Monthly Group Lesson

Today we had our monthly group lesson. We enjoyed playing together some of the songs from our Suzuki Violin Books 1 and 2, working to make the songs more musical and expressive. We also learned some new "trick fiddling" that we will use in our next fiddling performance. We figured out how to tell what key we are playing in. Remember: FAT CATS GO DOWN ALLEYS EATING BUGS (Take the last sharp, go up 1/2 step)

Heros Among Us

On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 we participated in the South Jordan pageant, "Heros Among Us", marking the 150 year anniversary for South Jordan, Utah. All 7 South Jordan elementary schools participated in the program, which told of the history of South Jordan and its early settlers. We were asked to play our violins with the Elk Meadows School's 6th grade choir under the direction of Mrs. Laura Packard. Our assigned song was "America the Beautiful". We didn't have a good arrangement to play, so our teacher made one up. It turned out very well and if the audience's applause was any indication, we think they liked our performance with the choir. One lady stopped teacher on the way out of the auditorium and said, "Those kids are fabulous".

Why We Play

Music isn't just learning notes and playing them. It is learning notes to play the music of your soul. ....Katie Greenwood