DECEMBER Studio News
Sunday, November 27, 2022 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
December tuition
is due at your first lesson of the month. Consult your monthly invoice for the exact amount.
Ways to pay:
- IN PERSON at your lesson
- MAIL CHECK: 814 Pineland Dr, Cary, 27511
- ONLINE PAYMENT: PayPal (include fee) or Google Pay (no fee)
December Schedule
NO Lessons are scheduled for Monday, Dec 18 - Friday Jan 6 for Christmas / New Years break.
Log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates, times and location. Also included in your account: the link to access the Zoom webpage, previous lesson notes, the monthly studio news, and much more!
Group Class / Recital Rehearsal
Group Classes will meet this month on Friday, December 2nd. Location: Saint Francis UMC. 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, 27518, Sanctuary. We will be focused mostly on preparing for the solo recital the following day, so these group classes will not be offered on Zoom. Group schedule:
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4:30-5:00 |
Bk 1A |
Zoey Cromartie, Eva Dyess, Ava Humes, Elaine Park, EllaJane Rouse, EvelynKate Rouse, Ruthie Catalano, Charlotte Fox, Cataleya Kelley, Selah Wallace |
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5:05-5:40 |
Bk 1B-3 |
Katie Cantrell, Claire Catalano, Campbell Fox, Luke Fox, Divya Kancharla, Maitri Potukuchi, Connor Raeman, Noah Wallace, Glover Wilson, Annabelle Zipparo, Gabrielle Zipparo |
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5:45-6:30 |
Bk 4+ / Reading |
Norah Askew, Timothy Baker, Elizabeth Baucom, Rachel Cantrell, Hannah Katragadda, Lillian Moore, Wesley Payne |
Plan to arrive 5-10 min prior to your group's start time to unpack and be ready to tune.
December Solo Recital
Our fall recital is scheduled for Saturday, December 3 at 4:30 p.m. Location: Saint Francis UMC. We will be in the sanctuary. The recital will be streamed for family and friends to watch from home to support all of the performers! Invites to share with family and friends have been emailed.
All studio participants are expected to participate in our 3 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 4:10 PM to unpack and tune
**In addition to your child's chosen solo piece, they will also be performing our recital finale of We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Suzuki Weekend Workshops
SAVE THE DATE. Our next weekend workshop will be on FEBRUARY 4. More details in the New Year.
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 want to highlight a new article in our Online Resource's folder>Parent Education.
"Finding a Balance of Deliberate and Informal Practice" by Rafael Videira, Suzuki viola teacher in the Northwest US, first defines for us the differences between Deliberate and Informal practice and then explains how balancing the two can motivate and energize a young musician. I thought this article was a good one to showcase as we all kickstart our school year routines. What elements in this article spark ideas you can include in your practice routine this year?
Check it out! If you have time, send me your reaction, thoughts. etc. I would love to know what speaks to you.
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 Anne-Sophie Mutter (see notes below).
There are other recordings - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Please share these with the kids.
Enjoy!
Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963 - )
German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter was mentored in her early career by the great conductor Herbert von Karajan, and it shows. She’s a huge champion of modern works rather than just the old favorites and, as such, is vital to the instrument’s growth.
Beethoven, Sonata No. 9, op. 47 “Kreutzer” https://youtu.be/COGcCBJAC6I
John Williams, “Hedwig’s Theme” https://youtu.be/qsCZP3wdF4w (conducted by John Williams)
John Williams, Han Solo and the Princess From "The Empire Strikes Back" https://youtu.be/utFjcx8hHFY (also conducted by John Williams)
