, there will be two grand pianos on stage for those that may have duo music to share. The first recital will begin at 2:30 with a cookie reception in the lobby following each recital. The recitals will be co-coordinated by Sue Aber, Elaine de San Miguel, and Carol Cook.

For this event, there are two deadlines to be aware of:

The first is Sunday, March 3: Please email Sue at susan.aber56@gmail.com with the approximate number of students you plan to enter along with a general sense of the total playing time for your studio.

The second deadline is Sunday, March 10: Again, please send all entry information to Sue.  On this day, we will need the specific information concerning all performers:

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Aber. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there!

Hi friends! Please join us for our next recital date on Sunday, Feb 17 at First Baptist Church. The first recital will begin at 2:00 pm with a second or third recital following if enough entries. For this event, we would like to feature duets or duos, especially since we have the opportunity to have two pianos available. Of course, solo pieces are still welcome!

Please contact Evelyn Falen (falenstudio88@gmail.com) with your submissions no later than Sunday, Feb. 10 with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

Also, please keep our next recital date on your calendars: March 24 at the Lawrence Arts Center with a March 10 deadline for entries…more info to come soon!

Happy New Year teachers and students! We hope you had a lovely break and are excited for all 2019 has to bring. To celebrate the new year, please join us for our next recital on Sunday, Jan 20 at First Baptist Church. The first recital will begin at 3:30 with a possible second or third recital to follow depending on number of entries.

Please contact Carol Cook (carolcookstudio@gmail.com) with your submissions no later than Sunday, Jan. 13 with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 

• Total length of performance

We look forward to seeing you soon, and please remember to share this event with your friends, family, and studio!

Winter greetings, teachers and students! Please join us for our holiday recital this Sunday at 2:00 pm at the Watkins Museum downstairs auditorium. Jean Drumm is coordinator, so please send any submissions or questions to her at jdrumm077@gmail.com. Additionally, if you have students participating, please request that their families bring a tray of a dozen sweets or snacks. See you there!

Please join us for an informative and delightful afternoon of Romantic music at the Lawrence Public Library on Sunday, Nov 11 at 1:15pm. This event is held in conjunction with the Lawrence Music Club and will feature pieces by composers of the Romantic Era, along with some fun and interesting information to go along with the program. Please contact Evelyn Falen (falenstudio88@gmail.com) with your submissions no later than Sunday, Oct 28. (*Note that the deadline for this recital is 2 weeks prior to the event.) Please include the following information: 

• Student's name
• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)
• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates 
• Total length of performance

If you have students that would like to perform a non-Romantic piece, a second recital will be held immediately following, most likely at 2:30pm. Please submit those entries to Evelyn no later than Nov 4. 

Please extend an invitation to friends and family. We look forward to seeing you! 

Please join us for our special Halloween themed recital date at First Baptist Church of Lawrence on Sunday, Oct 21! (Non-Halloween pieces are still welcome on the program!) The first recital will be at 1:30, and we will likely have a recital or two following at 2:30 and 3:30. The entry deadline is Wednesday, Oct 17. Please contact Sue Aber (susan.aber56@gmail.com) with the following information: 

• Student's name

• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)

• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates if applicable

• Total length of performance

• Any time constraints *Please keep in mind that the coordinator will try to accommodate requests, but may be unable to depending on number of students participating

Please contact Sue with any questions. She will be in touch with details and further information regarding possible decorations and treats... And please invite your whole studio, friends, and family! 

Greetings! Please help us kick-off the fall season with our first LAMTA recital date on Sunday, Sept 23 at the Lawrence Public Library. The first recital will start at 2:30pm, and we may add one or two recitals at 3:30 and 4:30 depending on how many students sign up. If you have a student that is ready to perform, please send the following information to Laura Hrivnak (laurahrivnak@gmail.com) no later than Sun, Sept 16: 

• Student's name
• Age / level (i.e. beginner, late intermediate)
• Title of piece(s), composer(s), and composer's dates if applicable
• Total length of performance
• Any time constraints *Please keep in mind that the coordinator will try to accommodate requests, but may be unable to depending on number of students participating

Please look for a confirmation email from Laura on Thur, Sept 20. This will include your studio's recital times and program information. If you have any questions, please contact Laura. 

If you don't have any students playing, feel free to invite your studio families anyway - it's always great for students to support and encourage each other and they may just be inspired to play next time! 

Playing for Paws is a community music event founded by LAMTA member, Jamie Bone. For this event, piano students from all over the area play music on Massachusetts street in Downtown Lawrence in a busker setting. Lawrence citizens make donations to the Lawrence Humane Society during the performances. Meanwhile, Humane Society volunteers bring dogs up for adoption to the site and allow citizens and performers to pet them and play with them (optional). It's a great opportunity for young pianists to perform in a different setting while serving the community at the same time. 

A few notes:

• There is no fee to participate.
• Teachers are not required to be present while their students perform (although it is recommended). 
• We are performing outdoors. Wind and sheet music do not work well together. So memorization is recommended, but not required. 
• If rain should happen, our backup date will be September 29th.

Teachers, simply tell your students about the event and find out how many of them want to participate. As soon as possible, but no later than September 8th, please notify Jamie (jamie0168@hotmail.com) with the following information: 

• How many students will be participating? (If you're unsure, give an estimate.)
• How long of a time window do you want for your students and their music in the schedule? (20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.)
• Do you have any time preferences/constraints for your place on the schedule? (Remember, Jamie is fitting a lot of people into one day of music, so don't be pickier than you have to be.) 

Please contact Jamie with any other questions, and be sure to spread the word in support of our students and the Lawrence Humane Society! 

Welcome teachers! Please join us at our annual meeting to catch up with each other and discuss plans and events for the upcoming school year. Directly following the meeting, Paul Adams will give a follow-up presentation on long-distance teaching with Skype, so please stay if interested. A couple reminders: please bring your checkbooks to pay your annual dues and any recital fees from last year. Also, we'll be swearing in Sue Aber as our new president. Hope to see you there! Please contact Jen Hosler if you have any questions or anything you'd like to add to the meeting agenda.