We are very happy to be adding some great coaches and teachers to our MATT Team, as we build grow and our Program . What this means is that your children will have more individual attention and thus, with your consistent and careful home review, they will be able to move ahead.
Alternate weeks Marilyn McKay will work Tuesday with the cellos , with Loraine Sawyers helping the violins the other Tuesdays. She will be taking various students out for extra help as we see the opportunity to add support. Cecilia volunteers her help to Level 3 cello section on lesson week. And our new teacher Loren- is a great asset- her children were excited to receive their first private lesson!
Many thanks to all our generous volunteers and staff! Claudia, our Admin. Assistant is covering EVERYTHING that comes up outside the actual class teaching, while we move forward and grow our program. Her son Kris is our volunteer high school student, trading off with Jarna a young lady who lives nearby, to load, unload, and set up. Many thanks to all students and parents who help set up and put away chairs.
WHAT a TEAM!
Extra Help Days Survey
We have had four responses to the offer for extra help after school, but until all votes are in, we cannot sort this out- will keep asking! If it eventually seems like people agree on something, we will work on setting it up!
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
LEVEL 3
Review: Scales of D and G two octaves
NEW D major scale: One octave-:Slur TWO notes per bow
PIECES:"Sahara Crossing"- Careful tuning F# or G after Eb
Continue: Queen of Sheba- - Violin 1-shaping of passages into "sentences" ALL: listen to rhythms of others, play "in sync"
Up to bar 33.
ALL VIOLINS: LEARN ALL "SOLO" bars WELL!
Gavotte -Learn notes up to BAR 50
Double Trouble- timing
LEVEL 1
practice 4X per week BRING CHART TO CLASS
Continue with the following exercises-to get REALLY comfortable
Work on smooth straight bowing:
1.A strong correct bow grip is ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY GOOD BOW STROKE
2.Flat bow hair-TILT bow slightly away from nose
3.Lift BOW OVER string, relax arm weight onto hand
4.let wrist pull up and down, relax shoulder and elbow
STRING CYCLE: CCCC GGGG DDDD AAAA EEEE and BACK
LEFT HAND FIRST FINGER: "little hammer" sits ON TAPE at end of fingerboard. PRESS FINGER FIRMLY-
LEVEL 3
Review: Scales of D and G two octaves
NEW D major scale: One octave-:Slur TWO notes per bow
PIECES:"Sahara Crossing"- Careful tuning F# or G after Eb
Continue: Queen of Sheba- - Violin 1-shaping of passages into "sentences" ALL: listen to rhythms of others, play "in sync"
Up to bar 33.
ALL VIOLINS: LEARN ALL "SOLO" bars WELL!
Gavotte -Learn notes up to BAR 50
Double Trouble- timing
LEVEL 1
practice 4X per week BRING CHART TO CLASS
Continue with the following exercises-to get REALLY comfortable
BOW: R. H. Exercises: all fingers spread slightly, thumb bent
"windmill", "monkey crawl", coin on hand- wrist exercise
L.H. Exercises- position:
Work on smooth straight bowing:
1.A strong correct bow grip is ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY GOOD BOW STROKE
2.Flat bow hair-TILT bow slightly away from nose
3.Lift BOW OVER string, relax arm weight onto hand
4.let wrist pull up and down, relax shoulder and elbow
STRING CYCLE: CCCC GGGG DDDD AAAA EEEE and BACK
LEFT HAND FIRST FINGER: "little hammer" sits ON TAPE at end of fingerboard. PRESS FINGER FIRMLY-
Exercise: (a)ON EACH STRING pluck 0 -1 TEN times
(b) Play with bow 0 -1 TEN times
REVIEW: Twinkles, Lightly Row and Long Long Ago
(b) Play with bow 0 -1 TEN times
LEVEL 2
Practise FIVE times per week!
AFS Book. NEW- JINGLE BELLS #64!
( HEY! T'S NOT EVEN HALLOWE'EN YET!)
NEW # 69 and add 3rd finger D # 70 and 71REVIEW: Twinkles, Lightly Row and Long Long Ago
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