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Hi, I know there is a duet book for books one through three for the Suzuki method but is there harmony parts for books four and higher? Thank you. Marnie Thies...
List Wisdom: Our middle school will be visited by a principal from a school in China later tis year. I thought it would be nice to play a Chinese simple folk...
Hi Robert: That's an interesting project. I'd call over to the piano department at TU (or even ORU) and try to find a Chinese piano major. If I had my...
Connie, (and list) Thanks! Good ideas all. It is for sure mainland China. And you are right that it is good to know. I am not sure what region, but I will...
Hi, Robert, This is just an idea, but you could try contacting Regina Yeh, a piano professor at the U. of Washington in Seattle. She has launched something...
When I was in grad school at UNT there was a traveling troupe of Chinese musicians who played traditional instruments. I was fascinated by the sounds but...
Just make sure you don't do what a colleague of mine did. He programmed some Japanese folk tunes for gigs in China. The chinese were not amused. I have a...
Hi Kimberly: There is some information about this on the Violin/Viola FAQ: http://beststudentviolins.com/PedagogyTech.html#18 (18) How can I develop a private...
Hi Kimberly, If there's a string program in your local schools, you might volunteer to help out there. A website is a good idea as many folks search for goods...
If you are at school and able to do an assembly, phrases like "I need violas" or "I need cellos" might help. Making the students feel needed, that you need...
Dear All, If you happen to be in the neighborhood (south east Nebraska), you are welcome to enter, or even just watch, our Schoolhouse FIddling Bee this...
Almost all of the books on the Reading List at http://beststudentviolins.com/Studio.html#suzukireadinglist are available, used, on Amazon, some for as little...
A number of people sent me a link to this book on Amazon, and said that it was the best of its type they'd ever read. Mine arrived yesterday and I can't put...
Dear All, The Eleventh Annual Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee in Avoca, Nebraska, was enjoyed by all present on Sunday afternoon, October 14, in The Old Avoca...
If you have a work which is in 3/4, pretty much *1* 2 3, etc. with a primary accent always on the first beat, and then in some passages you have the measure...
Hi Connie, In a ¾ bar, you have hemioles when you have two dotted quarter notes, and you have syncopation when you have 1/8, then two quarter notes (or one...
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Oct 20, 2007 3:56 pm
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John, thank you for your response. I got this from another writer: What you describe is sesquialtera (3/4 becoming 6/8), not hemiola. And hemiola is not...
Hi Connie, I transcribe from my Oxford Music Dictionary: Hemiola: This rhythmic device consists of superimposing 2 notes in the time of 3, or 3 in the time of...
Juan Krakenberger
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My take is that it is very important to get the bowings and accesnts right. It really is not that important what you call it, at least at first. I think, over...
Hey everyone! It's a big pain in the butt checking 2 emails all the time (which is one of the reasons I've been away), so I figured I'd just add my 2 favorite...
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Hi, I have a student who is in a slump practice wise. I think this is a phase for her. How do I inspire her? She is 10 years old and I think it's different...
For student 1- Have her make a "set list" of only her favorite songs or pieces. Tell her she should play those songs/ pieces as a concert for her family or...
