Santa Fe Talent Education Suzuki Violin 5

Suzuki violin, viola and cello in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Margaret Carpenter and Rick Lohmann, teachers and co-directors

Our new address: www.sfte-nm.org . The old site will mirror the new for a while.

News, Calendar and Policies

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News

Beginners

We will be starting a new group of beginning violinists in the fall. If you know someone who is interested in having their child start, please have them contact us as soon as possible. We already have six students signed up, and this group will fill quickly!

AND......

Santa Fe Talent Education is proud to announce our new program in Suzuki cello, beginning in October 2008!

We are especially delighted that this new Suzuki program will be taught by an experienced and dedicated teacher, Claire Onuf. We welcome Mrs. Onuf to Santa Fe and to our staff!

Mrs. Onuf comes to us from Corpus Christi, TX, where she taught in the public schools (Corpus Christi ISD), teaching elementary through high school, including a Suzuki program for 1st and 2nd grade violin at Chula Vista Academy of Fine Arts, an elementary magnet school; Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, teaching string methods and cello; Texas A&M University Kingsville, teaching string methods and Music History; maintained a private studio for cello students of all ages; and performed with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra, and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra (which she still performs with at this time).

She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas, studying cello with Phyllis Young, and a Master of Music degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, studying cello with Paul Tobias. She began teaching Suzuki cello in 1981, just after the birth of her second child. Mrs. Onuf taught Suzuki Cello as part of the after school program at Princeton Day School and at Westminster Conservatory, a division of Westminster Choir College, in Princeton, NJ.

Mrs. Onuf has been teaching cello for more than 30 years. She has moved to Santa Fe with her husband, a retired marine biologist, and they are enjoying the beautiful sunshine, lower humidity levels, great hiking trails, and the wonderfully artistic community.

She will be starting beginners, age 5 and up, in our established SFTE format of weekly private and group lessons, and she her students will be participating in our performances and special events.

The Introductory Parent Session for our new group of beginning Suzuki violinists will start in Fall 2008.

Summer session

June 2- July 18. 7 weeks, 7 private lessons, 6 group lessons.

No lessons Independence Day.

We will be offering some special workshops, including Viola for Violinists.

Your summer schedule will be different from the spring schedule. You will be getting a scheduling form after spring break. No Saturday lessons for Rick's students, but more Monday times are available.

SUMMER GROUP SCHEDULE IS NOW POSTED IN THE CALENDAR--SCROLL DOWN.

If you are away for part of the summer session, double up private lessons in other weeks.

Rick Lohmann and Kiyoshi Tamagawa present Beethoven sonata cycle

Rick is joined by pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa for a series of three 2008-2009 recitals presenting all ten for Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and violin. The second recital in this series will take place on October 25, 2008; the 3rd on March 21, 2009.

We have received a faculty development grant from Southwestern University to cover part of our costs for this series, but we also are looking for local underwriting. Interested parties should contact Rick at 231-9242 or via e-mail

2008 Calendar

May 17: Spring semester ends.

Summer session: 7 private lessons, 6 group lessons. June 2- July 18. Additional special workshops: Viola for Violinists (Intermediate, Bk 4-5 violins); Adult Book 1 group lessons.

Santa Fe Suzuki Institute: July 20- 25. Go to sfsuzuki.org for enrollment information. SFSI is not an SFTE program, but we are on the faculty and urge all of our students to attend!

Monday, August 25: Fall semester begins.

Tuesday, September 2: First rehearsal for SFTE's High Desert Strings, our adult string orchestra.

Saturday, October 25: Recital II, Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin; Tamagawa/Lohmann; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, Galisteo and Barcelona.

Sunday, November 2 (tentative): Fall Solo Recitals

Mastery Concert and Fundraiser: November, date TBA. Rehearsal date TBA.

Saturday, December 20: Fall semester ends.

Class Schedules

Summer 2008

Summer session begins June 2, ends July 18.

Private lessons are scheduled with your teacher.

Group schedule:

There will be six group lessons this summer. NO GROUPS JUNE 30-JULY 4 (week 4)!

TUESDAYS

5:30-6:00: LATE BK. 1 VIOLINS WITH RICK

6:00-6:30: BK 2-3 VIOLINS WITH MARGARET

6:30- 7:25: LATE BOOK 3- BOOK 4 VIOLINS WITH RICK

note that this group is now longer

7:30-8:30 BK 5-8 VIOLINS AND VIOLAS WITH MARGARET

WEDNESDAYS

6:00-6:30 TWINKLE VIOLINS I WITH MARGARET

6:30-7:00 TWINKLE VIOLAS WITH RICK

7:00- MID BK. 1 VIOLINS WITH RICK

New! 7:30- 8:15 ADULT BK. 1 VIOLINS/VIOLA WITH RICK

THURSDAYS

6:00-6:30 TWINKLE VIOLINS II WITH RICK

6:30- 7:00BK. 1 VIOLAS WITH MARGARET

Program Policies

Program Policies
To get the most out of violin study, families should make the commitment to consistent lesson attendance. We make every effort to schedule lessons that are convenient for families and productive for students. Productive lessons occur during optimum learning times.

LESSON MAKEUP POLICY

Illness and Inclement Weather
There will be no make up lessons for lessons missed due to illness or winter weather conditions. In the event of extended illness or injury we will make reasonable arrangements on a case by case basis.

Please do not come to lessons sick. One sick student can spread germs to other students, parents and the teacher.

If your teacher cancels a lesson due to illness, we regret that no make up lesson can be offered. If an extended illness occurs we will make arrangements for a credit or refund.

Schedule Conflicts
We will make every effort to reschedule lessons if given at least 48 hours notice, though this may not be possible in many cases due to our full teaching schedules. We will not extend our teaching hours to offer make up lessons. If we must reschedule a lesson because of our schedule conflict we will let you know well in advance. If no alternative lesson time can be found within a two week period the lesson will be forfeited.

One avenue available for changing lesson times is lesson-swapping. Each semester a studio roster with lesson times and phone numbers will be distributed. If your family knows of schedule conflicts in advance you may swap lesson times with another student and notify your teacher of the change.

Group Lesson Attendance Policy
Attendance at groups lessons is essential to the Suzuki experience. Absences for illness or family emergency will be excused. Six unexcused absences will be allowed each semester. We will not be able to continue teaching students who do not meet this minimum attendance requirement.

SFTE Inc, (dba Santa Fe Talent Education) does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin.

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