Year: 2025
Christmas @ the Kraken 2025!
- When: Sunday, December 14, 2025
- Pre-Twinkle, Cello Jellos & Cello Philharmonic; 1:00-1:45 (12:30 arrival)
- Cello Philharmonic; 2:00-3:00
- Where: Kraken Community Iceplex (main lobby)
- Parking:
- Park in Lot 9, west of the building. Parking is free under three hours.
- Enter the Kraken building using its west entrance. Take the stairs or the elevator to the main lobby.
- What to bring:
- Cello
- Holiday folder
- Music stand (low height)
- Stool or chair (if using a shorter size)
- Attire:
- Dress clothes or festive clothes. Santa hats or Christmas paraphernalia encouraged!
Fall Recital 2025 videos!
Check out these awesome videos from our Fall Recital in November 2025! More to come!
Lesson schedule
Fall lessons begin on the Tuesday after Labor Day. Group lessons are on Monday afternoons, and they begin on the Monday after Labor Day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-TWINKLE CLASS, 3:30-4:00 CELLO JELLOS, 4:00-4:50 CELLO PHILHARMONIC, 4:50-5:50 Eleanor, 6:00 James, 6:30 | Olivia, 3:30 Matthew, 4:00 Hendrix, 4:30 William, 5:30 Ellie, 6:00 Sonia, 6:50 Julian, 7:20 Charlie, 8:00 | Bennett, 3:30 Julia, 4:10 Farrah, 4:50 Natan, 5:40 FREE, 6:10 Henrik, 6:40 Sam M, 7:30 Theo, 8:00 | CELLO EXPERIMENT, 6:30-8:30 (some Fridays) | Jayden, 7:10 Saurin, 8:10 FREE, 8:40 Della, 9:00 Sam D, 9:30 Zeke, 10:10 Zach, 10:30 Oliver, 11:00 Winter, 11:40 Ares, 12:20 Max, 1:10 William W, 1:40 Marco, 2:10 |
Fall Recital 2025 Info
- Where: Green Lake United Methodist Church
- When: Saturday, November 22, 2025; 4:00-6:00
- Arrival time: 3:30
- What to bring: cello, rosin, sheet music (if needed).
- Parking: church or street parking.
- Attire:
- Girls: long dress, skirt or slacks and blouse.
- Boys: chinos, dress or dark pants and button down dress shirt or polo.
- No sweatshirts, t-shirts, flip-flops or light-colored tennis shoes.
- Attendance policy:
- Pre-Twinkle and Cello Jello students must stay until intermission (approximately 1 hour).
- All other students must attend the entire recital (2 hours). NO EXCEPTIONS.
Group and master schedule
| 9/2/25 | ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 BEGINS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/8/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 9/15/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 9/22/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 9/29/25 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 10/6/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 10/13/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 10/20/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 10/25/25 | SAWS Festival | 8:30-5:00 | First Lutheran Church |
| 10/27/25 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 11/3/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic* *recital run-throughs | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 11/10/25 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 11/17/25 | Pre Twinklers* Cello Jellos* Cello Philharmonic* *recital run-throughs | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 11/22/25 | Fall Recital | 4:00-6:00 (3:30 arrival) | Green Lake Methodist Church |
| 11/24/25-11/30/25 | Thanksgiving Break | NA | NA |
| 12/1/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 12/8/25 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 12/14/25 | Holiday Concert | Arrival: 12:30 All students @ 1:00-1:45 Cello Phil @ 2:00-3:00 | Kraken Iceplex at Northgate |
| 12/15/25 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 12/22/25-1/4/25 | Winter Break | NA | NA |
| 1/5/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 1/12/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 1/19/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 1/26/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 2/2/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 2/9/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 2/15/26-2/17/26 | Mid-Winter Break | NA | NA |
| 2/18/26-2/21/26 | Make-up lessons | ||
| 2/23/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 2/24/26-2/28/26 | No lessons | ||
| 3/2/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic* *recital run-throughs | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 3/9/26 | Pre Twinklers* Cello Jellos* Cello Philharmonic* *recital run-throughs | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 3/15/26 | Spring Cello Recital | 2:00-4:00 (1:30 arrival) | Greenlake Methodist Church |
| 3/16/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 3/23/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 3/30/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 4/6/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 4/11/26-4/17/26 | Spring Break | NA | NA |
| 4/20/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 4/27/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 5/4/26 | Pre Twinklers Cello Jellos Cello Philharmonic | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 5/11/26 | Pre Twinklers* Cello Jellos* Cello Philharmonic* *dress rehearsal | 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:50 4:50-5:50 | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 5/17/26 | Spring Concert (CELLOPALOOZA!) | 2:00-4:00 (1:30 arrival) | Greenlake Methodist Church |
| 5/17/26 | Cello Fest! | Directly following the Spring Concert | Pizza and Games @ Green Lake Play Field! |
| 5/18/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 5/25/26 | No groups | NA | NA |
| 6/1/26 | Spring Jam rehearsal | 4:00-4:50 All students 4:50-5:50 Cello Phil only | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 6/8/26 | Spring Jam rehearsal | 4:00-4:50 All students 4:50-5:50 Cello Phil only | Center for Spiritual Living |
| 6/11/26 | Spring Jam! | 5:00-5:45 (4:30 arrival) All students 6:00-7:00 Cello Phil only | Queen Anne Farmer’s Market |
| 6/8/26-6/14/26 | Make-up Week | Normal lesson times | |
| 6/15/26-6/21/26 | Make-up Week | Normal lesson times | |
| 6/21/26 | ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 ENDS | ||
| 6/29/26 | Summer lessons begin | Schedule TBD |
Spring Recital 2025 videos (MORE!)
Check out more awesome videos from Spring Recital 2025!
Spring Jam 2025 photos!
Check out these great photos from our Spring Jam 2025 concert at the Queen Anne Farmer’s Market! It was a wonderful day and performance!
Spring Recital 2025 videos!
Check out some awesome videos from the Spring Recital! More to come!
Fall Recital 2024 videos!
Check out these great videos from our Fall Recital! Spring videos to come!
Spring Concert 2025 videos!
Check out these AWESOME videos from our Spring Concert (Cellopalooza) 2025! Enjoy!
Summer lesson schedule 2025
In addition to summer being a time for kid camps, don’t forget that it is always a good time for cello lessons. See below for the summer schedule! Mark your calendars carefully as I do not offer refunds or make-ups for missed lessons. There are many open times for those who haven’t signed up! Please email your requests. Find some helpful practice charts here.
| Week 1 | 6/30 Zach, 8:20 Sam D, 9:00 Sonia, 9:30 Della, 10:00 FREE, 10:30 Jayden, 11:10 Marco, 12:10 FREE, 12:50 Sunny, 1:30 | 7/1 FREE, 3:00 Winter, 3:30 Oliver, 4:10 Julian, 4:40 Hendrix, 5:10 William, 6:00 Ellie, 6:30 Henrik, 7:10 FREE, 8:00-9:00 | 7/2 Hendrix, 4:00 FREE, 4:50-6:00 Julian, 6:00 Uma. 6:30 FREE, 7:30-9:00 |
| Week 2 | 7/7 Theo, 3:00 Theo and Karl, 3:50 Sam D, 4:30 FREE, 5:00-5:30 William, 5:30 Ellie, 6:00 Uma, 6:40 FREE, 7:10-9:00 | 7/8 FREE, 3:00-5:40 Sonia, 5:40 FREE, 6:10-7:20 Henrik, 7:20 Marco, 8:10 | 7/9 Julian, 8:00 FREE, 8:30-9:30 Max, 9:30 Della, 10:00 Jayden, 10:30 FREE, 11:30-1:30 Zach, 1:30 |
| Week 3 | 7/21 FREE, 3:00-4:00 William, 4:00 Ellie, 4:30 Theo, 5:10 Theo and Karl, 6:00 Uma, 6:40 FREE, 7:10-9:00 | 7/22 Henrik, 3:10 Winter, 4:00 Oliver, 4:40 Marco, 5:10 Farrah, 5:50 Ares, 6:40 Eleanor, 7:40 FREE, 8:20-9:20 | 7/23 FREE, 8:00 Sam D, 8:30 Julian, 9:00 FREE, 9:30-10:00 Max, 10:00 Sonia, 10:30 Della, 11:00 FREE, 11:30-2:00 |
| Week 4 | 8/5 Winter, 4:20 Max, 5:00 Farrah, 5:30 FREE 6:20 Ares,,6:50 Olivia, 7:40 Marco, 8:20 | 8/6 Sam D, 4:00 Charlie, 4:30 Marco, 5:15 Julia, 5:45 Break, 6:15 | 8/7 NA |
| Week 5 | 8/18 FREE, 3:00-4:00 (Olivia, 4:00) Hendrix, 4:30 FREE, 5:20-7:00 Julian, 7:00 Uma, 7:30 FREE, 8:00-9:00 | 8/19 FREE, 3:00-4:10 Henrik, 4:10 Eleanor, 5:00 Marco, 5:30 Julian, 6:10 Ares, 6:40 Olivia, 7:30 FREE, 8:00-9:00 | 8/20 FREE, 8:00 Sonia, 9:00 Hendrix, 9:30 FREE, 10:20-12:30 Theo, 12:30 Theo and Karl, 1:20 |
| Week 6 | 8/25 FREE, 3:00-3:30 Oliver, 3:30 NA, 4:00-5:30 Max, 5:30 Theo, 6:00 | 8/26 Hendrix, 2:30 William, 3:30 Ellie, 4:00 Sonia, 4:40 Julian, 5:10 Farrah, 5:40 Ares, 6:30 Sam, 7:30 | 8/27 Zach, 8:20 Charlie, 9:00 Uma, 9:40 FREE, 10:15-1:00 Theo, 12:30 Theo & Karl, 1:20 |
| Academic Year 2025-26 begins | >>> | >>> | September 2, 2025 |