Recent Posts Tagged With 'pieces he's working on'

• First Lesson of 2009

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 20:44 in pieces he's working on

  I have been away for awhile due to my mother's illness, but my son's lesson still goes on:) At the end of January, we had a lesson. New Year, new start! He was given Bruch Violin Concerto, 1st movement. Paganini No. 16 which is his first Paganini...

• Paganini Caprice 16

  Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 15:52 in pieces he's working on

  Happy Holidays! I managed to avoid the Holiday shopping by purchasing most of the presents through Internet. It is almost impossible to find a parking space these days at the shopping malls. Anyway, we had very good lessons this past weekend. My son ...

• Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward

  Posted on Wednesday October 29th, 2008 at 16:46 in pieces he's working on

  This weekend's lesson was good and not so good at the same time. Since we can only see his teacher once a month, we try to get two hours Saturday and two hours Sunday. First day, we focused on Bach Partita No. 2, Allemanda and Corrente. Last month, m...

• The Night of the Concert

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 20:41 in pieces he's working on

  So, this past Saturday night, October 18th, my son performed with the local community orchestra. We had two rehearsals weeks prior and the dress rehearsal in the morning of the concert. As I mentioned in the last post, he played Mendelssohn Violin ...

• Revisiting Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

  Posted on Saturday October 4th, 2008 at 17:26 in pieces he's working on

  My son has learned Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 1st mvnt from his previous teacher about a year ago. Since he's entered in a local competition with this piece, he's been working on it all this time, so he can be prepared to perform with the orchestra...

• A Lesson with His New Teacher

  Posted on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 at 13:08 in pieces he's working on

  Yesterday, we finally had a lesson with my son's new teacher, Mrs. W. Her house almost looked like Mozart will definitely visit her. We started with Mozart No. 4, 1st movement. His teacher who moved back to Florida put some fingerings and bowing on ...

• Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 21:46 in pieces he's working on

  Finally, my son was given his first Mozart Violin Concerto yesterday. At last lesson, his teacher told him to listen to No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 and select the one he wants to learn. He picked No. 3. The first movement was familiar to him since he's li...

• Short Pieces

  Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 13:36 in pieces he's working on

  Now, the competition we were anticipating was postponed due to a bad weather we had. So it is rescheduled for April 5th. My son was getting a little bored with polishing up his Mendelssohn. (Although I think he can make is a little better, you can't ...

• Mendelssohn Revisited

  Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 16:01 in pieces he's working on

  My son just had a lesson last night for the first time in three weeks. It was frustrating a little. My husband took him to the lesson, so I watched the video of it this afternoon. I think it is the problem for so many children, but they want to pl...

• Preparing for a Competition

  Posted on Wednesday February 6th, 2008 at 13:08 in pieces he's working on

  Well, my son won the Youth Orchestra competition where he belongs awhile ago. The performance is coming up in a couple of weeks. This was nonetheless small competition since only the members of this youth orchestra can enter. He was one of the fou...

• Wieniawski Legende

  Posted on Wednesday December 26th, 2007 at 19:00 in pieces he's working on

  While we were visiting Orlando, Florida, we arranged for our son to take a lesson from his teacher who is back in Florida for his winter vacation. It's been almost three weeks since he had a lesson. He was supposed to be given a new piece to work on,...

• Frustration with G Scales 4 octaves

  Posted on Monday December 17th, 2007 at 08:58 in pieces he's working on

  My son's been working on G scale 4 octaves for several months. He is struggling with the last shifting. My observation is1. His hands are small (as of now)2. His thumb position is not stable3. His pinkie is shortAll of the above combined he is having...

• Scales

  Posted on Monday December 10th, 2007 at 08:23 in pieces he's working on

  My son's been working on the G scale 4 octaves for awhile. The purpose of this is to find most comfortable shifting on the higher register. His teacher wants him to find it for himself since everyone's hands are made differently. My observation is...

• Bach Sonata & Partita

  Posted on Thursday December 6th, 2007 at 19:11 in pieces he's working on

  My son will be starting Bach Partita No. 3, Preludio soon. He did learn this piece a year ago when he was 10. The notes were there, but I felt he really didn't capture the essense of Bach. Well, I am novice, so I can't say for sure what was lacking, ...

• Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor

  Posted on Friday November 30th, 2007 at 22:31 in pieces he's working on

  My son just performed Mendelssohn Violin Concertoat a student recital the other day. He worked on it for a little shy of two months. I was a nervous mom because I felt he was still a little shaky on the high notes in some areas. Although he practiced...