PARENTS' NOTES
IMPORTANT DATES
1. NB ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATES: Private lessons this week
2. this Tuesday Nov 24.Intermediate and Advanced CLASS TIME SWITCH :
and Tuesday Dec 1
ADVANCED arrive 430 pm Class 4:45 to 5:45
INTERMEDIATES arrive 5:30 pm Class 5:45 to 6:30
3. SAT DEC 5, 7 PM ADVANCED STUDENTS at ROSE THEATRE FOYER,
DURING ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERT INTERMISSION
arrive 6:30 play at 7-7:15
Watch Concert
PLAY during Intermission
Watch Concert
PLAY during Intermission
4. FRIDAY, DEC 11-CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT SHOPPERS WORLD
ARRIVE 7:00 ALL STUDENTS PERFORM TOGETHER
Plan to be there with your child to see this performance of Christmas Carols and other great music!
5. Sat Dec 12th afternoon: "Christmas with Santa"
IMPORTANT EVENT at BRAMPTON TOWERS
You may not know it, but our Towers and Oxford Management
are working hard for our school right now!
Please make this a part of your Gift-giving this season and play at this event!
Let Akilah know that you can be there!
LOREN'S WEDNESDAY BEGINNERS
TUESDAY BEGINNERS & MS. ANDREA
HOMEWORK
BEGINNERS
BEGINNERS
MARK YOUR PRACTICE CHART SESSION EACH DAY WITH CHECK MARKS.
During tuning time before class, show chart to your teacher- if you have 4 days practice marked you may choose a sticker for your chart!
EACH DAY REVIEW THE FOLLOWING:
1. Sitting position-
2.PRACTICE the bow hold 5 times before holding your instrument
2.PRACTICE the bow hold 5 times before holding your instrument
3. Bow exercises: Windshield wiper, Monkey crawl up and down, Twinkle with coin.
4. Instrument hold. Take the time to practice the correct hold position 5 times, before putting the bow on the string.
5.Placing bow on strings LIFT arm above your string, drop weight of arm onto string, feel it "settle into" the string.
6. String Cycle: Drop bow onto your lowest (thickest) string. Pull four short strokes, then move to next string and repeat bow strokes.
SCALE OF D
7. 0-1 String Cycle: On each string, as above play 0-1 then go to next string. Listen for correct "doh-re: sound. Check correct round finger position
8. TWINKLE - line 1, 2 and 3. ALWAYS PLAY with correct position !
TWINKLE, TWINKLE
line 1 //: D D A A /B B A____/
What fingers? ( d0 d0 a0 a0 /a1 a1 0 ____/)
d e f# g a b c# d
violin/viola: D STRING 0 1 2 3 then A STRING 0 1 2 3
cello D STRING 0 1 3 4 then A STRING 0 1 3 4
INTERMEDIATE
BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class
PRACTICE 5 DAYS EACH WEEK
Learn WELL:
D Scale
Joy to the World
Silent Night
More to come this week!
AFS HOMEWORK EXERCISES: 103 TO 113
Review SCALE of C C.D E F G........ A B C
CELLO: G string: 4 ( D str: 0 1 2 4 (on A str: 0 1 2
VIOLIN/VIOLA: G string 3 ( D str: 0 1 2 3 (on A str: 0 1 2
C D E F G A B C
BASS: A string: 2-then D str.0 1 2.to G str. 0 1 shift up- 2(on B)4
2. CONTINUE : MAMBO from the CONGO- bars 1-8. Count carefully.
3. Review: MOUNTAIN WILLIAM- long bows.
3. Review: MOUNTAIN WILLIAM- long bows.
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
ROSE THEATRE pieces: Winter Fantasy, A Christmas Lullaby,
Pie Jesu, and Variant on an Old English Carol
LEARN YOUR MELODIES, STUDY carefully: BOWINGS, and DYNAMICS
TAKE TRICKY PARTS to LESSON THIS WEEK
This week start: CHRISTMAS CAROLS for Dec 5, 11 and 12 Concerts!
1. BRING YOUR SCALE SHEET, with correct fingerings marked in by your teacher, to class. Be ready to play all of these scales well in class, with shifting as required.
2. Mozart Quartet , BROTHER JAMES AIR, LONDONDERRY AIR, LA PALOMA, BILLY TELL, are all still good pieces to learn.
WONDERFUL MUSICAL GIFTING TIMES AHEAD!
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