Student Spotlight: Performance Party PreviewOur students are hard at work preparing for the upcoming Performance Party on Friday, January 22. An evening of music and food will celebrate the mid-point of a year of music-making at Community MusicWorks. CMW fellow Josie Davis recently talked with two of her violin students Ella and Genesis about how they will go about preparing for the concert.
Interview with Ella: (Ella is preparing May Song from Suzuki Book 1) What do you like about May Song? It’s fast and energetic and it’s fun to play! It makes me feel happy and joyful! What are you doing to prepare for the Performance Party? I am going to practice for 20 minutes every day. I listen to the recording my teacher made for me of May Song and I try to play along. I am also working on playing the piece from memory. Do you like performing? Yes! Because I get used to having an audience and playing in front of people. How old were you when you first started taking lessons at CMW? 9! Why did you decide to play the violin? Because I thought it would be a fun instrument to learn and I wanted to play different kinds of fun pieces. What’s your favorite CMW memory? When we got to perform at the end-of-year Gala last Spring.
Interview with Genesis (Genesis will perform Andantino from Suzuki Book I) What do you like about Andantino? I like how the accents are written–they add joy. I also like how the piece has similar notes and rhythms throughout. I feel like it’s a happy piece. Especially when I play on the E string because the high-pitch section sounds flowing. What are you doing to prepare for the Performance Party? I go home most days and practice Andantino for around 15 minutes. I try to go through the more difficult parts. Do you like performing? Yes, because it gives me more confidence in everything I do. How old were you when you first started taking lessons at CMW? 8 years-old! Why did you decide to play the violin? Some of the songs I liked to listen to would have the violin, so I decided it would be fun to learn how to play. What’s your favorite CMW memory? When all of the students went on a retreat. We played fun games and got to meet new people. Join us for the Performance Party! |
