Clare Chu

2007 Violin Musings

- Played Tchaikovsky in recital (Meditation and Scherzo)

- Learning Beethoven violin concerto #1 first movement

- Play hymns at Bay Area Baptist Church

- Started my 14 year old piano player daughter on violin

- Fixed up an old 40 year old Czech half-size violin for a friend and got her 9 year old daughter interested in learning

- Played Hungarian Dance #2 and #5 in recital (Auer edition)

- improved my musicality, according to my teacher I'm playing with more meaning

- learned the Adagio and Fugue in Bach Solo Sonata #1

- Helped two friends buy high end violins (a Kelvin Scott and a Claudio Rampini). I was the demonstrator for them.

- DID NOT buy a violin!!! Instead donated the money to a worthy cause.

- attended two violin concerts: Lindsay Deutsch (Jan), and Bin Huang/Nan Xie (Oct).

- introduced two adult students to my teacher's studio

- had a lesson in scraping from luthier Claudio Rampini

For 2008, I hope to:

- memorize the first movement of Beethoven Violin concerto

- learn Lalo Symphonie Espagnole

- learn two more movements in Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas

- practice and memorize more effectively by breaking into small segments

- improve my bowing arm and sound production

- motivate another person to play violin at my church so I'm not the solo violinist all the time

- more regular practice schedule

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