sons at the Suzuki String School of Kiftchcnor-wnor- tion as he plays a selection from the Suzuki repertoire. Darren, 6, of Water. loo is in his first Darren Brunk bites his lip in concentraâ€" ® Pet Arbuckie photo ved for 14 2;, _ ",; 7 . Hmem as if they have played for their entire life," she said Emphasis in the early years is put on ear training > rather than learning to read the musical notes. Children are taught by the ‘‘mother tongue" approach. a type of musical immersion. Parents are encouraged to play selections of the Suzuki repertoire that the child is studying as often as possible at home and. said Lister, "they (the Sstudents) learn to play music the same way they learn to talk by listening." Learning to play a stringed instrument she explained is a very difficult, exacting skill involving 23 separate physical tasks that must be mastered before the child can even play a single note. "If you can remove one major area of learning â€" reading notes â€" the child can concentrate on the instrument itself, making music and developing his ear." Parents soon i(.:z;â€"x?r; ;)tlhe they are three or four yea age. said McDowell, beca sters have few competing play a musical instrument way of life rather than a C "It literally seems to t played for their entire life Emphasis in the early training > rather than le. musical notes. Children ‘"mother tONngu@" annras . PAGE 12 PCause preâ€"school young ng interests Learning to nt, therefore. becomes a a chore ‘~niidren who derive the most program are the children whose p prepared to put a lot of time and effc she said. "Our aim is not to produce but musical people who feel good al selves." ‘‘Children who program are the prepared to put a she said. "Our aijr McDowell], however, w; magic formula for creat but rather a tremendous whole family . But on a persona instrument builds responsibility and carries over into $ habits, they said. Both McDowel] and Lister feel that studying music by the Suzuki method can benefit the child in many ways. Because students throughout the world study the same repertoire, a child can move from one teacher to another without suffering any setbacks. But on a personal level. masterina a 2..0000. For more information call 74 3â€"9491 " o 3_ "" EYE, mastering a ; uilds selfâ€"confidence, a 5¢ and selfâ€"discipline â€" that into schoolwork and daily _ ""OpHHC that often choolwork and daily living r, warned that it is not a creating skilled musician. ‘5 SKIlled musicians undertaking for the ~nose parents are and effort into it." most from ‘e musicians about themâ€" musical the P ie ce NC iele E200 â€" ie power of the Force. These mytholoâ€" gical elements seem a little strained at times, and certainly are less involving â€" perhaps because the ultimate outcome is always so 4) ,2 00 220C y2 u2 wri? ue evil Empire‘s construction of a new planetâ€"sized. Death Star and the attempts of the Emperor, assisted by Darth Vader, to pervert the Jedi gahtn.g l.fn goodness that has imâ€" M as t u: FF of NS Abobatabatdedic 4 1242 ° 1t the appeal of characters and enviâ€" ronments introduced to movie audiâ€" ences six and three years ago. As well, there‘s an abundance of new characters â€" some of a pretty nightmarish variety â€" providing an aura of freshness and novelty that is m_i-s;_siux in much of the action i C han c 0o 020 C BC JOUul. Cially ar , 1. __,_,;_ """‘Uulalted, espeâ€" Staying Alive brings back the cially at a length of more than two â€" character of Tony Manero from hours and 10 minutes which seems 1977‘s Saturday Night Fever, again less justified by content than by â€" portrayed by John Travolta with the form. same arrogant strut and a smile Still, Return Of The Jedi remains, that is both puok smirk and throughout much of that running charmer grin. time, an engaging and entertaining L ; picture that certainly should sustain ...H%{ the l?egvy handed writins tho annaal _# 1 1 Aosococment. POBTT o progression of events that began in Star Wars. Even in this film, however, some incidents seem to be mere duplicaâ€" tions of what we‘ve already seen. Indeed, for some viewers, I suspect, the movie as a whole likely will seem a shade too formulated, espeâ€" cially at a length of more than two hours and 10 minutes which seems :ess justified by content than by orm . 2000 C on 2o weje u. Since late May, every other major release seems to have been a sequel or series picture, the majority with just a number added to the original title. About the only true sequel of the lot has been Returp Of The Jedi, the third chapter in George Lucas‘s Star Wars saga. The story picks up right where The Empire Strikes Back ended and continues with a DENORAroPal c 00 . 1 Victor Stanton Chronigle Special . Anyone who goes to a lot of this summer‘s movies is apt to be inundated with feelings of deja vu. Cionel s as | 1 main plot h!s" @E‘;im the Again and (yawn!) again Skywalker D 6 100 "AZCOF IBCHLMI m became stunted at about age 12 > p, 2 0 CCCOP F0 oHPH] and unbelievable. As for Porky‘s II, it is a further exercise in juvenile bad taste that merely adds excess to the grossness of content and exaggcration in performances of last year‘s picâ€" ture. Its ridiculous approach to serious social issues makes it all the more contemptible, but its farcical humor â€" directed by nowâ€"andâ€"again Canaâ€" dian Bob Clark in a combination of Three Stooges and Monty Pythonâ€" like vignettes â€" has obvious appeal for anyone whose mental growth hanomus sn qrom A T 200 PCE CZ Celn producing and directing ever else in the picture credit for â€" of Sylveste everything seen on scere iE ht AMiblnfrennivePialt. ids The Next Day. Neither ¢ anything like the artistry « imagination of Return Of The Midcgbttabhneaind & L u_0 on, ECl + UIC OL&l Wars concept. If, however, Lucas continues with his Plans for a nineâ€"chapter tale, of which these three pictures comprise the middle segment, then he may be hard pressed to find the characters and situations that will revitalize audiâ€" ence enthusiasm to a similar level. Two other summer pictures claiming to be sequels, but which lack either the plot or character development to justify such a claim, are Staying Alive and Porky‘s H: The wali°j,___* 200 An assured box â€"office success, despite any number of critical carpings, Return Of The Jedi is a respectable and enjoyable enough conclusion to this part of the Star WAFC rnnmcs 2 v» predictable â€" than films . ‘recting â€" and whatâ€" the picture he claims of Sylvester Stallone, “handed w.r"__lng, screen _i;-:i;;'?"’ , however, Lucas his plans for a . of which these Neither exhibit artistry or the in the previous