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2025 National Federation Music Club

2025 National Federation

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 

Time: don’t know yet.  

(Each student has their own assign time once turn in the application. You should knwo your time by February 2025.)

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church  

101 N Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City, GA 30269

Information

Info
Please keep this webpage

I will always update the information here. Please keep this webpage link. Looking for the date timeline. 

How it work
How is it work?

Students needs to practice two songs and memorized it. This is an evolution program. Students are going to play in front of another teacher (Some times, it's called judge). The judge teacher is going to write down comments and give them a rating. These ratings are Superior (5 points), Excellent (4 points), Satisfactory (3 points), Fair (2 points) and Needs Improvement (1 point). 

For every 15 points, Students will received a trophy from NFMC to acknowledge their achievements. 

Benefits
What is the benefits

The benefit of the NFMC event

  1. The NFMC certificates are honored by all major college.
  2. It is helping their self confident and music skills
  3. It is helping them with memorization.
  4. Helping kids overcome their anxiety. Also help kids to be a better performers
  5. Motivates students when students hear other performer.
Piano evaluation
This is an evaluation program

This is like a private audition. Parents and teachers are not allowed  to be in the room to watch student's performance. This is not a public performance.

Fees
Fees due on October 2024

For piano solo event the fee is $49

For Theory test, the fee is $26

If you pay with apps, please remember to SEPARATE the Federation payment from the studio monthly fee.

You can pay with cash or use Zelle, Cash app, Apple Pay.

Please note that all fees are non-refundable.

Enrollment
Please send a text msg

Please text Ms. Joy if you want to participate in the piano evaluation program.

NFMC Students
If you have already participate in the past

Let Ms. Joy know that you are going to participate.

First year students
If this is your first year

Please provide the following information. 

  1. Student's full name.
  2. Student's birthday
  3. Student's grade level
  4. Student's age by the Federation date (March 29,2025)
NFMCApplication
Application turn in deadline

The fee turn in dead line is October.  The songs application deadline is in January.

After turn in the songs application, student will not be able to change their songs.  Student can still change their assigned music before application turn in dead line .

If you feel that your child's Federation pieces are too hard or too easy. Or your child told you so, please let Ms. Joy know  asap. 

Other notes
Practice

Students will play two songs. One required song from NFMC bulletin and one choice song from their books.

For the choice songs in  primary levels, I will pick up a song from their book.

For the choice songs in elementary level, students needs to play Classical piano pieces.  

Both songs needs to be memorized.

Ms. Joy will choose and prepared all music for students. 

Parents
How can parents help

Make sure they practice  two songs.

In Nov, 2024: We are just going to play the NFMC songs a little.  We will focus more on the holiday songs.

In Dec, 2024: we are going to play more on the NFMC songs with Holiday songs.

In 2025: Fully focus on the Federation songs.

Check your calendar
Federation day

Please check your calendar. Text msg Ms. Joy if you have any appointment or game on March 29.  Ms. Joy can put a request in the application to avoid the conflicts.

Procedure
Federation time schedule

The procedure for time scheduling: They will work on the schedule after received the applications. We will know the time schedule by the end of February. 

Dress Code
Casual Dress

Casual dress.