The duo was joined by younger siblings Aidan and Paris for a performance at Hawthorn Park retirement community. They were met with enthusiastic applause and lots of smiles. We’ll definitely play there again.
This was a great opportunity for Jacob and Kai to practice the two songs they’ll be playing this Sunday [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Playing at Hawthorn Park
Posted in Double Trouble on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jennifer from Quiverfull Family has won the contest!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jennifer,
You won a copy of The Latin Centered Curriculum! Congratulations! I used a very scientific method to determine who the random winner would be…I asked Jacob to pick a number between 1 and 10. He picked 5 and that was you.
Contact me at: sarbenn at telus dot net to claim your prize.
And to everyone who [...]
And now the newspaper…
Posted in Double Trouble on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The duo got together early this morning for a newspaper interview. This doubled as a field trip as the interview took place at the newspaper office. Jacob and Kai watched intently as the reporter, Jennifer Smith, wrote down what they said. They got to meet the photographer who took their picture and they heard about [...]
First time on TV
Posted in Double Trouble on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two More Days to Vote!
Posted in Double Trouble on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t voted yet, now is the time! Just two more days until voting is closed.
Remember that your kids can vote and your spouse can vote as well. Just be sure to send a separate email for each vote. They can all come from the same email address, they just need to be individual [...]
Win a copy of Latin Centered Curriculum!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
It’s really easy. All you have to do is listen to Double Trouble play Val’s Dream and then write a comment on this post. I’ll choose a random winner and will post the name of the winner on Friday at 6pm.
Val’s Dream:
http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1193747770.wav
If you have trouble downloading it, just email me and I’ll send you a [...]
An Exciting Day for Double Trouble
Posted in Double Trouble on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The duo had a fantastic day today. They had their first televistion interview. I’m hoping to upload it to youtube and get it on here tomorrow or the next day. We have no idea what they said as they weren’t talking much after the interview – just smiling; which worries me. Not really. At least [...]
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the week camping in Parksville and then the boys and I attended the Vancouver Island Fiddle Camp. It was a ton of fun and the boys learned a lot. Unfortunately, this has meant that we haven’t had an opportunity to market Double Trouble. And we’re up against some very professional competition. This leg [...]
Trailer practice
Posted in Suzuki Violin on March 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It may be a little tight but we still manage to get some good practices in while we’re camping – especially now that we know that he made the top ten!
Vote for the Double Trouble Duo!
Posted in Double Trouble on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My ds (8) entered a talent competition with a friend. They play a fiddle song together and have made it through two rounds to the top 10! The first prize winner gets to perform live at a festival and gets $5000!!!
We’ve been told that it’s up to us to enlist family friends and whomever else [...]