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Sep

2014

Southern Utah Children Choir

17 Sep 2014

Such a wonderful presentation considering they only had 4 practices. Kids love to be part of this choir and I am very happy.

I was amazed by the dedication of the leaders and how the work with the kids and teach them the right way to sign. They put attention to the details and make it worth it. Kids are learning how to sign and read the notes. That makes it all worth it for me specially because I can hear them talking about not going to high while singing as the notes clearly point they are in the D string. And how they go to the piano to check the right pitch for that part.

Aug

2014

Ready to setup the YouTube Channel

My Music, Post Slider, Sunday Morning

03 Aug 2014

In our musical journey we always set many goals we want to accomplish. I always set daily goals, weekly goals and monthly goals. Once a year we get to celebrate our accomplishment once they move to the next book. This year it was not the exception but the reward they requested was a very peculiar one. They both wanted to have a youtube channel so they can upload the videos we take weekly. After a long consideration I concluded this was a great idea and a win-win situation for all of us.

My conditions were simple. First they needed to learn the basic of camera handling, lights, aperture etc. Second before they could upload any video, such video needed to be approved by either Mom or Papa. As you can imagine, I have setup the standards quite high and the pieces needs to be good in all aspects for me to approve it.

So I will keep you posted in our new adventure.

Aug

2014

A little boy with attitude.

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Our Life in Pictures, Photography, Sunday Morning

03 Aug 2014

He is going 1K miles per hour. I guess this is normal when you have two older siblings and you want to do everything they do. It is kind of funny how he is always in the middle and always expecting to have the same things his siblings have no matter what it is.

Jul

2014

Their caricature is finally done!!

My Music, Post Slider, Sunday Morning

27 Jul 2014

Among the numerous challenges that parents face in handling children’s music lessons, getting kids to practice is the most daunting of all. Our strategy was transforming practicing into a rewarding activity, by reaching daily/weekly/monthly/yearly musical goals. For example, instead of saying 60 minutes of practice, I will say, “Today the goal of practicing is to play the first ten measures of your piece without any mistakes (or the red section as we like to color our music to make it more interesting to their eyes).” Since I know the part she/he is struggling, I will be sure she/he will play such part, usually over 10 times, until it is perfected. Whether reaching this goal takes 15 minutes or 75 minutes is not important, what is important is that she/he knows the musical goal and feels motivated to be as efficient as possible while practicing in order to reach that goal.

“If the attitude of the mother changes, then the attitude of the child will also change”—Suzuki

These caricatures were made as a reward for their extra efforts. We set our 3 months goal (for example how many new pieces she/he would master by the end of the period) and they know the only way to reach such goal is by practicing. To my surprise the goal setup for the caricature was reached ahead of time.

Until them .. the Ninja Mom

Jun

2014

Bourrée by Handel – Suzuki Violin Book 2

03 Jun 2014

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-British baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Most music lovers have encountered George Frideric Handel through holiday-time renditions of the Messiah‘s ‘Hallelujah’ chorus or his Music for the Royal Fireworks.
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May

2014

Suzuki Violin Thoughts…

Link, Sunday Morning

03 May 2014

My third child will be 3 years old soon and I have conflicting thoughts about starting violin at such a younger age. I think there are pros and cons to starting at different ages. For example, I started my older kids at 5 year old and they both progressed very fast. This seems to make sense due to the increased maturity, longer attention spans, and improved manual dexterity. But there are a number of 3 year old who progress as quickly or more quickly than the average 5-6 year old.

Dec

2013

Welcome to my YOUTUBE Channel!

Clothing, Sunday Morning

Fit Row, Life Style, Sunday Morning

03 Dec 2013

Matthew love to play the violin, he also love to make videos. It was not an easy decision to let him be online and share his passion with the rest of the world, but it is a privilege he has earned. With only 6 years old, he has invested hundreds of hours practicing his violin and also learning the basic of video and camera setup.

You can see the shine in his eyes when he plays the violin…

Nov

2013

Audio Post Format

Clothing, Life Style, My Music

Favorite Movies, Graphic Design

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Nov

2013

Grid Gallery – Post Format

Life Style, Photography, Sunday Morning

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Nov

2013

My Life as a Suzuki Mom

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When my daughter was four-and-a-half years old, she had already been in homeschool for half a year and was ready to start her musical journey. We enrolled her in Suzuki Strings. Five years later, she is still at it and loving it. What I have learned about teaching, music, and music teaching through this process has had a profound impact on my life.

Most of the time, I love the practicing ritual with my daughter. Almost daily, I admire how she can make music out of wooden box with strings. Music is part of our home-school curriculum and she knows it will happen right after she finishes her day shores.

She plays with beautiful tone and focus (most of the time). She has not encountered a violin challenge yet that he cannot master with practice and effort. Her current violin teacher is her heroine (she is totally amazing). She was second violins principal at her youth orchestra.

Nov

2013

The Two Grenadiers by Schumann – Suzuki Violin Book 2

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