Ron Ferlito Music

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 by Ron Ferlito | RFM Studio News!

 Hello parents, students and volunteers!

I want to thank all of you for helping to make the recital programs this past Saturday such a wonderful event!  Everyone performed beautifully and as always I was amazed at how hard everyone worked to do their very best. The collective advancement of everyone in their musical education and experience concentrated into a single day is staggering!

Always Looking Ahead

As everyone takes a well deserved break from music lessons this week to focus on family, friends, and preparations for the big holiday season, I am already looking forward to the next recital scheduled for the Saturday before Mother’s Day - May 12, 2018. There may also be an additional program added the Friday evening before, on May 11. (More details concerning that below).

Just as the military conducts an “AFR” (After Action Report), it is beneficial to assess what went well and what areas can be improved upon after an event like this. There are three primary aspects of the next recital we are already considering making adjustments to in order to continually upgrade the experience: scheduling adjustments, technical improvements, and the possible addition of a grand piano. I will address all three of these areas  

Scheduling Adjustments

First, now that the time restrictions we had to comply with at our previous recital location are no longer a factor, we will be starting both programs earlier in the day with a larger gap of time between them.  The two Saturday programs will start at 11AM and 2PM. This means there will be less chance of the earlier program delaying the start of the later one and it will also give all guests more time to attend other evening functions after the recital. This will be especially helpful for my East Valley remote students who have a long car ride after the event. 

Technical Considerations

The second area of improvement will be a greatly simplified and thus much smoother sound and technical setup. Without getting too nerdy in this discussion, I will just say that even if we continue to use the same electronic keyboard in the next recital, it will not be piped through the large church sound system but only heard through its own speakers and my small stage monitor as we had it configured for the 3 PM program Saturday. This will avoid the potential for unwanted heavy bass sounds and an increased unnatural playing experience for the participants like we had in the earlier program. I will also use simplified microphone, mixing, and video configurations in order to facilitate smoother transitions and better pacing. In addition, we inadvertently sent the live video feed to my personal Facebook page instead of my business page where the links were pointing. This has never happened before, will not happen again, and has been corrected so that the recordings of both programs from Saturday are now posted on the business page where all the links have been directing everyone for weeks 

(https://m.facebook.com/ronferlitomusic/)

Grand Piano Possibilities

Lastly, we are considering providing an acoustic grand piano for all or some of the future programs, which will create additional expense to either have one brought to our current facility for the day, or to rent a different facility that already has a grand piano. Either option would add significantly to the cost of the programs which would have to be offset by either an admission charge for all or some guests (as most Music studios do), or a participation surcharge only for those choosing the grand piano option. 

By adding an additional program at a location with a grand piano, it could also solve the problem of our ever expanding size (and length of each program) by creating a third event at a different location (perhaps closer to our East Valkey Participants) for those wanting the grand piano experience. In order to help us how to decide to better serve you, please take a moment to complete the brief survey included in the “save the date” e-vite invitation just sent to your emails. There is also a link to the invitation and survey provided for your convenience below (the survey is located just below the first page on the invitation with the red RFM logo. Just scroll down past the host message).
Thank you again for all your interest and enthusiastic support. It is such a pleasure and honor to be able to serve you! I will see you all soon, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season!  

Here is the link to the “save the date” notice and survey:

https://www.evite.com/event/02D53GISQUDWAEHOCEPH4UXLLH5COM/rsvp

Ron Ferlito, M.A.Ed.
623-466-3197 
ronferlito@yahoo.com 
www.ronferlitomusic.com 
www.facebook.com/ronferlitomusic/  
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Monday, May 8, 2017 by Ron Ferlito | RFM Studio News!

The previous e-mail I sent out did not include the links and attachments. Please disregard it.

Hello Folks!

It's that time again when we will come together and share what we have been doing and learning through RFM with others in a grand recital! It will be a fun, rewarding event with reception and refreshments immediately following each performance



CHECK THE LIST

Attached you will find a list of all participants and the times you will be performing along with song selection and other information. Please double check this list and inform me of any changes that may be needed via text, at your lesson, or even at the event for last minute changes. If you would like to volunteer to bring something or help with the program but you are not listed, don't hesitate to let me know. We could always use more help!



S0 WHAT'S NEW?

There will be a few improvements to help this recital go even better and more smoothLy than last time, most notably the split into two programs. But with 60 students now and almost 50 participating either in person or via video that will still be a rather large number of acts to get through in each program. Hopefully they will each be about an hour and a half in length and will be entertaining and informative. This time we will have the participants sit on the right side of the auditorium and move up to the stage steps just prior to their turn. There will be an adult student of mine "stage director" there to help each student be ready more quickly with proper microphone, music stand and staging. This will free me up to focus more on being an emcee and keeping things moving.



PLEASE STAY

Please stay for the entire program your child is performing in, even if they are one of the first performers, unless you have a circumstance beyond your control (work schedule, important family obligation, etc.) that requires you to leave early and you have informed me ahead of time of your early departure. It is important that there is a good sized audience for all participants and many of the more advanced older students will be performing toward the end of each performance so you will want to stay for those great presentations.



LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST

Once again the entire program will be broadcast live. If you can not attend you may watch it as it happens, send the link to family and friends around the world so they can view it, and watch later because the performance will remain posted on my Facebook business page. You do not need to log into Facebook, have a Facebook account, or be "friends" with me on Facebook to view this, although you may want to "Like" my page while you are there to receive further updates and other information. Here is the link:

Click here for Ron Ferlito Music on Facebook
Feel free to share this with anyone on your own social media and elsewhere.



BE READY!

Make sure each student has any music or books they will need, has warmed up and practiced earlier that day before coming to the event, and is dressed sharp and excited about putting their best performance out there! Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the program you are participating in so the students will have time to get accustomed to the stage and find their seats in the front rows on the right. The exact list of the order of performance will be available at the program so it is not necessary to sit in a particular order. The stage manager and my wife or another parent will see to it that the proper students are on deck and ready to go for their turn



I WILL SEE YOU THERE!

The program will once again be held at C3 Church of Goodyear

13735 W Auto Dr #112, Goodyear, AZ 85338

Click here for Google map link



And in case you missed it- here is a link to the original invitation sent out a few weeks ago with all the information. Feel free to share this link with others as well!

Click here for E-vite Link

Ron Ferlito, M.A.Ed.
623-466-3197 
ronferlito@yahoo.com 
www.ronferlitomusic.com 
www.facebook.com/ronferlitomusic/ 
Teaching Profile and Reviews 

Monday, May 8, 2017 by Ron Ferlito | RFM Studio News!

Hello Folks!

It's that time again when we will come together and share what we have been doing and learning through RFM with others in a grand recital! It will be a fun, rewarding event with reception and refreshments immediately following each performance



CHECK THE LIST:

Attached you will find a list of all participants and the times you will be performing along with song selection and other information. Please double check this list and inform me of any changes that may be needed via text, at your lesson, or even at the event for last minute changes. If you would like to volunteer to bring something or help with the program but you are not listed, don't hesitate to let me know. We could always use more help!



S0 WHAT'S NEW?

There will be a few improvements to help this recital go even better and more smoothLy than last time, most notably the split into two programs. But with 60 students now and almost 50 participating either in person or via video that will still be a rather large number of acts to get through in each program. Hopefully they will each be about an hour and a half in length and will be entertaining and informative. This time we will have the participants sit on the right side of the auditorium and move up to the stage steps just prior to their turn. There will be an adult student of mine "stage director" there to help each student be ready more quickly with proper microphone, music stand and staging. This will free me up to focus more on being an emcee and keeping things moving.



PLEASE STAY:

Please stay for the entire program your child is performing in, even if they are one of the first performers, unless you have a circumstance beyond your control (work schedule, important family obligation, etc.) that requires you to leave early and you have informed me ahead of time of your early departure. It is important that there is a good sized audience for all participants and many of the more advanced older students will be performing toward the end of each performance so you will want to stay for those great presentations.



LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST:

Once again the entire program will be broadcast live. If you can not attend you may watch it as it happens, send the link to family and friends around the world so they can view it, and watch later because the performance will remain posted on my Facebook business page. You do not need to log into Facebook, have a Facebook account, or be "friends" with me on Facebook to view this, although you may want to "Like" my page while you are there to receive further updates and other information. Here is the link:

Ron Ferlito Music on Facebook

Feel free to share this with anyone on your own social media and elsewhere.



BE READY!

Make sure each student has any music or books they will need, has warmed up and practiced earlier that day before coming to the event, and is dressed sharp and excited about putting their best performance out there! Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the program you are participating in so the students will have time to get accustomed to the stage and find their seats in the front rows on the right. The exact list of the order of performance will be available at the program so it is not necessary to sit in a particular order. The stage manager and my wife or another parent will see to it that the proper students are on deck and ready to go for their turn



I WILL SEE YOU THERE!

The program will once again be held at C3 Church of Goodyear

13735 W Auto Dr #112, Goodyear, AZ 85338

Here is a map link to it:

Map Link

And in case you missed it- here is a link to the original invitation sent out a few weeks ago with all the information. Feel free to share this link with others as well!

E-vite Link

Ron Ferlito, M.A.Ed.
623-466-3197 
ronferlito@yahoo.com 
www.ronferlitomusic.com 
www.facebook.com/ronferlitomusic/ 
Teaching Profile and Reviews