The Peterson/Lutz family is beyond excited to be
traveling to St. Mary Kevin this August facilitated by Change The Truth! The
team members include Dr. Stacy Peterson, Allison Peterson, Brittany Peterson,
Ben Lutz, and Sherèe Lutz. We are members of Uptown Violins,
a performance/teaching group comprised of family members. The primary aim at
SMK will be to offer a fun-filled, week-and-a-half of instruction to the 28
violin students currently taking lessons. Some students have received weekly
instruction since 2012 with the establishment of the Strings for Uganda
program. Others are relatively new to violin!
We hope to apply teaching methods
used for our U.S. violin students adapting them to fit the needs of the
SMK students. This will include individual tutoring, group lessons, music
theory/history instruction, as well as fun with games, crafts, and lots of
love! The workshop will culminate in a final concert where the students can
demonstrate what they have learned to the rest of the school and community. Of
course, we know we will learn just as much from the students as they will from
us!
As a part of the experience, the SMK
violin students and some of our U.S. students have been paired together as
pen-pals, seeking to foster the shared experience that music can provide across
the globe. We have also received generous support and have been given violins
that we will be able to donate to SMK for students’ use as well as music,
stands, cases, rosin, teaching tools, and so much more! We want to thank everyone who has been so
supportive especially to the CTT family who is making everything possible! We
cannot wait for August to get here!
- Sheree Lutz
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| Allison |
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| Brittany |
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Ben
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