The Art of Rehearsals

What you get at these last few group classes before the recital is what rehearsals are all about. A lot of waiting, changed minds, moving around, and times where it seems like not much is happening, but the work being done is what will make all the difference on the recital day.

Despite the musical things that may have been lacking at rehearsal because of technical and visual decisions, so many non-musical skills are being developed during this time; patience, respect, discipline, self-control, endurance... These skills are so important and the development of them these days is hard to come by in such a fast paced world.

It can be common with children at such young ages to loose their patience and a lot of "be quiet"'s will be said. However, I thought everyone has been listening, waiting quietly, and mostly paying attention through all of the rehearsals. This is very impressive.

I will be inquiring with everyone shortly about make-up lessons. Technically the week after the year end recital is a no lesson week. However, since I will be in Minneapolis for a few days I will be using that week to make up the lessons I will have to cancel. 

Also, if you were part of the Wednesday or Saturday lessons that I cancelled in January for illness, these will be made up at the end of the year on Wednesday June 4th and Saturday June 7th. Then we are on Summer Schedule! Check out the dates posted on the Calendar to start planning you summer.

Registration for Summer, Fiddle and September will be ready the middle of May!

I hope everyone had a nice and sunny Easter Weekend!