On the first day of Camp Adagio (next Monday, August 10th) we will choose a book to read on a favorite composer or musician. At closing meetings campers will have a chance to share what they’ve learned about the composer (or about the book in general). My collection of biographers is embarrassingly light on female
This year at Camp Adagio at MCMC we will be printing our own t-shirts, so bring a favorite solid color t-shirt on the first day! I had a fun time this morning working on the logo and figuring out how to transfer the design to the screen. We are ready to ink!
The Addison Trio is on a local tour! Monday, August 3, 2015 at 4PM at Elderly Services Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3PM at The Lodge at Otter Creek Saturday, August 22nd at 4PM at East View We will perform Clara Schumann, Beethoven, and a few memorable and whimsical short pieces that I’m in love
Pause Summer just a little… Come to a lunchtime Mozart concert on Thursday, July 30th at 12:15 at Saint Stephen’s Church in Middlebury, VT! Sonata in F Major (rarely if ever performed with organ) and a newly discovered Organ Fantasia. George Matthews on Organ, Emily Sunderman on Violin. Listening to Mozart is a great cure for summertime
Camp Adagio now has a first pass at a logo for t-shirts. The plan is to print our own t-shirts and posters for concerts on the first or second day of camp. Now I just have to remember how to turn a design into a format ready to screen print. It has been 25 years since
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
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
This week at lessons many students have worked on setting the conditions for playing in tune with good tone before playing a note. Here are the checkpoints to try before playing the first note. These three steps really help ensure that the bow makes a good sound and the notes are 90% more likely to be
Emily Sunderman 