SEPTEMBER Studio News
Sunday, August 30, 2020 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
September 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: PayPal (include fee) or Google Pay (no fee)
What to do:
Reply to your invoice email on the 1st 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 will send out requests to everyone who chose this option prior)
September Schedule
- Fall Lessons begin Monday, Aug 31
- No Lessons on Monday, Sept 7. Happy Labor Day!
- No Lessons from Sept 15-18 (T-F). I will be out of town those days.
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 Classes
Group Classes will meet on Friday, September 25th. Location: TBD. I am working to find a way to gather in small groups outside a few times this year, weather permitting. As plans are able to be established, I will communicate via email. Plan B is always to meet up on Zoom again! Here is our schedule (adjusted this year to allow for several smaller groups):
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4:00-4:25 |
Twinkle |
Katie Cantrell, Ruthie Catalano, Zoey Cromartie, Charlotte Fox, Divya Kancharla, Cataleya Kelley, Glover Wilson |
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4:30-4:55 |
Early Bk 1 |
Luke Fox, Logan Isett, Christian Kelley, Maitri Potukuchi, Connor Raeman, Selah Wallace, Annabelle Zipparo, |
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5:00-5:40 |
Late Bk 1-Bk 2 |
Carter Bettini, Claire Catalano, Campbell Fox, Lillian Moore, Wesley Payne, Noah Wallace, Gabrielle Zipparo |
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5:45-6:30 |
Bk 4+ / Reading |
Ella Armstrong, Timothy Baker, Elizabeth Baucom, Rachel Cantrell, Hannah Katragadda, Ameris Rood |
Online Community Play-In
Use this link to register to participate in a weekly Virtual Book 1 or 2 Play In! https://www.cyosc.org/violin-play-in.html
Book 1
- Every Thursday at 5:00-5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:00-9:30AM PDT
Book 2
- Every Thursday at 5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:30AM PDT
How wonderful 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!
ZOOM Virtual Lessons
Here is the link to use for online lessons: https://zoom.us/j/9799595937
Password: cbviolin
Thank you all for continuing to work on establishing lesson etiquette online. A few reminders:
- 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.
You can also access the Zoom link through the MMS website. Log into your user account and click on the link associated with the event.
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 pointing us back to an article I had shared a while back. A good reminder as to the many benefits of group classes: "The ABC's of Group Experience" by Jacqueline Maurer, a long time Suzuki teacher and teacher trainer.
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 ?? (see notes below).
There are other recordings - enjoy looking around and learning more about this great artist of our time.
Enjoy!
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 "Spring": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCubFZNkrd8
Gershwin: Summertime from "Porgy & Bess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGvgmXY67Ks
Waxman: Carmen Fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ3zDtose0k
Please share these with the kids.
Chloe Hanslip was born in Guildford, Surrey, and has been playing the violin since she was two. At the age of five she performed for Yehudi Menuhin and subsequently, at his invitation, studied with Natasha Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menuhin School. By ten she had played in major concert halls throughout Europe and North America, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Royal Albert Hall in London.At 13 she was the youngest recording artist ever to be signed to Warner Classics UK. Her debut album, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra under Paul Mann, was released in September 2001 to great critical acclaim.
Since then, she has performed in Russia, France and Japan, performed numerous time for the British Royal family, and been featured on several TV shows. In 2017, Hanslip became the first Artist in Association at the Northern Chamber Orchestra. Hanslip plays a 1737 Guarneri del Gesu violin.
AUGUST Studio News
Sunday, July 26, 2020 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
August 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: PayPal (include fee) or Google Pay (no fee)
What to do:
Reply to your invoice email on July 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 will send out requests to everyone who chose this option prior)
August Schedule
No Lessons the week of August 24-28. I am on vacation that week.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates, times and location.
2020-2021 Lesson Sign Up
The Lesson Sign Up for 2019-2020 is live! An email was sent to you directly last week. Here is a link to access from the website:
https://forms.gle/n1QGyV2nU33qwZup9
Deadline for filling out the lesson sign up form is FRIDAY,August 10. If you need more time, please email me so I am aware.
Fall lessons begin on Monday, August 31.
Online Community Play-In
Use this link to register to participate in a weekly Virtual Book 1 or 2 Play In! https://www.cyosc.org/violin-play-in.html
Book 1
- Every Thursday at 5:00-5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:00-9:30AM PDT
Book 2
- Every Thursday at 5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:30AM PDT
How wonderful 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!
ZOOM Virtual Lessons
Here is the link to use for lessons this month: https://zoom.us/j/9799595937
Password: cbviolin
Thank you all for continuing to work on establishing lesson etiquette online. A few reminders:
- 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.
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 pointing us back to an article I had shared a while back. In the wake of COVD-19, the increase in time together has changed the "relationship game" in our house. It's all to easy to notice the things that repeatedly annoy, versus the things that bring joy. A shift in my mental thoughts is not easy to command at times, so having a few tools at my disposal is a good thing. Love this article, "6 Words You Should Say Today" by Rachel Macy Stafford, for that reason--it's a good tool. I hope you will take the time to read and implement her idea.
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 Sergey Khachatryan (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.
J.S. Bach - Sonata No. 1 (unaccompanied) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jdYRXP0NY
Grigor Narekatsi - Havoun, havoun : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHY8W7LCjlQ
Komitas - The Sky Is Cloudy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxMOKtRJdQI
Waxmen, Fantasía Carmen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3SjPOUddA
Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Sergey Khachatryan won First Prize at the VIII International Jean Sibelius Competition in Helsinki in 2000, becoming the youngest ever winner in the history of the competition.
Since 1993 he has lived in Germany where he gave his first orchestral concert at the age of nine. He and his sister, Lusine, a renown pianist in her own right, released their album “My Armenia” with works by Armenian composers in 2015.
Sergey plays the 1740 ‘Ysaÿe’ Guarneri del Gesu violin on kind loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
JULY Studio News
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
July 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: PayPal (include fee) or Google Pay (no fee)
What to do:
Reply to your invoice email on July 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 will send out requests to everyone who chose this option prior)
July Schedule
No Lessons the week of July 6 to 10. I am on vacation that week.
No Lessons the week of July 17-31. I was supposed to be at a Bk 9/10 teacher development course all week.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates, times and location.
Online Community Play-In
Use this link to register to participate in a weekly Virtual Book 1 or 2 Play In! https://www.cyosc.org/violin-play-in.html
Book 1
- Every Thursday at 5:00-5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:00-9:30AM PDT
Book 2
- Every Thursday at 5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:30AM PDT
How wonderful 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!
ZOOM Virtual Lessons
Here is the link to use for lessons this month: https://zoom.us/j/9799595937
Password: cbviolin
Thank you all for continuing to work on establishing lesson etiquette online. A few reminders:
- 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
Congratulations to all of the students who have completed the March Madness challenge! I know several more of you have finished as well. Please send me pictures of your completed bracket sheet so I can update the list below and our webpage. Thanks!
CHECK OUT your studio colleagues progress: https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/March-Madness-Review
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PERFORMER: |
WINNER: |
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Timothy Baker |
Gavotte in D Major by J.S. Bach |
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Claire Catalano |
Gavotte by Gossec |
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Hannah Katragadda |
Can Can by Offenbach |
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Lillian Moore |
Bourree by Handel |
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Noah Wallace |
Etude |
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 pointing us back to an article I had shared a while back. In the wake of COVD-19, I am observing many of you living out the benefits of precisely the topic of this article: Compound Interest, Every Day Practice and Review. Written by Suzuki teacher and dad, Tom Yang, this article looks at the effects of time and review on a student's progress. Check it out and see what parallels you can make between this dad's observations and your own!
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 Augustin Hadelich (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.
NPR Tiny Desk: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/11/847834279/augustin-hadelich-tiny-desk-concert
- Adams: Road Movies, III. "40% Swing" - (1 st 5 minutes)
- DvoÅ™ák: Humoresque in G-flat (arr. Kreisler) – (2 nd 5 minutes)
- Suk: 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17: IV. Burleska – (starts at 10:30)
Kreisler, Praeludium and Allegro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT-Fgag0OT4
Handel-Halverson, Passacgalia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1odhcjdcUDc
Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy: https://youtu.be/iwo-vKPR4Lo
Augustin Hadelich was born in Cecina, Italy, to German parents. When he was five he began his studies on the violin with his father, an amateur cellist. In 1999, Augustin was injured in a fire on his family's farm in Italy, and was airlifted to be treated in Germany. The accident left Hadelich unable to play for over a year. "It is perhaps because of this experience—because I had this moment where I wasn't sure if I would ever play the violin again—that I appreciate what is happening in my life more. I really try to enjoy every moment. It made me realize how important music was to me" After graduating from The Juilliard School, Hadelich continued to make his home in New York and became an American citizen in 2014.
Hadelich is known to perform a wide range of repertoire. Although he is often scheduled to perform from the standard violin concerto repertoire (Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, etc), he is also a champion of contemporary works, such as the violin concertos by Thomas Adès, Henri Dutilleux and György Ligeti, and recital works by Brett Dean, David Lang, György Kurtag, Toru Takemitsu and Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
JUNE Studio News
Monday, June 1, 2020 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
June 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 June 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 will send out requests to everyone who chose this option prior)
June Schedule
Summer Lesson Registration information was emailed out May 29. You can view your entire summer lesson schedule in that invoice or in the monthly invoices sent on the 1st. You will need to log into the MyMusicStaff portal to know the location of your lesson each week. Be in touch if there are any questions on how to access your portal account.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates, times and location.
Online Community Play-In
Use this link to register to participate in a weekly Virtual Book 1 or 2 Play In! https://www.cyosc.org/violin-play-in.html
Book 1
- Every Thursday at 5:00-5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:00-9:30AM PDT
Book 2
- Every Thursday at 5:30PM PDT
- Every Friday at 9:30AM PDT
How wonderful 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!
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
Congratulations to all of the students who have completed the March Madness challenge! I know several more of you have finished as well. Please send me pictures of your completed bracket sheet so I can update the list below and our webpage. Thanks!
CHECK OUT your studio colleagues progress: https://pinelandsuzukistrings.mymusicstaff.com/March-Madness-Review
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PERFORMER: |
WINNER: |
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Carter Bettini |
Song of the Wind |
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Campbell Fox |
Chorus from ‘Judas Maccabeaus’ |
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Luke Fox |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Variation E |
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Maitri Potukuchi |
Go Tell Aunt Rhody |
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Connor Raeman |
Allegro |
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Ameris Rood |
Concerto No. 2, mvt. 3 by F. Seitz |
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Selah Wallace |
May Song |
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Annabelle Zipparo |
May Song |
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Gabrielle Zipparo |
Allegretto |
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.
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 Sayaka Shoji (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.
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor: https://youtu.be/qVrkc6zRzEE
Prokofiev Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGlgAZlde3Y&list=RD0Ze45maxD9Q&index=2
Bach Chaconne from Partita No.2: https://youtu.be/sU9lrF4h52w
Sibelius Water Drops: https://youtu.be/uAlQu4Kk4j0
Paganini La Campanella: https://youtu.be/YAAKOXR44Q4
Paganini Concerto (performance when she was young): https://youtu.be/9KtmZxaTx20
Sayaka Shoji (born 30 January 1983) is a Japanese classical violinist. She was the first Japanese and youngest winner at the Paganini Competition in Genoa in 1999.
Shoji was born in Tokyo and spent her early childhood in Siena, Italy. When she was 5 years old her family moved back to Japan, where she started studying the violin. At the age of 13, she went to Germany for a year to study. with Saschko Gawriloff. In 1998, she moved to Germany to study at Hochschule für Musik Köln under Zakhar Bron and graduated in 2004.
In 1997, she made her debut at Lucerne Festival and Musikverein in Vienna with Rudolf Baumgartner. Two years later, she took the First Prize at the 1999 Paganini Competition.
Shoji records with Deutsche Grammophone. Until 2009 she used the 1715 Joachim Stradivarius on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation; today she plays the 1729 Recamier Stradivarius on loan from Ryuzo Ueno, Honorary Chairman, Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
Summer Camps
BLUE RIDGE CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE Orkney Springs, VA
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
