We had a wonderful recital last Saturday, January 19, 2013.
All the violins came, dressed up and ready to work. We rehearsed during the morning and then performed for our family and friends at 11:30am after a quick donut/snack break. Everyone did a great job!
Here is the link to our YouTube Playlist.
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I know I get to to see your child for a completely different 30 minutes than you see him or her at home and in an effort to lend encouragement as well as organize my thoughts I wanted to share some of the ideas that have been working in lessons along with some that have not.
My recommendation for this week is to find what makes your child tick. And use it. If may be different this week than it was last week and what worked last week will probably not work again so you have to roll with it.
My example: I have a student who loves loves football. At least right now that is what he loves. The idea of having the puffy man (the cheek of his left hand) stand tall doesn’t work for him.
So we renamed his puffy man Matt Ryan (the Falcons Quarterback…did I know that before this lesson…no way. When asked to think of someone tall that is who my student came up with…) Now, when Matt Ryan (the puffy man) collapses or touches the wood of the neck, he gets “sacked”–which in the eyes of this seven-year-old is the worst possible thing ever. And it’s been working like a charm. Instead of constantly reminding him to stand his hand up tall, all I have to do is say–Matt’s getting sacked…and we have immediate good form.
Victory with with no nagging.
Hello all!
I hope you are enjoying a sunny morning–not quite as warm as yesterday but sunshine is always good in my opinion. I just wanted to send a quick reminder about the Violin Group Rehearsal and Recital this Saturday, January 19th, 2013.
Students are to wear black and/or white.
Group 1 and the Twinkler Group are meeting this week as normal (see the January calendar for details).
Also, I AM TEACHING NEXT MONDAY, even though it is a holiday. This is also where PIANO GROUP landed. While not perfect, it is what it is. We will miss you if you cannot come, but will be holding lessons/class anyway.
Saturday’s schedule looks like this:
9:30 Twinkler Rehearsal (Simon, Elise, Eden, Davin, and Wesley)
10-11 All Violins Rehearsal (no Simon and Elise)
11 Break with treats/snacks for students (I could use some parental supervision/help here if anyone is interested)
11:30 Recital begins
***Because I will have filled everyone with snacks and promised donuts (perhaps not smart on my part…) and it will be lunch time when we finish we will not be having refreshments after the recital***
Below is a copy of the program for Saturday. If you notice any typo in regards to the spelling of your child’s name, please email.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Libby
Fall Semester 2012 Group Violin Recital program
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I was so impressed with the number of students who were able to make our “Make-up” Recital (because I was so sick when our original one was scheduled…)
Thank you Thank you for being there with your families. Everyone did so well!
We were lucky enough to have this recital recorded. I have posted all the video clips on YouTube as unlisted uploads so they aren’t available to everyone–just those who have the links.
Here is a playlist I’ve created of the entire performance. If you would like your specific links let me know so you can forward them on to family and friends if you like.
(Just a side note, Simon, Elise, and Emily are all grouped together in the 2nd clip.)
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