Music at The Towers

WHAT'S UP? MAY and JUNE

May 22nd : CONCERT PLANNING
What to wear- black bottoms- colorful top- plain or patterned is FINE!
Arrive 3:30 to 3:45 for individual tuning.
Then go to start position in the circle and wait quietly.
Concert Starts 4pm

AFTER CONCERT--AT HOME

Group 2 Keep practising ahead with all songs from concert- Long Long Ago

Lightly Row

All for Strings Book up to #75

Group 1 Keep moving along with Suzuki songs in Book 1

We play concerts late August!

MAY JUNE CLASS SCHEDULE:

May 29 and June 5 regular schedule-Group 1 arr. 3:45 to tune-leave 4:30

Group 2 arr. 3:30 to set up- leave 5:30

These will be 2 classes with Susan Naccache- pro cellist .. ALL ATTEND

This will special for cellists - she will play for you and give you special pointers about your playing. Ask her lots of questions about how you can play well.

She will be moving all students ahead-don't miss these classes!

JUNE 12- ALL STUDENTS ARRIVE 5pm-

START WITH GROUP 2 students. Can Group 1 join in with more songs?

Long Long Ago. Lightly Row, Song of the Wind

and AFS Book Concert Song #75

Who has learned a new song or two?

We may be able to view the concert video.

JUNE 19 LAST REGULAR CLASS

Group 1 3:45

Group 2 4:30 .

Arrangements for summer instrument care, plans for July August AND September

JUNE 26 END OF TERM PIZZA/POOL PARTY at Ms Currie's home 4-6 pm

Each parent /guardian must supervise his/her own child while swimming.

CONCERT PREPARATION REHEARSAL

This Tuesday the 14th is our last rehearsal before our concert.
SO I hope you have invited your family members special friends  to join us- it's so much more fun to have a lots of audience!
Please arrive at about 3:50 for tuning and take your spot quietly to start at 4pm
Stands are not needed until #9, but please bring them for our guest group .

So that you can practice everything lots before Tuesday, and next week, here's the Concert order:

1.Open string cycle round in pairs- Mississippi Hotdog 2times on each - ee-aa-dd-gg-cc
2. open-1 string cycle round ie: on each string string -(Run Pony, Run Pony 1st finger Run Pony Run Pony)
                                                 starting on c-g-d-a-e
3. Scale of D together, then again in a round with three groups.
4. Twinkle with 2 cellos on accompaniment
5. Long Long Ago- starting on d
6. Lightly Row -with cello accompaniment
7. Song of the Wind -with cello accompaniment
8. Duet- Kalpi and Danielle- Long Long Ago on G
9. Concert Song from book   music stands needed
10. Rosa Lee -We may be joined by QE students for this
ALL MOVE QUIETLY AND QUICKLY TO CHAIRS in the front row instruments on the floor at the side by the window
Queen Elizabeth students play 3 songs (We are silent and attentive while they play)
We pick up our instruments and quietly and quickly move back to the front with violins standing and cellos sitting.
FINALE ALL students and teachers together play Canon

REFRESHMENTS: We will invite our guest players and audience to share refreshments with us.
MANNERS EXPECTED: Our guests are to go first, then we go next. Please make sure you just take a little so that everyone gsts some. After that there may be enough to have more
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP
Kalpi's Mom is bringing cake -May 22 is Kalpi's birthday!
Mrs Manalang is bringing cups. Could someone bring some drinks (perhaps 4 parents can bring about 8 each. for all audience and players about 40 approx. I will look after the tablecloth .
Let us know if you can help- this week at rehearsal.

SURVEY RESULTS LOOK GREAT!

Our Parent survey results are in and we are looking at 7 of 8 children returning next year into year 2!
This will be strictly orchestral studies, all music being read from our All for Strings method book, and then sheet music. Additional songs etc. will be taught at the individual classes, so each student will be able to move ahead at his or her own level.
Unfortunately for us, but fortunately for them, Madhav's family will be moving to Edmonton so our spirited and delightful little Madhav will not be in the class next year. We will be helping to put them in touch with a violin program in Edmonton- there's lots going on in the Arts there!

We learned the following additional information in the survey - all parents are interested in the enhanced program next year as a second day of instruction on alternate weeks - both theory and individual lessons would be included in this.
All but one family are willing to pay a little more for this if necessary. I think people mostly recognize that our fees and costs are lower than anywhere else already! Thankyou so much, for this clear support of the program.
Great news re: volunteers as well! We have Shelly Langtree, Robyn's music-teacher Mom, offering to help with the theory program, and Madison''s sister willing as well. And I have found an optional additional young person, maybe two in fact, from the Rosebud program who can help if needed .Theory is so important in order to understand how tuning on our instruments works, and how music is constructed.

We are about to meet with Brampton Towers Manager Monday morning, to discuss how we can manage the needed space, hoping to be able to offer the additional classes there as well.
Within the next two weeks, we will be working on submissions for funds to help pay ofor this additional program offering.
May 22nd Concert :
We ask each family to invite guests- a concert needs an audience! You will be given 4 invitations to give out per family. Please start inviting NOW! Although concert admission is not free, we simply are asking for " pay what you can" instead. I am sure people realize that this program costs money to run, and will cost more in the future!
Practice D scale, Twinkle, Long, Long Ago, Canon, Lightly Row, Song of the Wind, Rosa Lee and Concert Song. You'll have Great Concert if you really know your "stuff" well!
Practice every day at the same time each day- you'll be so glad you did!

SEE YOU TONIGHT!

Here's hoping everyone that can will take advantage of this unique chance to see a live Orchestra play, AND a children's orchestra too!
You can see the Rose Orchestra and the Rosebud orchestra tonight at the Rose Theatre 7pm Buy an adult ticket and a KIDSEAT FREE! Buy at the door, or phone ahead 905-874-2800
I WILL LOOK FOR YOU AT INTERMISSION!

The music is light and entertaining and FAMOUS!

ENJOY!

THREE CLASSES TILL C-DAY!

Three weeks from Tuesday- our Annual May CONCERT!!

May 22 : 4 to 5 pm.at 85 Charolais Party Room ( our regular class space)

Invite your family and friends to come and see what you can do!!!Ask them now- give them time to plan ahead.

All students will perform with the whole group and there will be some duets. trios as well.

Included in the program : D SCALE "a la ronda"

Twinkle

Long Long Ago

Lightly Row

Song of the Wind

                                                 for some, also Concert Song and Rosa Lee

                                                 and Grand Finale: Canon by Pachelbel.
All together, maybe even with our Guest Performers from Queen Elizabeth Public School, directed by David Rehner.

Don't forget to book your tickets to "Spring Fling" by the Rose Orchestra - KidSEATFree with an adult! You can see the Rosebud children's orchestra too!  That's Sunday night April 29th at the Rose Theatre.

Parent meeting this week!

Tuesday 4:30 to 4:45 we'll discuss options we are working on for next year, hoping to enhance the year 2 program for our current students. We will need both feed-back from parents, and funds from the community to be able to do this. But it will really help our students' progress if we can manage it!
We hope you willl come and participate in the discussion.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Re: Concert (Poster to be sent to you via e-mail) Please plan to attend!!
Sunday Evening April 29, 7 pm: "Spring Fling" at the ROSE Theatre, Brampton
Your teacher is Associate Concertmaster of the Rose Orchestra which, at this performance, will also present a short performance by the Rosebud Orchestra (children's orchestra) as part of the program.
The great thing about this event is that a parent who buys a ticket can bring a child FREE! They get to see the full symphony performance of light musical pieces by the Rose Orchestra, hear our conductor's fun comments about the music, plus hear the children's selections too! We anticipate that the concert will be over by 9 pm.
Our MATT students who continue to play for a year or two more, may wish to apply to play in the Rosebud Orchestra as well in future, if they are interested.
The poster is being sent by separate e-mail to your e-address(can't get it to load on to the blog)

The Pachelbel Canon

We’re moving into Session 4 of the current MATT year.

As we look back and see how much progress we have made, our students and parents should be very proud that they have mastered the most important beginning techniques to make way for the fun of music-making.

Looking ahead we are now in planning mode for our year –end concert, May 22. Everyone will perform Twinkle, the D scale and Long Long Ago, and more. We will have a very mixed combo of duets, small groups etc. and also have a chance to hear a group of middle grade students who will perform for us well.

THE PACHELBEL CANON

AND besides that now we are starting to work on one of the most famous and beautiful compositions ever written. It has been enjoyed ever since it was written in the 1600’s. Next class students will be given the notes to practice so they can learn it and be comfortable playing it. It’s actually like a round - you continue to repeat your part till the end.

Please be sure to go to the link below and listen to it- then imagine your children playing it May!!!

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