MERRY MUSIC MAKING

CONGRATS ALL !

You did a super job playing the Mall Concert Saturday!

Lots of people asked about joining our MATT program too!
Jingle Bells rang out at Shoppers World

 

This SATURDAY: ADVANCED and INTERMEDIATES are playing Carols at the Towers!

• bring your instrument, stand and music
• wear your MATT t-shirt

• ARRIVE AT THE CLASS ROOM BY 10AM SATURDAY

We play in each tower lobby between 10am and 2:45 pm. We leave at 3pm.

CLAUDIA is buying pizza for lunch- at 12 noon when we finish 2ndTower

don't forget to say THANK YOU to her!

If you wish a drink etc. please bring one for yourself

 

NEXT TUESDAY CLASS!!

THIS iS PAY DAY for SESSION 2

last class till January 4th

Bring instrument and practice charts.

Bring a small snack for each member of your class if you wish.

Activities: concert photos

video clips

music games

 

homework this week
INTERMEDIATES AND ADVANCED:
1. PREPARE ALL CONCERT CAROLS AND SONGS FROM last week's CONCERT
Advanced:
2. work on Fiddle Dance hard parts-bring you practice chart to all classes
3. Work on Girl from Ipanema

Intermediate:up to
1. Work in AFS book all lines from 142 to 145
                                                   149 and 150
                                                   153, 155, 156, 161 and 164
2. Continue working on Pomp and Circumstance

 Beginners:

1. String cycle-long bows
2. 0-1 string cycle-long bows, perfect bow grip
3. D scale (Doh a deer) listen carefully-keep left  hand finger #1 on tape for good tuning (see last week's blog for notes.
4.TWINKLE, TWINKLE

         line 1    //: D    D    A    A    /B    B    A____/

What fingers?(all - d0    d0  a0  a0   /a1  a1    0 ____/)

        line 2          G    G   F#   F# /E    E    D_____ :// repeat (FINE)

         (violin /viola   d3  d3  d2   d2 / d1   d1   d0)

                    (cello   d4  d4  d 3  d3/  d1   d1   d0)

        line 3      //: A   A   G  G    / F# F# D ____ ://PLAY TWICE                                                                                              THEN                      
      (violin /viola  a0  a0  d3 d3   / d2 d2 d1 d0) back to beginning

                 (cello  a0  a0  d4  d4  / d3 d3 d1 d0) back to beginning

 

Mississippi Hot dog- MIDDLE BOW Review Twinkle notes and D scale notes with this rhythm on each note

Looking forward to seeing you all TUESDAY!

PRACTICE WELL to PLAY WELL!!!!



the Christmas Concert Count Down!

the Christmas concert count down!

ALL the INFO YOU NEED!!

 

 Beginners: TWINKLE, TWINKLE

       line 1           //: D    D    A    A    /B    B    A____/

What fingers?(all - d0    d0  a0  a0   /a1  a1    0 ____/)

        line 2          G    G   F#   F# /E    E    D_____ :// FINE (the end)

         (violin /viola   d3  d3  d2   d2 / d1   d1   d0)

                    (cello   d4  d4  d 3  d3/  d1   d1   d0)

        line 3      //: A   A   G  G    / F# F# D ____ ://PLAY TWICE                                                                                              THEN                        
      (violin /viola  a0  a0  d3 d3   / d2 d2 d1 d0) back to beginning

                 (cello  a0  a0  d4  d4  / d3 d3 d1 d0) back to beginning

 DOH A DEER  : D SCALE

 long notes on D string: D  E  F#  G, then short notes on A string: A B C#D

                   violin /viola d0 d1 d2 d3                                             a0 a1a2 a3

                             cello d0 d1 d3 d4                                             a0 a1a3 a4

Here's the Final Program order

CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT SHOPPERS WORLD

ALL STUDENTS PLAY THIS CONCERT

PRACTICE EVERYTHING YOU PLAY so YOU CAN HAVE FUN !

• wear your MATT t-shirt and pants /skirt for sitting on the floor part of the time!
• Bring a music stand if you have one
• Bring your instrument/and red binder with all music in the order below:

Dec 6 1 pm  Arrive at 12:30.

go to Winners Entrance Area first, to leave coats cases etc.

PROGRAM

 there are a couple of changes, so PLEASE make sure you change your binder to the correct order!

1. ADVANCED STUDENTS: Deck the Halls- carol

                     2.           ADD BEGINNERS: TWINKLE

                     3.                                         DOH A DEER

            BEGINNERS SIT DOWN ON FLOOR near parents

   4. ADVANCED STUDENTS : The First Noel-carol

                      5.                                 BEETHOVEN MINUET

                      6.                              Good King Wenceslas –carol

7.                            MAC PHERSON’S LAMENT

8. ADD  INTERMEDIATES : We wish you a Merry Christmas - carol    

       9.                             POMP and CIRCUMSTANCE     

                 10.                        Hark, the Herald Angels Sing – carol       

                     11.                            Joy to the World-carol

                     12. ADD BEGINNERS        Silent Night - carol

                     13.                                Jolly Old St. Nicholas-carol

BEGINNERS SIT DOWN

14. ADVANCED /INTERMEDIATE: Angels we have heard on high- carol

The End

THANKS TO YOU ALL

for SHARING YOUR GIFT of MUSIC with OTHERS!