THE SOUND HOUSE NEWSLETTER
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October 2026
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HOLIDAYS INCOMING
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This month: In October, I will stay open as regularly scheduled. Yes, I will be teaching on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Monday, October 12).
Coming months: The studio will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 26. I also plan to close the studio December 24 through January 3 and will resume teaching on January 4.
Advanced notice: If any of your holiday plans conflict with our regularly scheduled lessons, please let me know as soon as you can. I’d like to be able to offer you alternate availability.
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EVENTS
The Remington Fall Festival is happening from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10. To begin the day’s festivities, some of us are singing “The Star Spangled Banner” at 9:00 a.m. I am playing a solo set at noon, and then The Scoundrels (Travis, Garrett, Damian, Ashley, and I) are playing a set at 2:00 p.m. Main Street will be closed to traffic and full of people enjoying themselves. The town has booked entertainment for the entire day, at least eight food vendors, and over eighty craft vendors. Here’s a link to our page for the event.
If students ages 10-17 are available and interested, I will host a Spooky Jam on Friday, October 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. This event would include costumes, an open-mic/jam session, and silly dancing. If you’re interested, please fill out this form ASAP (it’s only one question). If we get a good little group going, I’ll send out an email to confirm that the Spooky Jam is on.
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GOOD NEWS
Happy lessons anniversary to the following students:
Aubree – 1 year, October 2
Caroline – 3 years, October 20 < Check out her original, self-produced music on bandcamp!
Sophia – 1 year, October 24
I’m deeply moved when I think of how much time we spend in each others’ lives. It’s such a joy to support you all as musicians and friends. I sincerely appreciate your dedication to music, your trust in my guidance, and your patronage of Sound House.
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BOOKKEEPING
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Attendance: Our goal this year is to achieve a 94% attendance rate. So far, we’re on track with an average monthly attendance rate of 94.07%. Our rate for September was 94.55%, 104 lessons taught of 110 scheduled.
Payment reminder: Please pay for lessons at the beginning of the month. In October, there are 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 5 Thursdays, and 2 Fridays. Students with lessons payments carrying over: Fiona 1, Emma 1, Rosalie 2, Morgan 1, and Adele 4.
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A PERSONAL NOTE
As this sixth year of Sound House winds down, please know that I continue to feel so thankful to be your music coach. So far in life, I’ve experienced much of my deepest contentment while practicing instruments, singing, and song-making. Music has given me ways to care for myself and to grow in capability and confidence. I can think of no work that would mean more to me than what I do now. I get to create safe musical space and then share it with people who want it. Thank you for wanting to share this place with me. Sound House exists because we want it to exist.
THANKS FOR READING.
Your friend in music,
Maddi