Cello X rocks the Kraken – Holiday style!

Join Cello X as we rock the Kraken Community Iceplex at Northgate! We’ll perform all of your favorite Christmas songs along with amazing, one-of-a-kind arrangements of your favorite rock tunes. Just what you know and love about Cello X! Look for us in the lobby, and see you there!

  • When: Friday, December 17, 2021
    • 7:00-8:30 (6:30 member arrival)
  • Where: Kraken Community Iceplex (main lobby)
  • Parking: Parking Lot #4 (across and northeast of the Iceplex)
  • Member info:
    • What to bring:
      • Cello
      • Rockstop
      • Music stand
      • Chair
      • Holiday folder and Cello X binder
      • Set list: here
    • Attire: All black
    • Dinner: Directly following at Azteca at Northgate

Fall Recital 2021 – Info

In-person Recital

  • Where: Olympic View Community Church
  • When: Saturday, November 20, 2021; 4:00-6:00
  • Arrival time: 3:30
  • What to bring: cello, rockstop, sheet music (if needed).
  • Attire: performers should wear nice clothes. Girls in long dresses or slacks, boys in dress or dark pants and buttoned dress shirts or polos. No flip-flops or tennis shoes.
  • Parking: park in the lot off of 5th Ave (north side of the church) and enter through the main doors on 95th St.
  • Saturday students will have lessons on November 20th.
  • Searching for a parent volunteer to record the recital. Please let me know if you’re interested.
  • Program here (Virtual Recital participants, scroll to page 2).
  • Attendance policy: Cello Jello students must stay until intermission.  Cello Philharmonic and Cello X students must remain for the ENTIRE recital.  No exceptions.
  • COVID policy: due to the limited size of the church, only immediate family may attend. Please wear a mask and stay socially distanced.

Virtual Recital

***Note: the Virtual Recital is only for those students who are not participating in the in-person recital.***

  • When: Sunday, November 21, 2021; 2:00-3:00 on Zoom. Please arrive at 1:45.
  • Zoom link: here
  • Attire: dress nicely
  • Instrument set-up: please tune ahead of time, rosin bow, and clean cello.
  • Program here (scroll to page 2).

Video set-up:

  • Choose a well-lit room with good acoustics and a good WiFi connection.
  • Make the background as plain and clutter-free as possible.
  • Place the music stand (if using) to the left side so you’re not blocked from view.
  • Position the computer so you and your cello are fully in the frame (from the knees up is okay).
  • Use landscape mode.
  • Face forward – do not face to the side.
  • See example picture for best set-up.
  • When finished performing, you may move elsewhere in the house to watch the rest of the recital.
  • When watching others, select “Speaker View” (not “Grid View”) to best see them.

Sound set-up:

IMPORTANT! Please make these adjustments to improve the sound quality. These can only be adjusted with a computer (not an iPad).

  • Click the up arrow next to the microphone.
  • Select Audio Settings.
  • Automatically adjust microphone volume: OFF
  • Show in-meeting option to enable “Original Sound”: ON
  • Suppress background noise: LOW
  • Return to the main screen.
  • Original Sound (upper left corner): ON

Recital etiquette:

  • Please set up before it’s your turn to play.
  • Remain for the full recital and listen respectfully and attentively to the other performers.
  • Do not roam around the house, do chores or play on your phone during the recital.
  • If you need to use the bathroom, wait until the current performer is finished playing and turn your video off.  Turn your video back on when you return.
  • Encourage friends and relatives to attend!

Fall lesson 2021 sign-up

PRIVATE LESSONS

Please email me your fall lesson requests based on the times below.  Please provide more than one option if possible. My policy is to try and hold your time over from last year, but that is not always possible with longer lesson amounts.

***Fall lessons begin on September 2, 2021.  In-person and virtual lessons are offered.***

Lesson days/times:

  • Monday, 6:00-8:00
  • Tuesday, 4:00-9:00
  • Thursday, 4:00-9:00
  • Saturday, 8:00-2:00

GROUP LESSONS

Group lessons will be in-person at the Amazing Grace Spiritual Center (see below for your child’s assignment). Schedule here.

Cello X rehearsals are on periodic Fridays at my house. Schedule here.

Group days/times:

Group assignments:

  • Cello Jellos: Cruson, Farrah, Henry, Matthew, Nolan, Rose, Rowan, Rowyn, Sam, Sanav, Story
  • Cello Philharmonic: Amanda, Ares, Charlie, Hendrix, Henrik, Marcus, Matisse, Mia, Serena
  • Cello X: Anderson, Bennett, Brynn, Grace, Katherine, Max, Merle

Summer Jam 2021 Info!

We’re back! Join us at the Phinney Ridge Center (PNA Center) as we perform as part of their Food Truck Fridays Series! We perform on 7/16 at 6:00-8:00 and 7/30 at 4:00-6:00, and will play all of your favorite tunes from Beethoven to Lin-Manuel Miranda and from Harry Potter to Moana! Look for us under the performer’s tent and remember to sample the many wonderful eats from the Food Truck Vendors!  See you there!!

Student info

  • Rehearsals are at my house on the following dates. Please bring a stand and cello stool.
    • 7/15 at 5:00-7:00
    • 7/29 at 5:00-7:00
    • Note: Cello Jello members will be dismissed at 6:00.
  • Performance dates are:
    • 7/16 at 6:00-8:00 (5:40 arrival)
    • 7/30 at 4:00-6:00 (3:40 arrival)
  • Where: Phinney Ridge Center under the performer’s tent.
  • What students should bring: cello, stand, busking folder, clothespins, rockstop, chair or stool, water.
  • Parking will be limited, so please plan accordingly.

Cellopalooza in Cyberspace 2021 – info!

  • When: Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 2:00-3:00 (1:45 arrival).
  • Where: Your home.
  • Pre-concert tasks:
    1. Add the Vimeo app to your Smart TV. If you do not have a Smart TV, add the Vimeo app to your computer.
    2. Add the ‘Seattle Suzuki Cello‘ channel to your favorite channels on Vimeo. The concert will be debuted there. Note: the video won’t unlock until shortly before the concert.
    3. Tell you friends to tune in!
  • Day-of concert tasks:
    1. Log in to the Zoom Meeting at 1:45. The Zoom Meeting is for pre-and post-concert talk. It is NOT for watching the concert – you will do that on your television or computer through Vimeo.
    1. Please stay for the entire concert, and give each piece your full attention! The concert will last an hour.
    2. After the concert, please return to the Zoom Meeting for acclamations and congratulations!