News and What's Happening
This page is dedicated to inform families of prospective students what
is going on at our school and also includes educational excerpts from Suzuki Journals.
During the school year, registered families receive an Update sheet on a weekly basis, to let them know of events, cancellations, concerns, and other pertinent information. On this web page, we hope to duplicate some of that information. Families already part of our school can also double check on events from the listings on this page.
Recitals & Congratulations
The latest information regarding recitals and graduating students can be found on our Facebook page
Events
Summer Special
Saturday July 30, 2011 12pm
Summer string club playing at Starbuck's (Lesmill & York Mills)
Parent Information Session
Wednesday January 18, 2012 7:30pm
RSVP required
Concerts
String Students Saturday November 26, 2011, 2:30pm (PLAY-IN)
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Ave. (south of Lawrence)
Piano Students Sunday December 4, 2011 (times TBA)
Rob Lowrey's Piano Store
943 Eglinton Ave. E. (west of Lawrence)
Piano Students Sunday June 3, 2012 2:00pm-6:00pm
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Ave. (south of Lawrence)
String Students Saturday June 9, 2012 2:00pm
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Ave. (south of Lawrence)
Haydn Workshop for pianists
February 2012
Thanks to Dr. Suzuki Concert
April 22, 2012
SAO Events
SAO Conference in Barrie, Nov 5, & 6, 2011-06-24
Activities for families on the Sat.
Articles
Balancing Busy Schedules by Meg Ferry (mother of 7)
taken from SAO journal Vol.22.No.1
1. Find the most qualified teacher you can
2. Be organized and manage own schedule
3. Build a practise routine
4. Consider holding other activities down to one other besides music
5. Create a musical community that will support the musical activity
6. Praise daily your child's effort and sacrifice
7. Respect other family priorities and schedule music activities accordingly
8. Be realistic
9. Learn to say no when appropriate
10. The goal is for parent and child to cherish each other.
Latest Reports and Other
Bruce Anderson Piano Workshop
Sunday, February 27, 2011 was a day never to be forgotten at Rob Lowrey's Piano Store. Rob and two of his associates, Don & Michelle, hosted 60 children from 41 families who study Suzuki piano lessons at 3 different schools: our school, The Beaches Suzuki School and the Mississauga Suzuki School.
The workshop at Lowrey's was transformed that day from a room where technicians are usually busy working on the innards of these great instruments, to an inviting room with a semi circle of 10 May Berliners all in tune.
The children had been coached by many teachers, so when we all gathered on 10 pianos, it was a real ear opener! How ragged we were! The challenge for all of us that day was to hear ourselves playing cleanly in perfect unison and we succeeded.
We had a wonderful coach for the date, Bruce Anderson from Florida. He is a seasoned Suzuki piano teacher who studied with Dr. Suzuki and Dr. Kataoka in Japan. This was a wonderful opportunity for all the students to get together and not only play together (on 10 pianos) but experience the directly of Bruce.
We look forward to further collaborations between Robert Lowrey's Piano store and the Suzuki music community in Toronto.
Music
Musical pieces to be added at a later time.