Metronome Online

Metronome Online - an online metronome ideal for quick and easy use while practicing music. This music tool helps with your rhythm as well as tempo selections and is always available for free at metronomeonline.com.

 

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Summer Suzuki Institutes

There are SO many opportunities to reignite a child's enthusiam AND feed the parent's spirit at Suzuki Institutes.  Visit www.suzukiassociation.org for a complete listing by region, date or instrument of these exciting summer camps sanctioned by the SAA.

Financial assistance to attend a summer institute or camp may be available from the Amarillo College Suzuki String Program for interested students in our program. Due to budget restraints in FY2009-2010, we will be unable to offer scholarships for 2010 summer institutes.  This program will be reinstated for 2011, so please check back! 

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Inspirations

Click here for links to video performances and articles to help inspire us as parents and/or provide a little fun - http://www.actx.edu/suzuki/index.php...=46.

 

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100 Days of Practice

Go to http://www.actx.edu/mu...racticepics.pdf to get a printable page to help with practice goals.

 

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SmartMusic Home Practice Companion

Click here to find out more about SmartMusic for your home and how to subscribe!  SmartMusic can be a great practice help for working out tricky passages, playing with the piano accompaniment, gaining sightreading experience, and/or adding interest to daily review.  For those of us who do not play the piano, this is a VERY valuable tool :)

 

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Instrument & Supplies Resources

This is a basic list of local, regional and online merchants to assist with instrument rentals, purchase and repairs.  Links to suppliers of musical accessories and gifts are also listed.

Kruno’s Violin Shop - Sales of professional level instruments, bows and accessories right here in Amarillo.  Premiere repair work available as well.  Check the website for more information.
www.krunoviolins.com
email: krunokup@yahoo.com
(480)242-9580
Shop hours by appointment.

Longcor Music Company - Rental and sales of violins, violas and cellos, bows, accessories and music. 
1966 Civic Circle, Amarillo
(806)355-6777

Tarpley Music Co.
3800 West Interstate 40, Amarillo
(806)352-5293

Robertson & Sons Violin Shop - Rental and sales of student to professional level instruments.  Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
http://www.robertsonviolins.com/

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Words to Suzuki Pieces

Help your child really get to know their pieces by singing along!  Find some of our more commonly used lyrics for Suzuki pieces here. 

 

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Practice Tips from AC Suzuki Parents

Practice Tips from Amarillo College Suzuki String Parents

Click the above link to access practice tips compiled during the September 2003 Parent Talk.

 

 

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Videotaping Tips

 For videotaping tips to help in making solo recital or audition tapes click on the following link:  http://www.actx.edu/music/index.php...=40

 

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Music Resources & Games

The Music Room - Award-winning general music site by a California public school.  Includes info on musical time periods, women in music, theory and more.
http://www.empire.k12....om/themusic.htm

Music Theory - lessons on how to read music and drills for treble cleff notes.
http://www.musictheory.net/

Notes of the Staff Flashcards - for treble, alto or bass clef :) 
http://www.theviolinca...com/flashcards/