Christmas Eve is tomorrow and I'm already receiving wonderful practice updates with students completing their Winter Break Bingo board. Here are the notes for "Joy tot he World" and "Silent Night" (for the parents when we need a little help): For my Twinklers through Perpetual Motion: "Joy to the World" in A Major Note: For beginners, it's okay to learn just the beginning of the piece. The point is to have fun, so don't worry about the whole thing. :) A G# F# E Joy to the wo

The holiday season is officially here and it's time to supplement our Suzuki repertoire with some of our favorite holiday songs. After all, tis the season to be jolly! For my Twinklers: "Jingle Bells" in A Major CC C CC C CE A BC DD D DD C C CC B B C B E CC C CC C CE A BC DD D DDC C CC E E D B A *Rhythm note: Note names that are close together are shorts, all others are longs. It's a little tricky to write down in this short hand, but I'm sure that once you start playing it,

Last week, I mentioned to my students that I would be taking the day off for my birthday (It happened to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday) and a few students said they wished to play "Happy Birthday". I was, of course, honored, and happy to oblige. I have about 7 students working on the G major pieces in Suzuki Violin School Volume 1 and 2, so I used "Happy Birthday" as a supplemental piece to get in more practice with those pesky low 2's. I sent out the note names via