Although we had to abandon our plans for performing outside at Stanley due to the uncertain weather, it was exciting to have so many students and parents join together for Saturday’s Suzuki Summer Send-Off!
Some of the pieces were just for a specific instrument group, so cellos, pianos, violas and violins all had their own turn to be “in the spotlight”. We also had quite a few pieces where we all got to join together to play.
Since it turned into a “private” event for our own families, we used the Takarakuji Box and had “Lucky Dip” for deciding the order of the pieces. It was fun to learn what students had already done their listening or practicing before leaving home on Saturday, as well as other things like which students can play a piece using only one hand? (PIANO), who has been playing the violin the longest (Mel), how many of our students are new Twinkle students this year (lots of hands!), and how many students have parents who need to ask more than once when it’s time to practice! (we hope that talking about it will let that change!)
After we finished playing, there was a pizza party for everyone, including treats that families had brought to share.
Our Summer Send-Off was such a fun way to be all together one more time before the end of the Term!
