Long Long Ago, Book 2

Long Long Ago (with variation)
Book 2

Hunter's Chorus

Hunter's Chorus

May Song: Piano only

May Song:
Piano Accompaniment only

Go Tell Aunt Rhody: Pizzicato

Go Tell Aunt Rhody:
pizzicato

Taylor's Graduation Piece

Gavotte by Gossec
Suzuki Book 1:

Graduation Recording
of Taylor

Beautiful bowholds!

BOWHOLDS!!!!

See Armand's nice round bowhold...

Silly Bandz!!!



Taylor &
the pinkie that stays on!

Jingle Bells
(Verse and Chorus)
* Includes rhythm that matches words

End of October

Sammy:
Very nice "Mountain-top fingers"

Apple Hill Concert

Pictures from the
Apple Hill Concert



Madison looking very attentive!



Mady & Alex

Taylor:
very focused on her fingers!

-

Helping out with the harmonies...
oops, it isn't memorized! :-x

Just relaxing before the performance

Thanks Jen for the pictures...

If anyone else took pictures, please send them to me and I will upload them onto the site!

Caroling Concert

CAROLING CONCERT

- Saturday, December 4

- Please arrive at Armand's home at 3:30 for tuning

- We will start walking around the neighborhood at 4:00

- Park along the South side of their property

- Dress for the weather, but make it festive and, for fun let's all wear SANTA HATS!

- Bring - a treat of your choice

REPERTOIRE:

• Jingle Bells
• Dreydl (2x)
  
• Rudolph
• O Come Little Children
  

Fall/Winter Calendar 2010-2011

Caroling Concert:

• Saturday, December 4, 2010
  
• 3:30 for tuning
• Armand's home
• Bring your favorite cookie or treat

Solo Recital:

• Saturday, January 8, 2011
  
• 3:30 pm (arrive at 3:15 for tuning)
  
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Almetus directly.

October: Good posture!

OCTOBER

Alex:
Nice Bowhold
&
Violin position

Paige:
Great posture
(only the 2nd week of lessons!)
:-)

O Come Little Children

O Come Little Children

O Come Little Children: Pizz

O Come Little Children:
Pizzicato

Boil the Cabbage: Faster

Boil the Cabbage:
Faster & more advanced version

I know I haven't done this in a while, so I will try to be better at catching everyone's good violin technique on record. I like to upload these examples onto the website for positive motivation. :-)

Mady's beautiful left-hand
violin position

Ellie's very nice and straight posture

Keep up the good work everyone! You can even remind me to take a picture of you! ;-}

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Go Tell Aunt Rhody
(with bow)

Boil the Cabbage

Boil the Cabbage

"Hoe down" for Apple Hill Concert

slow tempo

Gavotte, by Gossec

Gavotte by Gossec

Graduation piece for

Suzuki, Volume 1

Song of the Wind - Piano Accompaniment

Song of the Wind
Piano Accompaniment

Apple Hill Concert

All students in the Almetus Music Studio
are required to attend the

Apple Hill Performance

This will be a wonderful experience and concert event for everyone!
Please mark it in your calendars now because I want to see everyone there :-)

See pertinent info below:

Sunday, September 26
Visman's High Hill Ranch

Please try to be there at least by 1:00 since parking is bad & it is so popular or just come in the morning and hang out until performance time!

Tune at 1:30 Concert dress required: White top with Black or Navy bottoms


Repertoire list:

• Bouree by Handel - Book 2
• Hunters' Chorus
• Happy Farmer - Book 1
  
• Minuet 1
• Allegro
• Long Long Ago
• Twinkles: all variations and Theme
  
• Supplementary pieces: Soldier's Joy & Boil the Cabbage (I will let you know if you need to learn these)

You can Google directions:

• The exit is a left turn off of Hwy 50
• Left on Carson Rd
• Visman's High Hill Ranch is on the Right

This will be, not only a great performance opportunity, but a fun family outing. After the performance you can stay, enjoy apple pie, go fishing in a local pond, have a picnic...

Spring 2010 Solo Recital

Welcome to the 2010 Almetus Studio Recital!

Hanging out before the recital!



Ellie

Peter

The Barth girls & their cute matching outfits!

Mady
Alex

Armand

Jack

Amara

Taylor

Robert

Cameron


Twinkles!!!

Armand, Alex & Peter
(nice close-up!)





Group picture
Nice smiles!


Random pictures :-)

BBQ afterward
& swimming (of course!)


Studio picture with Peter & Amaryn

Mady & Alex
Duet on the Ranch!

Song of the Wind

Song of the Wind

Ice Cream Concert

Ice Cream Concert

• Saturday, June 26
  
• 1:00 pm (Please arrive at 12:45 so I can tune everyone)
• Location: TBA
• Repertoire sheet will come soon, just review A LOT (use your review sheet)
• PLUS my Twinkle Group needs to review Open String Blues & See Saw
  
• Casual dress - shorts or jeans & a solid, colorful top (if you have one)
  
• Bring your favorite ice cream topping!

Upcoming Concerts

I just wanted to make you all aware of two concerts coming up that affect either myself or my husband. You are not obliged to go to them at all, but I just wanted to make you aware of them and if you would like to attend, that would be great!

The Empyrean Ensemble: New Music from Davis
Wednesday, June 2, 7-9pm
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

• This event will include works from UC Davis graduate composers - including my husband :-)
  
• Here is the link to the UC Davis Calendar

You can also peruse the UC Davis Department of Music calendar for other concerts that may be of interest to you.

• For example, the next day, June 3, the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra will also be having a concert.
  
• UC Davis Department of Music Calendar
  

The Davis Chorale will present J.S. Bach’s seminal choral work, the B Minor Mass (I will be playing in the orchestra)
Sunday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m. at
The Mondavi Center’s JacksonHall

• You can get info here for this concert.

Summer 2010

Please keep checking this calendar for updates on summer concerts & events!

Monday, May 31 - NO Lessons (Memorial Day)
Reschedule lessons: Please contact Sarah for rescheduling your lesson time.


Tuesday, June 1: Summer lessons commence You have the option to choose earlier lessons during the day. Please contact Sarah to schedule this.

Tuesday, July 6: All-combined Group The Willows Clubhouse. 5:30-6:15.

• No Group on Thursday, July 8
  

Saturday, July 24: Makeup lesson for any summer lessons missed due to vacations, etc...

July 26-30: NO Violin - no lessons or group. VACATION

Thursday, August 26: Last day of summer lessons

Friday, August 27: Studio BBQ - Barth's Home

[REVISED]

• Food Sign-up sheet to be passed around at your lesson.
• Bring some outdoor toys to play with: kite, soccer ball, etc...
  

Monday, August 30: 2nd Makeup date for any summer lessons missed.

August 31-Sept 3: Break before Fall lessons commence - NO Violin (no lessons or group!)

Happy Farmer

The Happy Farmer

Recital Program Cover Contest - Winner!!!

The drawing chosen for the
front cover of my
Studio's Recital Program

IS

TAYLOR TRINIDAD

Also, a big thank you to

JACK BEDA

&

ARMAND SOLTANZADEH

for participating in the contest.

All drawing that were submitted will be featured
in our upcoming recital program.

THANKS to all and I hope we will have more drawings
the next time around! :-)

Minuet 1

Minuet 1

See Saw

See Saw:

Slow Tempo

Recital Program Cover Contest

The Almetus Music Studio would like to announce the first
Recital Program Cover Contest

The drawing that is chosen will be used for the cover of our recital programs. See all the pertinent info below:

• Draw a picture - violin/music related - No particular theme
• Size: 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 (basically a regular size paper -8 1/2 X 11 - folded in half) with the longer side (8 1/2") vertical.
• You can include the words:
  

Almétus Music Studio
Solo Recital
Saturday, May 29, 2010

• Make sure it will look good in black & white because the copies will only be in black & white.
• I would like to receive all the submissions by next week's Saturday group on May 8.

The Dancing Bear

THE DANCING BEAR

Spring Calendar 2010

NO Groups May 3 - 7 (see below)

Saturday, May 8 10:15-11:00 am
All-Combined Group Class Location: Willows' club house

Saturday, May 29 11:30 am
Studio Recital
Unitarian Universalist Church
27074 Patwin Rd, Davis, CA

• BBQ Potluck following recital at Armand's home (contact Sarah Almetus for more details)
  
• Food sign-up sheet coming soon...
• Bring swim wear!

DISREGARD the previous vacation dates! We WILL have Lessons & Group:
May 31 - June 4
We can reschedule lessons for Monday, May 31 due to Memorial Day.
Please contact Sarah for scheduling issues.

June 7: summer lessons commence

• You have the option to choose earlier lessons during the day. Please contact Sarah to schedule this.
  

Studio Pics Summer/Fall 2009

Thanks Karina for the pictures!

Pre-Twinkle Group class... I was a little excitable in this picture!Amaryn snuck into this one!

Amara's solo

Very nice posture!

Lightly Row: practice tempo

Lightly Row:
Practice Tempo: slightly slower
(with bow)

Lightly Row

Lightly Row:
a tempo: up to tempo
(with the bow)

Fall Calendar 2010

Studio Calendar 2010

NO Group classes until after the baby is born!

• You can contact Twyla if you are interested in groups

Lessons on a week-by-week basis

• (contact me regarding your lesson time, etc...)