Learning: To Make Beautiful Music!!!

Please NOTE:        We can still order tickets till Monday for the next:

 ROSE ORCHESTRA with the Youth Orchestra "The ROSEBUDS"

Saturday, February 1st, 8pm, at the Rose Theatre :

 

 "VALDY to VIVALDI" .

A mixture of Baroque and Romantic Music as well as the best of FOLK MUSIC with

Guest Artist: well-known Canadian Folksinger - Guitarist, Valdy 

 

 DON"T miss out on hearing LIVE concerts with your young musician,

 every chance you get!!This is how they learn the sounds and styles we teach!

Fortunately this is reasonably affordable for families, compared to other concerts.
Plan to attend at least two live orchestra concerts per year!
 

Call Andrea by Monday to order your tickets! 905-459-9606

 

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK:

LEVEL 1

1. Line 1 and 2:  Long Long Ago- please see all notes and finger numbers in the past 2 blog postings (to see this, close this one and see the list of all Blogs)

2. Scale of D

3. NEW :Scale of G same as D scale but start on G string

4. Twinkle Variations: Long Bows

                                      Mississippi Hotdog- middle bow-use elbow

          Mississippi Mississippi- middle bow-use elbow

                             NEW: Run Pony Start at frog-long:(whole bow to tip)short, short

 

 

LEVEL 2

 

 1-Long Long Ago- the whole song please see all notes and finger numbers in the past 2 blog postings (to see this, close this one and see the list of all Blogs)

2. Scale of D

3. Scale of G

4. All for Strings Book: Review #30

                                       NEW #32 to 35

 

5.Twinkle Variations for good bowing Review Long Bows

                                      Mississippi Hotdog- middle bow-use elbow

                                      Mississippi Mississippi- middle bow-use elbow

                             NEW: Run Pony Start at frog-long:(whole bow to tip)short, short

 



LEVEL 3

 

Please Remember : Bring a pencil with eraser to class every week

 

1. from Handel's "Water Music":

Please write in the bar numbers for both these pieces before next class.

 

1(a) NEW: Hornpipe- Counting in 3/2 time = 6/4time - that is 6 quarter notes per bar.

                                  Count carefully 1,2,3,4,5,6 and it is easy to play this piece.

(b) Allegro: bowings to be learned correctly, along with notes and rhythms

 

3. Eastside Boogaloo: Please note this is in the Key of C major- NO sharps

Review the first two bars- practice the counting. Write counting 1+2+3+4+ under each bar till you get good at it-we will continue next week-work ahead, so you can play the correct rhythms with CONFIDENCE(COUNT all the way!).

 

4. Review Chariots of Fire

5. Coming Soon -to your private lesson: VIBRATO - ask your teacher to show you!

 

LEVEL 3's:You are playing REAL music now- CONGRATULATIONS!