🧒🏿🧒🏻🧒🏼🧒🏽🧒🏾 Group Piano Class Beginners ages 5+ - Wednesday 4:35 PM (45 mins) Winter Term 2025

Dear Students and Families,

We are pleased to announce that the piano recital is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 4:30 PM. The event will take place at Steinway Hall in New York. The recital will conclude with a group photo, and each performer will receive a Certificate of Performance from Steinway & Sons, presented by Steinway & Sons representative Jennifer Chiaramonte.

Class Dates:

January: 9, 16, 23, 30
February: 6, 13, 20, 27
March: (no classes March 6–16) 20, 27
April: 3, 10, (no classes April 14–20 for Spring Recess) 24
May: 1, 8, 15, 22 (no class May 26 for Memorial Day)

No Classes on the Following Dates:

March 6-16, 2025 - closed
April 14-20, 2025 - Spring Recess
May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day

Your Arrival at Piano Buds & Stroller Parking:

Please enter the classroom only 5-minutes before the start of the class. The class will take place at Piano Buds in a Pod located inside Knickerbocker Plaza, via door entrance on 2nd Avenue, between 91 Street & 2nd Avenue – UES in New York. Subway station nearby: Q to 96 Street then take the exit at 94 Street & 2nd Avenue.

Please be advised that all strollers will be parked at the concierge desk or community hall where there are security cameras at the entry doors. Upon arriving at the building:

1 At the concierge desk, ask for Piano Bud’s designated stroller parking space.
2 The concierge will direct you to the stroller parking space on the same level.
3 Take your valuables with you.
4 Take the elevator to Floor 1.
5 Attend the class.

Sample Class Structure:

✏️ Learn or review finger numbers/notes on the grand staff, 🎹 play a 1-octave C-major scale on the mini pianos, 🎵 select a digital piano, 📕 open your books to page ___, 👋 find your finger position, 🌈 play on black keys or white keys CDEFGAB, 🎧 wear headphones while you practice a piece from Alfred’s Books or ABRSM Initial to Gr. 1-5 books, 🎭 learn about the roles of the artist & the audience,🏅 perform in class on the grand piano ⭐ take a bow 🤖 sight-read Beethoven Symphony 'Choral'

Required Books:

Please order all the required books for the Group Piano class before the first class. These books are available on Amazon.com: Alfred's Basic Piano Library Level 1A (5 Books): 1 x Lesson Book, 1 x Theory Book, 1 x Technic Book, 1 x Recital Book, 1 x Notespeller Book 🛒 https://a.co/d/5ZEJdUZ

Attending a Class:

If you can't make it to a class, please let us know, and we will transfer the class to another Group Piano class within the course start and end dates. We recognize other holidays as important to our community. Please let us know if you cannot attend your lesson due to a holiday observance.

Make-up Classes:

Make-up classes (up to 2 classes) for missed Group Piano sessions are available until the last day of the course. Students are welcome to attend other class timings within the course dates for the make-up classes based on seat availability.

Cancellation by the Studio:

In the event that the studio cancels a class for any reason (e.g., teacher illness, inclement weather), a full refund will be issued to the students.