Monday, September 30, 2019 by Alyssa Joy Claffey | Uncategorized

Dear Students and Parents,

Happy Fall! I hope the first month of school has gone well and you are falling into a nice routine. I finally have updated schedule info for the rest of my treatment plan. I am so grateful for your patience and support throughout this process, as I navigated the ups and downs of chemotherapy. 

I had more negative side effects with Taxol than I was hoping, and have experienced extreme exhaustion and nausea over the last 11 doses. I have also developed neuropathy in my feet, so I have taken a reduced dose to prevent any neuropathy from developing in my hands.  What a journey this cure has been! I am thrilled to announce my FINAL chemo is on Friday, October 4th, and moving forward I will have no treatments until November 25th. This will give us seven weeks of consistent lessons in October and November before Thanksgiving Break! 

Starting November 25th, I will begin six weeks of radiation, five days per week. This treatment is only available in Boise or Twin Falls, so I have purchased a small RV to make commuting easier. After extensive conversations and planning with my family, doctors, and my care team at St. Luke’s, we have decided the best location is Boise. The hospital has RV hookups, and I will spend Monday afternoon - Friday morning in Boise for radiation, then head up to teach Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. 

I never could have predicted that this is how I would spend 2019, but there have been many blessings along the way, I have received incredible care from St. Luke’s, and your support and encouragement has kept me going! I cannot wait to get back to a little bit of normalcy in October and November and see all your smiling faces. If you have not picked a fall lesson time yet, please log in to the portal, text, or email me to get a good time for you on the calendar! Thank you for being a part of this healing journey with me - looking forward to lessons next week!

Lesson Schedule

Regular Lessons: Monday, October 7th - Friday, November 22nd

Fall Recital: Friday, November 22nd @ 5:30 p.m., 780 Warm Springs

Thanksgiving Break: Monday, November 25th - Thursday, December 6th

Modified Lesson Schedule: Friday, December 7th - Saturday, December 21st

Christmas Sing-a-Long/Play-a-long: Saturday, December 21st @ 5:30 p.m.

Winter Break: Sunday, December 22nd - Sunday, January 12th

Lessons Resume: Monday, January 13th

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 by Kimberly Ford | Uncategorized

Hi Parents and Students --- Alyssa will be working on the Fall schedule this upcoming week. If you have specific requests for lessons, please feel free to email us at kim@5bmusiccompany.com. I will be setting up Alyssa's 5B email this week as well, but if you have special requests, please let us know. We are asking that you do not book you or your child's lessons at this juncture since Alyssa is still going through chemo and she is working on her own schedule for Fall so we do need to ensure that scheduled time works for both Alyssa and you or your child's schedule. Additionally, Brad is going to continue on with us during the school year and will be teaching adult guitar and bass. If you know of anyone who is interested in bass or guitar lessons, please let us know and we will setup schedules that work for Brad as well. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. 

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 by Kimberly Ford | Uncategorized

Hey Students and Parents --- do you have a child, you or know someone who wants to learn to play drums? Introducing Cobin Hixon:

Cobin is a second-year college student who has been playing for almost 6 years. In the summer of 2018, he attended the  5-week performance program at Berklee College of Music learning under drummers such as Omar Hakim, Henrique De Almeida, and Larry Finn. He has performed in Jazz, Bluegrass, Rock, and Funk groups and began offering free lessons at his high school in 2016. He currently teaches the drums but is also proficient in ukulele and piano.

 Call us today to schedule your lessons! 208.928.4213