last weekend, the suzuki group we are a part of had their fall concert at an outdoor festival. marit has only been taking lessons for a couple months, but she is close enough to playing twinkle and the concert was casual enough that her teacher encouraged her participation. we were just hoping for a good first stage experience without trauma or drama. the suzuki group has a wide range of ages and skills so the program started with the hardest music and progressed to easier pieces, ending with the first song everyone learns...twinkle, twinkle. kids were just added as they knew songs. i misunderstood when we were supposed to send marit up and sent her onstage a couple songs too early. i realized it too late and just whispered "don't freak out" while she stood in the front row onstage, looked confused, and then put her violin up, watched the teacher and played her own version of the twinkle samba and scramble that she has not yet learned. she had a blast, kept her composure, swayed back and forth, and was relieved when it was time for the familiar peanut-butter crackers twinkle. it was scorching hot, so we had snow cones afterwards. we even had some sweet friends come for marit's very first concert and she got a lot of encouragement from her brothers and daddy (who made it from work just in time, thanks to kind co-workers), and grandma. i love that this group encourages structure and practice, but also emphasizes the importance of enjoying music with others. what a fun time!
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| tuning corner |
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| miles with his bud daniel |
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| marit loves how the older kids play in funny positions |
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| rest position |
1 comment:
So sweet - seems like a really fun time and a great group to be a part of. Also, Marit looks so old with her hip hair-cut and blue jeans!!! Can't wait to hug her neck.
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