OCTOBER Studio News
Monday, October 7, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Studio news
October tuition
is due at your first lesson of the month. The envelope for tuition is hanging on the bulletin board (above the printer) when you enter the studio. Consult your monthly invoice for the exact amount.
October Schedule
No lessons on Thursday, Oct. 31. Enjoy your evening out in your neighborhood, or wherever you choose to spend the Halloween night.
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 on Friday, October 18th in the choir room (room 304) at Saint Francis UMC. 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd. Cary, 27518.
Once on campus, park in the main parking lot, walk along the sidewalk that meets the parking lot and runs between the two buildings. At the end of the sidewalk, there is a door. Go through this door, down the stairs, turn right and then right again. The choir room is at the base of the steps.
Consult the year start up letter for the times you should arrive. OR log in to your MMS account where your group times are listed in the event on the calendar.
Fall Workshop
Chapel Hill Cooperative Suzuki Project’s
Fall Suzuki Violin Workshop
Featuring Dr. Terry Durbin
Saturday, November 9
Eno River UUF, Durham
Master Classes, Novemb er 8 and 10
Registration deadline: THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Link to register: http://www.suzukiworkshop.com/
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 SAA website, Joyful Learning byTerry Durbin. Dr. Durbin is the clinician who leads our area workshop each fall. I highly recommend that each of you read his article (whether or attend the workshop or not!). His experiences teaching violin and kids in particular is unique and informative for each of us.
Take the time to download and read this article. If you have time, let me know your reaction, thoughts. etc. Additionally, feel free to look back at the other articles I have posted. We have quite a variety of topics to choose from now!
SAA Podcasts
The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) website now houses 2 seasons of podcasts. Listen to the Season 1 trailer here and learn more about this podcast series.
Browse the entire series here
Studio Listening
Here is a 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 (from Music Mind Games class), and Christmas Carols. I hope to create one for the book 2 accompaniment soon. ☺
We will be performing a Christmas outreach again this year. Start listening to the tunes on the Christmas playlist and begin preparing for this fun community concert!!
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 Christian Tetzlaff (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.
Mozart, Concerto No. 3 in G major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukVuaZsJecw
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op. 64, mvt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxl68woWt4
J.S. Bach, Unaccompanied Sonata No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDJKCz_H5k
Born in Hamburg in 1966 and now living in Berlin with his family, there are three things that make this musician unique, aside from his astounding skill on the violin. He interprets the musical manuscript in a literal fashion, perceives music as a language, and views great works as narratives which reflect existential experiences. As obvious as it may sound, he brings an unusual approach in his daily concert routine.
Secondly, Christian Tetzlaff “speaks” through his violin. Like human speech, his playing comprises a wide range of expressive means and is not aimed solely at achieving harmoniousness or virtuosic brilliance.
Above all, however, he interprets the masterpieces of musical history as stories about first-hand experiences.
CONCERTS
Websites for local concerts:
*Nov. 10, 2:00 pm. NC Opera presents Siegfried, Act III by Wagner. For more information use this link.
Nov 22 (7:00 pm), 24 (3:00 pm), 26 (7:00 pm) Triangle Philharmonic fall concerts. For more information use this link. Several studio colleagues will be performing on the Nov 24 concert. As your child ages up (4th grade+) and becomes a competent music reader, this organization is a wonderful way to provide playing motivation and ensemble experience for your child. Consider attending a concert or two over the next few years to acquaint yourself with the organization and let your child observe the options available outside of our studio.
*Jan 24 (7:30 pm) and 26 (2:00 pm) NC Opera presents Pagliacci by Leoncavallo. For more information use this link.
*April 3 (7:30 pm) and 5 2:00 pm) NC Opera presents The Magic Flute by Mozart. For more information use this link.
*Indicates Dr. Baker is performing this concert.
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.
SEPTEMBER Studio News
Friday, September 1, 2017 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
September 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 remaining for summer lessons.
September schedule
No lessons on Labor Day, September 4.
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal account to see your specific lesson dates and times.
2017-2018 Lesson Registration
Thank you to everyone for signing up for lessons in a timely fashion! I never know what to expect each August in regards to scheduling all the requests, however each year it ends up being much easier than I anticipate. A lot of that is due to the details you all submit online. Thank you! You should have received an email with a yearly invoice, its is much busier than I like, but it hopefully gives you most of the information that you are used to seeing at the start of the year. This is just an informational email. You will receive an invoice the first of every month (like this past summer) that will explain the monthly specifics better.
Parent Education
This weekend I am going to begin populating the Library & Downloads page in your MMS portal with articles and handouts for parents. Find a title that interests you and read it! I will also be highlighting one of those articles here each month, beginning in October.
November workshop
Saturday, November 4: Chapel Hill Workshop with Dr. Terry Durbin. Join us for the day (9a-6p) for group, fiddle, improv, movement and MMG classes, parent talks and more! Everyone is highly encouraged to attend this one-day event. It is such a motivational boost for every student that attends. Let me know if you have any questions, or talk with a family who has attended.
Masterclasses are available on Friday and Sunday. A masterclass is like a lesson, only shorter (~20min) and with a "master" teacher who is not your child's "every-week" teacher. The advantage of taking a masterclass is for getting a "second" opinion or other vantage point from which to view your child's musical path. Usually a masterclass teacher will be found saying the something very similar to what the home teacher or parent has been saying, but since it is in a new environment, or simply said a different way, it hits home and makes a difference! I am a huge advocate of masterclass lessons and would love to have this experience with any of you!
The online registration is live! Here is the email from the organizing team:
Dear Suzuki Friends,
Registration is open for this year's Chapel Hill Durham Suzuki workshop. This workshop will serve Suzuki students at the pre-twinkle level through book 10+. We hope you can attend!
Click here for more information.
Click here to register now!
Click here to read the bios of this year's amazing clinicians.
Sincerely,
Amy and the Workshop Team
You Tube videos / 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 Ida Haendel (see notes below).
Violin Concerto by J. Sibelius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBQyOOED8k
Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIPACyDwC14
Sonata in G minor "Devil's Trill" by G. Tartini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiZHVqUml3c
Violin Concerto No. 2 in Dminor by H. Wieniawski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GmpKijD-dY
Please share these with the kids.
Born in Poland, this talented woman still plays on a regular basis, even though she is now in her 80s. She is known as the first western player to perform in China after the Cultural Revolution. She studied under the best teachers, and had a busy touring schedule until very recently. Her life has been the subject of several television documentaries, including Ida Haendel: A Voyage of Music (1988), I Am The Violin (2004), and Ida Haendel: This Is My Heritage(2011).
Here is a website with detailed info about her recordings and life. http://www.jose-sanchez-penzo.net/ihaendel.html
Upcoming local concert dates
Sept 15-17: NC Symphony - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert (Memorial Auditorium, movie w/live music)
Sept 22-23: NC Symphony - An evening of Rachmaninoff
Sept 30 (5:30 pm): CARY CLASSICAL CONCERTS, St. Francis UMC: Lopez & Tabor Duo http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/cary-classical-concerts
*Sept 28 (7:30p) & Oct 1 (2p): NC Opera presents Cold Mountain http://www.ncopera.org/performances/1718-one (in Chapel Hill).
*Nov 18 (5:30 pm): CARY CLASSICAL CONCERTS, St. Francis UMC: An evening of Dvorak. http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/cary-classical-concerts
*Dec 1 (7:30p), 2 (2p), & 3 (3p): Duke Chapel choir and orchestra present Messiah by Handel
*indicates performance Dr. Baker is playing.
Websites for local concerts:
NC Symphony Calendar of events: https://www.ncsymphony.org/concerts-events/single-ticket-calendar/
Duke Performances 2017-18. Use this link to view upcoming performances at Duke University http://dukeperformances.duke.
NC Museum of Art Chamber Music Concerts. Use this link to view upcoming performance at the NC Museum of Art. http://ncartmuseum.org/p
NCSU Center Stage Performances. Use this link to view upcoming performances http://www.ncsu.e
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.
SEPTEMBER Studio News
Friday, August 30, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
September 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.
September Schedule
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 on Friday, September 20th in the choir room (room 304) at Saint Francis UMC. 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd. Cary, 27518. Once on campus, park in the main parking lot, walk along the sidewalk that meets the parking lot and runs between the two buildings. At the end of the sidewalk, there is a door. Go through this door, down the stairs, turn right and then right again. The choir room is at the base of the steps.
Consult the year start letter for the times you should arrive. OR log in to your MMS account where your group times are listed in the event on the calendar.
2019-2020 Lesson Registration
Thank you for filling out the Google form for our 2019-2020 Lesson Sign Up. You should have received an email with your 2019-2020 Lesson schedule and fees this past week. Please be in touch if you have any questions.
Fall lessons begin on Tuesday, September 3.
Fall Workshop
Save the Date!
Chapel Hill Cooperative Suzuki Project’s
Fall Suzuki Violin Workshop
Featuring Dr. Terry Durbin
Saturday, November 9
Eno River UUF, Durham
Master Classes, November 8 and 10
Website and Registration information coming soon!
Link to register: http://www.suzukiworkshop.com/
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 SAA website, Play with Others and Fast Track Your Progress by Melanie Doderai
Take the time to download and read this article. If you have time, let me know your reaction, thoughts. etc. Additionally, feel free to look back at the other articles I have posted. We have quite a variety of topics to choose from now!
SAA Podcasts
The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) website now houses 2 seasons of podcasts. Listen to the Season 1 trailer here and learn more about this podcast series.
Browse the entire series here
CONCERTS
Websites for local concerts:
*Nov. 10, 2:00 pm. NC Opera presents Siegfried, Act III by Wagner. For more information use this link.
*Jan 24 (7:30 pm) and 26 (2:00 pm) NC Opera presents Pagliacci by Leoncavallo. For more information use this link.
*April 3 (7:30 pm) and 5 2:00 pm) NC Opera presents The Magic Flute by Mozart. For more information use this link.
*Indicates Dr. Baker is performing this concert.
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.
AUGUST Studio News
Thursday, August 1, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
August 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.
August Schedule
There are no lessons August 5-6 (Mon/Tues) and August 26-30 (Mon-Fri). Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates and times.
Group Class
No Group Classes during the summer months (June - August).
2019-2020 Lesson Sign up
The Lesson Sign Up for 2019-2020 is live! An email was sent to you directly. Here is a link to access from the website:
https://forms.gle/oWTzKprFtAgQb8r76
Deadline for filling out the lesson sign up form is NEXT FRIDAY, August 9. If you need more time, please email me so I am aware.
Fall lessons begin on Tuesday, September 3.
Fall Workshop
Save the Date!
Chapel Hill Cooperative Suzuki Project’s
Fall Suzuki Violin Workshop
Featuring Dr. Terry Durbin
Saturday, November 9
Eno River UUF, Durham
Master Classes, November 8 and 10
Website and Registration information coming soon!
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 Isaac Stern (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.
Leclair, Violin duet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHqabmaN6iY
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op. 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSbfsJJUEpk
J.S. Bach, Unaccompanied Sonata No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIBT-vBHgJc
Greensleeves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl0rdYZUnIo
Isaac Stern (1920 - 2001)
Stern was more than just a violinist, he was also a strong force behind many great and famous violinists including Itzhak Perlman. Highly respected in the violin community as a statesman as well as a premier violinists of the 20th century, he was both a violin teacher and a player.
When he was 6, Stern started learning to play the piano but he would soon turn his interest to the violin which led him to study at the San Francisco Conservatory and then later under Naoum Blinder.
Since making his debut at the age of 15 with the San Francisco Symphony, he would go on to collaborate with the great Russian pianist Alexander Zakin before going on to discover great violinists like Pinchas Zukerman.
Before his death in 2001 at the age of 81, Isaac Stern had already had many recordings and awards to his name.
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 SAA Journal (Winter, 2004), Fostering Social and Emotional Learning by Jennifer Kovarovic
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!
SAA Podcasts
The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) website now houses 2 seasons of podcasts. Listen to the Season 1 trailer here and learn more about this podcast series.
Browse the entire series here
CONCERTS
Websites for local concerts:
August 5, 7:30 pm - Triangle Youth String Orchestra Summer Session Concert, Carlswell Auditorium, Meredith College. You are invited to see what the string orchestra in the triangle is like! And see your studio colleague, Elizabeth Baucom, perform in her first orchestra concert. For 4th grade and up, this is a great ensemble for beginning readers. Go to their website to learn more: https://philharmonic-association.org/triangle-youth-string-orchestra/
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.
JULY Studio News
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Uncategorized
July 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.
July Schedule
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates and times.
Group Class
No Group Classes during the summer months (June - August).
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 Vanessa-Mae (see notes below).
Toccata and Fugue, J.S.Bach (arrangement) for organ, orch and violin -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY
Four Seasons, Vivaldi (at the British World Music Awards 2000) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6JAM968XWE&list=RDz5aaeFIubFI&index=17
Pagannini, Caprice No, 24 (arrangement) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxfh-dlTH3M&list=RDz5aaeFIubFI&index=33
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.
Vanessa-Mae (1978- )
Sharing her birthday with the legendary violinist, Nicolo Paganini, Vanessa-Mae was born 196 years later on 27 October 1978 in Singapore, to a Singaporean mother and Thai father. After adopting a British father, she moved to London at the age of 4 where she picked up the violin, having already started the piano in Singapore. At the age of 13, she had already recorded three highly-praised classical albums. These contained a wide range of repertoire from masterpiece concertos by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven (the youngest artist ever to record these works).
In studio working on her debut pop album, at the age of 15, she created a completely new genre of music. With the release of The Violin Player in 1995, at the age of 16, she discovered an ecstatic audience of millions worldwide. Her brave approach of presenting the violin in a new style caused controversy among some traditionalist critics but its enormous popularity around the world among music lovers of all kinds established her as a world star and subsequently inspired a wave of new artists following in her footsteps.
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 SAA Mini-Journal (Summer, 2001), Taking Notes at Lessons: Practical Tips for Parents by Heidi Ehle
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:
August 5, 7:30 pm - Triangle Youth String Orchestra Summer Session Concert, Carlswell Auditorium, Meredith College. You are invited to see what the string orchestra in the triangle is like! And see your studio colleague, Elizabeth Baucom, perform in her first orchestra concert. For 4th grade and up, this is a great ensemble for beginning readers. Go to their website to learn more: https://philharmonic-association.org/triangle-youth-string-orchestra/
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.
