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This rest stop had displays of crafts and a history corner in a log cabin structure with information readily available. Then watch out for the gnomes!









Video tour of one of the gnome gardens.
Open String Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer lets a novice string student play duets and enjoy the holiday season. Available for two violin, two viola, or two cello players. The first part uses only open strings. The second part has the melody. It can be combined with the other duet parts.
It is another popular title like Open String Christmas, Open String Christmas Volume 2 and Open String Chanukah. It is available as a digital download so you can play it right away.

Special Classes this year are Musical Monsters and American Jam. The 30-minute online classes will take place on Saturday mornings, January 11, 18, 25 and February 1, 8, and 15. The classes will be recorded if you have to catch up at a different time.
Musical Monsters (10:00 AM) is a basic theory and composition class.
American Jam (10:30 AM) is a play along class (no music reading needed).
Each class is $90. Sign up by January 1st for the class rate of $55 per family for each class.