>>> Fourth ... <<<

and final concert of the week!

Today marks the end of their Suzuki violin workshops and as usual, it always ends with a concert and a party! The kids are expected to perform a series of songs which they have already learnt. The boys were more exited about the party after! Here's some shots of today's event:

TTFN!

>>> Third ... <<<

Concert of the week, held at St John and St Peter's Church in Ladywood, Birmingham. It's a beautiful church and the acoustic in there was fantastic. So the boys performed as a group. Thankfully, they have gone past the beginner's stage and as a result, got to play a few songs. The beginners had to sit thru' a while before they could join in the finale! I supposed it does encourage them to learn faster! :) Here's some shots of the evening.

The ensemble of violinists!

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>>> Second ,,, <<<

Round of concert, held at the Junior school. It was their musical evening and a total of 22 kids turned up for it. We were treated to an hour of music. Both the boys performed in the group as well as solo too. Their new headmaster was so impressed. It's his first time since taking over the school in January and I'm hoping he does more to raise the music level in the school. I leave with some photos of the event!

First up, Zac, in his solo performance, playing Minuet 1.

Then Oliver, in his solo moments, playing Andantino.

Finale: the violinists/violanists playing Mary had a little lamb! Noticed that there's no stand involved! The kids have to learn to play by hard and not look at music sheets.

TTFN!

>>> First ... <<<

Concert of the week!

Today marks the end of the boys' String orchestra practise which accumulated to a concert at the end. They start practice again in Oct. This concert marks the beginning of a series of concerts for this week. One down, three to go. Tomorrow is their music evening in the Junior School where both of them will also be performing solo on top of their group performance. Last minute, both decided to change the song they wanted to play. Thankfully it wasn't a problem with their music teacher. I leave with images of today's concert:

Zac is the youngest in the group. It's good practice for him as he has to learn to read the notes. They both performed well.

TTFN!

>>> Solo Moments! <<<

So the boys played solo today at a concert. Zac was 3rd on the list and he played Allegretto, accompanied by the piano played by his music teacher. He had a nervous start and missed the opening bit but as soon as he got into the flow, he was perfect.


Oliver was 14th on the list and he played Minuet 1 by Bach. He played well too although I thought his violin squeaked a little (somehow, your ears become tuned and you can spot sounds that doesn't sound right!) His teachers noted down comments of the kids played, constructive ones and both of them had good report, right intonation. So pleased with them. I leave with some photos of them...

TTFN!