Fall Workshop Sessions and Lectures 2015
Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota on November 13
Donald N. Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota on November 14 and 15
MASTERCLASSES
The Suzuki Association of Minnesota is pleased to present the Masterclass and Playdown Clinicians for the Annual Fall Workshop.
The difference between a normal class and a masterclass is typically the setup. In a masterclass, all the students and often the parents, watch and listen as the master takes one student at a time. The student performs a single piece which they have prepared, and the master will give them advice on how to play it, often including anecdotes about the composer, demonstrations of how to play certain passages, and admonitions of common technical errors. The student is then usually expected to play the piece again, in light of the master’s comments, and the student may be asked to play a passage repeatedly to attain perfection.
Masterclasses tend to focus on the finer details of attack, tone, phrasing, and overall shape and the student is expected to have complete control of more basic elements such as rhythm and pitch. The value of the masterclass setup is that all students can benefit from the master’s comments on each piece.
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The Suzuki repertoire is what makes Playdowns possible. All Suzuki students follow the steps through the same books allowing them to join any Suzuki group and play music together.
Dr. Shin’ichi Suzuki developed the Suzuki Playdown. The mission of this performance is the inspiration for nurturing young children to express themselves through music. The Suzuki Association of Minnesota Playdowns begin with the most advanced player or players, when they are finished performing they stay on stage when the next level of performers join them. Then students from every level are added and the performance continues until the beginning students come up to perform the signature “Twinkle” Variations and Theme. It is a delight for the audience to hear the different pieces that the string students have mastered and to hear the tone increase as more students come onto the stage. The most amazing part of the Playdown performance is that Suzuki students from all over the state have this shared experience.
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Professor Mark Bjork draws upon his distinguished 40+ year career with the Suzuki Method to offer insights into the unique strengths and needs of Suzuki-trained ensembles.
Suzuki students may apply to the Chamber Music Group Coaching session taught by Mark Bjork, Professor of Violin and Pedagogy at the University of Minnesota. Registration for this program is done through your Suzuki teacher and acceptance is not guaranteed. Groups must be pre-formed and each group selects their own music to prepare well before attending the workshop.
Coaching sessions encourage mutual support, emphasizing the non-competitive learning experience that is at the heart of the program. The coach listens to the prepared piece and each ensemble receives technical and/or musical advice and the audience gains by listening, observing, and applying any suggestions to their own practice. Other related topics may be covered, from historical performance techniques to self-coaching strategies for chamber music groups.
It is SAM’s goal to offer young musicians the opportunity to develop their technical skills and passion for music through these workshop sessions. Professor Bjork has inspired hundreds of future professional and amateur musicians with a lifelong love of chamber music.
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An interactive music class for babies and their parent. It is designed to develop the whole child mentally and socially using musical concepts and activities.
Suzuki ECE seeks to build on the child’s natural delight in learning and to create an environment for children in which they can gain skills, a sense of purpose in life, an understanding of discipline and an appreciation of beauty. Suzuki Early Childhood Educators work in partnership with parents to create a stimulating learning environment.
During the early childhood years, birth through age 5, every moment is an opportunity for children to learn more about the world around them, to practice social skills, and to gain critical thinking skills and knowledge. Early childhood experiences lay the foundation for all later learning and determine whether or not children succeed in school and later life. If we care about our children, then we must ensure that all young children enjoy an early childhood that prepares them to take full advantage of their educational opportunities and to become effective citizens, capable workers, and loving parents of the next generation.
In the Suzuki Method, children thrive in an environment of total support. Suzuki students develop confidence and self-esteem, determination to try difficult things, self-discipline, and concentration. As well, they acquire a lasting enjoyment of music, and the sensitivity and skills necessary for making music.
Source: SuzukiECE.com
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Taught by Jeremy Dittus, Diplôme Supérieur, the Dalcroze™ approach uses the body to explore musical concepts in dynamic, engaging and playful ways.
Dalcroze™ Education is a unique, exciting, and powerful way of knowing music through the body. The Dalcroze™ approach explores musical concepts through social and interactive methods that invite students to trust their ideas and develop their own intuitions. Eurhythmics™ courses nurture the imagination and unlock creativity through rhythmic movement and active listening. Solfège plays a key role in training the eyes and ears to instantly respond to musical notation. Improvisation engages the spirit of play to facilitate enlivened music making according to the students own invention: in movement, with the voice, or at an instrument. Dalcroze™ study makes music vivid for everyone, from young beginners through adult professionals.
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze™, a Swiss pianist, composer, and educator, created his method of teaching advanced conservatory students using rhythmic gymnastics early in the Twentieth century. Later, he developed these principles for children and young adults. In a typical Dalcroze™ class, the instructor will combine the elements above using rhythm games, songs, gesture, and movement as the key teaching media so that the joy of music is experienced and understood. As a precursor to or in tandem with private music lessons, Dalcroze™ Eurhythmics™ will create a platform for accelerated and deep learning in all musicians.
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Geared to provide incentive and recognition to talented, motivated students who can prepare for auditions superbly and are confident enough to perform their pieces in public in a formal setting.
Workshop participants have the opportunity to perform in an Honors Recital on Saturday afternoon. If you would like to be considered as a soloist for the student recital, you are invited to audition by submitting a YouTube or Vimeo post of a well-polished and memorized piece without accompaniment. It is an honor to be selected and candidates must demonstrate good posture and high quality technique and musicianship. Consideration will also be given to a variety of ages, levels and instruments. Application and recordings must be emailed to Sara at sskotrba@comcast.net on or before October 15, 2015. Students will be notified by the first of November if selected, and practice time with the accompanist will be arranged. Dress clothes are required for Honors Recital performances. All workshop participants and their families are invited to attend.
The purpose of this recital is threefold: to recognize individual growth and achievement, to acknowledge musicianship as reflected in the audition performance, to provide serious students with the opportunity to experience and learn from an audition based performance format.
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