APRIL Studio News
Sunday, April 7, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
April 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.
April Schedule
No lessons from April 15-21 (Mon-Sun, Holy Week/Spring Break) 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, April 26. We will meet in the SANCTUARY at Saint Francis UMC for the rehearsal of our spring concert. Log in to your MMS portal to see your assigned times.
April Recital
Our fall recital is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m. at Saint Francis UMC (in the sanctuary). Family and friends are invited to attend and support all of the performers!
All studio participants are expected to participate in our 2 recitals each year.
RECITAL ATTIRE:
Men/Boys - nice pants and shirt, dress shoes preferred (dark tennis shoes are fine)
Ladies/Girls - dresses (with a below the knee hemline - our "stage" is at eye level for our audience, so please plan accordingly) or dress pants and nice top, dress shoes preferred.
ARRIVAL:
Plan to arrive by 4:15 PM to unpack and tune
In addition to your child's chosen solo piece, the following pieces will be performed as a group:
Kuchler Concertino
Concerto by Vivaldi (reading piece)
Minuet by Beethoven (vol. 2)
Musette by Bach (with bagpipes by Bk. 1 students ☺)
Allegretto (vol 1)
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Twinkle VAR and Theme
Senior Recital
You are invited to attend Grace Greene's Senior recital on Saturday, May 4 at 3:30p. Her recital will take place in the Choir Room at SFUMC with a reception to follow. More details to follow. Come out to support Grace as she finishes up her last year in our studio!
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 Nicola Benedetti (see notes below).
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmMN-6g1L8w
J. Williams, Schindler's List - performance at the Classical Brit awards 2012 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iLplzcCmxI&list=RD922KIZvFOLo&index=2
Shostakovich Violin Concerto (excerpt) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=922KIZvFOLo&list=RD922KIZvFOLo&start_radio=1&t=18
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.
Nicola Benedetti (1987 - )
Nicola’s a tireless advocate for the instrument and for music education in general, but she just so happens to be a world-class violinist too. A world-changer of the future (and a Korngold fan). She was born to an Italian father, Giovanni Benedetti, and a Scottish mother, Francesca Benedetti. Nicola's motto is "Enhance your own ability, be the best you can be – but don’t keep that for yourself. Share it, expose it, give it and try to enrich other people with what you have managed to achieve.
https://www.nicolabenedetti.co.uk/about/
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 Journal (Winter, 2019), 25 Reasons You Will Want to Attend a Summer Suzuki Institute. This article, lays out several compelling reasons to consider attending one of the many 5-day summer institutes around the country. I have posted this same article as well as listing of all of the Suzuki Institutes that will be taking place this coming summer. Take a few minutes to explore the options and consider attending one close by or anywhere around the country (consider visiting family nearby, if that is an option!). I'd love to have any of you join me in Washington DC, June 24-28. If you are interested in knowing more, email or call me.
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:
Philharmonic Association Triangle Youth Music Spring Concerts: https://philharmonic-association.org/calendar/
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.
