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1 8 The Link Magazine • January 2003
Walking for breast cancer cash
Planning is well underway for May's Walk the Walk marathon, overnight through the streets of London in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
and the Bristol Cancer Help Centre.
The next meeting of Swindon Twin Peaks, the men and women who If you cannot get there, but would like to know more about joining
represent the town on this giant fundraising outing, takes place on Twin Peaks or making a donation to a walker, call Eunice Salmon on
Wednesday 8 January, 7.30pm at the Civic Offices, Euclid Street. 871016 or mail: [email protected]
Making the violin music to your ears tiWINf^^'^
An American living in Swindon is one of the few violin teachers outside London teaching a Japanese
method of learning the instrument. j
Rhonda Hotop gave up the
Rocky Mountains of Colorado for
marriage and Swindon and now
runs a studio in Woodhall Park. Eunice Salmon with Walk the Walk
She's also started Swindon Suzuki founder Nina Baru when she visited
Strings which meets fortnightly at Swindon in November
Peatmoor Community School.
Developed by Japanese violinist White goods for charity
Dr Shinichi Suzuki, the method is Top Drawer, Swindon's main fur-
well known world-wide, but rela- niture and electrical goods char-
tively unknown in England out- ity, is desperate for donations.
side the captial. Rhonda says that In 2002 they recycled 100 tonnes
Dr Suzuki has shown that children of furniture and white goods to
can learn to play an instrument in low income families referred to
a similar way to the way people them by social services.
learn their native language — by Children who attend Swindon Suzuki Strings at Peatmoor Commuiiit y School Project coordinator Mike Dilley
ear. "It means pupils get used to and learn notes easily in the les- through playing games. Rhonda has an urgent plea. "We need func-
the instrument before tackling son. As well as ensuring that the also takes pupils towards Associ- tioning washing machines, tum-
music notation. Initially learning pupil listens to the recordings, a ated Board exams. ble dryers, fridges, freezers, mi-
by ear also helps avoid that rather parent attends the pupil's weekly Rhonda is a member of the Brit- crowaves, as well as double beds,
unfriendly sound a violin can make one-to-one lesson with the teacher ish Suzuki Institute and the Suzuki and other furniture. We will collect,
if not played well. and practices with the child at Association of the Americas and but do allow a week's notice.
"Other key differences of the home." as well as teaching, plays in the Together we can help many peo-
Suzuki method are daily listening, She added that the fortnightly Swindon Symphony and North ple, and do a bit for the environ-
parental involvement and group group class gives pupils the chance Wiltshire Orchestras. To contact ment."
classes. Pupils listen to recordings to play together and also have fun her, call 700099 or look at Call 536613 between 10am and
so that they know the pieces well as they learn the elements of music www.mab.tgis.co.uk 4pm weekdays with offers.

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