I am so glad that parents of young Suzuki students are attending lessons. It is absolutely necessary that the SAME person attends each lesson and that person takes notes at the lessons. If you have not already, get a spiral notebook or notebook paper to add to your binder.

If you are TAKING notes, your child will have an easier time of MAKING music at home.

Many of you will understand that you don't have to be able to play the violin to help the child at home.

1. You can set up practice times.
2. You can give directions taken in your notes so the child can recreate the song from lesson.
3. You can remind the child about posture, bow grip, and other issues.

We all know most high school football coaches can't do near the things their players can on the field.

There will be no lessons on Spring Break, however, please continue to practice. I know this may mean there is ONE less lesson for the month for a few of you, but with the long spring semester, it should even out to an average of four lessons per month. Though it may seem like I have a lot of free time, I spend a lot of time outside of lessons planning events for my students.


Below are the pieces I expect each child to play at the individual recital in April. This may change slightly, but here are my predictions so we have a perfectly polished recital.

Session I

Jackie Shim — Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Gracie Estes — Twinkle Var. I
Will Burnett — Lightly Row
Ainsley Plesko — Twinkle Var. I
Jimmy Shim — O Come Little Children
Abi Sechrist — Song of the Wind
Olivia Alvarez — Lightly Row
Jonathan Burkett — May Song
Roise Spangler — Perpetual Motion
Gracie Cobis — Allegretto
Ella Junker — Minuet 2
Violet Schofield — Allegretto
Eliza Vita — Minuet 1
Hannah Stapleton — Allegretto
Rielly Spangler — Etude
Kathy Karr — Allegretto
CJ Goodyear — Minuet 3
Rebecca Sechrist — Hunter's Chorus
Amber Royea — Bach Minuets (Book 3)
Maeve Junker — Gavotte in G Minor Bach
Henry Alvarez — Humoresque

Session II

Ellie Seracen — Twinkle Var. I
Nicholas Sutton — Twinkle Theme
Natalie Stafford — Twinkle Var. I
Sarah Stafford — O Come Little Children
Asher Seracen — May Song
Carlye Pfiester — Allegro
Dylan Sione — Perpetual Motion
Jenna Rickerhauser — Allegretto
William Fritzsch — Perpetual Motion
Brook Enloe — Perpetual Motion
Ashley Dressen — Etude
Addison Burlison — Minuet 2
Meredith Harper — Minuet 2
Rebekah Treibs — Minuet 3
Willow Houseal — Waltz
Katie Habecker — Two Grenadiers
Joel Harper — Minuet (Bocherini)
Mary Beth McQueen — Adoration (Borowski)