Music-making for LIFE!

Check your calendar for lessons: this week GROUP 1. Be early!

 

Keep on with the daily practice- many are making great progress!

 

OK- HOMEWORK!

 

Level 3

 

1. MARK bar numbers for Hornpipe and Allegro-FOR SURE!

 

2. C major scale- Boogaloo- up to bar 20

 

3. Hornpipe- learn 6/4 counting and all notes- 1st violins- 3rd position section

 

4. Allegro -Bowings to be learned - play in phrases-(strong beat 1, lead to bar 3)

                  1st violin high b4 on e string- tune it up!

 

5, Chariots of Fire- learn notes and rhythms

 

Don't' forget -bring a pencil to every class!



 

 

Level  2

check left hand and right hand positions often

 

1. ALL FOR STRINGS # 36-39

 

2. Scale of D- long smooth bows

 

3. Scale of G-  two octaves for violin (up to E2) A and E string: fingers 1 and 2 close

 

3. Long Long Ago: the whole song

line 1, line 2, line1, line 3, line 4 twice, line 1, line 3- THE END (FINE)

 

4. Twinkle rhythms: three to review  PLUS I stop (rest) and you stop (rest)

                                      DD   DAA   ABB    BAA   AGG    GF#F#   F#EE   EDD  D  etc.

 

 

 

Level 1

check left hand and right hand positions often

 

1. Twinkles: mississippi,mississippi-middle bow

                      mississippi hotdog- middle bow

                      run pony run pony  - long short short  

 

2. Scale of D

 

3. Long Long Ago- lines 1 and 2- practice one line till really good,

                                  then next day work on line 2!!

 

                                         HAVE      FUN     PLAYING!!