Back to Lessons and Saturday fun!

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving break.  For most of you, you've already had your lessons for the week.  Don't forget that Suzuki Saturdays start up again this week (Dec. 1) as well as some holiday Busking down at Bob's Hardware and downtown.  Read about the details: here.  

You should be getting your newsletters in the mail soon.  The fun really starts when we will be having our annual Suzuki conference in January.  And you will be thrilled to know that this fella will be visiting us.  Any guesses as to WHO he is?  

What do you do on non-Suzuki Saturdays??

Sometimes its hard not to get excited for a change in the schedule, even for the most devoted Suzuki moms out there.  It's the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and we are going to enjoy our sleeping in, eating in, and being a family on Saturday morning.  

It would be fun to know what our local Suzuki students actually DO outside of music academy.  Do you have an interest or a hobby you'd like to share with us?  I was visiting with one student last Suzuki Saturday, and he told me he'd just spent the night at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago with his dad.  This little guy was a science and math lover.  I've heard that somehow music and math are related.  Atleast that was the theory behind the development of the cuisenaire rods.  (pictured above)  Dr. Cuisenaire was astonished that children who could play music well were having trouble in math.  Perhaps the numeric/ sequences of numbers correspond to the mathmatical repetitions and variations of music?  Something to ponder... In the meantime, send me an email and tell me what you like to do besides music.  I'd be glad to feature you!

organizingmommy[at]sbcglobal[dot]net

(I'm trying to protect my email from smarter-than-me computers)

Want the words for those great Suzuki songs?

Do you parents remember all of those little tunes for Suzuki book 1?  I find it hard to remember them also, but sometimes it helps if you have a few words to go with them.  

Here's some fun lyrics for the Pre-twinkle bowing Poem:

Up like a rocket,

Down like the rain,

Back and forth like a choo choo train!

Round and round like a happy sun,

Up on your head..

pinky and thumb

Up like a rocket,

down like the rain,

Back and forth like a choo choo train!

(your teacher's version may vary slightly)

Here's another: Song of the Wind

A time to play Song of the Wind

swirling through the trees,

swirling through the trees,

leaves are falling

leaves are falling,

falling tumbling 'round and 'round.

Leaves are falling,

leaves are falling,

falling to the ground.

If you would like more, I found these at the heartstring lyrics.

Have a great time practicing, you twinklers!

Happy Thanksgiving folks!

Do you have lessons this week?  We don't, since ours are on Wednesday.  Don't forget to enjoy your holidays--however you spend them.  

We will probably make our children "perform" for guests while we are cleaning up from the big turkey dinner.  Speaking of turkey, I couldn't help getting a huge chuckle from this.  

Are we thankful? for laughter? for friends? for family? for God? I am.  Hope you enjoy the laugh! 

Performathon Success!

As many of you know, the students of The Music Academy of Rockford College celebrated the 80th birthday of the Coronado theater by giving a fund-raising "performathon".  There were a total of 338 performances that day.  Otherwise known as the Crown Jewels of Rockford, these students worked hard, performed well and gained the respect of citizens, supporters, faculty and family.  What sight to see these youngsters performing in a great, historic setting: the Coronado theater of Rockford!  What a success they accomplished by raising  $40,000 for scholarships and professional development.  Thank you, thank you, thank you for those who performed, who mentored, who taught, and who gave.  What a gift you have given to the community!

Pictured are students of Music Academy.  If you would like to order view photos online,  click here: goveve.  You can email also katharyn@goreve.com.  She can give you the information to view our photos.