Category Archives: General Announcements

Reminder: make-up cello class for Haydn and Boccherini

Just a friendly reminder to check your calendars for Saturday, Dec. 1st and make sure that you have the make-up class scheduled for 12pm-1pm that day. This is a make-up for the Oct. 7 class that I canceled. We will go over anything for the concert that needs additional rehearsal before the WinterFest concert on the 2nd, plus do some other fun activities.

There are no musicianship or orchestra classes that day, but there is a dress rehearsal for the WinterFest Concert from 9:30 to 11:30 in room 224. The Haydn group will be done by 10am. Boccherini and Dvorak groups need to plan to stay the entire time.

This information can be found on the Suzuki Academy website. Here is a link to the calendar for the year. Please be sure to check the website every Friday for important information!

Please plan to attend my performances this year!

There is a link to the right with my performances for the year, but here is a reminder. 🙂

I will be performing the exciting Cherubini a minor string quartet  and the gorgeous Schubert Bb Major Piano Trio on October 24 as the first concert of the Music Masters series for this year. It’s on a school night, but starts at 7:00pm, so won’t keep you out too late.

All music school students receive 2 free tickets to each Music Masters concert. Hope to see you there!

Studio recital rehearsals!

Hi everyone,

Yung-Chen Lin will be accompanying my studio recital May 22 at 7pm.

The following people won’t need to rehearse with her (I can play for you): Monica, Cole, Meera, Joseph.

She will be available to rehearse on Saturday, May 19 between noon and 5pm, and before the recital on Tuesday May 22 from 5pm-6:30pm. This rehearsal will be at the Wilmington Branch. Please try to take a Saturday time if it is at all possible. Email me with your availability as soon as possible so that I can set up a schedule.

Thank you! I’m looking forward to hearing you all play at the same time and place!

Important Announcements

Achievement Week is coming soon! It will be Monday 4/30, Tuesday 5/1, Wednesday 5/2, Thursday 5/3, Friday 5/4, and Saturday 5/5. Your appointment to play for the faculty will be on your regular lesson day near your regular time. There are no regular lessons that week.
If you are participating in Suzuki Graduation, it occurs during Achievement Week. If you aren’t, we will decide at your lesson this week what you will play.
I will be attending the Suzuki Association Conference May 23-28. There will be no lessons this week, except I plan to teach Cole and Diana at their regular lesson times.
My Studio recital is 7pm on Tuesday, May 22 at the Wilmington Branch. I will videotape everyone’s performance and give you comments. This will serve as your lesson for the week of May 21. I will not be making up these lessons, even if you are unable to attend the recital. I’ve requested that the accompanist be available on a Saturday afternoon and for an hour before the recital to rehearse with you. As soon as I have the dates worked out with the pianist, I will let you know.

Suzuki Institutes 2012

Here is a link to the Suzuki Association’s Website listing of the summer institutes for this year. I highly recommend an institute for any Suzuki student. All students I have talked to have found them very motivational, and often feel like they made a semester’s worth of progress or more in a single week.

http://suzukiassociation.org/events/institutes/

The most cello-friendly institutes are :
Chicago (I will hopefully be attending again this year): June 30-July 8
Ithaca: July 1-20

Nearby institutes:
Pennsylvania Suzuki Institute: July 22-27
Greater Washington Suzuki Institute: June 23-July 1

There are also several institutes in good tourist locations if you like to combine vacation with education. If you’re interested in an institute, let me know and I can help you research the cello faculty and let you know what to expect.

Suzuki Day 2012 Review List

Book 1
Twinkles (including Butterfly, Butterfly variation)
French Folk Song
Lightly Row
Song of the Wind
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Perpetual Motion in G
Rigadoon
Book 2
Long, Long Ago with Variation
Minuet 3
Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus
The Two Grenadiers
Book 3
Lully Gavotte
Boccherini Minuet
Minuet 3
Book 4
Marcello Sonata in e minor (both movements)
Chanson Triste
Book 5
Vivaldi Sonata in e minor (I and II only)
Book 6
Squire Tarantella
Book 7
von Paradis Sicilienne
Book 8
Sammartini Sonata in G (III only)
Fauré Élégie