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Notes from the President
 Dear Colleagues,
I am writing this article two days before Halloween because I have been so busy that I havent had a chance to write this article on time and our Ritornello editor has been very patient and persistent in reminding me about it. Thanks Anna Kiefer, for helping us with the newsletter and for putting up with my constant delays.
Why am I so busy? Well, like many of you, I had to prepare students for the theory test (hopefully, they did okay!). I also prepared students for a Halloween Recital and I am right now getting them ready for the Ragtime Festival and the Christmas Recital. For that one in particular, the challenge is to get as many different versions of Jingle Bells as possible, or, to convince them to play other Christmas carols.
I want to apologize for having to cancel our October meeting. I know some of you didnt get the email on time and showed up that day. While I would rather not cancel anything, sometimes there is no other option for me and Im very sorry about that. I denitely think that we need to have a round table discussion on how to avoid getting burned out. If anybody wants to volunteer to lead the discussion, please let me know and we will arrange for it to happen.
I also want to thank all the teachers, parents, and students who participated at the
Halloween Recital at Steinway. We had some difculties with managing the number of students allowed in each recital and we are working on making sure that this doesnt happen again. However, in any case, the goal of the association is to support the teachers and to encourage the students to play and enjoy performing; it is all about nding the right balance between following the rules that we established and still being supportive. Many thanks to Lisa Malek for doing such a great job in coordinating these recitals.
I also want to thank Sharon Herning for running such a smooth theory test. This is one of our largest and most challenging events every year and having a theory chairperson as enthusiastic and focused as Sharon makes things go really well.
Sometimes we have some problems with the website. Whenever you encounter
something that is not working on the website, please let me know, or even better,
contact our wonderful webmaster, Mr. Pablo Aguilar. He is always willing and ready to x any bug regarding the site so that we can continue to benet from it. Like always, thanks Pablo, for volunteering your time and expertise on this matter.
So, lets get ready for the Ragtime Festival and Christmas Recitals. But before that, I hope to see many of you at our next General Meeting in November.
Omar Granados
President
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