Music Workshop 2008 Rev. Rodney Teal will be our guest Clinician for Workshop 2008. Register now and beat the price increase! June 20th and 21st, 2008. Host Church: Martin Street Baptist. Come ready to be lifted high in the spirit, submerged deep into praise and worship and receive the flowing Word through classes. Don't delay, register now.

Workshop Coordination and Facilitation Available
Gospel Music Workshop coordination and facilitation are available through Want Music Ministry. Please call for details. (919) 427-5826

Substitute Musicians
Seeking qualified and committed relief musicians. If you are available or you know someone who is available to sub on Sunday mornings from time to time, please contact me at (919) 427-5826 or (919) 266-2502.

Students of the month: Jessica, Charles, Princess, and Michael Star Student: T'von Cole - T'von took a short sabbatical. She returned a month or so ago, and moved quickly to the John Thompson First Grade book. She will be playing from that book for the recital. Congratulations T'von on a job well done.

What should each student be encouraged to do over the summer?

Pull out all your old books. Select your favorite songs and play them over and over. Then look over all the theory, technique and other musical notations that you have learned. Practice playing other songs from other materials that you may have. Always do finger exercises.

PS - Parents, please give this message to your child/children and let them read it for themselves.

On Saturday, May 3rd, the Music Dept at Williams Grove will have a fish fry. Please drop by and get your lunch. All proceeds will support our building efforts. Thanks

Seeking a Spiritually Mature Musician!
Williams Grove Church is seeking a spiritually mature Musician to play for the praise team and choir(s). We are looking for someone who is committed to using their gift to honor God and encourage and uplift His people. Being able to read and play by ear are preferred, but not required. Interested candidates, please contact me at (919) 266-2502 for more details.

Happy Birthday to you!

Hope your day is pleasant too,

enjoy it in a safe way

Remember it is your day!

· The semester is quickly coming to an end. Remember, students are enrolled on a first come, first served basis. If you are returning next semester, please enroll in June to get the day and time that is most convenient for you.

· You may register electronically by downloading the application to your hard drive, completing it and attaching it in the body of the email you send when you make your payment via Pay pal. You are also welcome to mail your registration and check to PO Box 1217, Knightdale, NC 27545

· Want Music will follow track 4 year round schedules for the 2008 - 2009 school year. Classes will begin on Monday, July 28th. To view the multitrack calendar, go to www.wcpss.net

· Classes will meet 9 weeks, and then there will be a 3 week break. This will continue throughout the school year. We will also be closed to observe all holidays as usual. For other normal rules and regulations, visit the "overview page" on the website.

· The year end Recital is scheduled for June 6, 2008. It will be held at Ruggero piano. The address is 4720 Hargrove Rd., Raleigh, NC (919) 839- 2040 - We will start promptly at 6:30 pm. Each student may invite 5 guests. If you have more guests, please clear it through the office.

· Please bring a photo of yourself for the wall of fame.

· Discounts the tuition for the initial contract period for families with 2 or more students receiving private lessons

· Want Music? reserves weekly time slots for each registered student. There are no make-ups or refunds for missed lessons that are caused by the student, parent or guardian.

· Please contact the office if you will NOT be making your monthly payment on time. If tuition is not paid on or before the first lesson each month, the lesson will be cancelled.

· School Policies are to be adhered to. Failure to do so will result in missed lessons.

May the Lord continue to make you fruitful and encourage you in all your work for Him. A tree is identified by the kind of fruit it produce...Luke 6:44 TLB

...I will bless you and you will be a blessing to many other. Genesis 12:2 Scriptures are so good. They say everything that we want to say and sometimes don't know how, or can't find the right words. There are many cards that I could buy and send to each of you to say "thank you". As good as they are, and as nice as they sound, none is better than the Word of God and my own words. So, thank you parents for being fruit bearers before your children. Thank you children and youths for being a blessing to me for the past year(s) Every time we meet for a lesson, I see more and more of who God is. Thank you again for sharing the past year. I look forward to your return. Be blessed!

By Margot Hamilton

Congratulations, you have just acquired a wonderful new addition for your home! This new addition will not only add beauty to your home, but will also bring musical pleasure to you and your family. Now that you have your new piano, you will want to make sure that you are caring for it properly. Caring for your piano properly will not only ensure that it plays to its maximum potential, but will also ensure that the value is maintained and, in the case of a new piano, that your warranty is maintained. In this article, I will outline some tips on caring for your piano, including how often you should have your piano tuned, how to help maintain your piano's tuning stability, and how to safely clean and care for the exterior of your piano. I will also define piano tuning, and explain why it is necessary for your piano.

What is a piano tuning and why is it necessary?

There are over 200 strings in your piano, which are stretched at high tension across the frame of your piano. When a piano technician performs a piano tuning, he or she carefully adjusts the tension of each of the strings in the piano in order to ensure they not only sound in harmony with each other, but that they are also playing in standard pitch (when A sounds at 440 Hz).