Wow! Term three is here and August is almost upon us.
One of my favourite times of year when winter breaks and spring pokes through, but before the stress of end of year exams and assessments.
Sinfonia Academy this term is a couple of weeks longer. This means we have the opportunity to explore more pieces and in more detail. So far we have a piece written by a Dunedin student, some Bizet, Prince Caspian, Nina Simone, Rosin Eating Zombies and coming soon a little Pirates and Prof. Teddy Bor.
One of my students has had her first concert broadcast on radio :) Thank you Captain Cornflakes for broadcasting that wonderful moment.
Halfway Bush students have completed their first term of lessons and very soon they will be able to take their violins home to continue practising. Thanks to trademe there are a pile of violins in the next room purchased from $5 to $65.
Saturday Morning Classes will have their concert at the end of the term. My advanced students have continued fiddling along with some jazz and fantastic duets. We now have a rather large repertoire of entertaining pieces which we can select from for a performance. My first year traditional students are busy working on pieces for the concert and Listen and Learn had a wonderful time on Saturday with balloons and Mary Poppins landings along with numerous games of 'Hide the Bow'.
All in all it's productive and bubbling along. Looking at a concert at the end of the term which will be exciting :) More details to come!
