Newsletter

Date: January 9th

Plans for this year’s learning and growing are coming together strongly, we have much to anticipate.

As well as making sure that 2025 is well organised and planned out, I have also been busy with professional development, resetting our classroom areas and updating all of our resources.

All classes begin in week 2 of the term, starting on Monday Feb 3. During week 1 I will be setting things up at school and meeting new students, as well as offering individual lessons at my home studio by request.

One of the most pressing considerations for me when planning our schedule and fees this year was the obvious pressure that families are under financially. As a small business owner I am definitely feeling the squeeze, but for families with so much to fit into the budget I am very empathetic. I have crunched the numbers as tightly as I can to help my families out. For most families there is little to no rise in fees, or their same fee buys them a longer or more advanced class this year. Term resource fees are lowered, and I have introduced some lower cost classes for voice and guitar, as well as continuing our ensemble class at no cost to students invited to participate.

To help families get into music and find out if it is a good fit for them, our Piano Adventures classes (after school $22) and Introduction to Instrumental Music Classes (at Saints $12) are at a greatly reduced cost this term. Our Kinder Beat classes are $50 off for the term if enrolment is paid by Jan 31, and there are sibling discounts available. So if you have younger children that are ready to jump into music or friends considering a musical education, now is the time to get enrolled.

No one who is part of our studio from last year is “unenrolled” as I already have a spot in a class held for you and lesson plans in place for every one of you! But having annually updated enrolment forms is still helpful for me. A seperate email contains the information brochure (time to reread those policies!) the 2025 fee and class schedule (check which class I am suggesting for your child) and a 2025 enrolment form (please email back to me). I know that all families need to lock down their schedule to make their year run smoothly, so lets work together to confirm details as quickly as possible for term 1, and then changes can be made as necessary.

Be in touch with any questions, get those enrolment forms returned to me and let’s get excited for all that we will accomplish in music this year! Biggest smiles,

Joanne Trewick