Arts Court
2 Daly Avenue, M-74
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2
    
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SuzukiMusic is funded by
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Upcoming Events
Friday, May 31 at 6pm: Studio of Diana Lam
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr. (map)
Saturday, June 1:
Centretown United Church, 507 Bank St. (map)
11am: Studios of Carol Deaville, John Pohran and Janice Mah
1:30pm: Studio of Kailey Probst
Saturday, June 8:
Centretown United Church, 507 Bank St. (map)
11am: Studios of Karen Kang and Marion Arthur
1pm: Studio of Debbie Hammond
3:30pm: Studio of Margaret Tobolowska
Saturday, June 22:
Centre Comm. Tetreau, Gatineau, Qc (map)Studios of Daniel Srugo, Chela Escudero, Gabriela Iznardo. Time TBA.
Senior Solo Recital
Sunday, May 26th, 1:30pm to 4:30pm Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd (map)
Don't forget to bring your concert passport! This is the last event space in our challenge. Download our calendar online!
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Community Event
Trio Laurier presents Story Telling Music
by Diana Lam
When: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at 2:30pm Where: Glebe St. James United Church, 650 Lyon Street S Tickets: $15 adult/$10 for senior/student. Note: No Barriers Policy The No Barriers Policy at Glebe-St. James United Church means that all church events are open to all persons. If the cost of tickets or registration fees are a barrier to you, simply contact the minister in order to pick up tickets or arrange registrations. Our concert program is based about music that tells a story - we we will performing some operatic transcriptions from Bizet's Carmen and Weber's Der Freischutz, theme music, and also performing an arrangement of "Histoire de Babar" (The Story of Babar) by Francis Poulenc. For those with young children, this concert would be an excellent opportunity to hear some music while using your imagination! 
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Summer Camp 2013
Still a few spaces available!
Summer Camp is a great way to motivate your child to make music through the summer months!
There are still a few spaces available and the camp is open to any student 5 to 13 years of age who has completed at least one year of Suzuki method training. There are still some spaces available, so it's not too late to join us! July 15 to 19, at Canterbury HS. |
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Registration for 2013-2014 now available
Registration deadline is June 1st
You should now have received your registration renewal forms from your studio teachers. Please make sure to submit your registration package to your teacher by June 1st. This is so that we can start organizing next year's group class placements asap. After this deadline the registration fee will increase for returning students. Our website is also updated with all the forms required for registration to all of our upcoming school year programming in 2013-2014, including Headstart and Suzuki Early Childhood Education. Feel free to share this with friends and acquaintances who might be interested in a Suzuki music education for their child!
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For our 25th Anniversary Year
Congratulations from Jim Watson and the City of Ottawa
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Upcoming Senior Solo Recital
This Sunday at 1:30pm
Sunday, May 26th from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Road, Ottawa Our Senior Solo Recital, which features senior soloists and Book 4 & 8 graduation solos, will be on this Sunday.
Free Admission, everyone is welcome! 
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Students' Corner
2013 Concert Passport Challenge!
Calling all passport stamp collectors! Have you collected 5 or more stamps on your Concert Passport Challenge chart? If so, please email Kenda Stathopoulos by May 30th and you'll receive your certificate from your teacher at your upcoming studio recital. These flute students completed a 25 Day Practice Challenge from Diana. Congratulations!
Claire Mallard
Caitlin Sampson
Emma Levecque
Lindsay Gow-Kateb
Amelia Singh
Gordon Gauld
Jenna Hong
Achievements at the Kiwanis Music Festival Congratulations to all of our students who participated! We hope everyone enjoyed the festival experience this year either with their group classes in the non-competitive categories or also as competitors. Preparing a piece for competition requires a lot of extra work and commitment.
A special mention goes out to these students who also entered the festival competitively:
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Senior Flute Trip
All aboard for Montreal!
After months of planning, our Senior Flute Ensemble is off on the train to Montreal this weekend. They'll receive a master class from Carolyn Christie, flautist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and then hear her play with the OSM on Thursday evening. There's also a workshop and concert planned with Jefferey Stonehouse and his flute students at the Centre culturel Georges Vanier on Friday at 4:30pm.
Many thanks to their coach, Diana Lam, the parent organizers and the students themselves for making this trip possible. Thanks to everyone who supported their photo fundraiser and purchased yummy baked goods at the pizza table too! Bon voyage!
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Suzuki Teen Mentors now available!
Need a practice buddy for those long summer weeks?
Are you looking for a summer practice buddy? Six senior teen students completed our Teen Mentorship training course that was offered in January 2013 with SAA Teacher trainer, Elayne Ras. If you would like to contact a teen mentor to act as a practice buddy for your child, please contact the Artistic Director, Kenda Stathopoulos for more details!
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Parent Education
Summer Practice - Get Ready!
by Judy Olmstead-O'Regan 
SUMMER PRACTICE - GET READY!
Lately, I've been asking my Suzuki families what makes practice during the summer so difficult for them.
Student response - It's hard to come inside when it's sunny out.
Parent response - I have to make sure that my motivation is greater than my child's.
WHY IS IT HARD?
Kids have the notion that all regular activities and disciplines break for the summer. Family life changes; summer camp, increased sports activities, cottage life, holidays, guests at home make practice more challenging. Increased light levels means kids are outside more and probably exhausted by the end of their day.
" The Summer just seemed to slip by". This is a very common statement teachers hear in September with the unfortunate result of students having to relearn repertoire.
1. Make a master plan - Sit down with your child and your family calendar. Block off times when you can't practice ( holidays, visitors, etc) and then create a schedule for when you will. Doing this together takes the pressure off you when your child asks to skip practice one day. You can just remind him/her that you must stick to the schedule.
Even though your child will protest, this will not damage their attitude towards music. It sends the message that you value this discipline and your time together.
Possible Summer Scenario #1:
Child - " Why can't I go to Isabelle's house?" -
Parent - We have our practice time then.
Child - I hardly ever see her. All my friends will be there. Parent - If we don't practice now, we won't get it done today. Child - I don't care. I hate the violin/viola/cello/flute/guitar.
DO NOT PANIC. BE PREPARED FOR THIS!
Want to read more? Download Judy's full article pdf by clicking here.Plus lots more parent resources on our website! Have a great summer!
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Community Outreach News
Orchestras 1&2 School Tour and Activity DayOn Friday, May 10th, our students in both Orchestras 1&2 enjoyed a very artful day on tour in Ottawa. They played morning concerts at both Devonshire Public School and Connaught Public School followed by a pizza lunch and a visit to 4 Cats Art Studio in Hintonburg. Thanks their coaches, Judy and Janice and the parent chaperones who accompanied them for the day! For more information about Community Outreach opportunities, contact the coordinator: Chela Escudero. |
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