LESSON SCHEDULE

VIOLIN LESSON SCHEDULE 2017-2018:

Monday Lessons: 5 lessons                             Thursday Lessons: 4 lessons

OCTOBER 2017                                              October 2017

10/2                                                                   10/5

10/9                                                                   10/12

10/16                                                                 10/19

10/23                                                                 10/26

10/30

NOVEMBER 2017

Monday  3 lessons                                            Thursday 3 lessons

11/13                                                                  11/2

11/20                                                                  11/16

11/27                                                                  11/30

{No lessons 2nd week-I will be out of town}

DECEMBER 2017

Monday  3 lessons                                            Thursday 3 lessons

12/4                                                                   12/7

12/11                                                                 12/14

12/18                                                                 12/21

{No lessons last week-Merry Christmas!}

**Christmas Concert SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16th {Location TBD}

JANUARY 2018

Monday 4 lessons                                             Thursday 4 lessons

1/8                                                                      1/4

1/15                                                                    1/11

1/22                                                                    1/18   

1/29                                                                    1/25

FEBRUARY 2018

Monday 4 lessons                                             Thursday  4 lessons

2/5                                                                     2/1

2/12                                                                   2/8

2/19                                                                   2/15

2/26                                                                   2/22

MARCH 2018

Monday  3 lessons                                             Thursday 3 lessons

3/5                                                                      3/1

3/12                                                                    3/8

3/26                                                                    3/15          

{No lessons 3rd week because of SPRING BREAK}          

APRIL 2018

MONDAY  5 lessons                                        Thursday 4 lessons

4/2                                                                      4/5

4/9                                                                      4/12

4/16                                                                    4/19

4/23                                                                    4/26

4/30

MAY 2018

MONDAY 3 lessons                                          Thursday 5 lessons

5/7                                                                      5/3

5/14                                                                    5/10

5/21                                                                    5/17

                                                                           5/24

                                                                           5/31

**Spring Concert Saturday, May 12th {Location TBD}

JUNE 2018

Monday 1 lesson                                               Thursday 1 lesson

6/4                                                                       6/7

{Resume lessons July 16th}

{My family and I travel West every Summer to see family which means we will not be having lessons most of June and July} To make students accountable for practicing throughout the summer, I make a check list of all of the things they need to keep up and pass off with me when I return. We will be discussing this at lessons when it gets closer. 

     

October

Well, we have had lessons for a month now and so far it has been amazing! All of the students have a joy of learning the violin and I have loved seeing how eager they are to learn each lesson!!! I have had a few parents say that they don't know how to help their child practice the violin because they don't play the violin!

The best thing I can tell you is...ENCOURAGE THEM TO PRACTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY! If you help them develop a habit of daily practicing and encouraging them to listen to the Suzuki CD daily, that is the best thing you can do! Helping them figure out what time of day is best to practice, helping them to have a successful set up in the house where they put their violin, stand and music will help them significantly! You do not have to play an instrument to have your child be successful at one.
A few years ago, I read a book called Battle hymn of the tiger mother by Amy Chua. This Mom is pretty extreme in her parenting, but one huge thing that caught my attention is that she has 2 daughters that are amazing musicians, however she does not play an instrument. She would take the notes from the lessons and make sure they practiced daily. I was very impressed by this!

Another book that I love is called Nurtured by love by Dr. Suzuki! This will show you the love behind the music.

Encourage your child to practice daily and to color in ALL of the leaves on their practice chart I put in their music notebooks this week. They will get a prize at the end of the month if they filled them in!!!

Andrea