Lyon Music Spring Semester 2022

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  Hi.

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  My name is Lauren Malian,

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  and I'm the musical director and founder here at Line Music.

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  My Music is an L,

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  A based music school that provides in home and virtual music lessons.

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  I don't know if you've ever heard this story.

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  I wish I'd continue music lessons when I was a kid,

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  but I just didn't connect with my teacher or I didn't like the songs I was learning.

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  So I quit.

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  We want to put an end to this story.

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  We are a team of musicians who share a passion

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  for teaching music in a fun and engaging way.

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  Our approach is to use a combination of a method book to build a strong foundation,

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  as well as mixing fun songs that the student is excited to play.

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  The line music method is designed to nurture the student's unique musical

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  journey and inspire a love of music that will last a lifetime.

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  We teach a whole variety of instruments. You can see the list here.

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  If you don't see what you're looking for, I still invite you to reach out.

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  There's a good chance that one of our teachers does teach it.

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  We teach kids of all ages from 4-99.

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  I believe I started my lessons at 3.5, so it is possible as well. Um, case by case

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  that we started in sooner.

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  I'd like to speak about our community. Here at line music,

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  you get a little bit more than just the private lesson with your teacher.

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  We have the line music practice club.

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  Our Practice Club is an optional but highly recommended

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  zoom meeting that occurs every other Saturday at noon,

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  one of our teachers hosts.

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  We play fun and educational musical games,

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  and students are given the opportunity to demonstrate what they've been learning.

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  I love this because normally, in a recital situation,

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  you're sharing something that's finished and polished,

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  and I think there's a lot of value to having

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  a safe and encouraging place to show up and share.

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  Maybe you're learning piano,

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  and you've only learned the first three lines of the peace with your right hand,

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  for example,

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  and so people can cheer for you and encourage you to

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  learn the left hand and show up at the next practice club

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  and just put the battery in your back.

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  We also have our recital,

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  our school recital will be held at the end of the

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  semester will be reaching out closer to with more details,

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  but just want to give everyone a heads up so they can plan on participating.

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  Yeah,

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  just say hello, Hello. I don't mind music dot com This is our general inquiry. Email.

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  Um, Step one. We have our new student inquiries fill out a form

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  to get their info and Step two.

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  We book an introductory lesson with one of our teachers.

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  This introductory lesson is billed as a single lesson and paid in advance.

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  The rates are below,

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  And after this lesson, if it's we check in with the family and the teacher,

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  and if it's a good fit for both, then we offer a 16 lesson semester package.

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  Let's talk about that now. The line music spring semester 2022.

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  So this includes 16 private lessons to be

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  used anytime between January one and May 31,

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  um, it includes the live music practice club that I was talking about,

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  as well as the recital at the end of the semester.

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  For this semester package.

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  There's a few different tiers, and the main variable is the lesson length.

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  So the virtuoso is the 60 minutes.

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  The protege is the 45 minutes, and the prelude is the 30 minutes.

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  We do mention that one's virtual only unless it's

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  used in combination with any of the lesson packages.

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  So, for example, our teachers have a 45 minute,

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  um less than minimum to arrive at your home.

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  So If you have multiple siblings and maybe one

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  sibling is going to take a 30 minute lesson,

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  followed by another sibling taking a 30 minute lesson, that's totally fine.

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  Tuition can be paid in full or in a payment plan of equal monthly installments,

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  so just want to note here.

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  Um, if choosing the payment plan option,

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  it will be set up on auto pay using our my music staff student portal with

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  recurring student recurring payments rather scheduled for either

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  the first or the 15th of each month

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  and also to note the first payment is due

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  before the first lesson of the semester occurs.

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  We're here to help, so you have my email there.

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  Lauren at line music dot com and Madeline at line music dot com,

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  Our director of operations and

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  little shadow to Madeline for helping me create this presentation to make it

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  as clear as possible for you

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  for all scheduling in cancelation.

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  Um, if you're wondering how to do this,

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  all you have to do is reach out to scheduling at lion music dot com.

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  For all of your scheduling needs, and we do have a cancelation policy,

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  we ask that a minimum of 24 hours notice

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  must be given to scheduling outline music dot com

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  For any requests.

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  If not, the Miss Lesson will be counted as one of the 16 lessons in your package,

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  as we have reserved this lesson time for you in our calendar.

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  So thank you in advance for your understanding on this one.

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  Here we have the Covid Protocol.

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  Any cancelation requests related to a covid concerns?

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  So potential exposure Experiencing covid symptoms.

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  We will avoid our cancelation policy for this.

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  Also, we do have a covid waiver.

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  It must be signed by the family before the first in person lesson.

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  Um, in the lesson, we ask that our students and teachers wear a mask,

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  wash hands frequently and ideally have the lesson and open

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  fresh air so either by an open window or outdoors,

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  if possible.

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  I just want to make sure we all do our part to keep both our students and teachers safe

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  For attendance. There are 21 calendar weeks between January one and May 31.

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  This means if a student has perfect attendance,

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  they could potentially finish their 16 lessons as early as April 18th.

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  We did this on purpose to create some wiggle room for holidays and sick days.

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  So if you miss a week, don't worry.

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  We'll still have plenty of time to get your

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  16 lessons in before the end of the semester.

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  If all 16 lessons are not completed by May 31, they do expire.

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  So we'll be working together with you to make sure we get them all in.

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  I wanted to address some frequently asked questions.

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  Um, how do I know how far along I am into my 16 lessons?

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  So there's two ways you can either visit the student portal

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  and check for yourself under the lessons and attendants tab.

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  Or you can just reach out to scheduling.

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  And we are tracking the lessons weekly and will happily provide you with the answer.

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  What if you finish the 16 lessons early and want to add more.

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  We will reach out to you as you approach the last lesson of your package and offer

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  an extension for as many lessons as you wish to add before the end of the semester.

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  What happens if my primary teacher is away?

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  We will offer a special guest teacher in your primary teacher's absence.

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  Our teachers keep lesson notes in the student portal in order to

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  seamlessly work as a team so the student doesn't miss a beat.

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  It can be add. It can be an added benefit to receive a fresh perspective.

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  I can personally attest to this sentiment.

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  I studied from a world class violinist in Toronto, Canada.

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  When I was growing up, she traveled the world playing gigs,

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  and I received so much value from being able to take from her and not

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  miss a lesson when she was away by taking from one of her teachers.

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  So I speak from first, uh,

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  and experience.

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  Can I take lessons for a few different instruments at once? Absolutely.

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  One of the perks of working with us is

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  that many of our teachers are multi instrumentalists.

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  We have tons of students that take combinations of things

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  so feel free to split up the lesson time.

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  We are happy to be creative here.

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  Why do you in person? Lessons start at 45 minutes.

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  Well,

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  there are a few reasons the first one is because we believe it's

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  the perfect amount of time for most kids that are starting out.

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  Um,

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  and the second reason is because our teachers are commuting to

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  your home and for anyone that's ever traveled in L.

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  A. I think you can understand.

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  We just prefer that the teacher is not driving longer than the lesson,

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  like if possible,

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  a few billing questions here, Get this one a lot. I missed some lessons last month.

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  Why are you not adjusting my next monthly invoice?

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  So if you are on a payment plan,

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  you will be invoiced on the first or the

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  15th of each month for equal monthly installments.

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  These are not tied to when the lessons occur,

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  So you are again committing to 16 lessons in five months,

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  and your payments and the payment plan are an equal number.

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  They're not going to change

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  what type of payment methods do you accept, So if you're paying in full,

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  you have a few options.

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  Here we have the credit card,

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  which either you can do in the student portal or by clicking the link in the invoice.

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  You have cell, the email is listed there.

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  Or Venmo just make sure to search under businesses.

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  Um, if you're selecting the payment plan, however, you must use auto pay.

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  This is new this semester, so I'm just going to highlight this one.

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  You must use auto pay on the my music staff. Student portal.

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  So, to set this up,

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  you can either do it yourself and add

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  your credit card information directly on the portal.

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  Or if you prefer, we can send a secure form via hello sign and we can do it for you.

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  Um, why can't I just pay for lessons as we go?

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  Well, currently, we have 85 plus weekly lessons happening,

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  so there's a lot of moving parts, and, um,

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  we we actually pay our teachers out every single Sunday

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  night for the lessons they taught the previous week.

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  So because we are a small school, we just can't afford to fall behind.

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  So I appreciate you understanding this and seeing why it is simpler for everyone.

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  We have more energy to focus on the most important things. Like our lessons.

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  A few bookmarks here.

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  So we have our portal,

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  which you've heard me talk about many times throughout this talk.

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  Um, that's where you access the lesson notes,

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  calendar billing and complete lesson history.

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  If you don't already have access to this, no worries.

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  Just reach out to myself for Madeline.

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  We'll send you the log in.

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  And, um,

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  it's a It's a really great way to connect and have access to everything that we see.

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  Uh, the other emails here, of course. Our general inquiry.

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  Hello at line music dot com

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  Scheduling outline music dot com building at my music dot com Can you tell?

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  We want to make it easy?

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  Um, and then, of course, Lauren and Madeline at line music dot com.

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  So just keep those handy, and that does bring us to the end of this presentation.

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  I hope that you found it helpful and that it's created

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  some clarity as to how we work in our school.

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  So I'm just so excited for this next semester. I'm feeling optimistic.

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  It's going to be the best one yet, and I just cannot wait to work with all these kids and

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  and to see what unfolds.

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  So, um, thank you for being here and feel free to reach out if I missed anything.

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  And we cannot wait to work with you this semester

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