LET'S GO, TUESDAY BEGINNERS!

PARENTS' NOTES

PRIVATE LESSONS WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK- BE EARLY!

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TUESDAY BEGINNERS' CLASSES WILL RESUME THIS TUESDAY.

As you know we have all been very disappointed with the delay in receiving instruments.

BUT THIS TUESDAY you will each have your BRAND NEW VIOLIN, VIOLA OR CELLO FINALLY IN YOUR HANDS.

Please arrive as early as you can before 4pm if possible ,so we can get the instruments signed out quickly and resume our learning.

Parents will not be charged for previous classes. Your 12 weeks will begin Tuesday October 27 and end February 16th!

Many thanks to the parents who can help unload and prepare our new instruments

 Tuesday Morning: Susan dal Dosso, Arlene and Bradley Georges, and Tammie Thompson! 

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SANTA CLAUSE PARADE

WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THIS PROJECT OFF THE GROUND FOR THIS YEAR. WE MAY TRY FOR NEXT YEAR, WITH AN EARLIER START.

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ROSE ORCHESTRA and ROSEBUDS IN CONCERT ON HALLOWE'EN

If you possibly can attend this concert, you'll enjoy some very famous scary music, 

including the beautiful Phantom of the Opera, Night on Bald Mountain and more! a\

See the Rosebuds Youth Orchestra perform in costume as well!

Akilah can arrange tickets for you Tuesday at the usual LOW rates!

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

BEGINNERS
TUESDAY CLASS- ARRIVE BY 4PM
We are hoping to have our new instruments for next Tuesday, so please arrive in lots of time to receive and sign out your instrument, and equipment.
Check this blog again Monday for further info re new instruments

WEDNESDAY CLASS: Review ALL of the following, 4 days this week:
NEW: MARK YOUR PRACTICE CHART SESSION EACH DAY WITH CHECK MARKS

1. Sitting position- front of chair, back straight, feet flat on floor

2. Bow hold . All fingers stay curved. Use your hand-out  photo  to make sure it is correct. PRACTICE the bow hold 5 times before holding your instrument

4. Bow exercises: Windshield wiper, Monkey crawl up and down, Twinkle with coin.

3. Instrument hold. Take the time to practice the correct hold position 5 times, before putting the bow on the string.

4. Placing bow on strings. LIFT arm above your string, drop weight of arm onto string, feel it "settle into" the string. Pull four short strokes-down ,up ,down, up. Keep bow in centre between bridge and fingerboard. Keep it in line (parallel) to the bridge.

5. String Cycle: Drop bow onto your lowest (thickest) string. Pull four short strokes, then move to next string and repeat bow strokes. 

MAKE SURE YOUR ARM LEVEL IS CORRECT FOR EACH STRING AND YOUR RIGHT ELBOW ARE RELAXED 

NOW YOU ARE READY TO PLACE YOUR FINGERS ON THE STRINGS!

INTERMEDIATE

BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class
PRACTICE 5 DAYS EACH WEEK

1. THIS WEEK all students are required to: 
 READ AND LEARN ALL EXERCISES IN THE BOOK, FROM # 70 p. 25 to #81, p.27

For #75, violins play solo line and cellos the ensemble line

                            

 2.  NEW : MAMBO from the CONGO- bars 1-8. Count carefully.

3. Review: MOUNTAIN WILLIAM- long bows. VIOLINS, PLEASE ADD THE BOTTOM LINE UNDER YOUR LAST LINE OF SHEET MUSIC

REMEMBER:

 CLASS TIME EXTRA HELP Those who are not yet able to easily read the assigned AFS material, will be receiving special help sessions for part of the class, while others move forward with new material.

ADVANCED

BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class

1. PRIVATE LESSONS THIS WEEK:  BE SURE to TAKE your NEW SCALES SHEET with you. Your two octave scales may will need to have correct fingering inserted for your correct practice.

2. Mozart Quartet 2 : Play scale D major - bars 1 to 16. 
NEW: PRACTICE SPICCATO (BOUNCED BOW) on your D scale

3. BROTHER JAMES AIR:   Play Scale of C+
                               PRACTICE separately ALL EIGHTH NOTE BARS counting 1+2+3+

4. LONDONDERRY AIR: Scale of F Major. Review up to 27. Listen on YOUTUBE
NEW: Learn  BARS 28 to 36: 
       ALL- write in counting under eighth note parts: 1+2+3+4+ every bar. 

5. LA PALOMA: Play scale of G Major Learn to Bar 64!  Continue working on MELODY PARTS. "Woodshed" in groups of 4 , 16th notes sections, till very clear and perfect.

BILLY TELL:  (G Major) Learn  ALL- practice 16th note passages, in small groups, then eights, etc to gallop speed! 

It's almost November- we'll be starting CHRISTMAS MUSIC SOON
for Christmas Concerts to come!!