Here are the group lesson and concert dates for Term 4:
Tuesday 27th October, 4.30 to 5.30pm – Violin group lesson
Tuesday 17th November, 4.45 to 6pm – Concert for everyone, violin & piano,
followed by dinner at Nep Vietnamese restaurant, Castlemaine
Tuesday 8th December, 4.30 to 6pm – Group lesson/party for everyone
Note – lessons continue to 18th December if possible
TERM 4 starts Monday 5 October, & finishes Friday 18 December
List of violin & piano review pieces – to be advised
Book 1:
Book 2:
Book 3:
Book 4+:
Celtic folk tunes: Tripping Up the Stairs, Teddy Creighton’s Step Dance
(See Music Performances and Scores)
Piano duets, for all piano students – to be advised
Lesson schedule
Mondays
4.00 pm Lisa
4.30 pm Vivien
5.00 pm Jude (20 mins)
5.30 pm Abigail & Carlee (45 mins)
Tuesdays (afternoon lessons changed to Thursdays, or as arranged, on Group Lesson weeks)
10.00 am Sophie
4.15 pm Isabelle (45 mins)
5.00 pm Jaantje
5.30 pm Jesse (1 hour)
Wednesdays
9.30 am Manny, Noah and Liz (90 mins fortnightly)
11.00 am Vivienne (60 mins)
12 pm Ada (dates as arranged)
1.30 pm Kitty (45 mins)
4.00 pm Alex (45 mins)
4.45 pm Elsie (45 mins)
5.30 pm Perryn
Zoha – by arrangement
Violin group lessons & Piano duets
Group lessons are
– for all violin students
– usually two Tuesday afternoons a term, 4.30 to 5.30 pm
– at Buda Garden Room, 42 Hunter St, Castlemaine
Piano duets are
– for all piano students
– take place in the normal lesson time of one student in the duet
– one week in each term is piano duet week
How to purchase recordings
Audio recordings of Suzuki repertoire can be purchased in many different formats from Alfred Publishing
https://www.alfred.com/suzuki-method/suzuki-audio-downloads/
Some YouTube performances are good, please ask in lessons. However I don’t recommend Spotify.
How to listen to recordings
Just listen to the recording of the whole book, no decision to make
or Current piece
or Current piece plus two before
or Current piece plus two after
Start listening to the next book when about halfway through the previous book.
Active listening and passive listening are both valuable so mix it up!
Active listening – moderate volume, listening for style, maybe following the score. This is recommended too when you have access to different performances.
Passive listening – low volume, you can carry on a conversation easily, it’s in the background. Choose a good recording and listen to the same recording.
Zoom lessons
In-person lessons should be replaced with Zoom online lessons whenever anyone (including me) has cold or flu symptoms. Please try to give 24 hours notice regarding a switch to Zoom. Please update Zoom and use an external microphone for proper immersive online lessons. Audio settings must be musicians’ settings (otherwise I can’t hear your music!).
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