Notable Quotations
"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963)
"Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer." - Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
"The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him." - Pablo Casals (1876-1973)
"The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off - it was right inside my ordinary daily self - If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person." - Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them." - Richard L. Evans (1906-1971)
The 2010 North Carolina Suzuki Institute
School of Music
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4053
July 5 through 9, 2010
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We are happy to announce that Chris Ulffers, the Associate Director of the School of Music and a Suzuki Dad, will be assuming the responsibilities of the Managing Director of the Institute. Joanne Bath, the Artistic Director of the Institute for the past 26 years, and Laura Eis, the Assistant Director for the past three years, will continue in their positions.
The 2010 North Carolina Suzuki Institute will return to the original format of 5 class days. Master classes, Technique classes and large group Repertoire classes, as well as Fiddling, Movement classes for those students through the age of 6, Orchestras for those 7 and above, Quartets for those who are 13 and above or in Book 6, and Advanced Piece classes will be offered.
The advanced pieces will be:
• Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 by Mozart, first movement, Book 10
• Concerto No. 1 in g minor by Max Bruch (International edition), first movement
The first piece in Book 4, the Third Movement of the Concerto in G by Seitz and the First Movement of the Concerto No. 5 in A, K218, by Mozart (Book 9) will be performed with the Faculty Orchestra on Thursday night, July 9. The Bruch Concerto First Movement will be performed on the Festival Concert on Friday night, July 9. The viola and cello advanced pieces and the repertoire pieces to be performed with the Faculty Orchestra will be announced on the Institute Website (www.ecu.edu/music/suzuki).
The teacher training unit to be offered will be Violin Book 2, to be taught by an outstanding Suzuki teacher trainer, Betsy Stuen-Walker. Betsy will make history by presenting this as teacher training for Book 2 Violin and Book 2 Viola! Teachers will be able to register both violin and viola teacher training for this unit. Betsy will work with both violinists and violists in the student observation classes. We hope that you will encourage your viola, as well as violin students, to attend and that you will consider attending to get viola training, even if you already have had the violin Book 2 training.
We hope that you will join us for what promises to be a wonderful year at the North Carolina Suzuki Institute for all the cellists, violists and violinists. Please watch the website for additional information and for registration forms and please feel free to write with questions or ideas.
Please tell your friends about the the North Carolina Suzuki Institute. It is always fun to come as a group from your studio or locality, but coming as the only one from your city is also good. We promise to provide a friendly, supportive, encouraging, motivating experience for all students and their parents and teachers!
Happy wishes from the North Carolina Suzuki Institute!