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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Please humidify your instrument!

Dear Students and Parents:

It could be a very dry winter. Keep the humidity between 40-60% if possible. Thanks!

Dear Parents and Students:

We all live and endure our difficult times. Graciousness and Civility remains in our studio in a safe, positive, pro-active, and responsible environment.
Thank You!

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Galamian Acceleration and Deacceleration Exercise

Please practice slow to fast and then fast to slow. Please purchase the books. Thanks! JMF

Monday, September 5, 2016

The 18th Annual Lunsford's Musical Instruments John Michael Fox Recital is now planned!

Rehearsal: Monday, January 23, 2017 5:30PM-8:30PM Bearden Methodist Church Please pay pianist $23.00 fee inclusive of the rehearsal and performance at the rehearsal.(beginners.) More advanced and longer piece students pay $30.00 inclusive of the rehearsal and performance.

Performance: Monday, January 30, 2017 6:30PM Arrive performers at 5:45PM Bearden Methodist Church

We welcome a new pianist, Mary Lou Holt as Collaborate Artist on Piano. She brings many years of experience as an accompanist to our program.
Enjoy!

Monday, February 1, 2016

February 1, 2016 Recital was a huge success! I thank the soloists, Judith Bible, Bearden United Methodist Church, Lunsford's Musical Instruments Inc, and Walters State Community College for support of this recital.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Dear Parents and Students:

My solo recital was Monday, November 23, 2015, at Bearden United Methodist Church in Knoxville, TN. Thank you for all who came!
Works by JS Bach: Sonata in g minor for Unaccompanied Violin
Ysaye: Sonata No. 3 "Ballade" for Unaccompanied Violin
Rachmaninoff: Vocalize for Violin and Piano
Paganini Concerto No. 2"La Campanella" for Violin and Piano

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Posts on Facebook by Parents and Students!

I am happy to place posts on Fox Teaching Studio Facebook Page. The admins have set this up so that I can either approve or disapprove a request to post. This extra step is to protect the studio from hackers, or just bad posts. We wish this to be user friendly and gentle for all ages of students! Photos are great as are announcements but videos are problematic. We don't want someone playing out of tune or not rhythmically to be focused on with social media. I rejected many offers of putting my playing on You Tube until I found a performance of mine that was particularly of good quality. Same for social media. So, categorically, I am stating "No videos."

If you want to post something like a photo etc please do ask the permission of the other people in the potential post. When a picture of the students with Pam and I at my recent recital at the college was proposed for the college Facebook page as well as mine, I made sure everyone to be in the picture was in agreement for this!

Enjoy posting safely and effectively and do have fun with this! Thank you!!

Studio Guidelines

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Dear Students and Parents,
To be more user friendly, I have I made my studio guidelines more concise and easier to reference!
1) Mission Statement:
To provide first-class violin, viola, and cello instruction in a care-giving and nurturing environment that
places human dignity first and foremost. My violin performing reflects the highest artistic standards in
the most musical and technically responsible manner. We work with area symphonies, churches, and
educational institutions, to promote beautiful music-making!
2) Procedures:
To stay effectively on task, lessons are weekly year-round. Vacations etc in the summer are
rescheduled. Lessons are paid monthly at the beginning of the first lesson during the first week of the
month. If a student is absent during the first week, payment is still required at that time. Non-payment
may delay further lessons and or require a late fee of $25.00 with the fees. Thank you! Returned checks
are charged a $25.00 late fee for banking reasons. Please pay cash at that time if that happens. I can
take cash but not credit cards!
The student may reschedule a lesson with more than 24 hours notice provided a reason is given and the
make-up occurs in a timely fashion.(I do not want to forget your make-up!) Serious health and
personal emergencies are the only exclusion of the 24 hour procedure if a specific explanation of its
nature is provided to the teacher at the time of postponement. Serious emergency cancellations must be
communicated to me prior to 2 hours of your scheduled lesson period. Work schedules etc and
educational reasons for postponements are not included under 24 hours by the student however. At all
times, the decision to make-up a lesson is at my discretion but I always try to accommodate the
students’ needs as I also will have schedule issues due to changes in my work schedules! If I am late to
a lesson(traffic or overtime at rehearsals)-- please stay at site for 20 minutes before leaving. No worries
then however. I always guarantee make-ups due to my schedule issues.
Please have voice-mail on your phone in case of an emergency and I need to contact you enroute.
When able, I will text. Please do not email schedule requests. I will also give a card with schedule at
the prior two lessons before payment is due each month.
When bad weather occurs, 1:00PM is the time to communicate the pending schedule that day. The
roads must be poor even if schools etc are closed.
We do remote lessons when necessary- or between lessons.If the student needs clarification on a topic,
this gives us more options. I am happy to assist with no charge or fees- consultation on equipment and
music purchases. When I ask for a book for the lesson, please obtain this as soon as possible for
continuity reasons.
3) Philosophy:
The student may study any style of music whether beginner, intermediate, or an advanced level student.
I will share my experiences as a performer directly for the benefit of my students. We are all artists and
students of the instrument!
Fox Teaching Studio upholds effective dialogue and conflict resolution in the most dignified way!
While disagreements will occur at times regarding the pedagogy(playing and teaching the instrument)
and guidelines; its resolution does not have to occur immediately but at its best time. Please do not
argue in the room or outside the lesson- as we wish the lessons to always be enjoyable for you! We can
agree to disagree but a solution is always possible. We are in this endeavor together!
Thank you!!
John Michael Fox