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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
YAY TM's son! I thought SAT were for High school juniors...? No? And what does the piano have to do with it? I am confused... or are there 2 different SATs? I will guess that is it. Anyways-congrats to the sick boy! Wonder how he would have done if he had been well!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congrats TM!! that is awesome.
Julie, sounds like this is different than the college admission SAT's.

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is excellent. Congrats. Looks like you might have a budding Juliard student on your hands.

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, TM! That's terrific news - congrats to him!

Julie, TM explained what kind of test it is in her post and what kinds of skills it tests for.


Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congrats to your son TM! That is awesome!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Last night DS, 19 came home from sending his girlfriend off, and he sits next to me and says "Mom, I love you, and I want you to know I appreciate you, I know you get upset because you say I judge you, I'm just now figuring it out, but I want to tell you how much I love and appreciate you" (pick me up off the floor, good thing I was sitting!! lol)

His gf and her mom get in screaming matches, lots of yelling, cussing, disrespect, so ds commented on how I do yell sometimes, I do lose my temper, but I've never disrespected the kids!! (I had to say that I think losing my temper is disrespectful!, but he said, I apologize, and always talk about it, and I rarely do yell!!)

It was so nice to hear!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is awesome reader!!! Hope I hear something like that in 15 years.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
how wonderful, reader!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Monday, March 21, 2005 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie,

I thought the exact same thing when his teacher told us about them last year! SATs to any high school teacher can ONLY mean one thing! :-)

I guess the letters mean the same thing (Student Achievement Testing), it's just that in this case they're achieving piano skills. He doesn't seem to get too nervous over them, so maybe someday they'll actually help him on the "real" SATs! LOL

AWWWWW, Reader -- What a sweetie-pie!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 2:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
First of all, congrats to TM son!

TM....there are several studies out that show that early piano lessons give a permanent boost of up to 50 IQ points!

Ok, not you have to help me out. I'm a testing expert and also piano teacher/music professor. Haven't run into an SAT for Piano. It sounds like a very good assessment. Is it only in Michigan? Do you have more info on it? Was this linked to the federated music teachers or to the school system or to the music teachers' association?

Inquiring minds want to know! Either post here or PM me.

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had never heard of it (and I took lessons in Michigan for over 15 years)...but it seems to be a widespread program. I'll have to talk to DS's piano teacher to get more details...but then I'll let you know ASAP. I really like how it's a "judging" situation, but the comments they put on the sheets are almost always positive. The criticism is given in a supportive way (like...if you added more dynamics this piece would just sing!) rather than in a derogatory way. The piano teachers are judges, but I don't think the judge their own students. There were over 300 students there -- ranging in age and ability level from 1A to Level 8!

That's all I know as a "mom." I'll go into teacher mode and find out more.:-)

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am so excited for my oldest daughter, On tuesday Ashley heard she was accepted to the graduate school she wanted and today she was notified that she won 3 scholarships, one for $5000.00, another for $2500.00 and one for $1000.00, I am so proud of her.

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congratulations!!!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
First-- WOOHOO LL! A huge congrats to you DD! Are the scholarships renewable each year, too? Gotta' love that extra help.

Schoolmarm, I got the papers back from DS's judges. It's set up by the Michigan Music Teachers Association which is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association. They sent home copies of his certificate and scores along w/ a note for his principal so that all the papers could be put in his school file as well. He received the originals for his mom. :-) Here's a link to the web site:
http://www.mi-mtna.org/sat.html

We also got confirmation last weekend that he will be playing in the honors concert! The top two students from each level get to go -- and he was one of them in level 1B. Not bad for only his second year testing. :-)



Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Teach....I'm doing a program for the local group of IMTA on Wednesday. Not all states will allow the certificates to count for school, so that is REALLY cool! Sounds like he could be a future student of mine :-)

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay Ll's dd!!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Friday, April 01, 2005 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wouldn't that be fun, Schoolmarm?? He'll probably be "expanding" his horizons by Christmas. He asked when he was 5 to play drums, and I said "PIANO first so you know how to count!" Well, about a month ago he reminded me that he now knows how to play piano so he's ready to start on drums, too. Weird thing is that my dad was thinking of getting him a trap set. I have a feeling that within in the next year, I'll be hearing piano AND beating bongos! LOL

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congrats LL and Teach!!!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG!!!!!!!!!! my son just called from the golf course.....he got a HOLE IN ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

incredible!! this boy has gotten two and his dad has never gotten any!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WOW Annie! He sounds like a pro!

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Very cool Annie. Tomorrow is my daughter's fifth birthday. We are going to school to watch her receive a good attitude award.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks!

Congrats to your daughter Hip!! A good attitude goes alot farther in my book than a hole in one!!
And happy birthday lil' diva!!!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, April 08, 2005 - 12:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tex, that's awesome for yor son! I'm not going to tell my hubby though, lol. He's been praying for a hole in one since he started playing.

Yay for the little diva's good attitude! It's so exciting she's being recognized for it!

We got a letter yesterday or maybe day before (it's been a long week) from the kids school inviting us to their awards ceremony next week. It's for Dakota.

The letter doesn't tell us what award it is, but I know it's not attendance, and usually the little kids aren't given awards for the 7 keystones. It's got to be student of the month. She hasn't had it yet, so it's close to her turn for it.

We decided not to tell her she's getting an award so it can be a surprise and since I'm in class on Wednesdays to volunteer she won't realize I'm there for any other reason. The younger kids are always so excited about seeing their hard work recognized.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, April 08, 2005 - 5:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How exciting, War. Let us know what it is!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Friday, April 08, 2005 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love that Wargod!! YEAH Dakota!!