Club Piano
Located in Scottsdale, Arizona
charlene.shelzi@gmail.com
Call: 480-241-1527
Club Piano

Studio Calendar

2022 - 2023 Club Piano

July

 28

Club Piano Office Hours

(10 am - 4 pm)

August

 15-18 Week 1 Fall Lessons begin and tuition due
 22-25 Week 2 
 29-Sept 1 Week 3

September

 *5-8 Week 4 * Start of Fall 100 day Practice Streak (Sept.6)
 12-15 Week 5
 19-22             Week 6 
 26-27 Week 7 Group Lessons - Halloween Compositions Due

October

 3-6 Week 8 
 10-13 Week 9
 17-20 Week 10
 24-25 Week 11 Group Lessons
 26(Wednesday) Halloween Makeups- Monday lessons will come at their regular scheduled time Wednesday the 26th instead of on the 31st to allow for trick or treating.
 27 (Thursday) *Halloween Concerts: 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm
  With Reception at 6:30 between Concerts
Huffman Home
7100 E Caballo Circle
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 
 31 (Halloween)  No Lessons (see above)

November

 1-3 Week 12
 5 (Saturday) *Keyboard Gymnastics Creative Project Event: 9 - 3 
  Huffman Home
7100 E Caballo Circle
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
 7-10

Week 13

 14-17 Week 14
 18-27 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO LESSONS

December

 Nov 28 -  Dec 1 Week 15
 5-8 Week 16 
 12-13 Week 17 Group Lessons
 15 (Thursday) *Christmas Concerts: 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm
With Reception at 6:30 between Concerts
Huffman Home
7100 E Caballo Circle
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
 15  Final Day of 100 Day Practice Streak!
 16-Jan 1 CHRISTMAS BREAK - NO LESSONS

January 2023

 2-5 Week 18  - Lessons begin and tuition due
 6  PMTA Ensemble Recordings due
 9-12 Week 19
 16-19 Week 20
 23-26 Week 21
 26  * Start of Spring 100 day Practice Streak 

 30-31

Week 22 - Group Lessons

February

 4  PMTA Ensemble Concerts: Arcadia High School
 6-9 Week 23
 13-16 Week 24
 20-23 Week 25
 27-28 Week 26 - GROUP LESSONS

March

 6-9 Week 27
 13-17  NO LESSONS - SPRING BREAK 
 20-23 Week 28
 25-31 NO LESSONS - MTNA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
 31

 * Keyboard Gymnastics Ensemble Video Upload Deadline

Videos must be uploaded to KG of PHX Facebook Pg by midnight.

April

 3-6 Week 29
 10-13 Week 30
 17-20 Week 31
 24-25 Week 32 Group Lessons
 27 (Thursday)





*Spring Concerts: 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm
With Reception at 6:30 between Concerts
Huffman Home
7100 E Caballo Circle
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

May

 1-4

Week 33

 5

  Final Day of 100 Day Practice Streak!

 6 (Saturday)

 

 

*Keyboard Gymnastics Performance Event 9-3
Stillwell Piano 
1941 W Guadalupe Rd. #115
Mesa, AZ 85202

 8-11

Week 34

 11 Keyboard Gymnastics Theory/ET/Technic/SR Deadline
 17(Wednesday) *Keyboard Gymnastics Awards Ceremony: 6:00 pm
Stillwell Piano 
1941 W Guadalupe Rd. #115
Mesa, AZ 85202

 

 

 July 

Registration fees and schedule requests due for 2023-2024


 

*100 DAY Practice Streaks!*

September 6 - December 14, 2022

January 26 - May 5, 2023

  7-12th grade students

 Specifics

  • Daily record via Marco Polo all assigned technic and at least one assigned repertoire piece
  • Recordings via Marco Polo app in Club Piano groupings 
  • Definition of a streak is EVERY DAY (no days off)
  • Recordings must be completed between 1 am – 12:59 am DAILY
  • If you forget to push play and the recording doesn’t get sent, it’s out
  • Duration of streaks – see above
  • One missed day and you are out. It is no longer a streak. PERIOD.
  • NO DOUBLE DAYS (MAKEUPS)

 Reward 

  • Bragging rights – you will have accomplished a very hard thing!
  • CLUB PIANO Party at TOP GOLF – FOOD, FUN – date TBA

Cost: DAILY Practice 

  • There is no financial cost to participants, just daily practice time
  • Students do not qualify for the $10 practice rebate AND the practice streak reward
  • Ms. Charlene may view one Marco Polo per week of each participant
  • Marco Polo viewing will be random

 

*indicates a performance opportunity

 

Listening Links: 

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