August, 2008
Dear Suzuki Strings of Madison Family,
Welcome to another year of wonderful music making! Enclosed is a
registration form for the fall semester, the 2008-09 calendar, the group class
schedule, and a reminder of our policies. Group classes and play-ins will
continue as usual on Tuesdays. Check with your private teacher about which
classes are appropriate for your child/ren. Solo recitals are scheduled
throughout the year; sign up with your private teacher. Take the 100 Days Club practice challenge! We
are sad to say good bye to Kelly Nelson, and Heidi will be taking time off starting sometime in
November to welcome a second child. Please welcome Margaret Mudge back to our program.
We start off our performances with the annual Kids for Peace celebration at the Madison Children’s
Museum on September 20. Then we’ll gather for music, food and fun at the fall picnic pot luck play-in
on September 30. This year we will again have our Halloween concert in costume at the State Capitol
on October 25 and various holiday concerts in December.
We are very pleased to be honored with the privilege of being performance partners again with the
Wisconsin Union Theater Concert Series. This year we host the Guarneri String Quartet on October 23.
We will also offer three in town “field trips” to attend concerts by the Madison Symphony Orchestra and
the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
This is a Workshop year!! Mark you calendar now for March 21-22 at Middleton High School.
Wonderful guest teachers from around the country will come to work with our students for the weekend.
If you want to know what summer institutes are like, come to the workshop to get a two day taste.
We’ll wrap up the year with a celebratory all students concert at the Union Theater on May 17 and a
picnic play-in on May 19.
We have a new home! Due to the continued uncertainty of the renovation plans at Mt. Olive Church and
the not quite perfect space at Living Christ Church, we are moving to Covenant Presbyterian Church on
the corner of Segoe and Mineral Point Road. Please read and follow the building use rules found below
the group class schedule.
We need to keep our directory up to date, so please fill out the registration form thoroughly and send it
in with your tuition payment promptly. Please note that tuition and lesson fees have changed. There is
information about scholarship opportunities on the parent volunteer sheet. Make sure we have your
current email address since many communications are disseminated in that manner. Remember that you
can always check SSM’s website: suzukistringsofmadison.org for the latest information regarding all of
our activities. Also please pick up and read “The Scroll,” our monthly newsletter, available at play-ins.
From the faculty of Suzuki Strings of Madison, thank you for all your dedication to your child’s musical
education and to our school. The Suzuki triangle works! Best wishes for a great year!
Suzuki Strings of Madison Faculty
Suzuki Strings of Madison Policies: 2008-2009
SUZUKI STRINGS OF MADISON HAS A NEW HOME!
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 326 S. Segoe Road, Madison, WI 53705.
We are very grateful for the rental of the space. Let us continue this partnership by adhering to a few simple
rules:
• Please enter the church through the courtyard doors in front of the church office.
• Please do not wander around the building. We are to use only the lower level during group class days and
only the hallway outside Bradfield Hall during Play-in days.
• All users of the church facilities are expected to leave the church in the same conditions as they found it.
• No youth or children’s groups will be allowed to use the building unless there is adequate, full-time adult
supervision. No children or youth are allowed to be in any of the rooms unattended.
• Nothing is to be removed from or taped to the walls or woodwork without prior permission from the Office
Administrator. (inclusive of nails, tacks, screws, etc.)
• Building Security – Before leaving, close all windows, turn off all lights, and lock all doors within your
assigned meeting space.
• It is expected that you will leave the building by 9:30 PM.
• If damage to church property occurs, the responsible group will be financially responsible for repair or
replacement. Such damage or loss is to be promptly reported to the church office.
PRIVATE LESSON TUITION
Tuition is due to the private teacher on the first lesson of each semester, for the entire semester, or the first lesson
of each month for the number of lessons that month.
20-minute lesson = $16.00
30-minute lesson = $24.00
45-minute lesson = $36.00
60-minute lesson = $48.00
GROUP CLASS TUITION
This fee includes a weekly Suzuki repertoire class, a weekly Music-in-Action Class (one of the following:
Dalcroze-Eurythmics, Theory Class, or Ensemble), and all Play-Ins, recitals, and concerts. This fee is $80.00 per
semester, per child, and is due on or before the first group class of each semester.
The fee for participating in Play-Ins and concerts ONLY is $45.00 per child, per semester. (This is for those not
participating in Group Classes.)
The fee for violists and cellists participating in Ensemble is $45.00 per child per semester.
The fee for Theory Workbooks is $15.00 per child per year.
Group class tuition paid after September 30 and January 27 must include a $10.00 late fee.
There is a semester Activity Fee per family of $40.00 to cover costs for special events, guest artists, and concerts.
All fees are payable to Suzuki Strings of Madison and can be mailed to Maria-Rosa Germain, 5309 Maywood
Road, Monona, WI 53716, or given to your group or private lesson teacher. Please be prompt with your tuition
payments.
GROUP CLASSES
Please arrive on time for all classes. Students more than 10 minutes late will not be admitted to class. For theory
classes, bring a music stand, pencil, and manuscript paper. Siblings are welcome to observe classes, provided
they sit quietly and are not disruptive. Parents, please reserve conversations for outside the classrooms.
MISSED LESSONS
Our students are expected to attend lessons and classes regularly. In the event of a student absence, the private or
group teacher needs to be notified 24 hours in advance. Should the teacher be absent, the private lesson will be
made up. (There are no group make-ups.) There will be a limit of one make-up lesson per semester. In case of
snow and bad driving conditions, we follow the Madison Schools' policies: No lessons on a Madison snow day,
if school has been canceled. In the event of class cancellation due to a late afternoon storm, you will receive a
call no later than 4:00 pm.
FACULTY
| | Maria-Rosa Germain | | 221-2270 |
| Heidi Kenney | | 213-0722 |
| Jill Jensen | | 442-9715 |
| Margaret Mudge | | 772-3866 |
| Diana Popowycz | | 233-6165 |
| Kathy Taylor | | 277-8087 |
| Janse Vincent | | 516-2856 |
GRADUATION
PARAMETERS
| | Twinkle | Go Tell Aunt Rhody |
| Book I | Handel Bourree |
| Book II | Humoresque |
| Book III | Vivaldi a minor, 1st mov't |
| Book IV | Vivaldi g minor, 1st mov't |
| Book V | Handel Sonata No. 1, F Major |
| Book VI | Bach a minor, 1st mov't |
GROUP
CONCERT DRESS CODE
Girls:
Blouse – white, long-sleeved, front buttons, conservative neckline, tucked into skirt or pants.
Skirt – black, mid-calf or ankle length OR Pants – black, dress pants (no jeans).
Hosiery – Black pantyhose (with skirts) or black socks (no prints or patterns).
Shoes – black, dress shoes
Boys:
Shirt – white, long sleeved, button down, tucked into pants
Pants – black, dress pants, with black belt (no jeans)
Socks – black
Shoes – black, dress shoes
Sonora additional attire:
Girls and boys – informal polo with Sonora embroidered logo.
Girls – 3/4 length black jacket from Tiger Lily on State Street.
Boys – white tuxedo shirt provided by Sonora Strings.
Suzuki
Strings of Madison
Tuesday Group Lesson Schedule 2008-2009
| A101 |
A105 |
B101 |
B103 |
B105 |
C103 |
4:00-4:45
Dalcroze 1&2
Diana |
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4:00-4:45
Theory II
Kathy |
4:00-4:45
Theory I
Margaret |
|
4:45-5:30
Mid Book 2
Diana |
4:45-5:30
String
Ensemble
Jill |
4:45 -5:30
Pretwinkles
Maria-Rosa |
4:45-5:30
Mid Bk 1 /
Early Bk 2
Kathy |
4:45-5:30
Theory III
Margaret |
4:45-5:30
Twinkles /
Early Bk 1
Janse |
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5:30-6:45
Sonora
Maria-Rosa & Diana |
5:30-6:15
Mid Bk 3 -
Mid Bk 4
Heidi |
|
5:30-6:15
Late Bk 2 /
Early Bk 3
Margaret |
5:30-6:15
Late Books
4-5
Janse |
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Suzuki Strings of Madison, Inc., admits students of any gender, religion, race, color, nationality, ethnic origin or
sexual orientation to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to
the students at the educational organization. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, race, color,
nationality, ethnic origin or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies,
scholarship or loan programs, and other administered programs.
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