Solomon and Nova participated in a Friday Night Recital this December. Each Suzuki teacher is a little different. While their previous teacher did studio recitals like clockwork each November and May, their current teacher has no studio recitals at all. Instead we do a sort of 'a la carte' version by participating in school wide recitals (which also means there is a variety of instruments, which is fun). Typically kids will choose songs that they have played for quite awhile for these, so they will be really polished. Solomon and Nova each chose an old favorite--Witches' Dance by Paganini for Nova, and Gavotte by Becker for Solomon.
We made good use of happy hour at Kindee, a Thai fusion restaurant down the street. We tried a little of everything, making a meal of many appetizers. Charlotte was very fond of the calamari until she found one that looked like what it was. The cranberry cream cheese puffs and tempura green beans were favorites. Ariadne was all about the sauce. It was fun to take the kids out to a fancy restaurant, and we had the place ourselves for most of our meal.
The kids did very well performing. Nova whipped right through her song and was all smiles at the end. Solomon started off beautifully, just like he had played it umpteen times already that day--and then encountered his first case of stage fright. It had to happen sometime, I suppose. He found a good spot to jump back into the song and finished admirably. Though he was less than happy about the way it went, I think it was a valuable experience. Resiliency is an important trait that you can't build up without a few mistakes.
Little sisters like the stage too!
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