July 2026 Fall Studio News

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1.    Summer Tuition Invoices and Statements

2.  Travel Update and Summer Lessons

3.   Performance Attendance

4.   Kudos to Stellar Students!

5.   Interesting Links

1. SUMMER TUITION INVOICES

Summer tuition invoices and/or statements were sent by email today. Itemized charges reflect tuition for the entire summer and may include additional fee(s) for music and/or supplies received. Payment for summer lessons is due on or before each lesson. You are welcome to pay at each lesson, in advance for any number of weeks, monthly, or all at once.

Statements reflecting payments made, and/or balance due, will be sent again on the 25th of July and August. Invoices will only be sent if there are any new fees for music or supplies.

Tuition payments can be made by check or using the PayPal or Venmo payment services. If using PayPal or Venmo, please send as a payment to a friend. If you choose to send payment for goods or services, the additional 3% fee will be passed on to you.

Please contact Mrs. Fall if you have any questions about tuition or billing.

2. TRAVEL UPDATE & SUMMER LESSONS

Hello from Ontario, Canada! Mr. Fall and I have been on the road for 2 weeks so far. We’ve traveled though Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana in the US. Then we traveled north to Canada and through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. We’ll travel back to the states between the Great Lakes, heading home through Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Summer Lessons resume Tuesday July 7^th

3. PERFORMANCE ATTENDANCE

Unless you still need credit for 2025-2026, all concerts attended over the summer will be credited to the 2026-2027 school year.

For Performance Attendance credit, bring a program or ticket stub to your lesson. If there is no program or ticket stub available, bring or send a selfie photo of you at the concert.

Remember: In order to maintain a place in the studio, all students are required to attend a minimum of 3 concerts/performances performed by professional musicians of their instrument during the school year. Students are, however, encouraged to attend as many concerts as possible!

4. KUDOS TO STELLAR STUDENTS

Saturday, May 30th – NVMTA Honors Recital

Jinger performed Élégie by H. Vieuxtemps

Brava, Jinger!

6. INTERESTING LINKS This month, I am offering you just one link. There is so much information in this one video (which is in chapters, so you can watch a little and come back for more!), that I am sure you will find it fully enlightening.

21 Ways to Eliminate Tension and Transform Your Violin/Viola Playing [VIDEO]

Struggling with tension while playing? In this 28-minute video University of Texas Professor Wilhelm Magner offers 21 practical ideas that will help you play violin and viola with more freedom, less pain, and a beautiful tone. This is for beginner and advanced players, with techniques you can use in your practice today!

Just for fun….

Sound Effects on Violin | Compilation [VIDEO]

It's possible make realistic animal, traffic, message notification, and video game sounds on the violin or viola! Enjoy this 5-minute video. Try it at home!

Keep Practicing!! Remember Fall’s Law!!

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