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Group and master schedule 2024-25

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9/3/24Lessons begin: Academic Year 2024-25
9/9/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
9/16/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
9/23/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
9/30/24No groupsNANA
10/7/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
10/14/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
10/20/24Fall Concert3:30-4:30
(member arrival 3:00)		Aegis Living Greenwood
10/21/24No groupsNANA
10/28/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
11/4/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic*
*recital run-throughs		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
11/11/24No groupsNANA
11/18/24Cello Jellos*
Cello Philharmonic*
*recital run-throughs		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
11/23/24Fall Recital4:00-6:00 (3:30 arrival)Green Lake United Methodist Church
11/25-12/1/24Thanksgiving BreakNANA
12/2/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
12/9/24Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
12/15/24Holiday ConcertCello Jellos & Cello Phil @ 1:00-1:45
Cello Phil @ 2:00-3:00
Arrival: 12:30		Kraken Iceplex at Northgate
12/16/23No groupsNANA
12/22/24Holiday Concert IICello X, 3:00-5:00Kraken Iceplex at Northgate
12/23/24-1/5/25Winter BreakNANA
1/6/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
1/13/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
1/20/25No groupsNANA
1/27/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
2/3/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
2/10/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
2/17-2/23/25Mid-Winter BreakNANA
2/24/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
3/3/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic*
*recital run-throughs		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
3/10/25Cello Jellos*
Cello Philharmonic*
*recital run-throughs		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
3/16/25Spring Cello Recital2:00-4:00 (1:30 arrival)Greenlake Methodist Church
3/17/25No groupsNANA
3/24/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
3/31/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
4/7/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
4/14-4/20/25Spring BreakNANA
4/21/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
4/28/25No groupsNANA
5/5/25Cello Jellos
Cello Philharmonic		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
5/12/25Cello Jellos*
Cello Philharmonic*
*dress rehearsal		4:00-4:50
4:50-5:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
5/18/25CELLOPALOOZA!2:00-4:00 (1:30 arrival)Greenlake Methodist Church
5/18/25Cello Fest!Directly following Cellopalooza!Pizza and Games @ Greenlake PlayField!
5/19/25No groupsNANA
5/26/25No groupsNANA
6/2/25Spring Jam rehearsal4:00-5:50
Cello Jellos dismissed @ 4:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
6/9/25Spring Jam rehearsal4:00-5:50
Cello Jellos dismissed @ 4:50		Amazing Grace Spiritual Center
6/12/25Spring Jam!5:00-7:00 (4:15 arrival)
Cello Jellos dismissed @ 5:45		Queen Anne Farmer’s Market
6/9/25
6/16/25		Make-up Week #1
Make-up Week #2		Normal times
6/22/25Academic Year 2024-2025 ends
After 6/23/25Summer lessons 2025 beginTBD

Christmas @ the Kraken 2024!

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  • When: Sunday, December 15, 2024
    • Cello Jellos & Cello Philharmonic; 1:00-1:45 (12:30 arrival)
    • Cello Philharmonic; 2:00-3:00
    • Cello X; 3:30-5:30 (3:00 arrival)
  • Where: Kraken Community Iceplex (main lobby)
  • Parking:
    • Parking instructions are in this link.
    • You may park for free in Parking Lots 1, 2, 3, and 9. Use the code “KrakenNHL2024” in the “Apply Discount” field of the app.
  • What to bring:
    1. Cello
    2. Holiday folder
    3. Music stand (low height)
    4. Stool or chair (if using a shorter size)
  • Attire:
    • Dress clothes or festive clothes. Santa hats or Christmas paraphernalia encouraged! Cello X members: wear all black.

SET LIST:

  • Cello Jellos & Cello Philharmonic
    1. “Santa’s Very Jolly” (Taka Taka Twinkle)
    2. French “Reindeer” Song
    3. Good King Wenceslas (some students)
    4. Twinkle Lights (Twinkle Theme)
    5. Jingle Bells
    6. “Lightly Snow”
    7. Jolly Old St Nick (some students)
    8. Perpetual Snowstorm

  • Cello Philharmonic
    1. Adeste Fideles
    2. Angels We Have Heard on High
    3. Away in a Manger
    4. Deck the Halls
    5. The First Noel
    6. Frosty the Snowman
    7.  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    8.  Good King Wenceslas
    9. (Greensleeves)
    10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    11.  Jingle Bells
    12.  Jolly Old St. Nick
    13.  Joy to the World
    14.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    15. Up on the Housetop
    16.  We Wish you a Merry Christmas

Fall Recital 2024 info

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  • Where: Green Lake Methodist Church
  • When: Saturday, November 23, 2024; 4:00-6:00
  • Arrival time: 3:30
  • What to bring: cello, rosin, sheet music (if needed), Cello X music.
  • 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, flip-flops or light-colored tennis shoes.
  • Attendance policy:
    • Cello Jello students must stay until intermission (approximately 1 hour).
    • All other students must attend the entire recital (2 hours). NO EXCEPTIONS.

Fall Concert 2024! Info

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  • Where:
  • When:
    • Sunday, 10/20 at 3:30-4:30 (3:00 arrival)
  • Parking:
    • Street parking
  • Attire:
    • Girls: long dress, skirt, blouse, slacks.
    • Boys: dark pants, dark shoes, buttoned-down shirt, polo.
    • No flip-flops, shorts.
  • What to bring:
    • Cello
    • Chair or stool (label)
    • Rockstop (label)
  • Audience policy:
    • Immediate family and grandparents may attend!
  • Program:
    • Danse Rustique
    • Humoresque
    • Berceuse
    • Long, Long Ago with Variation
    • Minuet in C
    • Allegro
    • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
    • Lightly Row
    • French Folk Song
    • Taka Taka Twinkle

Lesson schedule 2024-25

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Fall lessons begin on the Tuesday after Labor Day. Group lessons are on Monday afternoons, and they begin on the Monday after Labor Day.

MondayTuesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Cello Jellos,
4:00-4:50
Cello Philharmonic,
4:50-5:50
Mia, 6:00
Bennett, 6:40		FREE, 3:30
Saurin, 4:00
Hendrix, 4:30
Marco, 5:20
Matthew, 5:50
Brynn, 6:20
Sanav, 7:20
Ares, 8:00		Sam D, 3:30
Sam M, 4:00
Kyra, 4:30
Farrah, 5:00
Julia, 5:40
Charlie, 6:10
Theodore, 6:50
Matisse, 7:40
Anderson, 8:20		Cello X,
6:30-8:30 (some Fridays)		Jayden, 7:30
Henrik, 8:30
Ellie, 9:20
William, 10:00
Zach, 10:30
Julian, 11:10
Sonia, 11:40
Winter, 12:10
Serena, 12:50
Max, 1:40
Oliver, 2:10

Summer lesson schedule 2024

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Hi!

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. 🙂

TuesdayWednesdayThursday
Week 16/25
Henrik, 2:40
Winter, 3:30
William, 4:00
Ellie, 4:30
Sanav, 5:30
Julian, 6:10
Theo, 6:40
FREE, 7:30-9:00		6/26
Jayden, 7:30-8:30
Marco, 8:30
Serena, 9:00
Saurin, 9:40
Zach, 10:10
Amanda, 10:40		6/27
FREE, 3:00-4:20
Sonia, 4:20
Matisse, 4:50
Julian, 5:30
Theo, 6:00
Theo & Carl, 6:50
FREE, 7:20-9:00
Week 27/1
FREE, 3:00-4:10
Sam D, 4:10
Oliver, 4:40
Saurin, 5:10
Hendrix, 5:40
Marco, 6:30
Julian, 7:00
Theo, 7:30
FREE, 8:20-9:20		7/2
FREE, 3:00-3:30
Winter, 3:30
Ellie, 4:00
William, 4:30
Sanav, 5:00
Julian, 5:40
Hendrix, 6:10
FREE, 7:00-9:00		7/3
FREE, 8:00-10:00
Zach, 10:00
FREE, 10:30-12:00
Theo, 12:00
Theo & Carl, 12:50
Week 37/23
Jayden, 8:00

Mia, 3:00
Sam D, 4:00
Theo, 4:30
Theo & Carl, 5:20
Ares, 6:00
Sanav, 6:40
FREE, 7:20-9:00		7/24
NA		7/25
FREE, 3:00-5:00
Julian, 5:00
Hendrix, 5:30
FREE, 6:20-9:00
Week 47/30
Kyra, 3:00
Winter, 3:30
Oliver, 4:00
Farrah, 4:30
Hendrix, 5:10
Charlie, 6:00
Theo, 6:40
Theo & Carl, 7:30
Marcus, 8:00		7/31
Sam D, 3:30
Ellie, 4:00
William, 4:40
Hendrix, 5:00
Ares, 6:00
BREAK, 6:45
Mia, 7:00
Marcus, 8:00		8/1
Jayden, 7:00
Henrik, 8:00
Marco, 8:30
Kyra, 9:00
Saurin, 9:30
Zach, 10:00
FREE, 10:30-2:00
Week 58/13
FREE, 3:00-3:40
Theo, 3:40
Theo & Carl, 4:30
Sanav, 5:00
FREE, 5:40
Ares, 6:00
FREE, 6:40-9:00		8/14
FREE, 3:00-3:30
Sam D, 3:30
Ellie, 4:00
William, 4:30
Serena, 5:00
Sonia, 5:40
Julian, 6:10
Marco, 6:40
FREE, 7:10-9:00		8/15
Henrik, 8:00
Charlie, 8:50
FREE, 9:30-10:00
Zach, 10:00
FREE, 10:30-2:00
Week 68/20
Oliver, 3:40
Farrah, 4:10
Zach, 4:40
FREE, 5:10-7:00
Sanav, 7:00
Ares, 7:40		8/21
FREE, 3:00-3:30
Sam D, 3:30
FREE, 4:00-4:40
Ellie, 4:40
William, 5:10
FREE, 5:40-6:10
Julian, 6:10
Marco, 6:40
Anderson, 7:10
FREE, 8:00-9:00		8/22
Charlie, 8:00
FREE, 8:40-11:00
Theo, 11:30
Theo and Carl, 12:30
Winter, 1:00
Academic Year 2024-25 begins>>>>>>September 3, 2024

Spring Jam 2024 info

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  • When: Thursday, June 13 @ 5:00-7:00 (4:15 arrival)
  • Where: Queen Anne Farmer’s Market (performer’s tent on lawn)
  • Schedule:
    • 5:00-5:45, Cello Jellos & Cello Phil
    • 5:45-6:00, Break
    • 6:00-7:00, Cello Phil
  • What to bring:
    • Cello
    • Low stand and music (readers)
    • Clothespins or clips
    • Small stool (the market has full-size chairs)
    • Blanket for sitting (optional)

Rehearsals

  • June 3 @ 4:00-6:00 at Amazing Grace (Cello Jellos leave at 4:50)
  • June 10 @ 4:00-6:00 at Amazing Grace (Cello Jellos leave at 4:50)

Program

FIRST HOUR (Cello Jellos & Cello Phil)

  1. Minuet No. 2 (Winter)
  2. Minuet in C (Julia)
  3. Rigadoon (Ellie)
  4. Pigadoon (Marco)
  5. French Folk Song (Zach)
  6. French Folk Song (Saurin)
  7. O Come Little Children (Julian)
  8. O Come Little Children (Sam D)
  9. Lightly Row (Peter)
  10. Taka Taka Tee Tee (Oliver)
  11. Advanced Twinkle (William)

SECOND HOUR (Cello Phil)

  1. Perpetual Motion
  2. Flag Dance
  3. Minuet and Trio
  4. Hedwig’s Theme
  5. Advanced Twinkle
  6. Largo
  7. Journey to Egypt
  8. Landler
  9. How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
  10. Banish Misfortune
  11. Aura Lee
  12. Autumn
  13. Ode to Joy
  14. What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?
  15. Optional:
    • Ashokan Farewell
    • Canon
    • ???

Summer lesson 2024 sign-up

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Below are my summer teaching dates and times. Please email me your preferences and I will make a schedule.

Summer lesson weekDatesTimes
Week 16/25
6/26
6/27		3:00PM-9:00PM
8:00AM-2:00PM
3:00PM-9:00PM
Week 27/1
7/2
7/3		3:00PM-9:00PM
3:00PM-9:00PM
8:00AM-2:00PM
Week 37/30
7/31
8/1		3:00PM-9:00PM
3:00PM-9:00PM
8:00AM-2:00PM
Week 48/13
8/14
8/15		3:00PM-9:00PM
3:00PM-9:00PM
8:00AM-2:00PM
Week 58/20
8/21
8/22		3:00PM-9:00PM
3:00PM-9:00PM
8:00AM-2:00PM
Fall lessons begin9/3Schedule TBD