Institute Final Concert

Once again, a great performance experience! It's so fun to see how well all the children are playing. Every group had clear, beautiful tone, superb intonation, and expressive performance. I recorded the whole concert and am planning on having a party night with my students to come and watch it. Hopefully this will help them be motivated to attend Institute next year! I'm anxious to hear about the experiences of my students that did attend, and to see what progress they've made this week. I know that Macy has progressed a lot, and I'm excited to keep working with her!

Elise and Macy were mostly good during the concert. It's important for children to learn Concert Etiquette young as well, so it's good they were there. Their favorite song was "Witches Dance" and they were disappointed that the performers didn't actually do the dance. I think Macy had a hard time waiting until the very end to perform, but when she got up on stage she did well. Not so well with watching the teacher, but she played well. There was one little boy who was bobbing his knees to the beat in between every Variation of Twinkle... SO Adorable! The audience was cracking up. I saw his mother afterward, and commented on his cuteness, and she was clearly mortified. It's funny that we can all giggle at each other's children, but when our children are the "distraction", it bothers us. Oh well.

Thanks so much to all the teachers and people who contributed to the education of our children this week. It is a lot of time out of their schedule, but you can tell that they all love to be there, and I admire that selflessness. The love of Music, and of Dr. Suzuki's teachings and ideals is very apparent when you attend Institute. I know that I want Institute and Talent Education to be a part of my life as well as my family's for many years to come!