November Noteworthy News

• Christmas Performance
We will be performing our Christmas pieces on Thursday evening, December 10th, at 6:30pm. The location is the house some friends of ours who have a space large enough for us, and have graciously opened it for our use. The address is: 26700 NE 223rd St, Battle Ground, WA. It is about 15 minutes outside of Battle Ground, about 30 minutes from my house, and a little tricky to find, so allow plenty of time. We will be playing: O Come Little Children, Twinkle Theme, Jingle Bell Boogie, The Holly & The Ivy as group pieces, and there will be a few solos. Since it is a relatively short concert, there will be some time at the end to take requests for familiar Christmas carols for everyone to sing along. If your child feels comfortable picking tunes out by ear, he/she can participate with their violins. If not, then singing is a perfectly acceptable alternative. Just prepare them ahead of time for this so they know what to do. As usual, please bring a plate of goodies for the party afterwards.

• Makeup Lessons
If you need makeups for missed lessons, I will be available during Thanksgiving week (no regular lessons that week) and the 15-16 and 22-23 of December. Credit from the lessons that do not get made up during those weeks will be credited to the summer term, 2010. Please schedule early!

*Change in schedule for WEDNESDAY students ONLY: I need to cancel for Wednesday, December 2nd. Please choose a makeup time on one of the days mentioned above. Return to normal schedule for the week of December 8-9.

• Zoolights
We have an opportunity to play our Christmas music at the Oregon Zoo’s Zoolights festival this year! The date is Wednesday, Dec 23rd, and our time is 6:30pm. There is space for 12 performers, and 4 chaperones. Participants and chaperones will be given vouchers for free admission, but accompanying parents and family members must pay admission to the park. Space is on a first come, first served basis. Let me know if you want to be part of the group.

• Change in Group Class Schedule for Next Term
I will need to switch group classes to Thursday nights for next term. It will be the same time: 7-8pm on Thursday evenings, dates to be announced in the next term’s schedule.

• Winter Break
With the exception of makeup lessons, we will be on winter break from lessons from December 11 to the end of the month. The next term will begin January 5. If you haven’t already, check and subscribe to the studio blog, http://denasviolinstudio.blogspot.com


• 100 Consecutive Days Practice Challenge
Beginning January 1st, we will be having a challenge to practice 100 days in a row. Daily practice is crucial to steady progress. With a start date of January 1st, the 100th day is April 10. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Recording of Holly & Ivy

Greetings!

I have a recording available of the Holly and the Ivy with piano. It is low quality for easy emailing and quick downloading, but it is clear enough to practice with and to learn it. If you would like a copy, please send me an email at dconzatti@comcast.net.

Thanks!

Dena