January 2016, Volume 16, Issue 5
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       January News
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Happy New Year!  We hope that your 2016 is off to a great start!  Winter is a great time to get in a lot of practicing.  It is also a good time for listening and expanding your musical horizons.  Explore new music and look for the obscure gems.  When you find them, share them with your teacher!  Welcome back!

Thanks for reading,
--Leo Van Asten
  Executive Director
  (608) 848-2045
Does Your Child Have Cabin Fever?


We have a great list of activities for students to participate in during the upcoming months. Encourage your child to do one (or all!) of the following:

  • Make 3D art using recycled materials. Need ideas or instructions? Search "found object art projects for kids" on Google.
  • Using your own artwork, set up an art gallery at your house and invite your friends and family to see it. Host a reception with treats!
  • Make your own musical instrument. Need ideas or instructions? Search "homemade musical instruments for kids."
  • Find an artist that is still living and check out his/her work. E-mail or mail him/her a letter telling what you like about it. Need artist ideas? Visit:
  • Mail/e-mail a letter to your congress person about why you love the arts
Have You Heard About Our Specialty Classes?
Are you interested in seeing the guts of a piano? Have you ever wondered what types of careers you can have with a music degree? In addition to our core classes, we offer great specialty classes during Group Lesson Week. Check out our offerings here. All students are required to sign up for a core class, and sign up for as many specialty classes as you like!
 
Online Registration Period       Class Dates
January 18-February 15               Feb. 22-26
Congratulations to Our Students!



Many of our students recently auditions for upcoming VACT productions. Congratulations to the following students for making it into these productions:
  • High School Musical Jr: Grace Frieberg (Cheerleader), Ellie Gerndt (Brainiac), Grace Dahlen (Thespian)
  • Bring it On the Musical: Elyse Mancilla (Ensemble)
  • Dinosaurs Before Dark: Morty Arnol (Jack)
Check out http://vact.org for more information regarding show dates and ticket prices. 
Don't Forget to Use Amazon Smile!
Do you love to shop on Amazon? Be sure to use Amazon Smile! Mention Rhapsody Arts Center as your preferred non-profit organization, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of every purchase you make to us! It's that easy! Go here to get started. 
Solo/Ensemble Season Has Arrived!
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Is your child planning on participating in Solo/Ensemble Contest this year? Are you in need of an accompanist or extra lessons to prepare for the event?
Call or e-mail the office for a list of potential accompanists and rates. Be sure to talk to your child's teacher if they need assistance picking out an appropriate piece.
Inclement Weather Policy
It's that time of year to start thinking about how inclement weather may affect Rhapsody's lessons and classes. School cancellations do not imply lesson cancellations. If lessons are cancelled due to weather, notification will be on our outgoing phone message by noon, and our closure will be listed on our website under the Student Events block. Lessons or classes missed due to weather-related closure by Rhapsody will be made up.
In This Issue
Music Calendar
Jan. 4:   Lessons Resume
Jan. 12: Beginning Piano
Jan. 13: Kids N Keys
Jan. 18: Sign up for Group 
              Lesson Week #3 
              Begins
              Martin Luther King Jr.
              Day 
              Rhapsody IS Open
Jan. 29:  Leo Van Asten in
              Recital 7:30 pm
Feb. 1:   Tuition Payment 
              (3 of 3) Due
Feb. 14:  Faculty Recital:
               2:00 p.m.
              *a sensory-friendly
               recital
Feb. 22:  Group Lesson Week #3
Upcoming Faculty Recital

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The next installment of our Faculty Concert Series will feature
Leo Van Asten in Recital on Friday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy a great variety of pieces from Beethoven, Katchaturian, Haydn, and more! As always, all faculty recitals are free, so get out of the cold and listen to live music in our cozy studio. 
Faculty Recital Series
Mark your calendars! Rhapsody faculty will be presenting some excellent recitals this year. All recitals take place at Rhapsody  unless otherwise noted.
 
Feb. 14:  A Sensory Friendly
              Faculty Recital
              2:00 pm
Mar. 13:  Charlene Adzima-
              Michaels in Recital
              1:00 pm
Apr. 8:    Works of Chopin &
              Liszt 
              7:00 pm 
Coming up!
Looking to perform a new piece you've learned? Join us on Saturday, Feb 20th at 2:00 pm for a recital at Attic Angels Place in Middleton! Anyone can perform!

To sign up, give the office a call or send Kim an email.

Attic Angels Place
8301 Old Sauk Rd, Middleton, WI 53562 

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Happy New Year!
--The Staff at Rhapsody
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