MAY Studio News
Friday, May 1, 2020 by Cortney Baker | Studio news
May tuition
is due at your first lesson of the month. Consult your monthly invoice for the exact amount.
Ways to pay:
- MAIL CHECK: 814 Pineland Dr, Cary, 27511
- ONLINE PAYMENT: I have been looking into ways for payments to be made online this month. After considering absorbing the PayPal fee for you all (which I just don't think I can swing right now), I learned about the Google Pay option.
What to do:
Reply to your invoice email on April 1 and let me know how you will send tuition this month.
1. Check is in the mail,
2. PayPal link on invoice (you will pay the 2.9% fee), or
3. Google Pay (I will need to send you money request to go this route. I have sent out requests to everyone who chose this option in April.)
Thank you for helping me navigate this new terrain!!
May Schedule
No lessons Monday, May 25 through Friday, May 29. Break week between Spring and Summer sessions.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates and times.
Summer Lesson Sign up
Summer lesson sign up calendars are due by May 15 (May's group class date). Calendars are available in the email sent out May 2nd or in your MyMusicStaff account>Online Resources>Registration Files. If you have questions regarding how to fill out this calendar, please ask. Looking forward to our summer months of lessons and practicing! ♫☺♥ Let's keep the momentum going!!
Online Community Play-In
Use this link to Register to participate in a Virtual Book 1 Play In! https://www.cyosc.org/violin-
Right now, only Book 1 repertoire will be covered, but there are plans to have these play-ins for other levels after this initial round is launched. I will keep you updated and will email you directly when your book is posted for registration.
How cool is this to be able to play with other Suzuki students from all over the country!! From what I understand the accompaniment track is an orchestra (a unique opportunity) and there will be a "conductor" leading the class. If you are able to participate, please let me know how it goes!
Group Class
Group Classes will meet on both Friday, May 15th via ZOOM. The Zoom link will be the same as for lessons. A link will be attached to the event in MMS. Please have all of your MMG materials and Suzuki books ready where you will be playing. Siblings might want to be in separate rooms and on separate devices. But, you are welcome to play together, too!!
I have adjusted the times slightly for our change of venue. Since this will be a new venture for all of us, I wanted to have built in "learning the ropes" time.
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4:00-4:35 MMG 1
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Ruthie, Charlotte, Zoey, Glover, Logan, Annabelle, Selah, Luke, Maitri, Connor |
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4:35-5:00 Book 1
(Twinkle to Andantino)
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Ruthie, Charlotte, Zoey, Glover, Logan (*first 10 min)
Annabelle, Selah, Luke, Maitri, Connor
Carter, Noah, Gabrielle
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5:00-5:25 Book 2
(Etude to Gavotte by Lully)
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Claire, Campbell, Wesley, Lillian, Timothy, Elizabeth, Ameris
(Carter, Noah, Gabrielle**) |
| 5:25-6:00 MMG 2 |
Carter, Noah, Gabrielle, Claire, Campbell, Wesley, Lillian,
Timothy, Elizabeth, Ameris |
| 6:00-6:45 Book 3+ |
Timothy, Elizabeth, Ameris,
Caitlin, Ella, Rachel, Hannah |
*Plan to play rhythms on the open A or E string for all of the Twinkle Variations. Moms, please be right there with them to help sort out any bowing needs that arise.
**Stick around for the end of Bk. 1 pieces: observe, participate, and be ready for MMG 2 @ 5:25
April Solo Recital
Wonderful job last weekend! I was so proud of each of these students! Here are the photos I was able to collect to document this very different recital experience for us all. https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/April-2020-Virtual-Recital
Here is a link to view the whole recital on YouTube. It is an unlisted video, so you will need to share the link with others if you want anyone to view it.
ZOOM Virtual Lessons
Here is the link to use for lessons this month: https://zoom.us/j/9799595937
Password: cbviolin
Thank you all for working so hard these past 2 weeks to figure out how to make this time together successful. A few thoughts as we move into the weeks ahead:
- Set up your lesson space with ample time to log in 5 minutes before your lesson time. (music stand, music, tuned instrument, etc)
- Please have the video in landscape (horizontal) setting so I can see both arms. Test out your bow arm at the tip...can you see your bow hold in the picture with your arm extended? I do not need to see your music stand, that can be off to the side of the camera.
- Turn off as many Wi-Fi devices in your house as you are able. The more devices you have accessing your router, the more delays and cut outs happen when you are playing. Airplane mode? I will have most everything here at my house removed from our router during lesson times to help us out.
- Mute yourself and even turn off your video to be less of a distraction to the lesson in progress.
- Feel free to experiment with speakers or mics on your end to be able to hear me / make your audio sharper.
March Madness - Practice Challenge
How providential was it that we began this challenge just as we needed to be apart? I know Timothy has blessed others by sharing his music with in a way that he would not have if not for this practice challenge. Congratulations to all of the students who have completed the challenge! For those of you working to finish it this month - GOOD LUCK! I will publish the winning pieces in our June News.
CHECK OUT your studio colleagues progress: https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/March-Madness-Review
Studio Videos
Reminder: link to our YouTube folders: https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/Video-Links
For now, I have posted links to 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 month I am uploading an article from the SAA 2000 mini-journal, I Love to Practice by Joann Bath. Mrs. Bath is faculty at UNC-Greenville and a long time Suzuki trainer for the SAA. I feel during this time of social distancing, being reminded of how love of practicing can be fostered might be just what we need to read about!!
If you have time, let me know your reaction, thoughts. etc.
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 David Garrett (see notes below).
There are other recordings - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Enjoy!
Please share these with the kids.
N. Paganini Caprice No. 24: https://youtu.be/qVrkc6zRzEE
V. Monti Chardas: hhttps://youtu.be/WTc-KoBAKts
N. Paganini "Carneval di Venezia": https://youtu.be/nW34vdnjBO0
La Viva Vida: https://youtu.be/bZ_BoOlAXyk
Tico Tico: https://youtu.be/8J_dn3pvvfQ
David Garrett, is a German classical and crossoverviolinist and recording artist. When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his older brother. The young Garrett took an interest and soon learned to play. A year later, he took part in a competition and won first prize. By the age of seven, he studied violin at the Lübeck Conservatoire. When he was nine years old he gave his debut at the Festival Kissinger Sommer. In 1999 he moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School, in 2003 winning the School’s Composition Competition with a fugue composed in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. At Juilliard he studied under Itzhak Perlman, one of the first people to do so, and graduated in 2004.
Garrett's 2008 album Encore pursues an aim of piquing young people’s interest in classical music. The release contains his own compositions and arrangements of pieces and melodies that have accompanied him in his life so far. Together with his band, consisting of keyboard, guitar and drums, he gives concerts that include classical sonatas (accompanied by a concert grand piano), arrangements, and compositions, as well as rock songs and movie themes.
Summer Camps
BLUE RIDGE CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE Orkney Springs, VA
