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.
