NZSI Newsletter 1982 December Volume 4
NZSI Summer School 1983
Details about the January 1983 summer school, including accommodations, registration, and participant requirements.
Repeat Tape Loan Service
Guidelines for accessing and using the violin and piano tape library for NZSI members.
Tips for Maintaining Tape Equipment
Practical advice for keeping tape recorders in good condition to ensure optimal audio quality.
Community and Fundraising Updates
Reports on Suzuki students’ contributions to local events and a call for volunteers to assist with newsletter distribution.
Messages from Dr. Suzuki
Inspirational quotes emphasizing the educational values of the Suzuki method.
Children’s Section
Songs and activities for young Suzuki students, including lyrics for “Cuckoo” and the “French Children’s Song.”
Classified Ads
Listings for instruments for sale or wanted, along with contact information.
Editorial and Leadership Notes
Updates from NZSI leadership, including upcoming conference details and a message from the President.
Graduation Requirements
Information about levels, repertoire, and fees for Suzuki student graduations.
Reflection on Listening and Practice
Guest contributor Eric Mitchell shares thoughts on balancing practice and listening with family and playtime.
Pan-Pacific Conference 1989
Details about the January 1989 conference in Melbourne, including registration, travel, and accommodation options.
Branch News
Updates from various NZSI branches, showcasing events and achievements in Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, and the South Island.
Fundraising and Community Engagement
Stories of student-led initiatives to raise funds for international conferences and local events.
Humor and Personal Reflections
Lighthearted content, including a Suzuki-themed joke and reflections from a young participant at a summer camp.
President: Graeme Harkness
Phone: 340-74
Secretary: Evelyn Galloway
Phone: 53-618
P.O. Box 6058
Editor: Christine Mackenzie
Phone: 497-046
Hamilton, New Zealand
THE JANUARY 1983 N.Z.S.I. SUMMER SCHOOL
There are still a few vacancies for attendance at what appears to be going to be a valuable experience in the life of a budding violinist. Late registrations will be accepted until 31st December 1982. Some cello tuition will be available on request.
The facilities at Homai College are spot on. In addition to those previously published, there are five-bed dormitories for the children, some family rooms, and some separate private rooms for teachers. The accommodation fee includes linen, and all main meals.
Anyone who has not a copy of the October Newsletter and Enrolment Form, please write or phone the Institute.
Participants will need to supply:
i) own towels
ii) 2 lots/batches of cookies/cakes and
1 x 100g jar/refill pack instant coffee or 1 x 30-box teabags
On arrival at the venue, meet in the Hall at 9.00am.
REPEAT TAPE LOAN SERVICE
The Repeat Tape Library has expanded such that Violin and Piano tapes are now held separately. Teachers are requested to contact directly the appropriate person:
Violin tapes:
Mary Allan
15 Beale Street
Hamilton
Ph. 395-146
Piano tapes:
Christine East
62 Fifth Ave
Hamilton
Ph. 59-522
Please remember that:
a) Tapes are to be hired out only to financial members.
b) Teachers should keep a record of the kinds of tapes they have hired—i.e., Piano (P) or Violin (V)—and use both numbers on the tapes.
Example:
Piano: /P6/21
Tape No. 6
21st copy of tape 6
Violin: /V2/16
Tape No. 2
16th copy of tape 2
c) An example of a teacher’s tape record might look like this, with a separate page allocated to each tape level:
Tape 1 – Twinkles Page 1
| Pupil’s Name | Amt. Paid (to teacher) | Tape No. | Date Issued | Date Ret’d | Parent’s Signature |
|—————|————————|———-|————-|————|——————–|
d) Payments collected by teachers from pupils should be forwarded in a lump sum to either Mary Allan (Violin) or Christine East (Piano). Cheques should be made payable to N.Z.S.I.
e) When returning tapes, please ensure they are in their correct boxes.
f) Teachers are requested to supply the names of pupils for whom the tapes are being hired.
PARENTS: For your peace of mind, the tabs are being removed from the tapes so that mischievous fingers will not cause inadvertent recordings.
TIPS FOR TAPES
- Clean tape deck heads regularly with a cotton bud dipped in ethyl alcohol. Improves sound quality!
- If your recorder has chewed up a tape, it is essential that every little piece of tape is removed, as they may draw another tape into a massive tangle.
- Use a plastic-coated knitting needle to persuade a tangled tape out of your recorder, as metal needles/implements can damage the magnetically recorded sound waves on the tape. Patience and gentle movements of the stop/eject button and gentle tugging are required to ease the tape from around the heads—there should be no knots or loose ends when it is freed, and it can be rewound onto the cassette.
- An unevenly wound tape rubbing against the sides of a cassette can cause tape tangles—this can be alleviated by slapping the cassette onto a firm surface (e.g., hard-covered book).
HAPPY LISTENING – GOOD LEARNING
CHIT CHAT
Amnesty International (Hamilton) held a fundraising concert two months ago, at which some “Suzuki” pupils played. Amnesty International thanks those children—Alison Galloway, Graham Harris, Hagen Kerr, and Kathryn West (violins) and Shu-Yun Pai (piano).
The Japan Society also thanks the large group of violinists and two pianists who gave a performance at their Social earlier this month.
We farewell Mayme Earle, who flies out from N.Z. on December 16th for a study year in Matsumoto. We hope you gain all you expect from your trip, Mayme, and more, and we look forward to your safe return.
HELP!!
We need some people to help with the addressing and enveloping of the Newsletter, a job which takes at present 3–4 hours every six weeks or so. It could take a lot less. Offers? Contact the Editor.
DR. SUZUKI SAYS…
“Our purpose of education is not to produce professional musicians, but to make fine people who have high hearts, wonderful sensitivity, and fine ability.”
FOR THE CHILDREN
One child asked his teacher for the words to “French Children’s Song”—this is the only feedback I’ve had about them. Do you want any more after this? Parents, are you using them? Children, would you like a page of the Newsletter devoted to you—games, riddles, information, and things like that? Over the holidays write, or ring me, and I’ll try to give you what you want.
CUCKOO (Jan Kitchen’s pupils)
Cuckoo, cuckoo sings from the tree top
Cuckoo, cuckoo where are you flying
Cuckoo, cuckoo sings from the tree
Cuckoo, cuckoo please do come home.
FRENCH CHILDREN’S SONG
Hey hey dee do
The children in the playground
Hey hey dee do
The children playing games.
Two on the seesaw and four on the ropes
Two on the ladder and four on the slides
Hey hey dee do etc….
ADVERTISEMENTS
- MISSING: Copies of Nurtured by Love by Shinichi Suzuki. Finder, please forward these books to Mrs G. Mataira, W.D.S. Tech. College, P.O. Box 1030, Suva, Fiji.
- SELL: Violin 3/4 size “Skylark” $45. Ph. 54-074 Hamilton.
- SELL: Violin 1/4 size “Lark” with shoulder rest. Excellent condition. $50. Ph. 4131 Cambridge. Margaret Jackson.
- BUY: Cello 3/4 size. Ph. 76-573 Hamilton.
- BUY: Violin 1/16 size “Skylark.” Ph. 79-426 Kerikeri (collect).
- SELL: Violin 1/4 size Nagoya Suzuki $180. Ph. 52-074 Hamilton.
- SELL: Violin 3/4 size “Skylark” $45. Ph. 54-114 Hamilton.
FINAL MESSAGE
“The greatest duty and joy given to us adults is the privilege of developing our children’s potentialities and of educating desirable human beings with beautiful, harmonious minds and high sensitivity.”
