RAYSE BIGGS at Baker's Keyboard Lounge

I'm going to see a friend of mine, Rayse Biggs. An phenomenal trumpet/flugelhorn master! The show starts at 9:30 PM...but I'm going at 8PM to have dinner.
Come join me!

FIRST DAY for PASTEUR VIOLIN KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

This picture was last night at Oakland University's Varner Hall. Regina Carter just gave an incredible performance with 2 other professors at Oakland.

REGINA CARTER this FRIDAY NIGHT!

The famous Regina Carter will be performing this FRIDAY..at Oakland University. ON Saturday, the next day, I am going to attend an IMPROVISATION workshop that SHE IS GIVING. I am VERY excited. The following is about her concert. Come and sit with me!Stick & String:Regina Carter, Mark Stone and Yin Zheng
Noted jazz violinist Regina Carter, Oakland University percussionist Mark Stone and Oakland University pianist Yin Zheng will present "Stick & String," an eclectic collection of improvised and composed music, at Varner Recital Hall on Friday, October 3, 2008 8 p.m.
The program will include 2008 compositions, "M.S." by Mark Stone and "Iberia" by OU composer Terry Herald, as well as works by Astor Piazzolla, William Grant Still, Paul Schoenfield and "Nkwantompola," traditional music by the people of Busoga, one of the largest kingdoms in Uganda. The artists will cross styles, cultures, and era as Ms. Carter's world-renowned skills as a jazz performer cross paths with Dr. Zheng's elegant piano performance style and the driving energy of Stone's world music percussion expertise.
Tickets are $16 for general admission and $8 for students and available at the Varner Box Office at OAKLAND UNIVERISTY, open one hour before performances and 3-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Also at Star Tickets Plus, www.starticketsplus.com and 800-585-3737 (a service fee applies). This event is part of the Department's Professional Artist Series.

VERY excited about my new violin AND starting all my new KINDERGARTEN violin students and their parents!

I am very excited for this Friday, when I will meet the parents of my new Kindergarten violin students.
I am also very excited that I bought my first REAL electric violin. It is a BARCUS-BERRY metallic purple violin.

CONCERT: JULY 9, 2008 APRES LE JOUR

THiS WEDNESDAY, July 9th, 2008., please come see my new group, APRES LE JOUR: Southfield Lathrup Gazebo. located 4 blocks NORTH of I696 and just EAST of Southfield Road.
A six piece string group (4 violins, viola, 'cello) will perform LIGHT classical music including music from commercials and movie theme music. BRING A CHAIR and a picnic if you wish.
Concert starts at 6:30 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.

THING 10 - WIKI

C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 10
Describe a wiki you found that inspires you to create one of your own.
I found a wiki describing HOW TO DO VIBRATO on the violin. I have seen VIDEOS of how to vibrate on the violin. I can see a wiki site as a 'meeting place' where I can post 'things to remember about the violin' as it relates to playing/practicing violin.
What hurdles might stand in the way of your using a wiki? Firstly, not everyone HAS a computer, much less on line, or otherwise.
What would it take to remove the hurdles?Be that as it may, they will be inspired to go to the library, if they have to, to participate.
Is it worth the fight? of COURSE it's worth the fight. I am on the phone with a friend (as I type this) who is asking me why I would want to do this and why would SHE want a blog or wiki. Yes! Continuing education, learning new things, and I like doing this! I have a purpose and would create one if I didn't

CAMPUS MARTIUS*******************************************************FRIDAY June 13 (12:30 PM - 1:00 PM)

The Paterni Performing Group (select students from: Vernor, Schulze, Barbara Jordan, and Pasteur) will have a 'gig' at the Campus Martius Park next Friday, June 13, 2008 from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM.
We plan to meet and have lunch at 11:00 AM, listen to the blues band that will be playing before we do, and then we'll get on stage to perform our own repertoire!
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon.....
And PLEASE, come up and say HELLO!
ELEMENTARY STRINGS ARE ALIVE IN THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
(violinlady44@comcast.net)

THING #9:LANSING 2008 .Pictured here with Honorable Aldo Vagnozzi

I am posting this picture as part of a RESA course that I am taking through DPS. I added this border to a picture that was sent to me by Ingrid Stemmerich on her cell phone (to my cell phone) while I was sitting next to my mom at her hospital bedside (she is doing MUCH better now). I then sent the image to my email address. TeChNoGy really is a GoOd thing!
I was excited that the The SHOW WENT ON (without me). That's because the students were WELL prepared and under the direction of Myra Prueter, the vocal teacher (extrodinaire) from Schulze Elementary and the WONDERFUL (couldn't do this without you) love and guidance of the parents, the students were WELL received in LANSING, the STATE CAPITAL OF MICHIGAN.

THING 8

I can't wait to change my title (here) using FLICKR SPELLING!
I enjoy using color and different fonTs and now, being able to add texture is exciting.
The notes I send home to parents are colorful and I use different shapes to draw attention to certain key items.
I know that the students are going to LOVE using these tools.

Dessie is eating my flowers!

The most beautiful multi-colored roses and my daughter's cat, Dessie, is enjoying them in 'her own way' (argh!)

THING 6 and 7

As proficient as I 'thought' I was, I'm getting flustered because I'm multi-tasking and flickr is up and my blog is up and and and. I just realized that posting my picture on flickr doesn't PUT it on my blog...so that's what I'm going to do now. I hope that my parents begin to add to the flickr site!

THING 5

Reading other blogs is interesting but I'm just not finding the time to explore right now. I'm anxious to find interesting blogs and will have MUCH more time once school is out.
I think that subscribing to a blog right from the site is the easiest for me.
I think it might have been a mistake to combine my "23THINGS" blog with the blog I have created for my parents and students.
I think that a blog format for the "yahoo-group" that I have subscribed to for several years, would be a much better format.
I signed up for having a 'alert' when someone makes a comment on my blog, but wish there were more comments (more frequent comments).

My performing group played for the Freedom Institute's Public Policy Luncheon last week, Friday and Dick Gregory was the keynote speaker! I have media releases from all the students so, as soon as I get the video and pictures from that day, I will post them.
A grandmother of one of my students who was at this incredible event, sent me these flowers today, to my SCHOOL! What a wonderful surprise. I have NEVER gotten flowers delivered to my school.

THING 4

Thing 4 seems so interesting however, it is very confusing right now. THankfully, with Mozilla, I am able to keep different TABS open and was able to go back and forth; watching the video and creating my folders and feeds. I am excited to share these with my parents!

THING 3

Wow! Am I relieved. I re-read all my posts and have been 'sending' messages to view them. HOWEVER, there were SO many mistakes. THING 3 showed me how to go back (whew!) and edit.
Now, I need to find out how to post links to you-tube and my-space videos. There are massive amounts of incredible musicians that i really would like parents to view with their children.

Odin at Schulze

I met a wonderful teacher a few years ago at Vernor Elementary. She brought her son, Odin, a then Kindergarten student (now in 2nd grade). Both mom and son began taking violin lessons at the same time. Mom came to class when she could and she and I would often meet at lunch time for a 'private lesson'. The principal of Vernor and the mom stayed after school, many times each week and practiced together! The following year, Odin went to another school that did not have violin class. Then this school year, Mom transferred into ANOTHER school that I teach at (I teach in 5 elementary schools), and Odin is BACK. and so is his MOM! By the way, she has REALLY practiced and has been in the 'performing violin group' that played in Lansing (see earlier posting). I am ONE HAPPY TEACHER. When I get permission to post the 'Mom's name', I will. IN the meantime, here is Odin, a 2nd grader at Schulze Elementary in Detroit. I've gotten permission from mom: Ingrid Stemmerich, 1st grade teacher at Schulze Elementary.

AMAZING GRACE

Today, Ja'Kya (a 2nd grader at Schulze) asked me, "what are these black keys on the piano?" We were right in the middle of violin class andshe was sitting right next to me. I try to have ALL the kids sit close to me as I accompany them on piano.
Here is a very interesting video JUST about black keys.
I think you might need to copy/paste this into your web browser as I have not learned how to make a 'click-able' video yet.
http://rianniello.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-black-notes.html
BLOG here what you think about this one.
I'll try and put more videos for your viewing pleasure.
Hopefully, I'll figure out how to attach them where you'll just be able to POINT and CLICK.

Lansing 2008, HERE WE COME!

Our "Performing Violin Group" in Lansing, 2007. The students are working diligently at home and at our 7 after-school rehearsals in preparation for our 2008 Lansing trip. I have invited their principals (one of whom plays VIOLIN in our group), the Senators and House Representatives in which the students reside, as well as a member of the Michigan Department of Education.
We will be playing for the Freedom Weekend, in Cobo Hall, at the Public Policy luncheon where Dick Gregory will be speaking. I am hoping that the students and I get to meet him.

Thing 2

I decided to participate in this project because I really want to implement a continuing communication with the parents and students in my violin classes. I created a blog at which my students and their parents can address issues that very well may be of interest to others, a place where I can post interesting web sites, a venue for me to discuss in-class assignments and/or practice techniques and especially up-coming concerts etc. After reading the initial '1st and 2nd THING' I had no idea how vast the numbers of students, teachers, administrators, and support staff that are ALREADY immersed and implementing technical learning already! I had not thought about using TEXTING as a learning tool/option, but inadvertently did so. I have a sister that lives in Italy. Last school year, there was a music term, an Italian word (2da). I phoned my sister in Italy, right there in class and asked her. My students not only "HEARD" my sister (I put her on speaker), who of course is bi-lingual, but I got the answer right then and there. We write 2nd for SECOND..but in Italian it's "segunda" (hence 2da)By the way, there wasn't a computer in that classroom for us to use. I am excited to post my blog and am the type of person that is fairly open about having people 'enter my teaching world'.

Welcome to Mrs. Paterni's violin blog.
My intention for this blog is for parents and students to read about up-coming special events, discuss in -class situations, and ask questions as they relate to the violin class in our schools.
I have been a teacher in the Detroit Public Schools since February, 1975; that is 33 years. About 7 years ago however, I began to teach Kindergarten students and invited their parents to become involved in the classroom instruction. I have adopted a 'rotating violin schedule' . The schedule is set up as a 'pull-out' program. The students attend violin class twice a week.Each week, the class meets at a different time and we are on a 3 week rotation. This way, the students don't miss the same class every week. Rather, they miss the same class every FOURTH week.
I chose to post this picture because I felt very nervous standing on the stage of Bakers this past summer. Almost all of my students are NOT afraid to stand on stage and perform. This is because the method that I teach, encourages students to 'play solos' in class. We have lots of practice doing this: in class, for their peers, and for school performances.
I look forward to my co-workers, parents, and students participating in this blog.