Kell Bands Booster Assoication - KBBA
PO BOX 965338
Marietta, GA 30066
Kell Bands Booster Association is a non-profit, 501(C)(3)
Donations accepted
Margery Macey, BA, DePauw University, has taught in the Kell Conservatory Program since its beginning. She has been teaching privately for 15 years, and her students have been successful as performers with All State Band and Orchestra, Honor Band, the Governor’s Honors Program, and as participants in the Atlanta Honors Flute Choir. Mrs. Macey has directed a youth flute choir called Flute Juice Youth Ensemble for 14 years. This group has performed at venues across the Atlanta area, including Callanwolde, Atherton Place Retirement Home, the Atlanta Symphony Decorator Showhouse, Hastings Garden Center, the Galleria Mall, Woodstock Middle School, Rose Creek Library, and The Art Place. Mrs. Macey has performed with the Silverwinds Flute Trio on Channel 11 TV News, at the Atlanta Orchid Show, the Atlanta Symphony Associates Encore Group, the Atlanta Flower Show, One Atlantic Center, Hastings Rose Festival, and at private parties, openings, and weddings. She founded the Flute Choir of Atlanta in 1990, and it has grown to be an 18 member group of beautifully blended adult flutists, who have performed in 6 states and all across Atlanta, including the Governor’s Mansion, the Bell South Executive Dinner, Atlanta Olympics festivities, and five area universities. She offers a recital in early June for her students.
Mrs. Macey has studied with Wallace Mann, former principal flutist with the National Symphony, Betty Bennett, former director, Cobb Symphony, Harold Sharp, Former Atlanta Ballet Orchestra flutist, Christina Smith, principal flute with the Atlanta Symphony, and Kathy Farmer, Principal flute with the DeKalb Symphony.
Kell Band Boosters Association
Private Music Lesson Conservatory
Payment and Attendance Guidelines
- Lessons are PRE-PAID. All students will pay at the first lesson of the month for the entire month of lessons. NO EXCEPTIONS!! KBBA can not carry account balances for lessons!
- Please make checks payable to KBBA. Memo/Subject Line: Student name & month of lessons. Payment should be given to the individual Conservatory instructors. (Please note that this is a change to past procedures.)
- Students and Instructors are expected to attend a minimum of 3 lessons per month. (One cancellation each). Most months will have 4 lessons.
- If an instructor needs to cancel, they must contact each student as well as the KBBA rep at least 24 hours in advance. (Exceptions for extreme emergencies)
- If a student needs to cancel, they must contact their lesson teacher (NOT the Band Directors). Exceptions for extreme emergencies. If the teacher is not contacted 24 hours in advance, it will be considered a NO-SHOW and the lesson will be charged by the instructor.
- If an instructor or student cancels, they are expected to make up the lessons within the same month, unless the cancellation occurs during the last week, in which case it can be made up during the following month.
- You can “make-up” lessons by either adding a lesson to the month or extending 1 or 2 lessons.
- Some lessons may be held on Cobb County Teacher work days. These will be reviewed on a monthly basis with Mr. McGrath and the KBBA Rep will notify parents/students through email.
- Lessons will be held on Early Release days.
- In the case that a student or instructor has several Cancellations or No-shows, they will be contacted by the KBBA rep via email, phone, or letter to help solve the conflicts. If after initial contacts by KBBA they may be asked to re-evaluate their commitment to the musical learning process, or be asked to leave the conservatory.
- Students studying privately are expected to attend each lesson with all necessary musical equipment, including any necessary sheet music, instrument and pencil.
- Students are expected to practice assignments during the week between lessons and be prepared to perform assigned material during their lesson.
- Students are expected to come to their lesson early enough to warm-up properly before their lesson.
KBBA
Private Lesson Music Conservatory Registration
The cost of lessons will be as follows or may vary slightly by instructor:
I have read and understand the policies of the Kell Band Music Conservatory.
I agree to adhere to the aforementioned policies.
I understand that if I fail to comply with any of the above policies, I may be dismissed from the conservatory.
By submitting this information you agree with the above expectations.
Group Private Lessons (for like instruments only)
Open to 6th & 7th grade students
Click on the length of lesson
