Teacher Meetings & Programs
We regularly meet at the First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake on the second Wednesday of each month during the school year. Our business meetings begin at 9:00 AM, and our teacher-focused programs start at approximately 10:15 AM.
(Note: We also hold a special luncheon in May and a planning meeting in June.)
DATE
Program Info
Wed, Sept 13, 2023
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
First Cong Church, Crystal Lake
One studio, one song
Presented by Renae Schlossmann
Wed, Oct 11, 2023
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
Beverly Taylor’s home studio
Encore Music Academy
studio crawl, part I
We’ll start with our business meeting at Beverly Taylor’s home, and then she’ll give us a tour of her studio space. Then we’ll head over to Encore Music Academy where Tom Vos will give us a tour of their new location, as well as share how he likes to organize his dedicated teaching space.
Wed, nov 8, 2023
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
First Cong Church, Crystal Lake
student savers
A panel discussion.
Wed, jan 10, 2024
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
First Cong Church, Crystal Lake
bal-a-vis-x presentation, questions from a hat
Renae will give a short presentation on the Bal-A-Vis-X program to aid in our plans for a possible community teacher training in June. Then we will follow with a round table discussion regarding questions our members have submitted.
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
First Cong Church, Crystal Lake
Note reading games
A panel presentation.
Wed, MAR 13, 2024
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
Holly O’Hair’s home studio
Nicole Douglas’s home studio
studio crawl, part II
We’ll start with our business meeting at Holly O’Hair’s home, and then she’ll give us a tour of her studio space. Then we’ll head over to Nicole Douglas’s home studio to see how she organizes her teaching area.
Wed, apr 10, 2024
9:00 AM Business Meeting
~10:15 AM Program
First Cong Church, Crystal Lake
book club: intelligent Music Teaching
Continuing the tradition we started last year to read one music-teaching themed book as a group, we’ll read and discuss Robert Duke’s Intelligent Music Teaching: Essays on the Core Principles of Effective Instruction.
Wed, May 8, 2024
11:00 AM Business Meeting
12:00 PM Luncheon
Boulder Ridge Country Club, LITH
annual luncheon, installation of officers
At our final meeting of the school year, we’ll discuss how things went, what’s coming up, and install any new officers set to begin their terms for the next academic year.