A BRAND NEW START

This week our beginners all received their new instruments - this is a VERY special time for our new families- 

for those who dedicate themselves,

 a future of MUSIC-MAKING and FUN lies ahead!

 LEVEL 1  Homework :

1.BOW HOLD: right hand-no bow-bunny position-wiggle all fingers

drop this grip onto the BOW FROG-all fingers slightly spread apart :

cello:  your 2 middle fingers are flat on the eye of the frog

            and others drop down to form a "square" hand position

           thumb is slightly curved on the other side of the frog

violin/viola: bunny  position on bow-near "bump" inside frog

-angle fingers so "pointy finger" touches bow between middle two joints

-middle 2 fingers fall around bow and are solid on the side of the frog  

- pinkie is on top.

-THUMB is bent inside the frog just in front of the frog "bump"

Hold tip of bow UP and wiggle fingers.

DON"T WORRY-we'll practice in class till we get it!

 2.Work on names of strings-see last week's BLOG

HOW? close this one (upper right hand of page) ,

then choose last week's posting

3. Sitting position; always on front of chair, back straight. VIOLIN on front right corner of chair 

 

LEVEL 2

 Continue to practice: D and G scales

                                   all Twinkles

                                   Long Long Ago

 

AFS Book READING:
Work on P.22: #57 and DUET:#58. #58:We will play duets next week, one on each part -please learn both upper and lower lines.
Song:Lightly Row- please be sure to learn line1.

 

LIGHTLY ROW in A :NOTES

LINE 1:  E  C# C#__/ D     B  B__ / A B    C#   D / E  E  E __ /

             E0 a2 a2__/ a3 a1 a1__/A0 a1 a2 a3/ E0 E0 E0__/

        
LINE 2:  E  C#  C# C#/ D   B  B  B  / A  C#  E  E/  C# C#  C#___/

             E0 a2 a2 a2/ a3 a1 a1 a1/A0 a2 E0 E0/ a2 a2  a2___

LINE 3: B  B  B  B / B   C#  D__/C# C# C# C# /  C# D  E___/

        a1 a1 a1 a1 / a1 a2 a3__/a2  a2 a2 a2/ a2 a3 E0/

LINE /4: Repeat line 2  :  E  C#  C# C#/ D   B  B  B  / A  C#  E  E/  C# C#  C#___/

                                                E0 a2 a2 a2/ a3 a1 a1 a1/A0 a2  E0 E0   / a2 a2  a2___//

 

 

Level 3

 Homework-

1. to be played individually, next class:

AFS last page technical exercises- #2, 4, 5 or 6 . As you practise these, name notes, and remember which ones are sharp (#5&6 -no sharps)

2. shifting exercise- HAND FRAME does not change-thumb and fingers all move up and down together, thumb stays opposite second finger. Slide lightly on 1st finger to arrive at the next note( on D- E up to F#, F# down to E, E to G, G down to E)

3. SONGS: Double Trouble- all- up to quick speed-eighths at middle of bow

                   Gavotte- first section to 35-all notes learned.

                                   play eighth notes at middle of bow