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)!

Intermountain Suzuki Strings Institute 2019

I'm excited to announce that I have been invited to be on the faculty of the 2019 Intermountain Suzuki Strings Institute! I would love to have YOU (my students!) join me at this amazing week-long institute! 

We'll have a chance to hear guest artists violinist, William Hagen, cellist, Alice Yoo and the Fry Street Quartet at evening performances through out the week. 

Institute dates: June 17-22. 2019

Early-bird Registration Deadline: Mar. 1, 2019
Follow the Facebook page (Intermountain Suzuki String Institute) for a chance to win $50 off your ISSI 2019 registration. 

2019 Tuition Price List

Family Registration Fee $50 (discounted to $25 before March 1st)

$525 (January-April 1st) or $600 (After April 1st) - Lower Suzuki Books (Violin Books 1-3, Viola Books 1-2 and Cello Books 1-2)

$590 (January-April 1st) or $670 (After April 1st if space is available) - Upper Suzuki Books (Violin Books 4-8, Viola Books 3-5, Cello Books 3-6)

$610 (January-April 1st) or $690 (After April 1st if space is available) - Advanced String Camp (Violin beyond book 8, Viola beyond book 5, Cello beyond book 6)

$885 (January-April 1st) or $960 (After April 1st if space is available) - Chamber Days with the Fry Street Quartet

$200 (January-April 1st) or $280 (After April 1st) - Twinkle Curriculum (for those not beyond the Twinkles by institute)

$75 per Student Enrichment Class

More info HERE (Click on the INFORMATION tab).

What is a typical day like?

January Studio News

Suzuki Strings Wed., Jan. 9, 2019

(Click here for Suzuki Strings Blog)

-NEW Class SCHEDULE-

5:00pm
Rm 104 Pre-Twinkle and Twinkle class
Rm 207 Early Bk 1 (Lightly Row - Etude)
Rm 206 All students/instruments (Etude and up)

5:30-6:15pm

Rm 104 Bk 1 (Etude and up)

Rm 207 Bk 2-3 

Rm 206 Orchestra (Bk 3-4 and up)

6:15pm
Rm 206 Adv. Violin

Performances: 
*Jack Ashton and Young Artists on April 13th
*Rocky Mountain Strings on April 25th
*Spring Concert on May 2nd

Parents as Partners Online: This series of over sixty short online videos are created by Suzuki Teachers and Parents, especially for Suzuki Parents and Teachers. 

We cover topics like:
Questions and answers about teen years,
Communicating difficult issues,
Working with the “squirrelly” ones,
Mindful practice,
Time management,
and much more!

Each Monday for 10 weeks, at least five short videos will be aired with accompanying audio only format, and transcripts as well. Once posted, all talks will be available online through October 15th. Please include $12 in January's tuition.  

No Lessons Monday, January 21st. 

Studio Group Schedule
Tues., Jan. 22nd 
4pm at Whittlesticks
Ann
Lyla

Wed. Jan. 23rd 
3:30-4:30pm at Whittlesticks
Ethan
Nisha

Thurs., Jan. 24 
4-5pm at Longhurst's
Andrea
Ava
Carvin
Hannah
Kimberly

5-6pm at Longhurst's
Abbey
Eva
Kamri
Mahina
Trace

Suzuki Association of Utah Parent and Teacher convention Sat., Jan. 26th. West Valley, UT

December Studio News

Suzuki Strings Christmas Performance  
Wed., Dec. 5th at 6pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park, arrive 5:40 to tune and set up. Concert Dress: red, green, gold or silver to look festive.

Program:

Jolly Old St. Nick, beginners use open D (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

My Dreydel, beginners use open D,  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

Lightly Row, beginners use open A

Blue Bells, beginners use open D

O Come Little Children, beginners use open A, repeat

Frosty the Snowman, beginners use open D, once

Jingle Bells, beginners use open G, once

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, beginners use G  (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony  AABA melody, AABA harmony

First Noel (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

Silent Night (pink Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

More info here: Frontier Homestead

Cedar City Community Christmas Concert

Wed., Dec. 5th, 6-7:30pm

A community sing-a-long concert  sponsored by Gateway Preparatory Academy held every two years at the Heritage Theater. Community ensembles and choirs perform, then come together at the end to perform a group number with audience sing-a-long. 

Students, Ethan and Nisha will be performing in the combined community orchestra on the final numbers of "Happy Holidays/White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"! 

Orchestra of Southern Utah's 78th performance of Handel's Messiah

Sun., Dec. 9th and Mon., Dec. 10th 

Free performance but tickets are required and can be picked up at the box office!

Studio Christmas Recital (Cedar City students)

Fri., Dec. 14th at 6pm at the Sonrise Christian Church (6843 W. 1800 N. Cedar City, Utah 84721)

Studio group pieces:

O Come Little Children (with duet- students should have received the duet in email)

Silent Night

Dress in Sunday best and arrive by 5:30 to get tuned and run the two group pieces with the accompanist. Remember to bring your music and a music stand if you have one. I will bring a few, too.  

Please bring a plate of goodies to share after the performance!

No Lessons Dec. 3rd-8th 

Some students are meeting with my cousin Karaly to rehearse their Christmas solos with the accompaniment this week. Schedule below: 

Hannah- Mon., Dec. 3 at 5pm at Whittlesticks

Kimberly- Mon., Dec. 3 at 5:30pm at Whittlesticks

Andrea- Tues. Dec. 4 at ___?___ at Lauana Carter's home in Enoch.

Mahina- Thurs., Dec. 6 at 5pm at Whittlesticks

Carvin- Thurs., Dec. 6 at 5:30pm at Whittlesticks

Southern Utah String Festival Registration Deadline is Sat., Dec. 15th
I will get level info./pieces to students at their next lesson -if I already emailed you festival info. register now so you don't forget and have to pay to $10 late fee!
Also, please get an accompanist scheduled for Sat., Mar. 2, 2019 now so it doesn't hold your registration up. 

November Studio News

Nov. 2-3, 2018 Suzuki Strings Fall Workshop and Concert
Classes start at 3pm on Fri., Nov. 2nd at the Heritage Theater (park on the second level and enter at the Festival Hall entrance). Check the full schedule here: Workshop Schedule

Concert details and guest clinician bios here.

ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED TO THE PARENT MEETING, 
Focusing on Student Success -including Note Reading Ideas
Clinicians will give ideas and answer parent questions. Fri., Nov. 2nd at 6:15pm in Conference Rm 7 (Park on the second level and enter at the Festival Hall entrance). 

Come to OSU's concert, Thurs., Nov. 8, 2018 7:30pm at the Heritage Theater. Music includes selections from West Side Story and the Overture to Candide in celebration of 100 years of Leonard Brenstein! 

















Nov. Studio Group (notice schedule change due to Thanksgiving Holiday)

Mon., Nov. 19th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks. 

Ann

Elsie

Lyla

Tues. Nov. 20th, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.

Andrea

Carvin

Hannah

Kimberly 

Ava

Tues. Nov. 20th, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home. 

Eva

Abbey

Trace

Kamri

Mahina

Wed., Nov. 21st, 3-4pm at Whittlesticks.

Ethan 

Nisha  

Studio Christmas Recital
Fri., Dec 14th, 6:00pm
Please put this on your calendars now. The recital is at the new Sonrise Christian Church, just off Hwy 56, 6843 W 1800 N Cedar City Utah 84721 Thank you to the Vogt's for arranging this location!

November Lessons
No Lessons Nov. 22nd-24th, 30th

Also, just a heads up for Dec. lessons. I will be gone Dec. 1st-9th to Europe on tour for the 200th year anniversary of the Christmas hymn, Silent Night! Check the Studio Calendar for exact lesson dates. 

Southern Utah String Festival registration due Dec. 15th. Submit forms and make payment here. Festival is Sat. Mar. 2, 2019 in Cedar City. Ask and confirm the date with your accompanist now! 

October Studio News

Happy Fall! 

There are many opportunities to attend live performances in Cedar City this month! Try to make it to at least one concert- The Confucius Institute will be performing a traditional Chinese Lion Dance and there will be yummy food to taste this Wed. at 6pm. Afterward, you can listen to the Orchestra of Southern Utah at 7pm- all for free!  

Free Concert, Wed., Oct 3, 2018. 

Orchestra Of Southern Utah: Concert, Thurs., Oct. 11th, 7:30pm

Click hear for listening links to the music that will be performed.  

Cedar City Music Arts season highlights: Individual concert tickets are $15 student, $30 Adult (season tickets are $100). The 2018-19 season includes performances by violinist, Linda Wang as well as the Maxwell String Quartet. The Utah Symphony performs this Fri., Oct. 5th and The Queen's Six will be performing Tues., Oct. 16th.

Suzuki Strings Fall Workshop Deadline is Oct. 15th. 

Fill out your registration forms and mail to Sara Penny. 

The workshop/concert is Nov. 2-3 at the Heritage Center in Cedar City. 

 

Studio Group Schedule

Wed., Oct. 24th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks.

Ethan 

Nisha

Thurs., Oct. 25th, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.

Andrea

Carvin

Hannah

Kimberly 

Ava

Thurs., Oct. 25th, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home. 

Eva

Abbey

Trace

Kamri

Mahina

Fri., Oct. 26th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks. 

Ann

Elsie

Lyla 

Ethan performed a medley of  fiddle tunes at the OSU Recital Series on Sept. 11th.

Ethan was fantastic and everyone loved it!

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