 BACH IN THE SUBWAY
Sunday, March 26 at 3pm. This year we will be outside at the Northridge Fashion Center near Bar Louis Restaurant. 9301 Tampa Ave. at 3pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early for tuning and set up. All Suzuki students are welcome regardless of age or ability! Please invite your friends and family to this free performance.
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Welcome back to working & playing together at workshop! Violin classes begin promptly at 5:45, and guitar group begins at 6:20! See you soon!
 SMPLA students performed a beautiful concert on Dec. 12, 2022! Congratulations and Happy Holidays!
Monday September 19th at 5:45pm in Tarzana. Please join us for opening night of our Workshop program! Starting with some games and a short play-in we will splinter off into small groups according to ability, then switch to small ensemble groups second period. If you study Suzuki repertoire on the guitar or violin you are WELCOME!!! Contact rllj@yahoo.com for the address!  Sunday August 28th at 4pm
Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park, WEST END (go to 5021 Tilden Ave. Sherman Oaks, to park) Get in the mood for another terrific musical year with SMPLA at our Fall Opening Social and "Music Jam" Play-in! Go to 5021 Tilden Ave, Sherman Oaks, where there's a small parking lot beside a grassy area. Bring your own picnic dinner and a treat to share, and we'll have music games, "jamming" on fiddle tunes, world music, and Suzuki pieces. Bring your duet books and wear your SMPLA t-shirts! SMPLA Co-Directors and teachers will host an orientation over Zoom to provide free information about our program. If you know families with children playing violin or guitar in the Suzuki method, these parents are welcome. Also if you are a parent "shopping around" for where to begin with music lessons, this will be an informative way to start your search. Bring your questions, and we'll describe how SMPLA works with all children for a well rounded music education.
Please RSVP to Robin Johnson rllj@yahoo.com to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom invitation. Feel free to bring your spouse or a friend (children are hopefully already in bed ;-) Thursday, September 2, 2021, 7:30-9pm at private home in Encino. SMPLA Parent Orientation for new Families and those interested in joining! SMPLA Co-Directors and teachers will host an in-person orientation to provide free information about our program. If you know families with children playing violin or guitar in the Suzuki method, these parents are welcome. Also if you are a parent "shopping around" for where to begin with music lessons, this will be an informative way to start your search. Bring your questions, and we'll describe how SMPLA works with all children for a well rounded music education. If you have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19, we will provide the option to participate over Zoom. We ask for you to be vaccinated to attend this Parent Orientation in person, as the homeowners are elderly.
Please RSVP to Robin Johnson rllj@yahoo.com to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom invitation. Feel free to bring your spouse or a friend (children are hopefully already in bed ;-) Monday Sept. 14, 2020, 7:30-8:30 on Zoom
SMPLA Parent Orientation for new Families and those interested in joining! SMPLA Co-directors and teachers will host a Zoom orientation to provide free information about our program. If you know families with children playing violin or guitar in the Suzuki method, these parents are welcome. Also if you are a parent "shopping around" for where to begin with music lessons, this will be an informative way to start your search. Bring your questions, and we'll describe how SMPLA works with all children for a well rounded music education. Please RSVP to rllj@yahoo.com to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom invitation. Feel free to bring your spouse or a friend (children are hopefully already in bed ;-) SMPLA has decided to cancel our annual Bach in the Park event this year on March 22, in favor of staying isolated. Hopefully, staying home will help “flatten the curve” and we can all stay out of the path of the Corona Virus.
Please take this time to enjoy practicing at home, and make small and great advances in your Suzuki repertoire! Consider staging a concert for your family members at home playing through the repertoire you already know! What a great way to review. Wishing everyone a healthy and restful couple of weeks. A child's musical education through SMPLA is founded on the "Suzuki Triangle" - musical participation involving the Child, Parent, and Teacher. While the teacher works with the child once a week in a private lesson, the parent works with the child on a daily basis, helping the child master what was taught by the teacher. Therefore, parental involvement is central and crucial to a Suzuki student's musical training. A parent does not need to be a trained musician in order to become an effective "home teacher."
We are offering this Parent Education Seminar on the following Mondays from 5:30-7pm at St. Paul's Methodist Church: Feb 10 Feb 24 March 9 March 30 Highly recommended for any parent who has not already taken the course. Returning parents are welcome. $35 Materials Fee This Seminar is taught by Janis Shah, a wonderful Suzuki teacher who created the course originally for the Southern California Suzuki Institute. RSVP now to info@suzukimusicofla.com to reserve your place. Space is limited! |
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