Most of These Events are Free to Students – Email us info@peggystill.com to sign up
(We need at least 10 people per event. Please sign up so these events do not get cancelled.)
Students Participating in Competitions/Auditions, PS School Festival, ABRSM Royal School Exams, and PS School Recitals Must be Signed-Up by their Teacher.
April 1st – ABRSM Theory Exam Sign Up Deadline for June 8th Theory Exam
April 13th – Music Production 101 @Lucky Dog Studios 10am-2:30pm Clinician: Joe Kay
April 14th – PSSM Spring Recitals @Prince of Peace Lutheran Live Auditions for Lucky Dog Summer Album
April 21st – Live Auditions for Lucky Dog Summer Album - please email info@peggystill.com for audition appointment
May – PSSM Theory Assessments (NEW EVENT)
May 12th – Roswell Colors Festival 3pm
May 19th – Open Mic at Cans Taqueria Milton 2-4pm Clinician: Courtney Rinehart
May 24th - Sign Up Deadline for PSSM Practical Assessment
May 27th – Memorial Day – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
June 8th – ABRSM Theory Exam
June 15th – Music Production 101 @LuckyDog Studios 10am-2:30 pm Clinician: Joe Kay
June 23rd – Sign Up Deadline for PSSM Summer Recitals
June 22nd – Lucky Dog Summer Album Complete
July 4th – Independence Day – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
July 21st – PSSM Summer Recitals @Prince of Peace Lutheran
August 1st – ABRSM Theory/Practical SignUp Deadline for November 2nd Theory & Oct/Dec Practical
August 17th – Live Auditions for Lucky Dog Holiday Album
August 24th – Recording Lucky Dog Holiday Album Begins
August 31st – Music Production 201 @Lucky Dog Studios 9am-5:30pm Clinician: Joe Kay
September 2nd – Labor Day – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
September 7th/8th - PSSM Practical Assessments (formerly PSSM Festival)
September 20th – Sign Up Deadline for PSSM Fall Recitals
September 21st – Roswell Arts and Crafts Festival
October 13th – Open Mic at Cans Taqueria Milton 2-4pm Clinician: Courtney Rinehart
October 20th – PSSM Fall Recitals @Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
October 26th – Lucky Dog Holiday Album Complete
October 26th – Music Production 201 @Lucky Dog Studios 9am-5:30 pm Clinician: Joe Kay
November 2nd – ABRSM Theory Exam
November 17th – PSSM Advanced Recitals @Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
November 28th – Thanksgiving Day – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
November 29th-30th – PSSM Schools Closed (Makeups Available)
December – TBA Alpharetta City Holiday Performance Opportunities/Events
December 15th – Music Production 301 @Lucky Dog Studios 9am-5:30 pm Clinician: Joe Kay
December 20th – Sign Up Deadline for PSSM Winter Recitals
December 24th – Christmas Eve – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
December 25th – Christmas Day – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
December 26th – December 30th - PSSM Schools Closed (Makeups Available)
December 31st – New Years Eve – All PSSM Schools Closed (No Makeup Lessons)
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 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Alpharetta, GA.
Recital performers are typically ready for live stage performances. Maximum participation is encouraged for recitals, with piano students expected to participate in at least one, and eligible for two, recital(s) per year.
Top recital performers are recommended for the annual Advanced Recital. Typically, only the top 5% of students are recommended for Advanced Recital.
All recital expenses are covered by your regular monthly tuition.
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.
Open Mic performers are typically ready for live stage performances. Maximum participation is encouraged for Open Mic, with voice and guitar students expected to participate in at least one, and eligible for three, Open Mic (s) per year.
All Open Mic participants will receive a Certificate of Merit upon successful completion of their performance.
All Open Mic expenses are covered by your regular monthly tuition.
The annual Teacher’s Open MIc (new for 2012) gives teachers a chance to demonstrate their talents for students and families.
PSSM Assessments – broken into a Theory and a Practical internal assessment. The practical is formal, two song performances performed privately for a PSSM judge. Judges evaluate performers based on a broad spectrum of musical skills exhibited. The theory is a written test broken into 5 levels of testing.
PSSM Assessment participants are typically capable of reading music, as well as performing independently of coaching and assistance. Total performance time of two combined pieces cannot exceed five minutes, so that judges can annotate score sheets and provide other feedback. Judges’ comments are geared toward recognizing positive aspects of performances and to encourage the participant’s future musical growth and development.
Families members are welcome to come to the studio on Assessment day, but will not be able to view student’s performances before the judge. All performers earn medals, with superior participants earning trophies. Top Practical Assessment performers are recommended for the annual Advanced Recital.
There is a $10 fee for Assessment participation.
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’.
ABRSM, the world’s foremost authority on musical ability assessment, provides music teachers and their students with exams and assessments that nurture and evaluate an individual's performance and progress. ABRSM’s consistent and rigorous approach carries recognized international authority.
ABRSM exams are not covered by your regular monthly tuition. Please see www.abrsm.org for fee schedules and exam dates. Please note that in order to sign up through PSSM, you must turn in consent forms on or before the PSSM established ABRSM deadline.
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.
Public performers must be ready for live stage performances. Maximum participation is encouraged, with voice and guitar students expected to participate in at least one event per year.
Performance dates for 2013 have not been released by all of the associated parties yet. More information will be made available closer to performance dates.
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