REGISTRATION
Dear PMA Students and Families,
It’s time once again for Pre-Registration for the next school year. The 2010/2011
season flew by, as they all seem to do, but there were significant accomplishments
here at PMA. Every child who played a graduation recital,
every family whose Pre-Twinkler turned into a Twinkler, and every student who mastered
what seemed at first impossible can attest to the good work that happened here this
year. You, the parents and families, and our amazing faculty have brought about many
successes in the past eight months.
We are pleased to be able to offer you a high-quality product. Our teachers are all
trained not just as musicians but as teachers with special skills in the Suzuki method
of music education. Our many classes, performance opportunities, and special projects
like the Coast-to-Coast Musical road Trip, the PPG Wintergarden Concert, the Chamber
Orchestra, the Home Concert Project, and the Harmonies for the Hungry Marathon help
to develop the sense of community you find at PMA. We appreciate all of your help
in bringing new families to the school.
This fall we will need to raise our prices for the first time in two years. You will
be paying $5.00 per month more for tuition, which still includes private lessons
and group classes. However, we will be extending the sibling and second instrument
discounts to those who pay monthly. We are very excited about our new group class
program, which is going to be quite different this year. Group classes above the
Pre-Twinkle level will all be 45 minutes long and will be before or after a 30-minute
Performance Class, in which the students who have a solo prepared will play for each
other in an informal recital. We have consolidated the group class days – in Carnegie,
piano and string groups will be either Wednesday or Saturday, flute and guitar groups
on Tuesday. In our East End location, all groups will meet on Tuesday evening.
Again this spring we are asking you to fill out a survey in order to receive a coupon
for $5.00 off your yearly registration fee. You can find the survey at the link below
and then print the coupon after completing the survey. The offer is only good if
you complete the registration and pay by June 30, 2011. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJCJ2S6
We look forward to many more years of making music with you!
Sincerely,
Kiki Barley