The Suzuki Method is based on the combination of a weekly private lesson and group classes. The group classes serve to motivate and inspire students of all levels and ages. The class curriculum focuses on development and review of violin techniques relevant to students of all levels and ages. In the group classes beginning
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Below is the syllabus for this evening’s group practice. Violin Posture Games Coming up from a slump – Students will practice hovering palms just above their heads and floating up to meet the hand through coming out of a slump Air Hockey Practice – Students will practice rolling marbles down the fingerboard to see if they can make
Developmental Readiness: Playing the violin requires that the arms and hands do very different tasks. We learn to do the tasks separately at first, but then work towards multitasking with each hand doing something different. The main developmental skills required to start violin lessons are the ability to use hands independently and to be able to be
On behalf of MCMC, I am applying for grant to purchase instruments for the string program at MCMC through an organization called, Classics for Kids (http://www.classicsforkids.org/grants.html). The grant will cover half the purchase of instruments which the school can then lend out to students participating in private lessons at MCMC. A quarter size instrument through
Summer group violin class at MCMC is 45 minutes, free and open to all Suzuki violin students. Please mark your calendars and plan to come if you can!: Book 1 to Minuet 1 will be on Tuesdays, June 30th and July 21 at 5:30 Minuet 1 to Book 2 will be on Tuesdays, July 15th
All violin students are welcome to attend group class. Group class is included in tuition for lessons at Middlebury Community Music Center. Donations are accepted for students studying elsewhere. Tuning Time Balancing on tennis ball name game Song of the Wind 3rd finger hop practice Singing, Sight Reading, and Improv with Boil ’em Cabbage Down.
The theme of this yoga practice is cultivating joy. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure or happiness. The practice of yoga can help us cultivate joy by helping us be more attentive to ourselves. The more attentive we are to our ourselves, the more we are able to notice what is around us. If we happen
This week at group we are going to play some Suzuki tunes and student composed music! Parents if you play an instrument, please bring it along as you can play too this time! Below is the plan: Tuning (if you can, please arrive a few minutes early!) Please find a spot for your violin on the
The following is a syllabus for a short yoga class for elementary school age children. The theme of the class is reducing anxiety. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an upcoming event or something with an uncertain outcome. We all experience some anxiety from time to time. The practice of
Below is the calendar for private and group violin and viola lessons at MCMC for the Summer of 2015 with Emily Sunderman. Register for lessons on the MCMCvt.org web site and contact me directly to work out lessons times! Group class over the summer will focus on sight reading and ensemble playing. We will have a mini recital
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