Welcome to the 2010 Winter MUSIC Olympics

We are encouraging our students to practice and train to perform their musical best just as Olympic athletes prepare for their performance. However, we will not be challenging students in competition against one another, but against themselves to reach benchmark goals.
To reach a “gold medal” students are required to earn 45 stars or points over a 5 week period. We will be calculating star points at each weekly lesson. Some ways to earn star points are:
1 point for attending weekly lessons
3 points for meeting weekly practice goal
1 point for memorizing a scale
2 point for memorizing a song
1 point for memorizing a chord chart
2 points for attending a NEW group session (info to come)
1 point for passing a teacher’s sight-reading quiz
and more!
Teachers will also have individual star points to give for unique achievements or special challenges they set for individual students. At the end of our Olympics we will be having a Gold Medal party week with special treats and prizes for all participants. Other levels of participation include:
Silver Medal (35 points)
Bronze medal (20 points)
Honorable Mention (10 or more points)
Please encourage your students to participate—Olympics begin January 25th and end on February 27th.

Sincerely, Mr. Michael and the NewSongs teachers