Tess has a new trouble spot in Minuet Three, so we are still polishing the piece. I think it is coming along fairly well, and she is practicing it every day (although not in as focused a manner as she should because I have been more distracted). Alicia did some exercises with her left hand yesterday to help her stretch out her knuckles more. The fourth finger keeps falling short of the tape. But her slurs are coming very naturally. We ended the lesson with Alicia accompanying Tess on piano for Minuet Three and then she taught Tess the bowing for Happy Farmer (just a little preview to start working on). If we were moving faster through the Book I would post more. I will be so thrilled to move on. It seems like it has taken forever.
Julien went to Wendy's group Viola class at Slauson yesterday, which is great! I was at Vespers so Wendy was kind enough to drop Jules off there on the way home. Graham is now showing interest in learning violin-- because he has a crush on one of Alicia's other students a blonde girl who has lesson right after Tessie's. It's hysterical. Yesterday he was very irritated with me that we did not bring his violin to lesson because he wanted to show it to her. Alicia has no room for him (at least right now). I am not going to push it, after the failed cello attempt... But if he keeps this up we'll see!
It sounds like the progress is going SPLENDIDLY!! Congratulations - HANG IN THERE for Gossec Gavotte :)
-Suzanne (Teacher)
Posted by: Suzanne Barraclough | March 20, 2008 at 02:37 PM