FEBRUARY Studio News
Sunday, February 3, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
February 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.
February Schedule
No lessons on February 18 (Monday, President's Day) Please consult your individual calendar to know if this affects you.
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 FRIDAY, February 22. We will meet in the choir room at Saint Francis UMC. 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 Hilary Hahn (see notes below).
BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - https://youtu.be/0Cg_0jepxow via @
Mozart - Violin Concerto No.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-mA9OMP3DE
For fun!! Hilary Hahn does the Ling Ling Workout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsnIoFXrt0
There are other recordings of her - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Please share these with the kids.
Hilary Hahn (1979 - )
A true experimenter, Hahn’s innovative approach has revolutionised the violin for the modern age. Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is renowned for her clear and brilliant musicality, expansive interpretations of an incredibly varied repertoire, and organic connections with her audience. She recently created the Instagram project #100DaysOfPractice for which she posted videos of herself practicing for a hundred days straight, openly sharing her behind-the-scenes work with her fans to break down perceived barriers around the creative process. Hahn is known for her natural ability to connect with fans, from their art projects and her YouTube interview series (youtube.com/hilaryhahnvideos), to her violin case’s comments on life with a concert violinist on Twitter and Instagram (@violincase).
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!!
This month I am uploading an article from the American Suzuki Minijournal (Summer, 2009), Making Tone a Prority by Hannah Frey. In this article, Hannnah shares with us the teaching priorities of her violin teachers over the years, ultimately coming to the decision that one of Dr. Suzuki's priorites, TONE has a place of importance in her own playing. For those of you who are working through the graduation process of a book, I hope this article is motivation for why this component of your child's musical education is important. Each graduation project offers us devoted time to encourage an intense focus on the tone being produced, a skill often overlooked when learning notes and rhythms of a piece for the first time.
Take the time to download and read this article. If you have time, let me know your reaction, thoughts. etc.
In addition, feel free to look back at the other articles I have posted. We have quite a variety of topics to choose from now!
CONCERTS
Websites for local concerts:
*April 5 & 7, NCOpera presents Tosca, https://www.ncopera.org/performances/1819-3
*denotes Dr. Baker is performing
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.
