with courage and determination. The informal Coffee Concert on November 17 came off well, with the boys playing Contre Danse en Rondeau by Mozart, the Russian Sailors’ Dance by Gliere, and the classic Pink Panther by Henry Mancini with élan and conviction. Looking in more detail at the layers that inform the Ensemble’s accomplishment, I am struck by the importance of the individual lesson. An orchestra is only more than the sum of its parts when all of the members are solidly prepared. Group success depends first and foremost on individual excellence. To this end, boys who wish to join the Ensemble must be studying their instrument with a private teacher. At Saint David’s, boys can begin individual instruction with the Suzuki approach as early as Kindergarten, though many start private lessons in Fourth or Fifth Grade. Even before lessons actually begin, rigor is demanded in the pursuit and maintenance of a proper instrument. In the case of a violin, this means a gracefully shaped wooden box with four s ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????(+?q%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t)]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????U???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=???????????????????????????????????????????????????????]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()?????????????????????????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????!???$???????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]???????????????????????????????? ?????M???????????-???????????L?????????????????????????????????????????????????????q????????????????????????????????t?Q????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????A????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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