Spring Quarter March 1 - May 30, 2004

Music Arts Supports the Troops

The Music Arts Board of Directors, at their Annual Meeting in January, adopted a new policy.

Starting with this Spring Quarter, Music Arts will charge 50% of regular lesson prices for dependents (of any age) of military reservists and National Guard who are recalled to active duty, for the duration of the duty.

If your family is involved in a service call-up, please contact our office and let us know. And if you know of anyone in this situation who is not presently studying with us, let them know about our half-price offer.
--We’ll appreciate it, and they’ll appreciate it

Composition Winners Announced

2004 Composition winners Calvin Cummings, Daniel Bridges, and Jessie Pounds.

Congratulations to the winners of the Music Arts 2004 Composition Contest, and to their instructors who helped nurture their talents!

First Prize goes to Daniel Bridges, son of Cathy and Arnold Bridges, for his guitar opus. Daniel studies guitar with Harold Nagge.

Second Prize was awarded to Jessie Pounds, cello student of Nancy England. Jessie is the daughter of Judy Roitman and Larry Pounds. Calvin Cummings, piano student of Rudolph Nemeth, received Third Prize. His parents are Elizabeth and Peter Cummings. With a double entry, Daniel Bridges cleaned up fourth place with his piano work. Daniel is also a piano student of Nemeth’s.

Give Aid to Music (and a few other worthy Arts causes) in Tennessee

Did you know that the extra few bucks you pay for an organizational licence plate goes directly to that group? Here’s your chance to display your support of the Arts in Tennessee. The plate costs $35 more than the ‘plain vanilla’ one you’ve probably got on your car now, and of that, $31 is donated directly to the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Yes, we know that the latest local headlines have cast a doubt on the entire license plate support program, but let’s not let that stop us from doing what we can now.

You can get one at your local county clerk’s office for $56.50 (instead of $29.50). You might call first to make sure they have it on hand. You can also order one at http://www.tennessee.gov/safety/plates.html. Go for it!

Congratulations to Karen Bright!

She’s the winner of our 6-month Referral Contest! One of Karen’s kids will have a half a year of free piano lessons with instructor Rudolph Nemeth!

Even though our contest has ended, you can still benefit from referring new students to Music Arts. For each new referral (someone whose family hasn’t studied with Music Arts for the past four years) who completes a full Quarter of lessons, you’ll earn one free lesson, and that’s good for two years, a possible total of 8 free lessons! (See page 8 in the Music Arts Student Guide.)

A Word from the Director
by Nancy England