Wishing Auditions

Interested in playing the violin part to Wishing this year? Check out the sheet music below. Let me know in lesson if you are interested and take the week to look over the parts. Next week in lesson, I will be holding auditions to put together this years Wishing Ensemble! Good luck and start playing!

(better copies of music available in lesson)

Musical Show & Tell

I enjoyed Tuesdays musical show and tell so much. It was great to see what is popular among so many different ages and the other musical talents students have. I have seen such growth in students secondary instruments over the past few years. What a hard working group of students to be able to accomplish so many different things! Here are a few examples of what we did.





I have also had many students who have been composing songs to sing or play on the violin (click HERE to check out Incredibox!). Other students are being creative in how they practice and play their review pieces. The fiddle class is underway with new repertoire to listen to and the advanced students are working away at learning the full Seitz Concerto. I look forward to many more creative weeks ahead!

Year End Recital Repertoire (Sunday May 14th)

Book 4

Concerto No. 2 in G Major by Seitz

Book 3

Bach Gavotte

Book 2

Lully Gavotte
Witches Dance

Bouree

Book 1

Minuet 2

Perpetual Motion

Long Long Ago

May Song

Lightly Row

Ti Ti Sh Ti

Twinkle Theme

Other

Wishing, Fiddle Class, Advanced Ensemble

Get to know the full Seitz Concerto! (Psst... no clapping in between movements!)

Family Inspiration

I've been reflecting on the past few weeks of lessons and some of the things I've heard and seen from my Suzuki families. Some students have gotten into great practice routines while others are still struggling to make new habits. Some follow their review charts precisely while others are a bit more choosy. Whatever your practice challenges may be, the start of Spring signifies the return of routine and a second chance to set healthy habits.

I'm taking motivation today from my some of my students who are working hard to make music an important part of their daily lives. I hope they don't mind me sharing their stories.

Start a family band or weekly kitchen party!
I know many families who not only have children playing the violin, but siblings who play other instruments or the parents play instruments themselves. Gather as a family with the instrument of your choice and play anything together. Even the youngest in the family can join in with simple percussion instruments like shakers or drums. Have fun experimenting and enjoying the time together being creative.

Family Review Time
Start practice off with a challenge. Assign a leader for the week (a family member). The leader must initiate the start of practice for the day and lead the family through review pieces. Then you may all break away and work on your own repertoire. If the leader forgets to initiate practice for the day, the leader loses all electronic privileges. So proud of this family for such an amazing idea!

Set daily practice with another daily activity
Many students are finding success in pairing daily practice with another daily activity such as breakfast or dinner, getting home from school or after homework. For older students or adults who have more work and less time for extra curriculars, remember that a few minutes of music is a healthy brain boost which can make your extended studies more successful.

New commitments to Review Charts
Many students are taking a new interest in developing review habits. Whether it is following a review chart or picking random pieces from a bowl, challenge yourself to play a handful of review pieces everyday.

Review Book Challenge
Set a timer and see how long it takes you to play through one whole Suzuki book from start to finish. Not only is this an excellent test of our how well we know our review pieces but also an endurance challenge. Reflect on the hard work and dedication it has taken to be able to play and know so many pieces!

Listening in the Car
This is a great use of time for listening. Many families are finding success in listening to their current and up coming repertoire on the way to and from music lessons and other extra curricular activities. The more we listen, the more we know.

Great work everyone! Keep challenging yourselves and one another to find fun and inspiring ways to enhance your musical studies!