I hear that we have a great turnout for orchestra this year which is music to my ears (ha ha.) I hope you all have a wonderful experience in the program - just remember to ALWAYS check with your teacher to see what work you have missed EACH and EVERY class that you have gone to your orchestra with Mr. B. Use your agenda to keep track of assignments and exams, stay on top of your homework and it will all be good! Your teachers are here to help and your classmates can also keep you up-to-date on notes you may have missed. Just keep in mind that you are the one who is ultimately responsible for checking to see what went on while you were gone!
I don't often post TED talks here because they are a bit long, but this one is worth watching. Ji-Hae Park is a violin virtuoso who discusses her journey back from depression. Here is her biography from the TED website:
Why you should listen to her:
Ji-Hae Park was on the fast track to violin stardom when she ... paused. Why was it simply her goal to be the best violin player in the world? Was there more to music than that? And thus she began to think differently about how to "play" her life. Now -- along with playing prestigious concert halls, winning prizes and making a new album for Decca called Baroque in Rock -- she makes time to play in hospitals, churches, prisons, anywhere she feels she can reach people with music. Her friendly, entertaining rearrangements of classical music invite new listeners in.
She was named The Respected Korean 2010 for her leadership and influence on the national development. She is playing on the Petrus Guarnerius 1735, Venedig on loan from the German Foundation (Deutsche-Stiftung- Musikleben) since 2003.
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