Hello Chris' Students! Chris has had an amazing opportunity come up - if we've understood correctly - to play with the Royal Shakespeare Company! This means he will be away from February 20th through March 3rd. We have arranged substitutes for you for all but one of the dates: TUESDAYS • February 20th & 27th - Gordon SATURDAY • February [...]
Hello Everybody! Please remember that on long weekends there are no classes on the Saturday, Sunday, or actual holiday. This means there are no classes this Saturday only. Have a great long weekend, and we'll see you back next week! -the ABC Team 416-651-7529
Hello Everybody! We will have a special live digital class this weekend with Erin, as our Lawrence Park location became unexpectedly unavailable. So, if you are sick, snowed-in, or just can't make it to class this week, take advantage of a live class from wherever you are. Using Zoom, Click Join Meeting and enter the number 450 129 3682. If [...]
Hello Everybody! As we are solidly in to January and the temperatures have finally dipped consistently below 0 degrees, winter illnesses have returned. We are also still have Covid to consider, which remains an active concern. For our part we continue to take precautions around health including vaccination, hand-washing, instrument cleanliness, and communicating with you about what we are doing, [...]
Hello Everybody! FarPlay has just been updated with some highly useful features for us. First, we now have waiting rooms. This means that when you arrive a few minutes early to be ready for your lesson you will be put in a waiting room to avoid interrupting or observing others' lessons, and vice versa! Secondly is a hugely requested feature, one-click link to [...]
Hello Everybody! Please click here to view the Fall make-up schedule. Remember, you must confirm or decline your lesson. Please do so by Friday, December 15th, so that the office can optimize the schedule for the teachers and avoid gaps. If you have any questions about this, please call the office as soon as possible, as we are still struggling to [...]
Hello Saturday lessons students! Due to a professional conflict that we wish to support, Ivan will be away on Saturday, December 16th. We would like to have those lessons on Sunday, December 17th, instead. If this does not work for you, we can absolutely put you down for a make-up lesson, but you will need to get in touch about [...]
Hello Everybody! FarPlay has just issued an update, and we ask that you please update this software now. The big update here is that screensharing will now be enabled, which will be very helpful for sharing printed music (or other visual exercises). Thank you! -the ABC Team.
FarPlay: "Completely Effortless" says professional Flutist Emi Ferguson Hello Everybody! As you know we are going to be using FarPlay.io for our lessons starting September 1st. Be sure that you have downloaded it, installed it, and tested your setup for your lessons now, even if you are In-Person-Hybrid, and don't anticipate needing it most of the time. This will help [...]
Hello Lesson Families! We will be moving to FarPlay.io for our digital lessons starting September 1st, 2023. This change will see us drop Zoom as our primary means of delivery Digital Lessons. WHY? Simply put, with FarPlay you should be able to play with your teacher at the same time. This is a big deal, and closes the gap for your [...]