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News + Important Dates
Thursday, October 7 at 7pm, we'll hold our first Parent/Caregiver Orientation Session for mC participants. The Zoom link has been emailed to all registered students - please reach out to your private teacher or to David if you need help logging on!
musiConnects programming resumes the week of September 27! If you haven't already, please complete your Registration Form using the links below :
In Fall 2021, musiConnects will offer:
musiConnects programming resumes the week of September 27! If you haven't already, please complete your Registration Form using the links below :
- returning Residency Program students
- returning Roslindale Community Program students
In Fall 2021, musiConnects will offer:
- in-person private lessons and small group classes at our Roslindale studio, following last year's protocols
- in-person private lessons and small group classes at our partner sites in Mattapan
Instrument Loans
musiConnects rents violins, violas, and cellos from Johnson String Instrument and loans them to Residency Program students for use in programming, primarily at our partner sites in Mattapan. It is very important to take care of the string instrument that you've been loaned. Here are a few basic guidelines:
- Store the instrument and case in a safe and temperature-controlled environment.
- DO NOT leave the instrument in a car. Our insurance does not cover any damage or theft that occurs when the instrument is left in a vehicle. Any repair/replacement costs will be the responsibility of the family.
- DO NOT transport the instrument without a case.
- Loosen the bow when putting the instrument away.
- DO NOT allow anyone other than the student to play the instrument.
- DO NOT tune the instrument at home unless directed to do so by a musiConnects teacher.
- Contact a musiConnects teacher if something happens to the instrument. DO NOT try to fix any part of the instrument on your own.
Links
Registration Fees / Tuition
Click the link above if you need to pay your $20 Residency Program registration fee or your Roslindale Community Program tuition. Questions? Contact David.
Calendars + Forms
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Help!
My instrument / my child's instrument needs repair.
For issues like these, call your private teacher!
Many students have their teacher's permission to tune independently. This works best with a battery powered chromatic tuner, or with a tuning app like insTuner (iOS) or GuitarTuna (web/iOS/Android).
I don't know what to practice!
Every musiConnects teacher sends students home with assignments for daily practice. Some teachers use paper "practice sheets" or notebooks. Others use Google Classroom or Google Drive to help their students stay organized. Ask your child's private teacher where to find their assignments, and check after each week's lesson.
For issues like these, call your private teacher!
- broken string
- tuning pegs keep sliding / won't stay in place
- bridge fell down
Many students have their teacher's permission to tune independently. This works best with a battery powered chromatic tuner, or with a tuning app like insTuner (iOS) or GuitarTuna (web/iOS/Android).
I don't know what to practice!
Every musiConnects teacher sends students home with assignments for daily practice. Some teachers use paper "practice sheets" or notebooks. Others use Google Classroom or Google Drive to help their students stay organized. Ask your child's private teacher where to find their assignments, and check after each week's lesson.
Resources
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Suzuki recordings - MP3 for purchase (violin, viola, cello)
Suzuki recordings - CDs for purchase (violin, viola, cello)
SmartMusic is an online tool that some musiConnects teachers use for home practice assignments. Click here to log-in to SmartMusic and access your songs! |
The teaching artists at Detroit Youth Volume made a great YouTube playlist for Suzuki Book 1 (i.e. violinists in approx. White Belt through Green Belt) - check it out below!
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Hall of Fame!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight series on social media celebrates a musiConnects student who has shown great effort, or demonstrated dedication to musiConnects' values of collaboration, community, and commitment. Make sure to follow/like/subscribe (links at bottom of page) and share the Student Spotlight posts with your family and friends!