Dear Parents and Students

One particularly observant student recently remarked, “It’s already the middle of the term!” Actually, it’s way passed the middle of term, and so time for a quick update.

Studio Activities
Term 3 always seems to pass by extra fast as many students are busy preparing for their piano exams. Accordingly, studio activities this term have been centred around increasing practice, improving musical knowledge, and honing aural and sight-reading skills.

Spring Recital 2025
Like last year, the Spring Recital will be held in mid-Term 4. This is a mini-concert to provide another opportunity for students to perform for an audience, albeit a smaller one comprising only their peers and in a possibly cosier environment.

Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Time: 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Venue: 84 Bridgewater Way, Rowville (main house)

End of Term 3
The last day of the term is Saturday 20 September. Normal lessons for Term 4 resume on Monday 6 October.

Deborah de Souza

Dear Parents and Students

This term, the studio will be closing 1 week earlier for the Term 2 School Holidays.  The last day of piano lessons for this term is Saturday 28 June, and lessons will resume on Monday 21 July for Term 3.

In Term 2, we had the Autumn Concert and video clips of the concert have since been put up on the website.  Once again, thank you to all those students and their families who participated in the concert.

Coming up next is the Spring Recital at my home in Term 4. More details will be given next term.  

Do keep healthy and cosy this winter,

Deborah de Souza

Just a couple of updates as we near the end of the year:

Dear Parents and Students

A quick update as we near the end of Term 1. The last day for piano lessons this term on Saturday 5 April, and piano lessons resume a little later next term on Tuesday 22 April because of the Easter Monday holiday.

Also a reminder that we have the 2025 Autumn Concert coming up in Term 2. It will be held on Sunday, 25 May, 3:00 pm at Knox Community Arts Centre. More details about the event will be provided at the beginning of Term 2.

To all families who are celebrating, Happy Easter, and to all students, Happy Holidays.

Deborah de Souza

Dear Parents and Students

I hope your families had an enjoyable holiday season and a great start to 2025.
This is just to confirm that piano lessons will resume in the 2nd week of the new school term, that is not next week but from Monday 3 February onwards.  And, if they haven’t already been practising, it would be good if students start playing their pianos and keyboards in preparation for the resumption of their lessons.

With best regards,
Deborah de Souza

Just a couple of updates as we near the end of the year:

Spring Recital 2024
Thanks to all the participants of this year’s late Spring Recital. Term 4 is always a busy time for families and so I really appreciate those who were able to attend. Short video clips of their performances have been uploaded on the studio’s website.

End of Year 2024
Piano lessons will end the week of 16 – 21 December. Students’ family members/friends are most welcome to sit in for the last lesson of the year as they’ll be encouraged to play their favourite Christmas songs.

Autumn Concert 2025
The venue for the main concert has been booked. Like this year, it will be held in the middle of Term 2 next year:

Date :   Sunday, 25 May 2025
Time :   3:00 pm – 4.30 pm (estimated ending time)
Venue:  Knox Community Arts Centre, Auditorium
             Corner Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, Bayswater VIC 3153

Warmest regards,

Deborah de Souza

Dear Parents and Students

There will be a Spring Recital this term in Week 5. It’s a ‘mini-concert for students only’ which is held at my home.

The main purpose of the recital is to help students prepare for public performances, whether they are for upcoming exams or future bigger concerts. But it is also for students to get together with their peers in a more relaxed environment, and hopefully, have a bit of fun in the process. The details of the recital are below:

Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Time: 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Venue: 84 Bridgewater Way, Rowville (main house)

RSVP: by Thursday 31 October please

With warmest regards,

Deborah de Souza

Dear Parents

This term has been a busy one. Many students are in the midst of preparing for upcoming exams in October and November. So activities this term have been mainly focused on encouraging practice, building general musical knowledge as well learning aural and sightreading skills.

Spring Recital 2024
While Spring seems to be upon us already, this year’s Spring Recital will be held later in mid-Term 4 since the main concert was last term. This mini-concert is held at my home and is intended to introduce students to public performances in a smaller and less intimidating environment. Students will just need to perform one piece each in front of their peers. The details are:

Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Time: 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Venue: 84 Bridgewater Way, Rowville (main house)

End of Term 3
The last day for this term is Saturday 21 September. Normal lessons for Term 4 will resume on Monday 7 October.

With warm regards,

Deborah