100 Day Practice Challenge

100 Day Practice Challenge!!

·      Challenge runs from Jan.1st-Memorial Day.

·      The goal is to practice 100 days in between these two dates.

·      Please color in one icon, for each practice day.

·      Individual and Group lessons DO NOT COUNT as practice sessions.

·      Each student that commits to participating will get a charm bracelet in February.

·      They will earn one bead for every 25 days that they practice.

    There will be additional charts available at the front desk in January. 

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    Rules:

o   Practice sessions must be at least 15 mins. Long

o   You can listen through the entire CD twice to substitute for a practice day; this is ideal for vacation or sick  days.

o   Each practice session must have a tonalization/warm-up section & a review section.

o   Parents must supervise students throughout the practice session, unless your teacher says otherwise.

Itzhak Perlman recital at Lyric Opera in April- Group Ticket Information

I am hoping to make arrangements to order a tickets for our Suzuki students to attend the upcoming Itzhak Perlman recital at Lyric Opera in April. There is more information below. I will be reserving tickets at the $25 dollar level. I plan on reserving the tickets on January 9th, so please email me with the number of tickets that you plan to purchase. I will collect the money for tickets on January 25th. 

By reserving them as a group, all of our students will get to sit in the same section and experience the recital together. Below, there is more information about the concert.

From the Lyric Opera Box Office:

Join us Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2 PM for a rare opportunity to hear the reigning virtuoso of the violin - Itzhak Perlman -  live on our stage! 

Video screens will provide outstanding viewing for every seat in the theater! 

Groups can reserve tickets NOW for what is sure to be a sold-out event; balcony seats start at just $25! Main Floor seats start at just $60, with the best seats available for just $125.  No payment is due with your order and groups can adjust their ticket count.  

The Chicago Tribune calls Itzhak Perlman "one of the commanding talents of our time" - don't miss his one and only performance at Lyric Opera!

Of course, tickets are available for loved operas like Madama Butterfly, La Traviata, Die Fledermaus and The Barber of Seville  - call me or visit us at www.LyricOpera.org to learn more! 

-

Joel Friend

Group Sales Manager

Lyric Opera of Chicago

(312) 827-5927

Discounted Parking

Seating Chart

Potluck items still needed for this Saturday's Dept. Recital!!!

Hey Suzuki parents. Please remember to sign up to either volunteer your time to set-up the potluck or to bring an item to share. Right now I still need Disposable utensils, juice, soft drinks, veggies, fruit, wraps, sandwiches and desserts.... so I can use more of everything. Please help out!
The sign-up sheet is on the Recital Hall door, or you can email me and I will sign you up.
I also still need 3 violin parent volunteers to help with student-wrangling through-out the recital.
THANKS!!

December 7th- adjusted class times for Dress Rehearsals

December 7^th- Logistics

·      Dalcroze classes run as usual from 9-10:30am

·      Pre-Twinkle & Book 4 classes run as normal with no changes to schedule      

o   Monday Pre-Twinklers are invited to attend this Saturday’s Pre-T class

·      Twinkle & Book 1a classes are combined from 9:30am-10am in room 100A with Christine

·      Orchestra Dress Rehearsal from 9:45-10am with Tamara

·      Note Readers Classes are cancelled

·      10-10:30- Book 1B, Book 2 & Book 3 are combined in room 100A with Emilia.  Please focus on Holiday tunes and Minuet 2.

·      Chamber Music as regularly scheduled

·      10:45-11:30- Pre-Twinklers through Book 1 rehearse in the recital hall

o   I will have a list of who is playing which piece with me, to make edits as needed during the rehearsal

o   I will place ribbons on the scrolls of every student playing Jingle Bells

o   We will run through the Art Institute carols at the end each rehearsal

·      11:30-12:15- Book 2 + students rehearse- same as above

December 14th- Suzuki Department Recital at Noon in the Recital Hall

Uniform- Students should wear recital appropriate attire in festive Holiday colors such as white, black, read & green. No gym shoes or jeans please!

Schedule for the day:

• Dalcroze Eurythmics classes run as usual from 9am-10:30am
• Classes are open to new Suzuki students for participation
• NO OTHER GROUP CLASSES
• 11am- String students drop off cases in room 100A and go to room 202 for tuning and run-through. Teachers will be responsible for these students throughout the recital. 
• 11am- Parents drop of potluck items in the lounge area while parent volunteers set-up the potluck
• 11:50am- Chamber group, flute & harp performers arrive at the recital hall. Non-string performers will sit in the front row of the hall. 
• Noon- Recital begins
• Pre-Twinkle students will be allowed to sit with parents after their performance
• 1pm- Recital ends
• String performers will go to room 100A to be collected by parents

Enjoy the Potluck!

December 14^th- Suzuki Dept Recital Program

Chrisie-Keiko Abe accompanist

Suzuki Chamber Groups:

Jerecho Agudelo, Declan Flaherty, Isabella Kim, Sterling Kennedy, Zayd Alkadri, Kai Dizon

Short Story                                                                                         H. Lichner

Eccossaise                                                                                          J. Hummel

Coached by Amber Walton-Amar

Cuckoo                                                                                                Folk Song

Crystal Rosas- student of Janelle Lake

Amaryllis                                                                                            J.Ghys

Chase Edwards- student of Lisa Goethe-McGinn

Pre-Twinkle Strings:

Twinkle Note Names Song                                                              

Up Like a Rocket

Snowflake Song

Old McCello

Group students of Bridget Callahan, Tamara Gonzalez & Erica Lessie

Suzuki Orchestra:

Ode to Joy                                                                                          L. Beethoven

O’ Come all ye faithful                                                                      J. F. Wade

Bridget Callahan, conductor

Suzuki Cello:

Gavotte                                                                                               J. Gossec

Minuet in C                                                                                        J.S. Bach

We Three Kings                                                                                J. Hopkins

Rigadoon                                                                                            H. Purcell

Allegretto                                                                                           S. Suzuki

Chanukah, Chanukah                                                                                   Traditional

Song of the Wind                                                                              Folk Song

French Folk Song                                                                               Folk Song

Led by Martine Benmann

Combined Suzuki Violins & Cellos

Jingle Bells                                                                                         James Pierpont

Suzuki Violin:

Concerto #5 mvt 1                                                                            J. Seitz

Gavotte                                                                                               J. Lully

Hunter’s Chorus                                                                                A. Weber

We Wish You a Merry Christmas                                                    English Carol

Minuet 2                                                                                            J.S. Bach

Andantino                                                                                          S. Suzuki

O’Come Little Children                                                                     Folk Song

Lightly Row                                                                                        Folk Song

Twinkle Theme                                                                                 S. Suzuki

Led by Tamara Gonzalez, Emilia Blazsak, Christine Knodle, Marija Bubanj & Bridget Callahan