Today's blog post is courtesy of beloved strings teacher Janet Fantozzi and pictures are courtesy of Ryan Schlagheck and Tisha Masi:
Dr. Shinichi Suzuki developed a Suzuki Playdown Concert. The mission of this concert is the inspiration for nurturing young children to express themselves through music. The Union School Playdown begins with the most advanced player or players, when they are finished performing they stay on stage when the next level of performers join them. Then students from every level and instruments are added and the concert continues until the beginning students come up to perform. This year 145 string students played the signature “Twinkle” Variations and Theme. It is a delight for the audience to hear the different pieces that the string students have mastered and to hear the tone increase as more students come onto the stage. The most amazing part of the Playdown concert is that Suzuki students from all over the world have this shared experience.
