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Music and Art Camp is in high demand the last week of August! We’ve decided to offer an additional Music and Art Camp from 1-4pm in the afternoon at 45 Tiemann Place. The camp will mirror the morning Music and Art Camp.
Camp will be $450–sibling and multi-week discounts may be applied.
Email silvermusic@silvermusic.org to register!
Please note that there will be no classes taking place on Saturday, July 5th. Students may arrange to have lessons with their private teacher. Enjoy your Independence Day Weekend!
Drum roll, please!
Our new location at 218 W 72nd will officially open June 12, 2014! We feel incredibly fortunate to be able to expand our community to the Upper West Side, and we look forward to meeting many new families in the neighborhood! We would like to invite all current and prospective students to our Open Houses, time TBD! Our Open Houses will give new students and parents an opportunity to meet our teachers, see our new facility, and find out more about our approach at Silver Music. Current students can learn more about the new programs we will begin offering at 72nd, as well as upcoming events happening this summer!
Hope to see you there!
We are excited about our upcoming Suzuki String Festival on Sunday, March 9th, 2014!
Festival concerts are incredibly inspirational events where all of our Suzuki violin and cello students perform their shared repertoire together. At the bottom of this e-mail is an explanation of the “play down” festival format.
We hope that this e-mail will answer your questions regarding rehearsals, dress, seating, and logistics for the festival.
Please look it over carefully and let us know if you have any remaining questions.
DATE
Sunday, March 9th, 4-5:30 PM
LOCATION
Ansche Chesed Synagogue, main Sanctuary
251 W. 100th Street (entrance between Broadway and West End Ave.).
This is a kosher facility so there is NO food allowed in the hall.
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will be held at Silver Music, 45 Tiemann Place ***or another location, TBA
Saturday, March 8th – VIOLIN REHEARSAL, 4:00pm
Friday, March 7th – CELLO REHEARSAL, 4:00pm
DRESS
Concert dress: white top and dark (navy or black) bottoms
ARRIVAL TIME
Students must arrive at the Sanctuary by 3:15 pm for tuning and set-up. Please be on time as there are over 60 students involved in this concert and the logistics are formidable. Unless you are a parent volunteer or your child is four-years or younger, you will drop your child off at 3:15 and leave the hall until 3:45 when the hall will open to the public.
SEATING
There are no tickets or assigned seats for this concert. We expect to have ample room for family members and guests, with open seating in the hall. There is a $15 Suggested Donation per family to help with the expenses of running a large concert.
CELLO STUDENTS
All cellists who play on a small size chair will need to BRING THEIR CELLO CHAIR to the concert. Please email us if you do not have the right sized chair for your child or if you are not sure whether your child needs to bring a chair (students playing ½ sized cellos or larger do not need to bring a chair). All chairs and instrument cases should be clearly labeled. Cellists do NOT need a strap for their endpin, as the performance area is carpeted.
FOOD POLICY
There is NO outside food allowed in the Hirsch Hall as it is a kosher facility. Please be aware of your child’s food needs and make sure to bring a satiated child to the 3:15 set-up and tune. There will not be another opportunity for your child to eat until after the concert at 5:30. We will have water and emergency snacks available. We will NOT have a reception, but will have small gift for each participant.
Our teachers are really looking forward to the next few weeks of preparation and a wonderful concert on the 9th! Please email silvermusic@silvermusic.org with any questions.
What is a Suzuki “play down”?
In order to show case all of our students and to highlight our group music making, we organize the festival as a “play down”; this means that we start the performance with the most advanced students on stage and as we go backwards in the repertoire, each student comes up as we get to their “entry” piece. We will determine each students’ entry piece in the weeks leading up to the concert.
What do we really want for our kids? And how do we help them achieve it? In the book, “The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness”, Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses how deliberate practice leads to empowering mastery and rewarding recognition and that that cycle, along with strong social connections and creative play lay the foundation for life-long self-sustaining happiness. Along with Dr. Hallowell, we think that music lessons are one of the very best ways to imprint this pattern on a child and help them discover their own ability to create and sustain joy. Check the book out and then come chat with Ellen about this parenting philosophy and how it intersects with our mission at Silver Music and your work practicing with your child.
December 10th, 9 am-10:15 am, Silver Music Tiemann Studio.
(You’ll love the book, but even if you don’t get a chance to read it, still come chat about parenting, music, and happiness– there won’t be any pop quizzes!)
We are looking forward to recognizing our student’s hard work on our upcoming Fall Recitals, held at the Tiemann Place Studio on November 15, 16, 17, and 23. Below is a
list of students on each recital.
Friday, Nov. 15, 5:15pm Recital (Warm-up 4:45pm)
Sophie, Leah, Theo, Lucas, Hava, Luna, Chistoferos, Imogen, Daniel
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2:00pm Recital (Warm-up 1:30pm)
Mia,
Ryan, Isabella, Sabrina, Evie, Jesse, Nina, Laura, Joshua, Conor
Saturday, Nov. 16,
3:30pm Recital (Warm-up 3:00pm)
Aviva, Maeve, Hayato, Logan, Eva, Ava, Ana, Ella
Sunday, Nov. 17, 3:30pm Recital (Warm-up 3:00pm)
Pearl, Talia, Lucy, Lucia, Zen, Sophia, Willow, Aine
Sunday, Nov. 15, 5:00pm Recital (Warm-up 4:30pm)
Maxwell,
Noah S., Gil, Max, Meera, Lizzie, Daniel, Emily, Denni, Hamish
Sunday, Nov. 23, 5:00pm Recital (Warm-up 4:30pm)
Mirelle, Elias, Samantha, Margot, Raphael, Lara, Naomi, Andrew, Reid, Ellis
Bring your children and friends to a Silver Music Open House TUESDAY September 3rd! We invite you and the little ones to connect with our teachers, play in our studio, and experience the environment between the hours of 10am and 12pm. Please join us!
For those children interested in piano lessons, we invite you to visit the studio WEDNESDAY September 4th between 11am – 12pm for a Piano Open House. Please stop
by and meet our newest brilliant piano teacher!
Free Demo Classes are also available in September if you would like to try our early childhood and introductory music or “Ready-Set-Play” classes. Classes are available for children ages 6 months – 5 years. Demo classes will highlight some of the activities offered in these classes. Please RSVP (RSVP IS REQUIRED) to
you. Demo Classes
are scheduled as follows:
Saturday September 7th at 11am , Children 2 – 5 years
Monday September 9th at 10am and 11am, Children 6 months – 5 years
Friday September 13th at 10am and 11am, Children 6 months – 5 years
We hope to see and hear from you and your friends soon!
We are eagerly preparing for our annual STRING FESTIVAL on SUNDAY, APRIL 14 at 4:00pm at ANSCHE CHESED SYNAGOGUE, 251 W. 100 Street and West End Avenue.
Festival concerts are incredibly inspirational events where all of our Suzuki violin and cello students perform their shared repertoire together.
REHEARSALS: held at Silver Music
Friday, April 12 – CELLO REHEARSAL, 4:30-5:30pm
Saturday, April 13nd – VIOLIN REHEARSAL, 4:00-5:00pm
DRESS: Concert dress: white top and dark (navy or black) bottoms, no sneakers.
ARRIVAL TIME: Students must arrive at the hall by 3:15 pm for tuning and set-up. Please be on time as there are over 45 students involved in this concert and the logistics are formidable. Unless you are a parent volunteer or your child is four-years or younger,
you will drop your child off at 3:15 and leave the hall until 3:45 when the hall will open to the public.
SEATING: There are no tickets or assigned seats for this concert.
There is ample room for family members and guests, with open seating in the hall.
CELLO STUDENTS: All cello students need to bring a cello anchor so their endpins don’t slip on the stage. If you do not have an anchor, you can order a Xeros Endpin Anchor from Amazon, Johnson String, or Shar Music. All cellists who play on a small size chair will need to BRING THEIR CELLO CHAIR to the concert. Please email Ellen if you do not have the right sized chair for your child or if you are not sure whether your child needs to bring a chair (students playing ½ sized cellos or larger do not need to bring a chair). All chairs, endpin anchors, and instrument cases should be clearly labeled.
FOOD POLICY: There is NO outside food allowed in the hall as Ansche Chesed is a kosher facility. Please be aware of your child’s food needs and make sure to bring a satiated child to the 3:15 set-up and tune. There will not be another opportunity for your child to eat until after the concert at 5:30. We will have water and emergency snacks available. We will NOT have a reception, but will have small “goody” bag for each participant.
What is a Suzuki “play down”?
One of the staples of the Suzuki method is the festival performance with “play down” format. A festival is a group performance with all the students playing selected pieces from the Suzuki repertoire as an ensemble. It’s a wonderful aspect of our shared Suzuki repertoire that we have this amazing opportunity to make music together, even at such a young age.
In order
to show case all of our students and to highlight our group music making, we organize the festival as a “play down”; this means that we start the performance with the most advanced students on stage and as we go backwards in the repertoire, each student comes up as we get to their “entry” piece. We will determine each students’ entry piece in the weeks leading up to the concert. If your child is a pre-Twinkler (is not yet comfortable with the left hand), they will play in our special opening pre-Twinkle presentation, and they will also play at the end on the Twinkle Variations on open strings.
There are only 27 more days until our Symphony Space concert! We are so excited to hear our students reviewing, polishing, and participating in group classes in preparation for March 11th. Many of our students have never participated in a Suzuki festival concert before and we can’t wait to share this experience with all of you.
One of the staples of the Suzuki method is the festival performance with “play down” format. A festival is a group performance with all the students playing selected pieces from the Suzuki repertoire as an ensemble. It’s a wonderful aspect of our shared Suzuki repertoire that we have this amazing opportunity to make music together, even at such a young age.
In order to show case all of our students and to highlight our group music making, we organize the festival as a “play down”; this means that we start the performance with the most advanced students on stage and as we go backwards in the repertoire, each student comes up as we get to their “entry” piece. We will determine each students’ entry piece in the weeks leading
up to the concert, but we hope to have students on stage for as many pieces as possible, so please use the repertoire list below as added inspiration for your daily practice. If your child is a pre-Twinkler (is not yet comfortable with the left hand), they will play in our special opening pre-Twinkle presentation
and they will also play at the end on the Twinkle Variations on open strings.
The violin repertoire will be:
Minuet 3, Andantino, Allegro, May Song, O Come Little Children, Aunt Rhody, Song of the Wind, Lightly Row, Twinkle Variation A, C, and Theme.
The cello repertoire will be:
Allegro Moderato, Bach Gavotte in c minor, Scherzo, Lully Gavotte, Chorus, Minuet 2, Rigadoon, Allegro, Song of the Wind, French Folk Song, Twinkle A, C and Theme.