Music Nurtures the Soul: Fun Stuff

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Friday, July 12, 2019

Studio Play-In

Potluck Dutch-oven and Studio Play-In

Friday July 12, 2019

6:30pm

Park Discovery (Amphitheater)

2077 W. Royal Hunte Dr.

Cedar City, UT

Combined studios of Marin Colby and Karaly Whitesel.

Thanks to everyone who brought delicious food to share for a fun, musical evening! Also, thanks to Michelle Wilson for photos!

Bk 5

Gigue by Veracini

Concert in G minor, 1st mvt by Vivaldi

Bk 4

Seitz Concerto No.

Bk 3

Martini Gavotte

Bk 2

Witches' Dance

'Chorus' from Judas Maccabaeus

Bk 1

Gavotte by Gossec

Minuet I

Allegretto

Allegro

Aunt Rhody

Song of the Wind

Lightly Row

Twinkles

Monday, March 11, 2019

Cedar City Music Arts featured, violinist, Linda Wang, on Mar. 1st at the Heritage Theater. She played several Fantasies and ended with the beautiful 'Meditation' from the opera Thais by French composer Jules Massenet.

Congratulations to all the students that participated in the Southern Utah String Festival on Mar. 2, 2019! I'm so proud of all of you!

Our annual St. Patricks Day performance is Sat. Mar. 16th at 2:30pm at Brookdale Assisted Living. Please arrive at 2:15pm to tune and set up. Remember to wear green!

We'll play the group pieces first, Boil the Cabbage and Devil's Dream.

After the solo performances we'll meet at Dairy Queen (Main Street) and I'll treat the students to ice-cream!

SUU Spring Break - No Suzuki Strings Wed., Mar. 13th

Studio Group
Wed., Mar. 13th, 3:30-4:30pm at Whittlesticks.
Ethan
Nisha

Thurs., Mar. 14th, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.
Andrea
Carvin
Hannah
Kimberly
Cada
Ava

Thurs., Mar. 14th, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home.
Eva
Abbey
Trace
Kamri
Mahina

Fri., Mar. 15th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks.
Ann
Lyla

Zion Trio will be performing on Fri. Mar. 22 at the Thorley Recital Hall (SUU Music Building) 7:30pm, admission is FREE and open to the public.
Zion Trio includes Dr. Paul Abegg, violin; Dr. Ka-Wai Yu, cello; and Dr. Christian Bahnenstengel, piano. They will perform music by Ludwig can Beethoven and Paul Shoenfield.

Gold Cup Recital
Congratulations to Andrea Bezzant, Ethan Calvasina, Carvin Christian, and Abbey Foremaster for earning Gold Cups at SUSF! They will be presented with their trophies at a special Gold Cup Recital on Fri., Mar. 29th at 5:30pm.

Jenny Oaks Baker: A Night of Hope & Healing
Sat., Mar. 30th
Tickets at DLE.fun

Friday, February 1, 2019

February Studio News

New way to pay!

You can now pay for lessons with Venmo @ Marin-Colby (check, cash or paypal still works great!)

Live Performances

The Maxwell String Quartet from Scotland is part of the CCMA (Cedar City Music Arts) series. Mon., Feb. 4, 7:30pm Tickets $30 general, $15 student

OSU's Children Jubilee

Sat., Feb. 9, 2019

1pm (Concert at 2pm)

Tickets $5

SUU Adjunct Faculty Recital

Mon., Feb. 11, 2019

7:30pm

FREE

OSU Concert

Thurs., Feb 21, 2019. 7:30pm

Studio Group Schedule

Tues., Feb. 19th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks.

Ann

Lyla

Thurs., Feb. 21st, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.

Andrea

Carvin

Hannah

Kimberly

Cada

Ava

Thurs., Feb. 21st, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home.

Eva

Abbey

Trace

Kamri

Mahina

Wed., Feb. 27th, 3:30-4:30pm at Whittlesticks.

Ethan

Nisha

Southern Utah String Festival

Sat., Mar. 2, 2019

Print forms and bring to your lesson (you need 1 Rating Record form and 3 Judging sheets).

www.southernutahstringfestival.org

The festival schedule will be posted on the website soon! Let your accompanist know your performance time ASAP!

LOOKING AHEAD...

Fiddle review list for March 16th St. Patrick's Day performance at Care Center.
Boil the Cabbage (Beginner and Advanced versions)
Devil's Dream

This is an optional performance but I need to know who is playing so I can make arrangements for an accompanist.

Abbey - Cripple Creek Acc. by Mary
Eva - Red River Valley Acc. by Tiffany
Hannah - Last Rose of Summer
Kimberly - Donkey Doodle
Carvin - Old Joe Clark Adv.
Lyla - Camptown Races
Kamri - Orange Blossom Special
Andrea - Bowing the Strings
Ethan - Country Dance
Nisha - Sarabande
Ethan/Nisha - The Wizard's Walk
Ava - Tripping Up the Stairs Acc. by Michelle
Ann - Camptown Races
Mahina - Boil the Cabbage Adv.
Cada - Old English Song Acc. by Melanie
Trace - Rakes of Kildare Acc. Melanie

We'll go to Diary Queen afterward for ice-cream!

Friday, January 25, 2019

January Studio Group

We've been building our note reading skills all month and had a lot of fun at Studio group!

'Say then Play' scales to reinforce the relationship between the fingers and notes(pitch) on the fingerboard.

High/Low Space/Line Bingo: Identifying High or Low notes and Space or Line notes.

Notating a scale and adding note stems. Ask your child if they remember the rule!

*If the note is above the middle line the stem goes down, if the note is below the middle line the stem goes up. Extra points if they can put the stem on the correct side of the note!

Fingerboard Geography: Can you play two (different) D's on your violin?

Fine!: Spelling any scale in order (G maj. scale: GABCDEFG). The first one to say Fine! wins. The Italian musical term fine (pronounced fee'-nay) marks the end.

Musical Twister- who knew the twister mat could double as a fingerboard?!

Students learned about and were able to identify enharmonics (notes with the same pitch but different name)!

Friday, September 21, 2018

I love being a musician because...

Saturday, February 3, 2018

OSU Children's Jubilee: Kaleidoscope of Wonders

It was great to see so many students at the Children's Jubilee! I hope you had a fun time listening to the orchestra! Here is a link to the orchestra's blog. See if you're in any of the photos!

Orchestra of Southern Utah

Monday, January 1, 2018

See What's New in 2018!!

Happy New Year!

I am excited to tell you about a new software program I've started using developed just for music teachers; My Music Staff! You will receive an email inviting you to create a password and login to the parent/student portal where you will be able to access downloads, the studio calendar, notes about lessons, etc. You can access this blog with updates from there as well. Let me know if you have any trouble logging in!

I'm super excited to start using a new app developed for Suzuki students! It is Suzuki Accompany Music (https://suzuki.accompanymusic.com/).This is a great resource for those of you that don't play piano (or like me -can only accompany the Twinkles!). You can adjust the tempo without changing the pitch and select sections to practice in a loop -a great tool for home practice!

A few other apps that I use and love are Note Rush and Intonia! Adding technology into practice can help when a 'break' is needed to reboot focus or add a little fun!

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween!

Suzuki Strings Twinkle Parade 2017 SUU campus

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Blog post from "Practice Makes it Easy" by Leslie Thackeray

Thanks to Karen C. for reminding me about this blog post! (Karen says she has extra duct tape if you need it for practice this week 🎻😉)

Adding an element of fun to practice can make all the difference. Try some of these ideas below:

Practice Makes It Easy: Practice Ideas: Sometimes you just need to add some spice to practicing. Here are what some of my teacher friends did with their practicing this week: Ka...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

TWINKLE PARADE

Wear your costumes for SUZUKI STRINGS group TODAY!

Twinkle Parade at 5:30pm.

Monday, October 10, 2016

October Listening

"Witches' Dance" by Paganini performed by Eugene Fudor.
Do you recognize the "Theme" from Suzuki book 2?

"Dance of the Goblins" by Bazzini performed by James Ehnes.

"Night On Bald Mountain" by Mussorgsky performed by The National Youth Orchestra of Spain with guest conductor Jose Serebrier.

"Toccata & Fugue in d minor" by Bach

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Violin "Advent" Calendar: DAY 31

DAY 31:

100 day Practice Challenge

Happy New Year! Are you setting any goals or resolutions?
Why not start the new year off with the 100 day practice challenge!

Some students have already taken on this challenge.
One student was set to reach 100 days during the Christmas break and a few others are not far behind! It isn't easy... some had to start over after 20 days. I am so proud of them and their determination to start again!
I can tell a big difference in their playing and motivation. Their review pieces are solid and the 'new' pieces are easier.

Print or make a 100 day chart.
Practice everyday (consecutively).
Mark off everyday you practice.

Exceptions:
You can count listening to the CD as practice if you are sick, break an arm, go on vacation where it would be unsafe to take your violin with you (camping, hot/cold temps. -violin left in a car, etc.) or family emergency. On days where it's late, you just got home, there's homework and dinner, etc. play through one piece and do better the next day.

P. S. 3 ways to get your child motivated to practice

100 day trophies will be awarded at the Studio recital.

If you've already reached 100 days go for 200 or even a whole year!

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Violin "Advent" Calendar: Day 30

DAY 30:

"Time for Three"

Mark your calendar for Tues., Mar. 8, 2016. Time for Three will be back in Cedar City giving a FREE Children's Matinee at 10:00am and an evening performance at 7:30pm in the Heritage Theater.

Tickets will be available Feb. 8, 2016: http://www.cedarcitymusicarts.org/season.html

$40 General Admission $15 Student

Violinist: Nick Kendall

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Violin "Advent" Calendar: DAY 27

DAY 27:

2016 Minijournal Cover Design Contest

Every year the Suzuki Association of the Americas holds a Cover Design Contest for the annual Minijournal publication. I'm a little late getting this out as the deadline is Jan. 1, 2016 but it's a fun opportunity for students age 4-14. There were almost 50 entries last year so they chose winners in several categories.

Guidelines: Original cover design by a Suzuki student between the ages of 4 and 14. Suzuki or music-related subject matter preferred. Please do not send computer-generated artwork. One entry per child.
Deadline: January 1, 2016
Send to: SAA Cover Contest, PO Box 17310, Boulder CO 80308