Category Archives: cello

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Last weekend was the spring concert. We are excited that the girl is playing some advanced pieces now. She certainly enjoys playing with the big kids. There are consequences though. She was really hard to see. The concert was a “Where’s Waldo” of sorts. See what I mean?

 She started out somewhat visible…
…but as the concert progressed…

   … It was harder and harder to find her. 

   
  

  

   

 

 

15/52

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I can’t believe that the girl just had her 9th cello recital!  She’s come a LONG way since she performed “ANTS” at her first recital.  This mom is VERY proud.  Here is the portrait for the week:


If you would like to hear her performance of Webster’s Scherzo, you can find it here.

The girl worked hard on this piece, and I know it helped her develop musically. I’m very proud!!! I know I’ve said that already, but it’s true.

I loved her “Scherzo face”- her amazing concentration!


  
The recital was fun and lots of friends came to celebrate with the girl!


Thanks for coming Nonnie!


Thanks for all of the flowers, everyone!!

50/52

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A weekend of beautiful music!

  
The concert was very nice. Now that the girl is on the second row, it’s a little harder to see her, but she made the big screen occasionally. 

   
   

Recital Day!

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The girl played her book 2 recital this week!  She’s been working so hard and is really playing well!!! This is from a rehearsal. It was so good, I had to share!

The recital was at 7:30am on a school day, so she had a limited audience.


The girl had the best accompanist a cellist could ask for, her Nonnie!

  

We are all very proud! Here are a few highlights.

Congratulations!!

Blue Lake 2015 (year 3)

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 We are just back from a terrific few days at Blue Lake Suzuki Family Camp. We had a fun 3 days of group classes: 

Art Barn:


  

Lots of walking: 

Lessons with terrific teachers: 

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Lots of practicing -always the girl’s idea! Check out all of these different “concentration faces”


            We had a lot of fun hanging out at our cabin:

  There was lots of ice cream!

Of course, it wouldn’t be Blue Lake without time spent in the sand…it takes weeks to get this girl clean again!


The best thing about Blue Lake 2015, was that the girl was selected to play on the student recital!  She was so happy!!! She worked so hard to polish her piece before we went, so it was extra special to be able to play for everyone.

Arriving at the concert:

She was so confident!  Not nervous at all!  I wish I could say that about myself


  

She loved being on stage with her teacher:


And when it was her turn, she walked right up to the piano and played the best “Witches’ Dance” she’s ever played!

She’s come a long way!

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She’s come a long way!

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Considering her first cello was styrofoam and blue, she’s really becoming a fine cellist!

  January 2012

The girl “played” ANTS  at her first recital. 

  April 2012

By her second recital she was actually using her bow, and she played Twinkle var. A (just the first section). 

  November 2012

One year in, and she was finally playing Twinkle Theme. 

  April 2013

May Song for the fall recital (at this point, she’s starting to move through book 1). 

  November 2013

The girl nearly cried with joy when she got to pick Rigadoon! It was one of her favorites. 

  April 2014

In the fall of 2014, she graduated from level 1 by playing Minuet 1. 

  November 2014

Today the girl was poised and confident as she played Hunter’s Chorus. It was beautifully played!

  April 2015

  

Videos coming soon…