JAM IT!

JoinMusic School faculty, friends and students in a monthly Jam session bringing together bluegrass and old time enthusiasts. Students of ALL AGES and ALL LEVELS can share in this opportunity to perform together. NEXT SESSION – THIS SATURDAY, 12/22 AT 3PM!!!

Suzuki Orchestras Concert 1/12

Concert is at 3:30pm.  Please wear SA Uniforms (white on top, black on bottom).

Tuning for FESTIVAL strings at 2:45pm
Tuning for CONCERT strings at 3:15pm

NO reception for this concert

Holiday Folk Jam 12/22!

Join Music School faculty, friends & students in this monthly jam session bringing together bluegrass & old time enthusiasts.  Students of all ages & levels welcome. 3-5pm; Room 118 (?)

WinterFest Receptions!

Viola/Cello ReceptionHindemith Group--please bring drink boxes or bottled water
Primrose Group--please bring napkins AND small paper plates
CELLO Groups--please bring a snack/treat to share

Violin Reception
Brahms Group--please bring napkins AND small paper plates
Mendelssohn Group--please bring drink boxes or bottled water
Vivaldi & Bach Groups--please bring a healthy/salty snack to share
ALL OTHER VIOLIN Groups--please bring a sweet snack to share

**If your snack requires serving utensils, please provide those with your dish

EVERYTHING MAY BE DROPPED OFF IN THE CAFETERIA at PS Dupont

Uniform Shirts!

SA uniform shirts will be available for pick-up on Sat., Dec. 1 outside rooms 223/224.

If you ordered a shirt at the orientation - please be sure to get it. If you need a new shirts but did NOT order it a orientation (for whatever reason including you sign-up for the program after the orientation), you can stop by and see if there are any extras in your size.

REMINDER - dress for the 12/2 Suzuki Academy Winter Festival Concert is as follows:

Brandywine Fiddlers = green fiddle shirts, black dress pants WITH BLACK socks or long (below the knee) skirts WITH BLACK tights, black shoes, and the fiddle hats with bandanas wrapped around. A white turtle neck under the green fiddle shirts is permitted if it is cold.

All other SA students = white SA uniform shirt, black dress pants WITH BLACK socks or long (below the knee skirt) WITH BLACK tights, and DARK dress shoes (NOT sneakers). A white turtle neck under the uniform shirt is permitted if it is cold. Hair should be pulled back off the face and no excessive jewelry.

Please contact me if you have questions.

Winterfest Directions/Parking Info!

From the Music school

Turn Left on Lea Blvd.
At the first light at N. Monroe turn Left
Go through 2 stop signs
Pass the track on the left
Take the 1st right after the track, but stay in the left lane
when you turn to get into the parking lot.

From 202 (Concord Pike)

Go South on 202 in the far left lane past the exit ramps for 95 North and South
There will be a lane that opens up on the far left just before an overpass
Stay in that far left lane up to the light for Miller Road
Turn Left onto Miller Road
At the 2nd light, turn left onto West 34th Street
After the stop sign, the school will be on the left
Follow the road around the school and use the
2nd entrance to the parking lot - stay in the left lane.

From the Parking Lot

There will probably be a sign that says "Event Entrance"
If not, the gym doors are the first set of doors on the left as you
face the rear of the building. To the right of the gym is a walkway.
Follow that walkway back to the entrance. When you enter the building,
the cafeteria (where the kids will store their instruments/cases) will be
on the right. There are doors into the auditorium almost right across from
the entrance to the building.

Practice Help

http://downloads.thepracticeshoppe.com/thanksgiving

E. Coyne Theory Class Change!

Due to a sectional I'm conducting, I will not be able to see the 10:30 Musicianship class this coming Saturday. We can make up the class on make-up week in June. As for the 11:15 class: could everyone please come at 11:30 (so it would be 11:30-12:15)?

Concert & Festival Orchestras

There will be NO orchestra on Sat Dec 1st due to Winterfest dress rehearsals.

Tchaikovsky & Kreisler GROUPS!

This Saturday, our schedule will be as follows, so that you can attend part of the Gettysburg College chamber orchestra concert at our school:

Tchaikovsky: 11:30-12pm (then go to the concert)
Kreisler: 12:30-1pm (attend concert 11:45m-12:25pm)

Same room--124.

10/21 Recital Receptions

PreTwinkle & Book 1 violin students: please bring juice boxes or bottled water
Book 2-4 violin students: please bring a salty or healthy snack to share
Book 5+ violin students:  Please bring a sweet snack to share
Cello students: please bring napkins
Viola students: please bring small paper plates

Special Performance 10/27!

That day a small chamber orchestra from Gettysburg College will be presenting a short concert at the school at 11:45am. If possible, please try to attend.

FYI Heifetz Group Members - group class will be moved to 12:30-1:30 that day to accommodate the concert. Those with a theory conflict should contact me and I will talk to Eric about adjusting the time of that class for the day.

No C. Astolfi Classes 10/13!

A WEEKS 10/20 & 11/3

Vivaldi Violin Group Class 9am-9:45am

Largo Musicianship Class 9:45am-10:30am

Bach Violin Group Class 10am-10:45am

Haydn Cello Group Class 11:30am-12:15pm

Grave Musicianship Class 10:45am-11:30am

Beethoven Violin Group Class 10:45am-11:30am

Andante Musicianship Class 9am-9:45am

Solo Recital Rehearsal Sign-Up!

Will be available Sunday 9/23 at 8pm.  The link will be posted & emailed by your teacher by that point.

Jennifer Stomberg's Email Correction

Jennifer.Stomberg(at)gmail.com

Music Masters Concert 10/24

At 7pm--come out and support your Music School Faculty performing free concerts year-round!

Jam It! Session Sept. 22nd--Bluegrass & Old Time Acoustic

3-5pm Jam session--just drop in!

Time for Three Concert Tickets

When you pay the front desk for your ticket(s), you will not actually receive the ticket at that time.  The tickets will be mailed in later.

"Instruments & Materials" page fixed!

Check out the UPDATED "Instruments & Materials" Page!

CHAMBER MUSIC!

The chamber music program this year will be similar in format to last year (with 10 total sessions). The coaches for the groups will be Alessandra Cuffaro, violin (a fabulous new violin faculty member at the school). See her website below! And, of course, our own, Eric Coyne.

http://www.alessandracuffaro.com/

Liliya Maslov will be heading the chamber music program this year, so if you have any questions, please contact her.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP!

For Delaware Orchestral and Chamber Music Institute (Late Book 4+), and Youth Strings Camp (Book 2-4).  Please stop by the Music School and drop your registration forms off!

FALL ORIENTATION!

FOR WILMINGTON BRANCH:

Just a reminder - the 2012-13 Suzuki Academy Parent Orientation will be held on Sat., Sept. 8 from 12noon-2pm (until 4pm for brand new families).

Please let you students know now so they can get it on their schedules as it is required.

12-1 = orientation

1-2 = parent ed for returning parents (topics TBA but let me know if you have suggestions)

1-3 = philosophy overview class for new parents

GRADUATION RECEPTIONS

Viola/Cello Graduation:
Twinkle, Level 1 Graduates--bring a snack to share
Level 2 & 3 Graduates--bring napkins
Level 4+ Grads--bring juice boxes or water bottles

Violin Graduation:
Twinkle & Levels 1-3 graduates--bring a snack to share
Level 4 & 5 graduates--bring juice boxes or water bottles
Level 6 graduate--napkins

**If your snack requires serving utensils, please provide those

FALL REGISTRATION

Dear Suzuki Academy Parents:

The 2012-2013 Information Guide and registration form will be mailed to you in the coming weeks. If you’d like to get a jump on Fall registration, the Registrar will be available on Saturday, June 2 to accept your registrations. We will have registration forms available for you to complete and submit with the $75 deposit.

For your information, the tuition rates for the Suzuki Academy for next school year are:

30-minute lesson + group class = $935 per semester

45-minute lesson + group class = $1,300 per semester

60-minute lesson + group class = $1,645 per semester

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Kathie DiMarino

Registrar

The Music School of Delaware

(302) 762-1132 Ext. 13

kdimarino@musicschoolofdelaware.org

Suzuki Orchestras SCHEDULE

Sat 5/26--Concert Strings 1:15pm; Festival strings 2:15-3:15pm

Sat 6/2--CONCERT DAY! (4pm)  Please wear Suzuki uniform shirts, with dark bottoms.  Warm-up will be in room 124:
CONCERT STRINGS: 2:30pm
FESTIVAL STRINGS: 3pm

REGISTER FOR DOCMI or YOUTH STRING CAMP!

DOCMI (Book 4+ students)--July 23-27; 9am-5pm; Concert Friday the 27th
**Must audition for this camp by JUNE 22!

Youth Strings Camp (Book 2-4 students)--July 30-Aug 3rd; 9am-4/5pm; Concert Friday the 3rd at 5pm
 (No audition required)

C. Astolfi Musicianship Classes Makeups 6/2

9am Largo (B Week) & Grave (A Week)

9:45am Adagio (B Week)

Primrose Viola Group

Primrose Viola Group Class ("B" week) will be held at 10:30-11:15am on 5/19 instead of it's usually scheduled time.

Day in Old New Castle Event--5/19

Please arrive at 12:30pm so that we can set up/tune.  Please wear your Suzuki Academy Shirts (casual bottoms is fine).  We will be playing from the following rep list (so please review!):

Twinkles
Lightly Row
Song of the Wind
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
O Come Little Children
May Song
Long, Long Ago
Allegro
Perpetual Motion
Allegretto
Minuet 1
Gossec Gavotte
Chorus from Judas Maccabeus
Hunter's Chorus
Handel Bouree
Gavotte from Mignon
Martini Gavotte
Gavotte in G minor
Humoresque

If you don't know Old New Castle, take 95 south from Wilmington and get off at Route 141 toward New Castle. At the intersection of 141 and 273, turn left (there is a large First Baptist Church on the right). Less than a mile, you turn right on Delaware Street (immediately after you go over some railroad tracks and a there's a Walgreens on the left). This is the main street to downtown.

At 5th Street, you can turn right and pull into the New Castle United Methodist Church parking lot -- we have this for volunteers.
At 3rd Street you are now in the main town square -- it will be obvious. You are performing on the front porch of the Old Court House (the large colonial building on the left). Park there and set up. If it is raining, you will perform inside the Old Court House. 

Tell the ticket counter you are with the Music School of Delaware performers and Julie will get you wristbands/brochures for admission for the rest of the festival.  This is free for us!

5/19 Jennifer Koh Violin master class!

10:30-12pm

VIOLIN Graduation Info

Violins in Room 224:

10:45 - Julie and I will tune in the hall.

11 - Twinkles w/ Julie

11:15 - Gossec w/ Julie

11:30 - Mignon w/ Jessica

11:45 - Bourree w/ Shelley (or Jessica??)

12 - Vivaldi am w/ Shelley

12:15 - Vivaldi gm w/ Shelley

12:30 - Hoedown w/ Shelley

1-1:30 - Csardas w/ Shelley

Cello Group Schedules!

Boccherini Cello class schedule for the rest of the year:

May 5 11:15am

May 19 11:15am

June 6 11:15am

Haydn Cello class schedule:

May 12: 11:15am

Dvorak Cello group schedule:

May 12 12:00pm

Performance May 14 at the Grand Opera House: approx. 9pm

Suzuki Orchestras in room 224 on 5/19!

Suzuki Orchestras CHANGE 5/12

Concert Strings will NOT meet on this day.  Instead, Festival Strings will meet from 1:15-2:15pm in our regular room, 124.  If some of you have conflicts, please just come when you can.

Suzuki Orchestras Schedule 5/19

On Saturday, 5/19, Concert Strings will meet at 9am--room TBA.  Festival Strings will meet from 9:45-10:30--room TBA. 

5/6 Recital Receptions Info!

Please take a look at the recital program order that was emailed to you, and bring the following:

First 4 performers--bring bottled water or juice boxes to share
Last 2 performers--bring a small package of paper plates and napkins
Everyone else in middle--bring a salty or sweet snack to share that doesn't require utensils to eat.  If your refreshment requires a serving utensil, please provide it.

5/5 Suzuki Orchestra times

Concert Strings will meet at regular time, 1:15pm.
Festival Strings will meet at 2:00-2:45pm (CHANGE from reg. time)

No E. Wagman Viola Group TOMORROW 3/31

Jennifer Koh Master Class!

Violinist Jennifer Koh will be giving a master class at the Wilmington Branch on Saturday, May 19 from 10:30am to 12pm. Please attend when/if you can around your Saturday schedule.

SUZUKI DAY RE-SALE CANCELLED!

Please see future information for possibly selling used items.

REMINDER: Pick up VENDOR packets ASAP!

If you'd like to resell any items at the Re-Sale on 3/23 and 3/24 (Suzuki Day), please pick up your vendor packet and turn back in by WEDNESDAY 3/21.

REMINDER: Resale vendor documents due Wednesday!!

Please pick up your vendor packets ASAP if you'd like to sell items in the sale on 3/23 and 3/24 (Suzuki Day)!

Parents--we need your help!

We are in need of volunteers to bring in dishes, drinks, and paper products for the faculty lunch on Suzuki Day, March 24. We'll need enough food for 15.

We had a wonderful turn out for the visiting clinicians and faculty last year. Anyone who can contribute a gluten free and a vegan dish would be appreciated.

Please email me, Jessica Hoffman (fourfingerfrenzy@yahoo.com) with what you would like to contribute to the lunch.

All contributions can be left in the upstairs Faculty Lounge that morning. (Please make a note that specifies your dish/paper products for "Suzuki Day Faculty Lunch").

Step by Step for VIOLA Site

Here is the link to the Step By Step for Viola, music book and accompanying cd to download:

http://downloadshop.germansuzuki.de/product_info.php?info=p109_Viola--Step-by-Step--vol--1A--Packs-1-2-.html

You can buy book 1A separately or together with 1B.

Suzuki Day Re-Sale

FOR Parents, BY Parents! A great opportunity to buy/sell used books, CD's and other music items that are in good condition.

To sell items: See the front desk for a vendor packet containing instructions

EARLY BIRD SALE: Friday March 23rd, 7pm-8:30pm (Vendors shop only)

ALL SHOPPERS WELCOME: Saturday, March 24th (Suzuki Day) 9am-1pm

CHECKS ONLY event--so bring your checkbooks!

CONTACT: pzulima@yahoo.com for questions or further information. Also see flyers at the Music School on Suzuki board, and throughout the school.

SA Performance Class Rescheduled!

For April 28 at 3pm in room 224. Deadline to sign up is 4/1, so please ask your private teacher about signing up. Space is limited, so it is first-come, first-served.

REMINDER: Graduation Forms PAST DUE!

They will be accepted until Saturday 3/10.

No C. Astolfi Musicianship classes 3/10!

2/26 Recitals Receptions

Please bring the following for your recital reception to leave in 118:

Book 5+ students: napkins or small paper plates
Vivaldi & Bach Group Classes, & Cello book 1 : drink boxes or bottled water
Everyone else: a snack to share

3/3 Suzuki Orchestras Change!

Suzuki Orchestras will meet at the following times on Sat 3/3:

Concert Strings: 11:15am-12pm
Festival Strings: 12pm-12:45pm

If you have conflicts with these times due to groups or lessons, I understand. This is a special circumstance, and if you MUST be absent this day, it will not count against you as your 2 allowed absences.

Suzuki Orchestras and DYO RECEPTION 2/4

Please bring the following for a small reception after the concert on the 4th:

Concert Strings: Salty or healthy snack

Festival Strings CELLOS: Napkins
Festival Strings VIOLAS/3rd VIOLINS: Small paper plates
Festival Strings VIOLINS: About 12 drink boxes or bottled water

DYO: Sweet snack

Youth String Camp Dates!

JULY 30-AUG 3

Please save the date for this string camp, run by Julie Murphy. This is a great camp to build reading and ensemble-playing skills for students in late Book 1 (Min 3) THRU Book 4. It is from 9am-4/5pm Monday thru Friday, with a final concert on Friday. There are also master classes and art classes throughout the week.

PEABODY TRIP CAMERA FOUND!

If you're missing a camera from this trip, please contact Steve at Dillon’s Bus Service at 410-647-2321. The owner will have to “ID” the camera.

Suzuki Orchestras Schedule for 1/28 & 2/4

1/28 We will do the combined rehearsal times again--Concert strings at 1:30-2:15; Festival strings at 2:00-2:45

2/4--We will meet in our usual room (124) at 1:30pm for tuning/warm-up. Concert starts 2:30 in the Concert Hall.

DRESS for concert is Suzuki Academy uniforms--white shirt on top, black pants/long skirt on bottom with DRESS shoes.

SUZUKI ORCHESTRAS & DYO!!

CONCERT has been changed to Saturday, 2/4 at 2:30pm. Sorry for this short notice, but it helps DYO personnel out.

Suzuki orchestras will warm up beforehand--time TBA, in room 124.

1/7 NO E. COYNE Musicianship Classes

Suzuki Orchestras Schedule Change 1/14 & 1/21

For these 2 Saturdays, Concert Strings will meet from 1:30-2:15, and Festival Strings will meet from 2:00-2:45pm. This will allow us to rehearse the combined piece together, Hiawatha.

Day in Old New Castle

This event will be IN PLACE of Julie & Jessica's Groups on Saturday May 19 (musicianship classes will run according to schedule). The event will be in downtown Old New Castle (details of location tba) from approx. 1-2pm. For some more information on the general event, see http://dionc.immanuelepiscopal.com/.

This is a great opportunity for another fun performance for our students, combined with a fun local event with many other activities for families to enjoy.

Suzuki orchestras will meet in the morning that Saturday.

Viola Group Class/Rep Schedules

OLDER CLASS
1/7
Schyler solo: Handel Bourree (from last semester)
Book 1 harmony parts
Bach Bourree (NOTE: I forgot to add this to the original Suzuki Day list, but we will be playing it)Seitz concerto

1/21
Joseph solo: Bach Bourree
Lully Gavotte
Minuet 3, book 3 version
Book 1 harmony parts

2/4
Jhordan solo: Minuet 3, book 3 version
Perpetual Motion in G major
Book 1 harmony parts
Chorus from Judas
Two Grenadiers

2/18
Ana solo: Boccherini Minuet
Boccherini Minuet
Book 1 harmony parts
Seitz concerto

3/3
Schyler solo: Seitz concerto
Book 1 harmony parts
Gossec Gavotte
Gavotte from Mignon

3/17
Run-through of whole Suzuki Day program

YOUNGER CLASS
1/14
Gossec Gavotte
Perpetual Motion in G
Two Grenadiers

1/28
Boccherini Minuet
Gavotte from Mignon
Lully Gavotte

2/11
Lightly Row
Song of the Wind
Minuet 3
Chorus from Judas
French Folk Song

2/25
Boccherini Minuet
Gossec Gavotte
Gavotte from Mignon
Go Tell Aunt Rhody

3/10
run-through of whole Suzuki Day program