I’m so proud of my students who played in their first or second concert ever.  There was a good turnout and it was nice to finally meet the whole family and to know that they truly support music.  For me, it’s important to know how the student was brought up and how connected he/she is to his/her families.  Even though I had only two students (one doesn’t even study piano with me) play, I was glad that I kept my decision to stick it through and show up (I was somewhat heartbroken when two of my more talented students suddenly got sick with strep throat and did not even tell me.)   

Thanks to a new friend and fellow teacher/colleague, I had a chance to teach violin to young students in the Wellesley area.  Most of them were in the age of the single digits, so the main focus was on posture and making sure their physical setup was working for them.  I also had to prepare them for the concert in June, so I really had to push them to play their best.  

Issues:

Doorbell thumb, hanging nest/thumb, Mr. Sunshine, strong tree with branch, frogs on the log, sticky bow

Observations: lots of bow use, sqeezing, some prone to extreme hanging nest (protruded their wrist back towards the scroll), and interestingly enough, the inverse "figure 8" bowing (in on downbow, out on upbow).