January 2012
January 2012
January 1st – New Years Day – All PSSM Schools Closed
January 6th - PSSM students perform @Scoops Open Mic in Crabapple - Milton 4-5:30 p.m.
January 6th - PSSM students perform @Menchies on Hwy 9 - Alpharetta 7-8:30 p.m.
January 7th - Introduction to Songwriting Course
January 10th - Winter registration due for the ABRSM Theory Exam for February 25th, 2012 & the Practical Exam in April/June
January 13th - PSSM students perform @Scoops Open Mic in Crabapple - Milton 4-5:30 p.m.
January 13th - PSSM students perform @Menchies on Hwy 9 - Alpharetta 7-8:30 p.m.
January 20th - PSSM students perform @Scoops Open Mic in Crabapple - Milton 4-5:30 p.m.
January 20th - PSSM students perform @Menchies on Hwy 9 - Alpharetta 7-8:30 p.m.
January 22nd - Recitals - Liberty Theater - Cooper Piano - www.cooperpiano.com - Open to the Public
Young Students starting at 1:00 p.m., Teens/Adults starting at 5:00 p.m.
1610 Northeast Expy NE, Atlanta GA 30329 404-329-1027-phone
From I-85 Take exit 91 Clairmont Road. Proceed to the Access Road South and travel approximately 3/4 of a mile. Cooper Piano will be on the right on the southbound side of I-85 between Clairmont and N. Druid Hills Roads. Just past Floor and Decor and NTB Tires. Please park in designated recital event parking areas. (There will be signs)
January 27th - PSSM students perform @Scoops Open Mic in Crabapple - Milton 4-5:30 p.m.
January 27th - PSSM students perform @Menchies on Hwy 9 - Alpharetta 7-8:30 p.m.
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Recitals, Advanced and Teacher’s Recitals – classic, formal, single song performances for family, students and teachers. Recitals typically consist of piano, voice and symphonic students performing standards, Broadway tunes and classical pieces. Recitals are held at the Liberty Theater at the Cooper Music store in Atlanta.
Open MIc – casual, single song performances by solo and group performers for family, students and teachers. Open Mic typically consist of voice, guitar and piano students performing pop, rock and country pieces. Open Mics are held at local music-friendly venues in the Alpharetta/Roswell area.
Karaoke Parties – casual, single song performances by solo and group performers for family, students and teachers. Karaoke typically consist of voice or any other students performing pop, rock and country pieces over CD accompaniment. Karaoke parties are held at local music-friendly venues in the Alpharetta/Roswell area.
PSSM Festival – formal, two song performances performed privately for a judge. Judges evaluate performers based on a broad spectrum of musical skills exhibited.
ABRSM - The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music’ was founded in 1889 as the outcome of a proposition by Sir Alexander MacKenzie, principal of the Royal Academy of Music, to Sir George Grove, director of the Royal College of Music, that their two pre-eminent musical training institutions unite to create an examining body ‘inspired by disinterested motives for the benefit of musical education... which would genuinely provide a stimulus and an objective for a high standard of achievement’.
Sing to the Cars – (New for 2012) The first Tuesday of every month in Alpharetta, and the second Tuesday of every month in Woodstock. Open Mic for the guerilla warfare set. We set up the mighty Peggy Still PA system in front of our store locations and you let it rip. Whatever you want to play or sing, you play or sing. Informal, casual and noticeable by our neighbors, Sing to the Cars is pure fun for you and your friends who want to come out and get behind a live mic.
Public Performances – semi-casual, single song performances by solo and group performers at public events. These typically consist of voice, guitar and piano students performing standard, Broadway, pop, rock and country pieces accompanied by live instruments and/or CD’s. Public performances are held at local outdoor music-friendly venues in throughout area.