Studio Info Fall 2019

Fall Workshop The Brook Moes Workshop will be held on September 27-28 at the Utah State Hospital Chapel, 1300 East Center Street in Provo.

Workshop Schedule

Friday, September 27       All classes are one hour.

4:00    Book 5           Bach Gavotte

5:00                            Avengers Movie Theme Class

                                    https://youtu.be/mnWtCkdzFIQ

6:00    Book 6 and above Class             Czardas by V. Monti

7:30    The Not To Be Missed Parent Class

            “Connecting With Your Child Through Music”

Saturday September 28

8:00    Early Book 1 Class  Song of the Wind, May Song, and Allegro

9:00    Late Book One Class        Andantino, Minuet 1, and The Happy Farmer

10:00  Book 2 Class                        The Two Grenadiers and Lully Gavotte

11:00  Book 3 Class                        Humoresque

12:00  Lunch on your own.

1:00    Lavender’s Blue Movie Theme Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Aqr0ume_M

2:00    Book 4 Class “1^st” Seitz

Barn Dance             Friday, October 25, 2019           7:00 p.m.

To be held at the “Red Barn” in Mapleton.

Plan to bring your family and a treat to share.

Money Matters

The $15 registration fee for Brook Moes Workshop is due with your August tuition.

The $30 per family membership fee for the Suzuki Association of Utah is due with August tuition as well.

Beginning September 1, 2019, Studio Tuition will increase to $100 for ½ hour Book 1 lessons and $132 for 45 minute Book 2 and above lessons. Please pay your tuition with Venmo in the first week of each month.

Spring Studio Schedule

END OF YEAR PRIVATE AND GROUP LESSON SCHEDULE

APRIL

8                9                10              11              12

15              16              17              18              19

22              23              24              25              26

X                X                X          2 RECITAL     X      

                                             REHEARSAL

MAY

6                7                8                9                10

13              14              15              16              17         18 STUDIO

                                                                                          RECITAL

20              21              22              23              24

REHEARSAL     MAY 2       HILLSIDE CHAPEL PRIMARY RM

                                                     (1960 N 1500 E)

5:00-6:00          BOOK 1, 2, AND 3 STUDENTS

6:00                   VIOLAS, SARABANDE

6:15-8:00     You may leave after you have rehearsed all of your pieces.

                           HUMORESQUE, CANTINA BAND, PERPETUAL                            MOTION, BACH DOUBLE  

                           SALUT D’AMOUR, HUNGARIAN DANCE NO 1,

                           CELLOOPA

STUDIO RECITAL     MAY 18     2:00          UT STATE                                                                            HOSPITAL CHAPEL

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