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1st violin recital

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Miss Ariel held a violin recital on April 14th for her Suzuki students. It was tons of fun and great to see Milo’s reaction when the “big” kids played. They were pretty incredible and inspiring for both of us. Milo rocked out a “Twinkle Variation A” (“Mississippi Hot Dog” bow rhythm). And then his entire class played an ensemble “Monkey Song”.

Suzuki Violin Recital

getting tuned up
getting tuned up

Ariel + Penny
Ariel + Penny


solo: Twinkle Variation A (Mississippi Hot Dog)


ensemble: Monkey Song on e String
from L to R: Penny, Eugene, Iris, Pete, Rose, Milo

post-recital fun (Iris)
post-recital fun (Iris + Milo)

Ariel + Milo
getting a flower from Miss Ariel

Bye Bye Do, hello Re

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Milo is growing like a weed and just outgrew his first violin. We named the first one, “Do” and the new one has been dubbed “Re”.

Bye Bye Do, hello Re!!

It’s sad saying goodbye to Do, because of how souped up and customized he had become. Milo’s wonderful teacher Miss Ariel had this 1st violin and bow “modded” with finger tapes, elastic band “finger seat-belts”, and multiple stickers in various spots to help us keep track of where all of our fingers need to be at various times.

But Re already has brand new finger tapes and I’m sure before long will be just as loved.

double time

excitedcomparing do and re

do and rebows

Video Response: Caya’s Song

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Catherine writes:

So I showed Caya the roller skate song and she loved it and wanted me to send a video of her singing for Milo…note the improvised guitar. At the end she also talks about wanting to send something in the mail to milo …

I think this means that we’re officially taking submissions – so send in your videos of future rock stars people! (btw, did you know that Milo is a Future Stuntman?)

Slow Down

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This is an older one from last December, but remains a pretty popular bedtime song choice. We have lots of versions with customized lyrics, but this one is pretty much straight up “59th Street Bridge Song”:

Brand New Key

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Milo singing part of “Brand New Key” by Melanie Safka. A student of mine made an animation to this song as her final project and Milo saw me grading it…and now we sing it all the time.

And the original…

Fire Trucks Going Faster

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In the spirit of short, stripped-down punk rock songs, Milo and I penned this little number. Included in this post are the lyrics, if you want to try it out at home, and 2 video versions to give you a sense of the possibilities. It’s meant to be sung fast and loud! One note about Milo’s performance: what at first may seem like an homage to Jim Morrison (singing with his back to the crowd) is actually just him playing a pretend keyboard.

lyrics to “Fire Trucks Going Faster” by Milo and Morgan
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Fire trucks
Fire trucks
Fire trucks going faster

Fire trucks
Fire trucks
Fire trucks going faster

Trains going slower
Fish going lower
Birds flying higher
HOUSE IS ON FIRE

FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS GOING FASTER

FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS GOING FASTER

trains going slower
fish going lower
birds flying higher
HOUSE IS ON FIRE

FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS GOING FASTER

FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS
FIRE TRUCKS GOING FASTER
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