From the President's Desk
Judy Johnson
The Holiday Season is upon us and there is always so much to do, places to go, and things to see. I hope you can all have a peaceful and joyous season.

Thank you so much for your input and your suggestions at the last meeting.We really are a very diverse group and my plan is to have our executive committee draft a plan that will be acceptable to everyoneor at least most of us.

I was very pleased with the Piano Festival and with our Winners Recital on Sunday.It is definitely something that we need to plan on again.

I look forward to seeing you at our December Meeting. You are really going to enjoy itI know because I have heard it already.
Happy Holidays!!I love you all.

Survey Results
Here are the results of the survey from our last newsletter!
Number of respondents: 16
Access to Internet: 15
Access to e-mail: 16
Willing to receive newsletter via e-mail: 14
Fees for 30 minute lessons:
High: $22.50
Low: $12.00
Median: $15.00
Average: $15.33
(I included those who gave only 45-minute lessonsby computing their 30-minute fee.)
Fees for 40-45 minute lessons:
High: $30.00
Low: $15.00
Median: $21.00
Average: $21.00

French Vocal Music & Brunch
December 10th
December's program will be led by LAMTA member Julianna Bishop Hoch who hails from Denver. Julianna holds a D.A. in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from UNC. She also has a Master of Music in Voice Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in the same field from Eastman School of Music. She was drawn into her current field because she loves to sing. Julianna says that she enjoys teaching singing even more than singing itself. Her favorite composers are Handel and Donizetti because their pieces are "so much fun to sing." She loves to vacation in the Austrian Alps, and her favorite colors are purple and teal blue. Please join us in welcoming Julianna to our December program.

We are going to haveour usual ChristmasBrunch,but it will be after the program this year because singers do not like to eat before they sing.So plan on a short business meeting beginning at 9:03,program beginning at 9:30,and brunch at 10:30.Please bring your favorite dish, and be generous because we will have about five guests. The brunch and program will be held at the home of Ruth Hale.

Achievement Day
Achievement Day is not until February 28,but it's not too early to be thinking about your participation.All of your forms should be in your Membership Handbook.If you have any questions,please call Judy.

New Email Address for Carol
Please update your directory with this new email address for Carol Condit: carol_condit@yahoo.com

Christmas Concert
Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers, directed by Ann Bunyan, will be presenting Christmas From the Heart, an all acappella arrangement of Christmas music throughout history. Concerts will be held December 6,7:30 p.m., at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, 300 Whedbee, in Fort Collins and December 7, 2:00 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Loveland.

Free Piano Concert
There will be a piano concert February 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Thompson Valley High School's Robert Price Auditorium with Tanya Karyagina, a recipient of the Van Cliburn Award. The concert is sponsored by The Loveland Civic Music Association with Lois Kroh as the benefactress. No tickets are needed. Contact Betty Lou for more information.

Keep Practicingfor January!
Don't forget that we are looking forward to our "Sharing French Music Program" on January 14. It still isn't too late to find a piece.It needn't be difficult and certainly doesn't have to be memorized.

Scheduling Suggestion
Beverly Haag would like to share her method for scheduling students. Each student has three, 45-minute lessons per month, instead of four, 30-minute lessons. The student choose's which week he or she has off. Beverly doesn't do any make up lessons. She says she makes more money because students don't skip lessons. For more information, contact Beverly at 622-9802.

Piano Festival Benefit Recital
Caroline Orman
The post-Piano Festival Recitalheld on November 16, was a modest success, with about 13 participants and their families attending, plus a few from the community.The students played very well and many of the parents expressed appreciation to LAMTA for hosting the recital.The donations received for the Cheri Richards Memorial Scholarship Fund were the exact equivalent of one scholarship, $125! We need to think about doing this again next year.

Manythanks to all who helped and/or brought treats for the reception.Mountain View Church did not charge us anything since the recitaldonations were for scholarships.

Harp Recital Was Wonderful!
Carol Condit, Judy Johnson and Debbie Richard enjoyed a wonderful evening when we attended Rachel Ellin's Faculty Harp Recital at CSU on November 17.Much of her music was by contemporaryFrench Composers.In addition to solos, the recital included a duet with two harps and Rachel playing harp with the CSU Faculty String Quartet.We were so glad that we went!

January Newsletter Submissions
Submissions for the January newsletter are due no later than Tuesday, December 30. Please e-mail items to Sandy@chec.org. Thank you!
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