News about Music Lessons at ABC Academy of Music.
Hello Everybody! Remember that rates are going up as of May 1st, 2023. Read the important update now. Remember that you can absolutely reach out to Barnaby if you need any tuition support. We have decided that we are not yet ready to resume holding our recitals. We are sorry, and hope to resume next school year. Referral Reminder • 20% [...]
Hello Everybody! This is an important note about changes and dates as we look ahead to the summer and coming school year. This Month Digital Lessons are FarPlay-First As you may have seen from our note 2 weeks ago, we have started testing FarPlay.io as a new piece of software for digital lessons. This works on Apple/MacOS, Windows PCs, and [...]
Hello Everybody! Our FarPlay.io test continues in April. You should now be using this on Mac, Windows PCs, and Chromebook (Linux version). Your teachers will be looking for you online here first, preferably not on Zoom. We will update you near the end of the month on further plans for this platform vs. Zoom. There is a new version out today [...]
Hello Everyone, If you did not get or read our previous email about our testing of new lesson delivery software FarPlay, please read and download the app now. Teachers are defaulting to this at the moment, with Zoom as the back up. If you do not appear within 2-3 minutes of your lesson start time, your teacher will check Zoom. [...]
MARCH 2023 • IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DIGITAL LESSONS! Starting Monday, March 13th we are testing new software to improve our digital lessons: Farplay.io This software has the potential to close what we think is the most important remaining gap we see in digital service: Being able to play together at the same time! This is a big deal, and we [...]
Hello Everybody! Please confirm your March Make-up lessons for the week of March 13-18th now by visiting the 2023 March tab on this shared Google sheet. You'll need to indicate if you are confirming or declining. Declined make-ups will be moved to June. These make-ups will be fully digital, as we did in December. As we are fast approaching the [...]
Hello Everybody! We hope you have had a lovely break, and spent quality time with your families and yourselves! Lessons and Classes resume on or after January 3rd at your regular times. If you are a Music Together or Rhythm Kids family there are 2 exceptions: Music Together classes at our new Dufferin Grove location don't begin until Thursday, January [...]
Hello Everybody! We have completed a preliminary make-up lesson schedule for this month's make-up days on December 18th, 19th, and 23rd. As we have noticed a significant uptick in seasonal illness, we will be conducting these make-ups digitally to minimize human density at the school. To confirm or decline your make-up lesson, click here for the online spreadsheet. Then, find [...]
Hello Everybody! We have completed a preliminary make-up lesson schedule for this month's make-up days on December 18th, 19th, and 23rd. As we have noticed a significant uptick in seasonal illness, we will be conducting these make-ups digitally to minimize human density at the school. To confirm or decline your make-up lesson, click here for the online spreadsheet. Then, find [...]
Hello Everybody, We are quickly approaching the holiday season, and in advance of that we have prepared our first round of Progress and Recommendation reports for our students. You should be receiving these directly from your teacher this week and next if you are coming for In-Person Hybrid lessons. If you are a Pure Digital lesson student, your reports will [...]