Deck the Halls!

It’s time for our annual studio Christmas Concert!

Join us on

Thursday, December 20, 7:00 p.m., BYU Conference Center Auditorium

Wear your “Sunday best dress”

Repertoire

Purchase Christmas Kaleidoscope and Christmas Kaleidoscope II by Robert S. Frost, published by Kjos., and learn these pieces in the following order:

Found in Christmas Kaleidoscope

1.  Joy To the World

2.  We Three Kings

3.  O Come All Ye Faithful

4.  Away in a Manger

5.  Hark the Herald Angels Sing

6.  Angels We Have Heard on High

7.  The First Noel

Found in Christmas Kaleidoscope II

8.  What Child Is This?

9.  O Little Town of Bethlehem

10. Silent Night

The Twinklers will play Each and Every Elf (The Ant Song), I’m a Big Fat Santa (I’m a Little Monkey), Jingle Bells, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and Variation A.

Other repertoire:

O Come Little Children

Here We Come A-Caroling (CK book 2)

Jingle Bell March (I will give you this piece.)

Advanced students will play:

Corelli Christmas Concerto (I will give this to you.)

O Come, O Come Emmanual  (Purchase the PDF from www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com for violin and piano.)

Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (You may borrow one of my copies.)

Rehearsals:

November 1     6:30-8:00             Book 6 and above plus Abby and Jesi

November 8     6:30-7:15             Vivaldi a and g minor class

                              7:15-8:00             Violas

November 15  6:30                       All Twinklers (Twinklers will be done by 7:00.)

                             6:45-7:30             Add books 1-3

December 6     6:30-8:00             Book 6 and above plus Abby, Jesi, Sylvia, Adria and Ian

December 13 6:45-8:00              Everyone at the Hillside Chapel 1960 N 1500 E in Provo at                                                                                6:45 sharp for a complete run-through.

Concert:

December 20  7:00-8:00             BYU Conference Center Auditorium

                                                                        Call time is 6:40.

Welcome Strings 2018-2019!

Great job at the Star Wars activity everyone! Remember that 2018-19 fall private and group lessons begin on September 10. There are no private lessons this week. Check the "Schedule" tab for the fall lesson schedule. Here are some pictures that students have shared from last week.

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Wars

 When:             Saturday, August 25^th, 2018

Where:           Lehi High School Gym, 180 N 500 E, Lehi, UT

Cost:                $10 per student paid teacher by June 20

Dress:             Star Wars costume if you would like or nice school clothes. 

                          You must be able to play your violin (no helmets). 

                          Please, NO WEAPONS of any kind.

9:00 - 10:00 am  Conrad Bird of Omega Martial Arts Vineyard will teach a Jedi
choreography routine (with Light Sabers!) to be performed with students playing the
Star Wars Medley. Students may decide whether or not to participate in the
choreography OR play the Star Wars Medley.

10:00 - 10:20 am  A quick break as parents arrive. (Students can run to the restroom or
get a drink. They should then find their instrument, get tuned, and find their spot in the
gym.)

10:30 - 11:30 am Concert for family and friends. We will have Star Wars characters
help tell the story of Star Wars in concert using Suzuki repertoire. The concert will
culminate in the Final Battle.

11:30 - 12:00 pm Photo taking and clean up.

Repertoire from The Very Best of John Williams:

Star Wars Main Theme

May the Force Be With You

Imperial March

Cantina Band

Suzuki Repertoire:

6          Gavotte by Rameau

5          Country Dance

4          Seitz No. 2, 3^rd movement

4          The Bach Double

3          Gavotte by Backer

3          Humoresque

3          Gavotte in G Minor

2          Gavotte by Lully

2          (Star Wars) Chorus by Handel/Durbin

1          The Happy Farmer

1          Minuet 1

1          Perpetual Motion (Doubles)

1          Long, Long Ago

1          Song of the Wind

1          Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Serenade to Spring Recital

Looking Forward to the Serenade to Spring Recital!
Thursday, May 24, 2018
7:00 p.m.
BYU Conference Center Auditorium

Wear Best Dress
Call Time: 
6:00 Vivaldi Double Concerto
6:15 Advanced Violins
6:30 "3rd" Seitz
6:35 Violas
6:45 Everyone 

Spring Recital News

Congratulations to all of you for presenting very successful solo recitals and for earning your violin/viola Olympic medals! They will be presented at our Spring Recital on Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 in the BYU Conference Center Auditorium.

The repertoire for the Spring Recital will include:

Violins Books 1-4: Seitz Concerto No. 5, 3rd Movement
Humoresque/Swanee River
Hunters' Chorus/duet
Minuet 1
Andantino
May Song
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Variation A

Violas: Perpetual Motion
Telemann Double Movement 4

By Invitation: Vivaldi Double Concerto in A Minor
Advanced Violins: Serenade To Spring (Plus Violas)
Palladio
Introduction and Polonaise

All: The Puppet Show
Concertino in D Major, 3rd Movement by Kuchler

February 20-24 Rehearsals and Recitals

Group Lesson and Concert Schedule February 20-24

            Please come to the group class that will rehearse your graduation piece. If you are in book 1 but are not graduating from Gossec Gavotte this year, come to the Lightly Row-Perpetual Motion class.

            If you are not graduating this year but would like to join us for a review, come to the last graduation piece rehearsal that you know.

            All February 20-22 rehearsals are in my studio.

            Private lessons will NOT be held this week, only rehearsals and concerts, with the exception of the Twinklers (Eli, Josh, Joanna, and Kate B ) who will attend their regular private lessons during the day.

Tuesday, February 20                       4:00 Vivaldi a minor, first movement

Tuesday, February 20                       4:30 Vivaldi g minor, first movement

Tuesday, February 20                       5:00-6:15 Viola Recital Rehearsal

Wednesday, February 21                 6:15 am Mozart D major Concerto 1^st mvt.

Thursday, February 22                     4:00 Lightly Row-Perpetual Motion

Thursday, February 22                     4:30 Gossec Gavotte

Thursday, February 22                     5:00 Boccherini Minuet and Bach Bourree

Thursday, February 22                     5:45 La Folia

Thursday, February 22                     6:15-6:45 Bach a minor Concerto 1^st mvt.

Saturday, February 24, Timpview High School, Violin Graduation Recital 11:00 am

DRESS IS BLACK AND WHITE

Graduation Day Rehearsals @ Timpview HS 

Arrive in time to begin rehearsing at these times. All others arrive at 10:40 to tune.

Mozart -- 9:30-9:50              Bach a minor – 10:10 -- 10:20

La Folia – 9:50-10:10           Veracini Sonata – 10:20 --10:30

Saturday, February 24, UVSH Chapel, 1:30 Viola Recital, arrive at 1:15 to tune.

DRESS IS BLACK AND WHITE

January 2018 Group Lessons

Wednesday, January 24, My Home Studio
6:15 am
Avery C, Lexi L, Isaac F

Thursday, January 25 My Home Studio
4:00-4:45
Lucy F, Meg E, Phaedra, Jesi, David, Abby, Dora
Bronwen, Ashlyn, Dalancey, Peter

4:45-5:45
Elle C, Isabelle, Cecily, Tessa, Sarah
Maren, Ellie F, Leslie G, Lucy N

5:45-6:45
Adria, Ian, Annie, Sylvia

Friday, January 26 My Home Studio
4:00-4:40  Early Book 1
Nicole, Adelaide, Zinnia, Lauren, Ainsley, Reese

4:45-5:25  Late Book 1
Hyrum, Isaac, Meg M, Kate B, Maëlle, Audrey, Jane, Caleb

5:30-6:15 Books 3 & 4
Avery B, Kate S, Desmond, Jacob B, Lily, Ellie M