NOVEMBER Studio News
Friday, November 1, 2019 by Cortney Baker | Studio news
November 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.
November Schedule
No lessons on Monday, Nov 3 or Wednesday, Nov 5. I have NCOpera rehearsals this week.
No lessons on Thursday, Nov 28. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Consult your registration form or log in to your MyMusicStaff portal to see your specific lesson dates and times.
Group Class (Dress Rehearsal)
Group Classes will meet on Friday, November 15th in the Sanctuary at Saint Francis UMC. 2965 Kildaire Farm Rd. Cary, 27518.
**Please note that the times will vary some from our usual months. This is to allow us time to overlap for the Book 2+ piece and to cover all of the music for the November recital. Updated times can be found in your MMS account on the calendar for Nov. 15.
Once on campus, park in the main parking lot, use the double doors that face the traffic circle drop off. The Sanctuary will be on your right.
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.
November Recital
Our fall recital is scheduled for Saturday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Saint Francis UMC (in the sanctuary). Family and friends are invited to attend and support all of the performers!
All studio participants are expected to participate in our 2 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 4:15 PM to unpack and tune
In addition to your child's chosen solo piece, the following pieces will be performed as a group:
The Toreador Song (reading piece)
Minuet by Bach (vol. 3 with Book 2 students playing Minuet 3 from Book 1)
Chorus from 'Judas Maccabeus' (vol. 2)
Minuet 1 by J.S.Bach (vol 1)
O Come Little Children
Lightly Row
Twinkle VAR B and Theme
Community Outreach Concert
Looking forward to sharing our music with the community at Phoenix Assisted Care again this year. This event is schedule for December 14 at 4:30pm. Plan to arrive between 4:10 and 4:20. Phoenix Assisted Care is located at 201 Westhigh St, Cary, NC 27513. The parking is limited. You can park along Westhigh street. Music is available in your lesson. Please let me know if you don't have copies from a previous year.
Christmas Carols are available to listen to on our YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWj3lwWRP0lAa3hwgjXrDQcyPrponbMrA
Listening to them will help your child learn them quickly by ear. As you are able, add these to your practice rotation again.
As before, you will need to REGISTER for this event. Log in to your MMS account, go to the calendar and click on the Dec 14 event, Click on the "Register" link and you will be added to the attendance for this event. Thank you for letting me know that you will be there so I can have the appropriate space determined ahead of time.
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 Videos
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 (for Music Mind Games class), and Christmas Carols. I hope to create one for the book 2 accompaniment 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 Isabelle Faust (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.
Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkMFy7wRX2k
J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 Allemande (BWV 1004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrcL-9QNbII
R.Schumann/ from: Piano Trio 1 op.63 in d: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWCiLnCqIlQ
Faust was born in Esslingen, near Stuttgart, in 1972. She accompanied her father to his violin lessons when she was five, and while the father's talents were ordinary, teachers noticed that the daughter quickly mastered whatever challenges she was given. A family string quartet (her brother Boris Faust is a noted violist) as well as lessons with Denes Zsigmondy and Christoph Poppen honed her skills.
After winning first prize at the International Leopold Mozart Competition in Augsburg in 1987, Faust moved to Paris for nine years to gain experience in new contexts rather than enrolling in a conservatory. She made her U.S. debut in 1995 with the Utah Symphony and appeared with many of Germany's top orchestras including the Hamburg Philharmonic under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin.
In 1997 Faust released her first album, a set of Bartók violin sonatas recorded with pianist Ewa Kupiec; the album earned a Gramophone magazine award. Most of her albums have been released on the Harmonia Mundi label. In the early 2000s Faust began performing and recording violin sonata repertory with Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov, including their historically informed recording of Mozart violin sonatas. Faust has been on the faculty of Berlin's University of the Arts since 2004.
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.
