by Ms. Monica
On Saturday, 30 April, we celebrated the accomplishments of three students, Ben, Stacey and Liam. Through their hard work and dedication, they performed all of the pieces in Violin Book One! KSMA reports:
KSMA: How do you feel now that you have finished your Book 1 Recital?
L: Great!
KSMA: What did you do to prepare for it?
S: Practice
S: Practice
KSMA: What was your best piece?
S: Song of the Wind
S: Song of the Wind
KSMA: Which piece was your favorite?
B: Gossec Gavotte, Lightly Row, and Andantino
KSMA: So you had THREE favorites?
B: Yes! And Perpetual Motion
KSMA: Do you think you’re ready for book 2 now?
B: Yes
KSMA: What did you think about the Book 1 Recital?
friends and family: Great!
KSMA: Did the performers seem prepared?
friends and family: Yeah
KSMA: What was your favorite part of the recital?
friends and family: I like the part when everybody was playing together.
KSMA: What was your favorite part of the recital?
KSMA: What was your favorite part of the recital?
L: The start!
KSMA: Why?
L: Because I like Gavotte.
L: Because I like Gavotte.
KSMA: Did you like playing it together?
L: Yeah
KSMA: What’s different about playing in a group?
L: It sounds louder.
KSMA: What did you think about having rehearsals before the performance? Do you think that was a good thing?
S: *nods yes*
KSMA: Why is it important to have the rehearsals?
S: Rehearsal is better because we can practice.
KSMA: Together?
S: Yup!
S: Yup!
A special thanks to the parents who not only helped us get to this milestone accomplishment through lots of practice at home, but also offered their encouragement and support during the recital! After the recital, egg tarts, jello, and juice were shared by all.