Thank you 2012 Families and Hello Winter Semester 2013

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2013 Winter Semester DRUM COLLECTION

Hello Families. Thank you very much for all your support and joining Ochiai Music Together this autumn. I hope you have enjoyed the Fiddle Collection as much as I have. It is always so nice to see you in class, and see over the weeks how your child is developing and experimenting with music making. I hope that you will be able to join us next semester to enjoy the “Drum Collection”, January-March 2013. This semester I can only offer two classes due to small student numbers, the Wednesday morning class in Kamiochiai, and the Sunday class in Shimochiai (which is now moving to an earlier time).

Click here for full details of the 2013 Winter Semester

2013年冬タームについて　ドラム　コレクション

こんにちは。フィドルコレクション　に参加してくれてありがとうございました。楽しかったですか？クラスの中でみんなのにこやかな顔が見れてうれしいかったです。子供たちが10週間で行った音楽作りの啓発とその経験 が垣間見れ、すばらしい事だと思いました。来年のドラムコレクション (2013年1月―3月)　にぜひ参加してください。次回は上落合の水曜日と下落合の日曜日(もう少し早い時間)のクラス二つだけになります。すみませんが、人数が少ないので今回の木曜日クラスはないです。

2013年冬タームについてこちら

NakaIchiWakaZa Festival Nakai, Shinjuku-ku

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My husband’s shop Hudson Antiques takes part in a local handicraft festival this weekend 15th-16th September. Our shop is hosting paper art jewelry by local artist Shibata-San, as well as selling antique costume jewelry and British style scones. The scones were made specially for us by Odile patisserie in Higashi-Nagasaki.

They taste wonderful. And are best served with jam, clotted cream, and a nice hot cup of English tea. Yum!

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Ochiai Peace Festival 落合ピースフェスタ

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On Sunday 26th August I had a stall at a local festival in my neighborhood, the Ochiai Peace Festa. I met some nice families and talked to them about Music Together. The festival turned out to be similar to the program in many ways. There were lots of live music performances, there was dancing and waving scarves, with some really unusual instruments from around the world. There were many other stalls there selling handmade goods, even an old man who makes Kalimbas. They were great. I shall definitely buy one for my centre. Other events included a yukata fashion show, outdoor yoga class, and fabric dying workshops. A fun day, but very very hot!
My stall

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Locally Handmade Kalimbas

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Can you catch the somen noodles?

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Children’s Storytime

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The waving of scarves!

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Yoga class

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My poster child – 看板娘

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Not sure what was more suprising, the man in the leotard or the didgeridoo?

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My little helper

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Vegan food from Cafe Raffa

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Falafel – my favourite food in the world!

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World music comes to Ochiai

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Taking a break after the fashion show

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Lots of handmade goods

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