OCTOBER Studio News
Monday, October 1, 2018 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
October 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.
October Schedule
No lessons October 18-19 (Thursday/Friday). We are out of town for my brother's wedding.
No lessons October 31 (Wednesday). Have a safe evening out an about in your neighborhood!
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates and times.
Group Class
Group classes will meet this month on Friday, October 26. Log in to your MMS portal to see your assigned times.
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 Maxim Vengreov (see notes below).
Paganini, Caprice #24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJdLv38fy8
Wieniawski Variations, Op. 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9uj_Xe7I7s
Brahms, Hungarian Dance, No. 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddzG9M-BeI
Monti, Csardas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n0qXSO7Z-Q (neat video with Bass duo accompaniment/collaboration)
There as so many recordings of him - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Please share these with the kids.
Maxim Vengerov (1974 - )
Few violinists appear so effortless in performance than Russian Maxim Vengerov, another prodigy made good. Oh, and he’s the first musician to be made an International Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF.
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! So glad that several of you are taking advantage of these articles. If you haven't downloaded any of them yet, 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 value!!
A few months ago, I posted about a book I learned about this past summer, The Self-Driven Child. It so happens that the Cary Magazine, featured a review of this book in it previous edition. I have scanned and uploaded this review to the folder in your MMS portal. Take the time to download and read this review. It is a great overview of the highlights from the book. Use this review to know if reading the book might be a helpful parenting step for your family.
CONCERTS
Websites for local concerts:
NC Symphony Calendar of events: https://www.ncsymphony.org/concerts-events/single-ticket-calendar/
Duke Performances 2018-19. Use this link to view upcoming performances at Duke University https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/
NC Museum of Art Chamber Music Concerts. Use this link to view upcoming performance at the NC Museum of Art. https://ncartmuseum.org/calendar/series_parent/summer_concerts
NCSU Center Stage Performances. Use this link to view upcoming performances https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/events/nc-state-live-2018-19-season/
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.
