September is National Piano Month - How are you celebrating?
As always, students and parents are responsible for selecting the events they want to be considered for with their teacher. Remember to visit the Student Resources page to learn about more opportunities.
October 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Registration Deadline for Sonatina Festival
November 2024
Saturday, November 9, 2025
Sonatina Festival (Charleston Music Academy)
Location: 2nd Presbyterian Church, Charleston
Friday, November 15, 2024
Registration Deadline for Christmas & Classics
December 2024
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Christmas and Classics (Columbia MTA)
Ages: K4 through Adult
Location: Columbia College, Columbia SC
March 2025
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Achievement Day (Charleston MTA)
Location: Charleston Southern University
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Junior Festival Day (NFMC)
Location: U of SC School of Music
Saturday, March 23, 2025
Columbia District V Auditions (SCMTA)
April 2025
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Charleston District VII Auditions (SCMTA)
Saturday, April 26, 2025
State Auditions (SCMTA)
Only students receiving an "Outstanding" at District are invited.
Location: USC, Columbia, SC.
May 2025
The National Guild of Piano Teachers auditions are typically held in early May in Columbia, SC.
Visit our Student Resources Tab to find your piano scales, along with supplements for your guitar, mountain dulcimer and ukulele lessons.
Didn't summer go by fast? Some of you are already on track to develop new skills this year in classical, Christian, composition, pop, and other genres. If you haven't decided your focus for this year, be sure to start planning with Miss Dolly before the end of September.
***************************************************************************Dolly Paul is a National, State, and Local member of the Music Teachers National Association; National Guild of Piano Teachers; National Federation of Music Clubs, Royal Conservatory of Music program, and is the Counselor/Teacher for the Lowcountry Junior Music Club in Charleston SC. Dolly provides lessons and instruments to children from challenged families. To support this work, financial gifts, digital pianos, guitars, ukuleles, mountain dulcimers, and gently used sheet music gifts are gratefully accepted. Please contact us to make arrangements to donate your gently used instruments. You can also send financial gifts to venmo @dollypaul
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Consider making a one-time donation on Venmo, or becoming a monthly contributor on my Patreon site, Low Country Studios.
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You can help provide music materials and partial scholarships to students whose families are experiencing limited resources.
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This is the avatar of Dolly and her sidekick from Charleston SC. You will see this photo on her Venmo site when you visit.