News about Music Lessons at ABC Academy of Music.
We are delighted to announce we are having our first recital since the pandemic. It will be Sunday, May 5th from 12:30 onwards at the South-West Corner of Oakwood and Conway, in the parking lot. The back-up date is May 12th, in case of bad weather. Registration will be at the desk starting this week, and we expect to [...]
HELLO EVERYBODY! Next week is March Break. There will be regular lessons on Saturday, March 9th. There will be NO lessons from March 10th through March 17th. Regular lesson schedules resume on March 18th. If you have any questions, please call the office directly at 416-651-7529, or text our 2-way system at 226-799-4939. Thank you!
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 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 [...]
Hello Everybody, Please note that the office will be unattended from July 23 through 31st. There will be some occasional digital check-ins for voicemail and using the 2-way text system (226-799-4939), but please plan as much ahead as possible if you need support during this time. Starting in August we will be kicking into high gear for back-to-school, particularly [...]
Hello Everybody, If you haven't yet confirmed your makeups for June 25, 26, and 30th, please do so now. CLICK HERE TO SEE MAKEUPS AND CONFIRM OR DECLINE TIMES. If you do not see your (or your child's name) listed, please use the 2-way text system at 226-799-4939. Remember make-ups do not carry over past the end of June. Thank [...]
Hello Everybody, It has been a tremendously busy spring, with some challenges and opportunities. Payment Issues As you have noticed from some communications about payments, we have been experiencing a major issue with some clients having been billed twice in May for no apparent reason. We have pushed as hard as we can to have had this reversed quickly, but [...]