Noelia Bonato

The recital coming up will be SATURDAY, APRIL 26 at noon (12:00).

Where? At the party room of the 196 Scott street (between Lake and Geneva). Please look for the balloons to find us, no need to go at the front entrance!

Some snacks and drinks will follow.

Here is a list of French websites that will help your kids practice what we’ve learned in class:

Comptines.net : Where you can listen to the songs that we have been learning in class (different versions from the one you have on CD). Just click on the name of the said song and listen to it!

Language Lab - Primary French from the BBC: animated and non-animated content with audio. Fun activities.

Review your vocabulary (audio), please repeat after the voice you hear: the alphabet - l’alphabet (vocabulary and exercises), numbers - les chiffres (click on each number and you’ll hear it), the family- la famille (his name is Romain and as you click on his family members you’ll their relation to him; ex. my mother, my father, etc.).

I hope this helps. I will add other interesting links as I find them.

Monday next week (Feb. 18 ) will be “Family Day”, a statutory holiday here in Ontario. I will not teach that day.

I will be away on Wednesday (Feb. 20) as well.

Please contact me to reschedule your lessons on Tuesday or Thursday that week. Thank you!

The French lessons for kids have started in January. The small group of 4 students (age 5 to 7) is having a lot of fun: we are learning French through games and songs! For more details about our program, please check the new page.

I am creating a new category called French (see below) because I am planning to remind here parents and students which songs you should listen to before your class, as well as the websites that might be interesting for parents and children alike.

Please be advised that I will be taking 2 weeks off for Christmas: the last week of December (starting Dec. 24th) and the first week of January (starting Dec.31st). Lessons will resume Monday, January 7, 2008!!!

Merry Christmas!

See you in the New Year!

I’ve been asked by a parent if I could teach Spanish or French.

After some consideration (Should I? Should I not?) , I’ve decided to try to get a small group of students, rather than one-on-one lessons… The more, the merrier! Although not too many as I want lessons to be interactive, not chaotic!

So, if anyone is interested, please let me know by commenting after this post or sending me an email: studimusica(at) yahoo(dot) ca

I am looking for about 4 kids of the same age group (7 to 9) to have beginner’s French lessons starting in January 2008. I will prepare a set of 12 lessons to be taught once a week (at least one hour lessons, possibly longer). The price for the set of lessons will depend on how many students will take the course;

i.e. If 4 students are taking the course, the cost will be split by 4 ($120 for the set, or $10.00 per lesson per student).

Students wishing to register for a RCM practical examination (voice or piano), please be aware of the deadlines:

SPRING SESSION: Application deadline is March 4, 2008 / Practical examinations are between June 9 and 28, 2008 (depending on your instrument).

SUMMER SESSION: Application deadline is June 3, 2008 / Practical examination are between August 11 and 23, 2008.

For more details, visit their website, or ask me during your lesson!