The Hap'ning Place
Singing Lessons in Crouch End
Piano, Guitar, Violin Lessons North London

What's Hap'ning? 2020

The Hap'ning Place Newsletter Autumn 2020
Events update 2020 and 2021


Hope you all had a great summer and we’re looking forward to seeing you for your online lessons starting this week. The online lessons have been so amazing! Students have really progressed so much and I can’t wait to hear you ‘live’. You’ve all done such fantastic work!!


Although I have included events in the following planner at The Hap’ning Place for the remainder of 2020, it seems unlikely that any group or in-person events or lessons will occur at the studio.


Advice from the Musicians Union, Incorporated Society of Musicians, the Colorado Aerosol research, etc. is to remain safe online until the vaccine is available.


To keep everyone safe in our public building, the hygiene required for the safety of the teachers, students, and others would be difficult in the studios and building.


Face to face lessons would mean no parents could come into the building. Students would have supervised hand washing and gel. Lessons would be with two keyboards, masks and maintaining 6 feet distancing. The teacher would then be required to air the room and disinfect all surfaces including bathrooms, hallways, doors, etc. between students.


That would add at least an extra half hour between each student. We normally have 4 teachers working at the same time, so the dancing around with bleach and Dettol would be quite a sight.


If we had one incident, we’d have to shut down and quarantine for 2 weeks, only to re-open and have a possible recurrence. There is no insurance that would cover the loss of health or income.


We’ve come this far (26 weeks at the start of the term- not that I’m counting or anything..), so I don’t want to risk it so close to the ‘finish line’. Patience is a virtue. It’s only 16 weeks to Christmas. We can do this!!

The Hap'ning Place Planner 2020

The Hap’ning Place Planner 2020-2021

Download our updated 2020 Planner here
Since we can only 'plan' any future community events,
all performances after August are to be confirmed.
Check back with us for any updates!

September 2020
2 Haringey schools begin
7-11 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45 - Zoom link available
9 Musicology weekly class
14-18 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
21-25 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
28- Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45

Unless it is deemed safe for our teachers and students, only online lessons will be available -
Please call us to schedule or if you have any questions, or email us here

October 2020
1-2 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
5-9 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
12-16 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
19-23 Daily Warm-Up for Singers 13:30-13:45
Online Master Class for singers
26-31 Haringey half term- Lessons available as normal

November 2020
21 Voice Students Recital
21 Instrumental Student Recitals
21 🎅🏻Christmas Choir Rehearsal Email us about the Christmas Choir!
28 🎅🏻Christmas Choir Rehearsal Email us about the Christmas Choir!

December
🎅🏻Christmas Choir performances
19 ✨Amahl and The Night Visitors at Moravian Church
20 The Hap'ning Place Holiday!

Happy and HEALTHY 2021 everyone🥂

January 2021
5 Lessons resume

February 2021
15-19 Haringey half term Lessons available as normal

March 2021
We’re hoping from at least here on to be back to our normal routine at the studio
26 Voice Recital 19:00
27 Instrumental Recitals 13:00
28 Jazz singers workshop 14:00

April 2021
5 bank holiday
1-19 Haringey school holiday Lessons available at The Hap’ning Place
24 Arias with Orchestra: An opportunity for the Hap’ning Place singers to workshop an aria with a small orchestra and perform in concert. 13:00

May 2021
3 bank holiday
31 bank holiday (Haringey term break May 31-June 6)

June 2021
12-20 The Hap’ning Place Concert Series with the Crouch End Festival
Performances will include: Solo concerts, Instrumental Ensemble Concert,
Summer Songs Duets and Ensembles,
Vocal groups: MadriGals, Plush, and QuaraTones—who will hopefully be renamed by then!!,
An opera! 🤫

July 2021
3-4 The Hap’ning Place Concert Series with the Campsbourne Community Music & Arts Festival
A Festival to encourage the very talented local community to celebrate their art, acoustic music, dance and other creative enterprises.

August 2021
1-15 The Hap’ning Place Concert Series with the Chios Greece Music Festival
2-6 The Hap’ning Place Singing Holiday Chios, Greece

Join The Hap'ning Place Christmas Choir 2020

The Hap’ning Place Christmas Choir
Our Christmas choir will meet for 2 rehearsals on Saturdays in November to prepare for the caroling season. We collect donations for two excellent organizations Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and Marie Curie Hospice care.
Everyone is welcome and there's no audition to join us, you just have to commit to coming to the two Saturday rehearsals on the calendar.
We have oodles of fun and a good old sing of lots of the familiar carols.
Just download the free caroling sheets here and let me know you're going to join us!or email us here

Sing with our Christmas Choir

Download our Free Christmas Songs Lyrics sheet here!