SEPTEMBER Studio News
Friday, September 1, 2017 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
September tuition
is due at your first lesson of the month. The envelope for tuition is hanging on the cabinet when you enter the studio. Consult your monthly invoice for the exact amount remaining for summer lessons.
September schedule
No lessons on Labor Day, September 4.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal account to see your specific lesson dates and times.
2017-2018 Lesson Registration
Thank you to everyone for signing up for lessons in a timely fashion! I never know what to expect each August in regards to scheduling all the requests, however each year it ends up being much easier than I anticipate. A lot of that is due to the details you all submit online. Thank you! You should have received an email with a yearly invoice, its is much busier than I like, but it hopefully gives you most of the information that you are used to seeing at the start of the year. This is just an informational email. You will receive an invoice the first of every month (like this past summer) that will explain the monthly specifics better.
Parent Education
This weekend I am going to begin populating the Library & Downloads page in your MMS portal with articles and handouts for parents. Find a title that interests you and read it! I will also be highlighting one of those articles here each month, beginning in October.
November workshop
Saturday, November 4: Chapel Hill Workshop with Dr. Terry Durbin. Join us for the day (9a-6p) for group, fiddle, improv, movement and MMG classes, parent talks and more! Everyone is highly encouraged to attend this one-day event. It is such a motivational boost for every student that attends. Let me know if you have any questions, or talk with a family who has attended.
Masterclasses are available on Friday and Sunday. A masterclass is like a lesson, only shorter (~20min) and with a "master" teacher who is not your child's "every-week" teacher. The advantage of taking a masterclass is for getting a "second" opinion or other vantage point from which to view your child's musical path. Usually a masterclass teacher will be found saying the something very similar to what the home teacher or parent has been saying, but since it is in a new environment, or simply said a different way, it hits home and makes a difference! I am a huge advocate of masterclass lessons and would love to have this experience with any of you!
The online registration is live! Here is the email from the organizing team:
Dear Suzuki Friends,
Registration is open for this year's Chapel Hill Durham Suzuki workshop. This workshop will serve Suzuki students at the pre-twinkle level through book 10+. We hope you can attend!
Click here for more information.
Click here to register now!
Click here to read the bios of this year's amazing clinicians.
Sincerely,
Amy and the Workshop Team
You Tube videos / 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 Ida Haendel (see notes below).
Violin Concerto by J. Sibelius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBQyOOED8k
Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIPACyDwC14
Sonata in G minor "Devil's Trill" by G. Tartini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiZHVqUml3c
Violin Concerto No. 2 in Dminor by H. Wieniawski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GmpKijD-dY
Please share these with the kids.
Born in Poland, this talented woman still plays on a regular basis, even though she is now in her 80s. She is known as the first western player to perform in China after the Cultural Revolution. She studied under the best teachers, and had a busy touring schedule until very recently. Her life has been the subject of several television documentaries, including Ida Haendel: A Voyage of Music (1988), I Am The Violin (2004), and Ida Haendel: This Is My Heritage(2011).
Here is a website with detailed info about her recordings and life. http://www.jose-sanchez-penzo.net/ihaendel.html
Upcoming local concert dates
Sept 15-17: NC Symphony - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert (Memorial Auditorium, movie w/live music)
Sept 22-23: NC Symphony - An evening of Rachmaninoff
Sept 30 (5:30 pm): CARY CLASSICAL CONCERTS, St. Francis UMC: Lopez & Tabor Duo http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/cary-classical-concerts
*Sept 28 (7:30p) & Oct 1 (2p): NC Opera presents Cold Mountain http://www.ncopera.org/performances/1718-one (in Chapel Hill).
*Nov 18 (5:30 pm): CARY CLASSICAL CONCERTS, St. Francis UMC: An evening of Dvorak. http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/cary-classical-concerts
*Dec 1 (7:30p), 2 (2p), & 3 (3p): Duke Chapel choir and orchestra present Messiah by Handel
*indicates performance Dr. Baker is playing.
Websites for local concerts:
NC Symphony Calendar of events: https://www.ncsymphony.org/concerts-events/single-ticket-calendar/
Duke Performances 2017-18. Use this link to view upcoming performances at Duke University http://dukeperformances.duke.
NC Museum of Art Chamber Music Concerts. Use this link to view upcoming performance at the NC Museum of Art. http://ncartmuseum.org/p
NCSU Center Stage Performances. Use this link to view upcoming performances http://www.ncsu.e
CAMPS and MUSIC PROGRAMS:
Pinecone youth music camps: https://pinecone.org/co
Triangle youth orchestra: http://philharmonic
**If you know of any other events in the area. Send them to me via email and I can mail out to everyone! Thanks.
