Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Katie & Sue's Excellent Adventure Part 2
Our first day at Suzuki Institute and it was a long one. (I got a lot of knitting done; in fact, I knit so much I need to rip out 12 rows otherwise the front armhole will start 1 1/2” above the back armhole.) It is 9 Pm and Katie is already asleep in our tent.
Our official day started at 8:30 and ended at 5PM. Katie started with an improvisation class, followed by riding our bikes up town where she had her composition class. hour later, we rode back to the school for Baroque Dance (she wears a medallion that identifies her as “Lady Kate” and answers to the Dance Mistress.) Then it was lunchtime, and we ate, under a tree, the brown bag lunch I had packed, then she practiced on a brand new Kawai Grand for an hour. Then off we went to the Taiko drumming class, followed by her piano master class, and then she finished with a piano 4-hands class for an hour. Whew!
She complained that she didn’t have any time to meet some new friends. With hope, those relationships will happen tomorrow when she sees the same kids in the same classes. She is one of the older students here; however, the student musician’s age ranges up to 17, and today was just our first full day.
Piano 4-hands was interesting (photo left.) Katie is playing the lower (secundo) part of a couple of movements of Norman Dell Joio’s Family Album. Both she, and her partner CeCe were nervous at first, but ended the session playing with confidence and laughter (including the teacher!)
Lots of thunder and threats of thunderstorms, this evening, with 50+ mph winds. I’ve battened down the hatches by tying down the tents with wind lines. Those old sailing knots, bowline and half hitch, come in handy when camping.
Our official day started at 8:30 and ended at 5PM. Katie started with an improvisation class, followed by riding our bikes up town where she had her composition class. hour later, we rode back to the school for Baroque Dance (she wears a medallion that identifies her as “Lady Kate” and answers to the Dance Mistress.) Then it was lunchtime, and we ate, under a tree, the brown bag lunch I had packed, then she practiced on a brand new Kawai Grand for an hour. Then off we went to the Taiko drumming class, followed by her piano master class, and then she finished with a piano 4-hands class for an hour. Whew!She complained that she didn’t have any time to meet some new friends. With hope, those relationships will happen tomorrow when she sees the same kids in the same classes. She is one of the older students here; however, the student musician’s age ranges up to 17, and today was just our first full day.
Piano 4-hands was interesting (photo left.) Katie is playing the lower (secundo) part of a couple of movements of Norman Dell Joio’s Family Album. Both she, and her partner CeCe were nervous at first, but ended the session playing with confidence and laughter (including the teacher!)
Lots of thunder and threats of thunderstorms, this evening, with 50+ mph winds. I’ve battened down the hatches by tying down the tents with wind lines. Those old sailing knots, bowline and half hitch, come in handy when camping.
Labels: Katie, music, vacation
