REMINDER for Master Class!

Don't forget Master Class for all those participating in the Solo & Ensemble Festival!  The Master Class is tomorrow (Monday), February 18th at 9:00 am - 11:00 am.  Please students!  Come warmed up and ready to sing!  We will be in my HOME so come in and sign the list on the bar!  ALSO, don't forget to bring $20 for your accompanist fee!  If you're singing in an ensemble, divide the fee amongst participants. i.e. Duets:  $10 per person, Quartette:  $5 per person. Solo's are $20.  Please don't eat before you come!  There will be food here to snack on after you sing!

See you in the morning! I'm excited!!!!! I LOVE this time of year!
(Checks should be made out to ME, or you can Venmo me or pay on this blog through Paypal!)

School Festival Master Class

The Master Class for students singing in the School Festival on February 19th, will be held on MONDAY, February 18th at 9:00 am in my home!  (I know this is Presidents Day, so please plan accordingly!)  If Monday and Tuesday students could come from 9:00 - 10:00 am and Wednesday and Thursday students could come from 10:00-11:00 am, I think this would allow less wait time and still have an audience for critique.  These are only suggested times so we are flexible! This will be the opportunity they will have to sing in front of each other AND rehearse with their accompanist.  Please send $20 for accompanist fee to this Master Class --- cash OR check (made out to Tami Van Dusen), OR you can VENMO me or pay on this site.  (Choose the top icon on the right that says "Pay Now" and put in amount.) I am so excited about the progress made by these private students!  Wow!  It's going to be an awesome festival!  Questions?  Text me at 435-720-1199 or email me at tamivan@reagan.com.

For Your Information:  The BE High School Festival is down at the High School choir and band rooms.  The performances are open to the public and will have outside adjudicators listening to the students performance with written evaluations given to them the following day.  Parents are welcome to come.  An assigned "time" for the individual students solo, as well as any ensemble they are involved in, will be given this week.  I will also have a schedule at the Master Class.  You are welcome to text me if your student has not communicated that with you!
Region qualifiers will be chosen from this event and will be posted the next morning (Feb. 20th) outside the choir room. I will update Region and State events as qualifiers are announced. 

WELCOME TO SPRING SEMESTER!
As always, I am excited to begin a new year and a new semester with new AND former students!  Thank you for joining us!  I hope you will take this opportunity to learn and grow in vocal production!  If you practice, you will see results! 

I'm happy to announce the date of our Spring Recital!  It will be on Thursday, April 25th at the BE Middle School Auditorium.  Please mark the date!  And check this blog often for not just updates but glimpses into the studio!  More details will be forthcoming!

I hope you all had a great holiday! Here's to a great new year; with new learning, new friendships, and new opportunities!! Take advantage of today!  See you all new week!

Christmas Vocal Recital Info!

Below are the assignments for the Recital to be held on Thursday, Dec. 6th at the Box Elder Middle School Auditorium! There will be a 6:00 pm recital and a 7:00 pm recital.  (I start on time!  Don't be late! :) Each recital will last approximately 50 minutes. (The order listed below is NOT the order on the program which has not been solidified yet.) 

AFTER the recital, all classes will be over until January 15th.  All private study will be over as well unless otherwise scheduled.

On that day, ALL Teens and ALL Trios will rehearse from 3:00 - 4:30 pm (This is a mandatory rehearsal. No audience please).  Staging for Private Students is not mandatory, but optional, but encouraged, on the same stage beginning at 4:45 and going until 5:45 pm.  BEST DRESS is required for this recital. 

In addition, ALL Private Students must attend the Master Class on Monday, December 3rd from 3:00 - 5:00 pm at my home.  At that time, an accompanist fee is due ($15). If paying by check, please make it payable to Tami Van Dusen.  You are welcome to pay on this website by hitting on the FIRST option on the right and entering the amount.  For your convenience, I also now have a VENMO account.  (tamivan).  

6:00 pm Recital:

Alli Hollingsworth

Bethany Wallentine

Tori Erickson

TaVaci Trio’s

TaVaci Teens

Kylee Kilpack

Ashlyn Braithwaite

Hallie Ellis

Mickayla Labrum   

Rachel Payne   

Halle Robinson 

Sarah Dinsdale

Emma Ashcroft

  

7:00 pm Recital:

Kathryn Brockbank   

Tanner Swapp   

Valerie Lott  

Olivia Greisbach   

Sage Francis   

Anni Molgard   

Cooper Hartman   

Parker Smith   

Jisela Lopez   

Ian Hansen   

Chelsea Pett

Madi Cannon

Mallory Merrill 

Quartette (Dallin, Jared, Josh, Emmette)

Sarah Williams

Camryn Gardner

Myah Hansen    

Leah Bauer   

Gracie Sorensen   

Megan Haynie   

Brooke Dewberry

TaVaci TEENS touting new shirts!  (Several forgot to wear theirs so we wouldn't let them in the picture!:)  These are some great girls and we are thrilled they are working so hard!  Our Christmas Recitals will be on Thursday, December 6th at 6:00 and 7:15 pm at BE Middle School in the auditorium. THESE girls, along with TaVaci Trios will be performing in the 6:00 pm recital!  Circle your calendars!  You're not going to want to miss this!
REMINDER:  THESE girls do not have class this week!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Class Split Run Down

Here is what the new breakdown for the TaVaci Teen Classes held on Wednesdays!  Thank you for your help in making these classes better for your daughter and me! Obviously, there is still room for a few more students in the 4:00 pm class.  I have had some requests from students not able to register and will fill those only if more of the 5:00 pm class does not want to transfer!  I'll hold this list for another week.  Let me know if you'd like to change!

4:00 - 5:00 pm:

Diana Rathbone

Ericka Wallentine

Payton Hubbard

Abby Madsen

Ashley Labrum

Addie Zundel

Hannah Dutson

MacKayla Hansen

Gillian Bryce

Alissa Allen

5:00 - 6:00 pm:

Abby Findlay

Aspen Swapp

MaCall Walker

Millie Smith

Olivia Lyman

Ella Robinson

Lydia Donaldson

Megan Keller

Catherine Payne

Ava Bodily

Adelaide Nelson

Maci Roberts

Amanda Benson

Britnee Benson

Carlie Benson

Hannah Young

Welcome back!  We hope you've all had a great summer!  We are ready to go and are really looking forward to the hustle and bustle of a busy studio again!  We love our jobs and are grateful for the wonderful human beings we get to teach!

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Christmas Recital will be held on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH! Once again it will be held in the Box Elder Junior High School Auditorium.  The first recital will begin at 6:00 pm.  Depending on how many people we have singing, we may add a second recital and we will update you on that about two weeks out! SAVE THE DATE!

Please note the following:

ALL Private students should be practicing for a MINIMUM OF 30 minutes a day, six days of the week. Most will require up to an hour.  Practicing need not be done in "one lump" segment but may be divided up during the day. New students will likely be required to keep track of their practice time.  It is pretty easy to tell whether any practicing is done.  Progress is VERY obvious :)

TEENS & TRIOS should be practicing a minimum of 15 minutes a day.  That is only their warm ups and music should be in addition to that.  The more time a student puts in, the faster the progress (duh.) Please encourage your teen to practice.  We have a VERY talented group this year in both Teens and Trios.  I'm pretty excited to see what they can do!

We begin next week!  See you then!