March calendar

Hello:

sorry calendar  is a little crooked! : ) its the only way I can get it in here : P
I have sent you copies by email and will bring a couple of copies for those who still need one.

The teacher contact numbers and private class times have been sent to all parents via email, let me know if you did  not receive.

See you all on Tuesdays : )

Claudia P.

March calendar

YOUR PERFECT ATTENDANCE-INFO for the next few weeks

A reminder to students and Parents:

PERFECT ATTENDANCE at classes(ANY kind)

 is your best way to stay on top of learning. (Also for MATT, your way to receive an honours Certificate at the end of June.)

 

AND along with that, in the case of learning to play an instrument,

your consistent practice routine is absolutely necessary.

AT least  FIVE, times a week, review carefully all materials we play in class!

 

 MATT is hiring good substitute teachers, while I am away for two Tuesdays, 

who will keep your learning fresh, and help you move forward. They will be using the HOMEWORK posted on this BLOG as the basis for your classes-

SO KEEP UP!

Claudia will be recording attendance- 

 HELP her and the teachers, as much as you can,
 by arriving on time and paying attention.

Individual Lessons will continue as usual, along with the Theory component.

 

DURING MARCH BREAK THERE ARE NO LESSONS OR CLASSES

 

If I can, I will forward to Claudia, some photos

from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Viet Nam!

 

 

HOMEWORK

BEGINNERS
 

DAILY WARM UP open -1 string cycle:  CHECK for perfect RH and LH
2. Scale of D- long bows and careful tuning

3. TWINKLES:

(a)Long bows . No bow re-takes

(b) Mrssippi hotdog: at middle of bow-R elbow mov't

(c) Run Pony:  LONG short short

(d)  Mrssippi Mrssippi short bow at middle with right elbow movt

 4. LIGHTLY ROW. Review Lines 1 and 2 as shown on hand out sheet
Bring stands to class and new Book "All for Strings"

NEW: You can ADD LINE 3 and then  4 -SAME AS line 2

Follow your line in the note sheet handed out in class:

          LINE 3: E  E  E  E   / E   F#  G__/F# F# F# F# /  F# G A___/

       vln/vla: d1 d1 d1 d1 / d1 d2 d3__/d2 d2 d2 d2/ d2 d3 A0/

     cello:     d1 d1 d1 d1 /d1 d3 d4__/ d3 d3 d3 d3/  d3 d4 A0

LINE 4: Repeat line 2 :A  F# F#F#/   G  E   E    E      / D   F#   A     A / F#F#F#___/ (SAME AS LINE 2)

           A0 d2 d2 d2/ d3 d1 d1 d1/ D0 d2 A0 A0/ d2 d2 d2___//

                                                A0 d3 d3 d3/d4 d1 d1 d1/ D0 d3  A0 A0/d3 d3d d3___/

 

NEW: READING MUSIC: ALL FOR STRINGS Method Book (AFS)
Take good care of the book-you are responsible for keeping it in GOOD condition.

• All exercises read in class are to be reviewed at home For next week  review # 1 to 3 . You will continue on from there.

• Bring your stands and books to class every week.

INTERMEDIATE

1.Scales: D and G- special attention  to perfect position and tuning.

2.Review AFS.:#165-There's Music in the Air

3.NEW DUETS #181 practice your part

4. Happy Blues #183:

5. Sahara Crossing - up to bar  34.

6. REVIEW Pomp and CIrcumstance-all- FOLLOW all BOWINGS

 

 

ADVANCED

 

1.Vibrato exercise DAILY slow with even pulses

2.Scales  TWO octave D, and G  Bass-one octave asc. and desc.

3. Bach Air : work carefully on the first section: bars 1-32- NEW this week Bars 25 to 32

4. Continue slow and careful work on Ipanema,

 for sections with accidentals (added sharps /flats- get teacher help)

5. All of MacPherson Vln. 2/vla. work in small quick sections at 37 and 45

6. Fiddle Dance : ALL work in chunks to perfect short difficult parts

7. Review Pomp and Circumstance

ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!

And Check your e-mails !!



 

MAKING PROGRESS TOGETHER

THANKS TO ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS

for your feedback on the ROSE CONCERT

Here are a few of your comments:

 

Favorite ROSE ORCH. Piece: FROZEN! (no surprise!)

Favorite ROSEBUD piece: Beethoven 5th

A few nice comments:

"This concert was very enjoyable-most pieces were upbeat and recognizable"

"Loved the show, especially the Frozen piece- perhaps hold the concert a bit earlier when young people play"

"My family enjoyed the whole experience of the Orchestra"

"We had  great time- even my husband enjoyed it!" ahem!

"Good experience- need to do more often"

Thank you for taking the time to tell us your opinion. These will be passed on to the Rose Board-they love to get feed-back!

Better late than never: I found some photos from 
 "Christmas with Santa" at the TOWERS see below:


HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

Intermediates : Scales of D and G- listen for excellent tuning

Sahara Crossing up to 18,   Pomp & Circumstance

AFS: 171, 179, 183 Happy Blues

Beginners: Scale of D, Twinkles long bows, and  3 rhythms, Lightly Row first                                                                        2 lines, short short long

 

Advanced :
WORK ON LONG SMOOTH BOWS in your pieces
VIBRATO, in rhythms
Scales- 2 octaves D and G
FIDDLE DANCE- up to concert tempo-drill small bits up to speed
MacPherson- smooth and long bows on melodies-drill tricky bars
Bach Air- solid timing in first section eighth notes learned thoroughly and in tune.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

 

The LANGUAGE of MUSIC

 

HERE's the EXCITING NEWS for our BEGINNERS!

 

Reading MUSIC is actually the study of a new language-the really good news  though is that, while one must learn many different languages to speak any where else in the world, with music there IS only one universal language-

You can use it EVERYWHERE that you play!

SO BEGINNERS , you are about to join in to this universal club of musicians!

 

AT this time of year I look around our Beginner class and see some very lovely positions and listen to some lovely and harmonious sounds

Those who are maintaining their practice routine

 are moving forward beautifully!

 

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

ADVANCED

DON"T FORGET!!! Vibrato exercise DAILY -slow and with even pulses

2.Scales  TWO octave D, and G  Bass-one octave asc. and desc.

3. Bach Air : counting evenly continue to work carefully on the first section: bars 1-12

4.  Ipanema:Continue slow and careful work, with teacher help 

 

5. All of MacPherson -drill yourself slowly on hard parts. FULL sound on melody parts

6. Fiddle Dance : ALL continue to perfect perfect short difficult parts

INTERMEDIATE

Scales: D and G- special attention  to perfect position and tuning.

Review AFS. :165,168,171,176, 177

NEW:#183: Happy Blues

Review Sahara Crossing -up to bar 118

 

BEGINNERS

 

1. DAILY WARM UP open -1 string cycle:  CHECK for perfect RH and LH

 

2. Scale of D- long bows and careful tuning

3. TWINKLES:

(a)Long bows 

 

(b) Mrssippi hotdog: at middle of bow-R elbow mov't

(c) Run Pony:  LONG short short

(d)  Mrssippi Mrssippi short bow at middle with right elbow movt

 4. LIGHTLY ROW. Follow your line in the note sheet handed out in class

 

See you at the ROSE CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT!

Meet me in the lobby at Intermission!

 

Wish upon your star!

Have a WONDERFUl MUSIC WEEK EVERYONE!



WORKING TOGETHER

 

WORKING TOGETHER "IN HARMONY"

Thanks to all parents who have connected with me upon receiving an update letter. Please know that we are working hard to balance all aspects of your program for the best possible outcomes.

I do welcome your input on any issues which are yet to be resolved and if  action was requested in your letter, please do so as soon as possible.

 

THIS WEEK"S HOMEWORK

 

BEGINNERS

 

1. DAILY WARM UP open -1 string cycle 

                                 CHECK for perfect RH and LH position

2. Scale of D- long bows and careful tuning

3. TWINKLES: 1.Long bows, Mrssippi hotdog: at middle of bow-R elbow mov't

                         2.Run Pony:  LONG shot short

              NEW  3. Mrssippi Mrssippi short bow at middle with right elbow movt

 

NEW SONG

LIGHTLY ROW :  NOTES for lines 1 and 2:

 

LINE 1:          A  F# F#__/ G     E   E__ / D   E   F#   G / A A A __ /

 

Violin/viola  A0 d2 d2__/ d3 d1 d1__/D0 d1 d2 d3/  0 0 0 __/

Cello   A0  d3 d3__/d4 d21 d1__/ D0 d1 d3 d4 /A0 A0 A0__

LINE 2:  A  F#  F# F# / G   E   E   E  / D  F#  A  A /  F#  F#  F#___/

             A0 d2 d2 d2/ d3 d1 d1 d1/D0 d2 A0A0/ d2 d2  d2___

.             A0 d3 d3 d3/d4 d1 d1 d1/ D0 d3  A0 A0/d3 d3d d3___/

NB The long line beside letters means hold the note for 2 counts and a full bow. Eg , Line 1 / first bar / is short short long etc.

 

 

 

INTERMEDIATES

Annalies

-two MATT newbies-
nice work

                                Graeme


1.DAILY WARM UP : Scales  of D and G with perfect RH and LH positions,

excellent tuning and sound

 

2.AFS - NEW #176 Practice carefully with good sound and long bows,all exercises up to #182

NEW Sahara Crossing: Work slowly and carefully with correct counting. Learn well up to bar 18.Watch for low C's and added FLATS

3.REVIEW: #167 and #165

4.Continue with work on Pomp and Circumstance

 

 

 

Riley- cool bass playing

 

                  Ali on violin-SWEET


 

ADVANCED  HOMEWORK

1.Vibrato exercise DAILY -slow and with even pulses
2.Scales  TWO octave D, and G  Bass-one octave asc. and desc.
3. NEW PIECE Bach Air : work carefully on the first section: bars 1-12
4. Continue slow and careful work on Ipanema,
 for sections with accidentals (added sharps /flats- get teacher help)
5. All of MacPherson Vln. 2/vla. work in small quick sections at 37 and 45
6. Fiddle Dance : ALL work in chunks to perfect short difficult parts

HOW TO ACHIEVE PERFECTION : find the problems, figure out how to fix them, then practice (REPEAT) them
until you can  play them with EASE and BEAUTY

HOW MANY PASSAGES OF MUSIC CAN YOU "PERFECT" THIS WEEK?
HAVE A GOOD ONE!