Suzuki Piano Workshop 2008

This past weekend we drove to San Marcos for the annual Suzuki Piano Workshop. Each day the girls had a master lesson with a Master Suzuki Piano teacher. They each took a drumming class, eurhythmics, Music in Motion dancing, a recital performance, observed the master teachers perform and attended the chamber orchestra recital. It was a very busy but enjoyable weekend. This is Isabelle's 3rd year and Anna's 2nd year attending. They always fly in the same teachers every year so the girls have become close to their teachers. Their favorite class every year is Eurythmics.

Here are some video clips from Anna's favorite class, Eurhythmics, Isabelle's recital performance, and their dance class. My favorite part, besides watching Isabelle play (Anna was too anxious to perform) was listening to the master teachers perform. Eight teachers in all, most with their Ph.D's in music performance, made for a very exciting recital!!! Unfortunately, my camera died or I would have recorded them too!!

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Here is Anna's class singing along with their teacher, David Brown.

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Here they are working on learning note values. Prior to the flashcards, they were going around the room. If he played half notes they took slow giant steps. Quarter notes were walking. Eighth notes were jogging and sixteenth notes were fast running. Dotted eighth notes were skipping. Anna has just finished doing a slow run which is eightteenth notes.

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Below is Isabelle performing "Musette" by Anonymous.

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Finally, here is a clip from their Motion in Music dance class. They were learning various types of dances. This was a very fun class since parents were allowed to participate. I didn't know they'd be helping me exercise over the weekend!!