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    Big news… new teaching studio in McMinnville!!

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    Val

    I’ve been doing a lot of performing during the past year, and a few months ago, someone asked if my plan was to stop teaching at some point, and just perform instead. I actually really love to teach, and stopping is the furthest thing from my mind!! I definitely see the 2 activities as complementary,…

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    Music students… lessons canceled today

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    Val

    For all my Hillsboro music students… we’ve had quite a bit of snow at my place, so I’m canceling all lessons today. I’ll look forward to seeing everyone next week!

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    My thoughts on teaching 4 and 5 year olds…

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    Val

    The McMinnville News Register ran a nice article about me in yesterday’s paper. It was well written, and mostly correct, apart from stating that I usually start lessons with students at 4-5 years old. In fact, I rarely start lessons with 5 year olds, and I never start lessons with 4 year olds. A lot…