Thistledown Studio

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 by Leah Bertram | Uncategorized

Last week during lessons, we sent home the Cover Contest Flyer with all of the students.  This is an OPTIONAL contest, although we hope lots of our students participate =)!  ALL entries will be displayed at the recitals and participation awards given.

Just in case we missed a student or they need another copy, we are emailing it out to everyone.  Please check your email!

All entries MUST be in by Friday, May 6th!!  The voting will happen during lessons next week - EVERYONE gets to vote =)!

HOW TO GET US YOUR ENTRY?

• Give it to us at your lesson!
• Put in our mailbox (Mrs. Kipp's has a mail slot next to her side door.  Mrs. Bertram's has a mailbox by her side porch).
• Take a VERY GOOD picture of it and send it to Mrs. Bertram (585-544-8301 or 61thistledown@gmail.com)

And finally, here are a few pictures of past years to get your creative juices going =)!

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 by Leah Bertram | Uncategorized

The studio has been bursting with beautiful Christmas music from our students 🎶🎄🎻🎶!

They have all been busy practicing and recording their Christmas pieces and we are looking forward to sharing the Virtual Christmas Concert 2021 with you very soon!  Keep your eye on your email for a YouTube link premiering sometime next week!

*Each name on the Christmas ornaments pictured below represents one of our music students!  We are so thankful for each one and love being a part of your lives each week in our studios!Students:  If you did not receive your Christmas ornament yet, be sure to pick yours up at your make up lesson this week 🎄🎶!

Saturday, January 16, 2021 by Leah Bertram | Uncategorized

This year, piano students have received a special piece to put in their "solo" section of their binders every month!  Every month has a different theme and it has been so fun!  Check out what we have done so far and what is still to come!  *Violin students will participate in most of these themes, too!We started off September with some great "Favorites" from years gone by! Here are some of the favorites we played:  The Wheels on the Bus, Shoo, Fly, Grandfather's Clock, Good Night, Ladies!, My Ma Gave Me a Nickel, Irish Washerwoman, Give My Regards to Broadway, Rise and Shine, Chopsticks, Hello, My Baby, I Love a Piano.October was full of fun sounds as all students worked on a Halloween song! Here are some of the songs we played:  Pumpkin Dance, Broomstick Capers, Ghost Parade, The Sorcerer, Shout Boo!, Halloween Boo, Dancing Goblins, Witches Dance, Cool Ghouls, Wizard Fantasy, Witches on Broomsticks, Candy Nabber, Watch Out! Here I come!, Halloween Dream, Look at the Witches, Flying Broomsticks, Zoom, Zoom Witches Broom, Halloween Caper, Creepy, Creaky Sounds, Black Cat Boogie.  WOW! That's a lot of spooky sounds !! In November, we got our Rock & Roll going! We played some great old favorites like:  Recess Rock, Old McDonald Had to Rock, Rock Around the Clock, The Loco-Motion, Yakety Yak, Twist and Shout, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Wipe Out, All I Have to Do is Dream, Come Go With Me, The Last Night of Summer, Piano Man.December, of course, was a month FULL of Christmas Music!! We all loved it! There are too many songs to name, because every student worked on multiple songs. The month finished up with three wonderful Christmas Concerts! If you missed them, be sure to check out our YouTube channel - search for Thistledown Studio.January is "Favorite Composer" Month and her name is, Wendy Stevens! Who is Wendy Stevens??  She is one of Mrs. Bertram's favorite composers!  She is also a piano teacher, which makes her extra special .  All piano students will receive a solo by Wendy Stevens sometime this month! Her style of composing is super fun and her goal is to write music that STUDENTS LOVE!