Music Play is expanding!
We are excited to announce that there will be two new sections of Music Play for Spring, 2018!
The new classes are:
Monday, 10:00 (2-4 years old)
Monday, 11:00 (0-24 months)
Registration for all Spring Term Music Play classes is now open.
As with all of our course offerings, Music Play is for parent and child to participate together. Learn more about Music Play!
Here is our full Music Play schedule:
Class Offerings:
- *Monday, 10:00 (2-4 years)
- *Monday, 11:00 (0-24 months)
- Monday, 5:00 (3-5 years) Limit 7 student/parent teams
- Thursday 11:00 (0-24 months) Limit 8 student/parent teams
- Thursday 4:00 (18-36 months) Limit 7 student/parent teams
- Thursday 5:00 (3-5 years) Limit 7 student/parent teams
*NEW CLASS! Minimum enrolment of 5 students required.
Each term is 16 lessons. Tuition is $6250.
First Class of Spring Term:
Thursday, 25 January
Monday, 29 January
Questions? Please contact Ms. Monica at earlychildhood@suzukihk.org
Musical Moment
Welcome, Pablito!
All of our cello families have surely seen Pablito by now…he is Ms. Sandra’s new cello!
She visited an instrument factory in Guangzhou in order to select Pablito. This is a story about the process of making a fine instrument:
Welcome to Pablito!
(In honor of amazing cellist, Pablo Casals)
~by Ms. Sandra
Wait for at least 20 years for them to begin, have materials from 3 different Continents, have at least 30 specialists working full time. Next, wait 6 months… and the result will be to have Pablito, the beautiful new cello that is living now in our School.
each piece of wood must be aged for at least 20 years before it is ready to use
the wood is stacked and arranged so that it has enough room to “breathe”
this is African ebony – especially for pegs and tailpieces!
If you want to have a good quality stringed instrument, you need to follow the same recipe (sometimes it takes even more time if is only one person working on it). The handmade ones are really art masterpieces, done by Luthiers (instrument builders) with high skills carving and selecting wood, endless patience measuring every tiny part of the instruments, and having good taste for the ending details like colour and selecting right accessories.
this luthier specialises in carving the back of the instrument
This is the f-hole specialist. He is so skilled he can carve holes for 4 violin f-holes in one hour!
This luthier specialises in making the scroll and neck of the instrument
This is what the top of the instrument looks like on the inside!
Interesting facts:
*Only 1 tree of 1000 planted to be used to make instruments will have the perfect quality.
*The ebony, the wood that is used for the pegs and the fingerboard, is black and is the most resistant and dense in the world. If you put it in the water it will sink … Better never make a boat with it!
Take a look at the photos of how it is inside the handmade instrument factory (Violins, Violas and Cellos), I don’t know how you feel, but for me, it was like being in heaven!
Violas and Violins waiting to find their perfect match
A wall made of violin wood…so beautiful!
Have a long a beautiful life with us Pablito!
Have a long and wonderful life with us, Pablito!
MusiCares helps out our Stray Friends
What a beautiful day for a bbq!
On 26 November, MusiCares Outreach team volunteered and performed at the Sai Kung Stray “Friends Paws for Xmas” event.
Members helped out by walking dogs, organising, and helping to sell.
They also had a chance to taste some of the food from the bbq.
After a visit from “Father Christmas”, it was time to share a bit of music with the guests. MusiCares played We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, and Hallelujah. It was a bit distracting to have our own mic operator!
Things didn’t operate on a set schedule, so this was also an opportunity to practice growing our skills of adaptability and flexibility when dealing with things beyond our control.
In 2018, MusiCares will be performing a benefit concert for Sai Kung Stray Friends. We’ll share the details when it is all arranged, and hope you will all plan to attend!
