My son’s 6th grade teacher was so awesome in so many ways. Here are some conversation starter gems!
Category: Practice
Tanja found this meditation talk sound cloud that features a recording of me covering John Legend’s All of Me through a speaker for Tanja Hollander’s exhibit, Are You Really My Friend at Mass Moca which came down last weekend. https://soundcloud.com/ogiovetti/found-sound-friday-music-from-another-room
So today in addition to busking and eating cookies and playing other stuff and listening to a mini concert by the Addison String Quartet (Beethoven Op 59 No. 1 first movement) at the inservice program we sight- read the Rosin eating zombies from outer space by Richard Meyer! Here is a link to a short
Below is the schedule for the in-service day Chamber Music program at MCMC this coming Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 9:00AM-noon). Please bring a music stand if you have one and a check made out to the Middlebury Community Music Center or cash for $25. Snacks will be provided during breaks! Short
Middlebury Caroling Orchestra Party Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 2-4PM New location: Congregational Church Unity Hall 30 North Pleasant street Middlebury, VT 05753 Musicians and singers of all ages are invited to sightread or sing traditional carols at the 4th Annual Middlebury Community Music Center Caroling Party! Vocal and Instrumental parts will be
String quartets on a Friday afternoon are truly divine. Especially when the four musicians are people with families with young children finding that rare hour we are all able to play. The four people are amateurs with other careers, the chance was to let all that go and to focus on keeping the beat, melody
This account by Penelope Trunk describes what is is like to parent a child on a track for Juilliard. Her account is facinating, personal and feels authentic. Check it out… The first round of auditions for Juilliard’s pre-college program is by video. From December to March my son practiced for three hours a day to
On the days I lug the cello and the violin to teach, I have wondered if one case would be better.
Attached is sheet music for the intonation and bowing excercise based on Suzuki “Tonalization” I use frequently with students and to settle before my own practice. Tonalization G Major
Gabby Bernstein’s blog post, Meditation to prevent freaking out has instruction for a breathing practice that is useful for many situations. I’ve found that it works well to calm down and speed up the practice of falling asleep. I’ve also used it to prevent myself from interrupting a student when they are sawing away and I
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