JUNE studio news
Sunday, June 16, 2024 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
June tuition
is due at your first lesson of the month. Consult your monthly invoice for the exact amount.
Ways to pay:
- IN PERSON at your lesson
- MAIL CHECK: 814 Pineland Dr, Cary, 27511
- ONLINE PAYMENT: Zelle
June Schedule
There are no lessons scheduled Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 14.
2024 summer lessons begin on Monday, June 17.
Log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates, times and location. Also included in your account: the link to access the Zoom webpage, previous lesson notes, the monthly studio news, and much more!
Group Class
Group Classes will take a break for the summer months. They will resume with the 2024-2025 school year schedule.
Studio Videos
Reminder: link to our YouTube folders: https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/Video-Links
For now, there the folders are for the Pre-Twinkle videos, Book 1 accompaniment, Daily Do (for Music Mind Games class), and Christmas Carols.
Parent Education
I have loaded several articles to the Library & Downloads page in your MMS portal with articles and handouts for parents. Find a title that interests you and read it! I highly encourage you to take a moment this month to choose one and read it. There is so much value in motivation for the Suzuki parent. Let these articles give you that blessing!! This link might help to take you there: https://app.mymusicstaff.com/Teacher/v2/en/online-resources
With the days of summer upon us, there may be time to check out a few of these articles. I want to help you all find motivation for increasing your daily practice time. Every day is our goal! Summer is the perfect time to turn attention to practicing often, here are a few motivating reasons why...
Setting Habits for Success by Bianca Prado. She highlights the fundamentals of why daily practice is beneficial and how the encouraging words of Dr. Suzuki set us up for success.
Suzuki Wisdom I learned from my GPS Navigation System by Megan Titensor. A cute (and memorable) parallel to the messages we receive from our GPS. How do they relate to the Suzuki journey? Take a peak to find out!
To access these articles, you can also log into MMS and use the tabs to find our Online Resource's folder>Parent Education.
Let me know what you think! If you have time, send me your reaction, thoughts. etc. I would love to know what speaks to you.
Suzuki Summer Institutes
Registration for SUZUKI Summer Institutes is underway! Use this link to view all of the options around the country for summer study: https://suzukiassociation.org/events/institutes/
What is an Institute? It is a 5-day family camp. Each day, students have a Masterclass lesson and 2-3 classes (group repertoire, group technique, chamber music, orchestra, fiddle, etc) depending on the level of the player and their ability to read music. Want to know more, please ask me!
Here is the most recent email from the organizers of the NC Institute:
Dear NC teachers and parents,
There are still a few spots left for the North Carolina Suzuki Institute! Sign up today!!
We are so fortunate to have an institute here in our state, and hope you will take advantage of this amazing opportunity. The NCSI is a long established tradition of the Suzuki community in NC, under new leadership this year with Laura Eis as Director!
The Institute takes place July 14-19 (Pre-Twinkle Day Camp, July 13-14) at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.
There are also limited scholarship opportunities through the North Carolina Suzuki Association. Please check our website – ncsuzuki.org, or click here.
We hope to see you in July!
All the best,
The NC Suzuki Association
Special Listening
Just a reminder that wonderful videos and audio recordings of professional performers can be seen/heard on YouTube. Use this as the Special Listening assignment for each week. This month's famous performer is Rachel Barton Pine (see notes below).
There are other recordings - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Please share these with the kids.
Enjoy!
Rachel Barton Pine (born 1974) is an American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. The Washington Post wrote that she "displays a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon." Her passion for violin compelled her to practice 4 or 5 hours a day as a second grader, prompting her elementary school principal to encourage her parents to begin home schooling, which allowed her to focus on her music, practicing 8 hours a day.
Pine tours worldwide as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, has an active recording career, and has run The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation since 2001 which provides services and funding to promote classical music education and performances.
Kriesler, Recitativo and Scherzo: https://youtu.be/4CAbASpQDbA?si=oNNFlw9VDHXOiKNF
Scottish Fiddle piece: https://youtu.be/5SG5WZ7rHqM?si=IxYQ91EWQKAE_izI
Corky Siegel, Op. 11 (blues): https://youtu.be/GqHqYatGgYE?si=CPR6JW3_OisJ14oi
William Grant Still, Here's One: https://youtu.be/mRkBrKFB0sY?si=9XB3fQ6ZTH7lPu6F
2024 Local Summer Camps
- Session 1 Day Camp: June 16-21
- Session 2 Day Camp: June 23-28
Triangle Youth Music Camps:
Financial aid is available for all programs and anyone is welcome! See below for dates and additional details:
- Weekly Summer String Orchestra - Mondays from 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary, directed by Meaghan Clayton and Myriah Luke. Orchestra begins on June 17th and runs for six weeks, ending on July 22nd with final "in-formance" at 7:30 PM. Cost for six weeks: $100
- Summer String Camp (half day and full day available) - July 29th - August 2nd at Peace Presbyterian Church in Cary, directed by Meaghan Clayton and Myriah Luke. String summer camp will be a little different this year! From 9 AM - 12 PM, string students of any level can participate in traditional orchestra camp. For those who want to stay for the full day, 1 PM - 4 PM is our new enrichment session, where students can select two options each day, including chamber music (for intermediate/advanced students), TYM audition prep, music theory, music history, and/or music composition/ arranging. Please note: the enrichment portion is only available to students who participate in the morning session. Cost for Half-Day: $300. Cost for Full-Day: $500
- Jazz Camp (full day only) -July 22 - July 26th, location TBA, All levels accepted, directed by Kobie Watkins and Gregg Gelb. Students will be broken up into smaller groups based on skill level. Musicians will explore jazz style, improvisation, and prep for TYM auditions. Cost for Full-Day: $500
Registration will be open soon! Contact Katherine Denton katherinedenton@
