Golden Key Paino School’s September 2024 Newsletter

Dear Manhattan Piano Academy Community,

We are looking forward to another school year full of music with you.

1. Calendar

Please see our 2024-25 school calendar of events here. Please mark your calendar for rehearsal dates and recitals.

We would love to see you take advantage of our free monthly performance days. Performance days are informal and were designed to prepare the students for formal performances and stage.

2. Referral System

Many thanks for referrals!

We have been registering students who were referred to us by current or former students of Golden Key Piano School. Believe it or not, we have even had referrals from those who are just starting their own lessons at Golden Key Piano School. We are flattered and grateful for the confidence that our students and their families have in our ability to teach.

To return the favor, for each student that is referred, we will:

• Add $50 to our scholarship fund to make our quality lessons available to a wider community.
• Waive the $45 registration fee for your friend as a welcome gift to our school.
• Send you a thank you gift.

3. Monthly Performance Day

We would like to invite you to our informal Zoom performance days once more so you can practise your skills further in front of an audience and get feedback.

The next Zoom performance day happens on 10th September at 3:00pm EST.

Meeting ID: 813 1306 4235 Password: 645809

No sign up required.

No teacher invitation/permission is required.

All students are welcome and encouraged to join.

4. Fundraiser Recital

We would like to thank those who have donated to our scholarship fund through the last year and special thanks to Elaine who started this idea.

Your donations help us provide quality piano lessons to a larger community and include those who need financial aid.

To learn how you can donate, please see our Elaine’s Scholarship Fund page below
Donate to the Elaine Scholarship Fund

5. Teachers’ News

I am truly grateful to have two of our loving and caring teachers, teacher Ketevan Dzneladze and teacher Nicole Chun on our amazing teacher’s team now for 10 years.

Anyone who took lessons with Ketevan knows that she has a big heart and a lot of love to give to her students. She teaches with a kind of passion that is unique to her warm and caring personality. Her students often stayed with her for years and it has been a real treat to watch them grow and go off to college, taking their piano knowledge and skill with them.

Teacher Nicole is well known for her very gentle approach and her extraordinary patients with younger children. Her knowledge and experience as a teacher, specifically her years of working with our school’s method, along with her calm and soft personality is what makes her the best candidate for being on the examination board.

6. Follow Our Blog

We update our blog with a new post every week, where we post useful insights, advice, and more.

Check the blog here:

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