BREAK A LEG, ADVANCED STUDENTS! SEE YOU AT THE ROSE!

PARENTS' NOTES

by Patrenella Lawson

THANK YOU PATRENELLA! for  work on the BLOG- this helps  a lot!

1. NORMAL CLASS TIMES RESUME THIS WEEK

2. THIS IS LESSON WEEK for ADVANCED and INTERMEDIATE 
 CHECK AKILAH'S  DECEMBER CALENDAR and be early!

3. T-shirts are available for pick December 8^th. and 9th
 Thank you Heather Norman!!

4.DECEMBER 5TH  ADVANCED STUDENTS PERFORM  AT THE ROSE
Hot off the PRESS- don't bring a stand! They will be provided.
Arrive 7pm. 
Thanks so much, Tammie Thompson, for co-ordinating all backstage !
and June Buckle and Sydnie Thompson for your help.

RYAN FRANCEY- Thank YOU for your wonderful treats!!
See "HOMEWORK" below for PROGRAM ORDER

5. December 11^th   Shoppers World Concert!  Please arrive at 6:30 p.m.  Concert will conclude at 8:00 p.m.

6. Saturday December 12^th 1:30-4:00 p.m. TOWERS SANTA VISITS.  Advanced and Intermediate Students ONLY.  Please confirm attendance with Akilah ASAP.

7. Tuesday December 15^{th    
5pm to 6pm}
 is last class for 2015 for ALL, including Wed Beginners.
ALL STUDENTS are welcomed to join in the holiday festivities!!!
Bring your instrument and stand-we will play as a MASS ORCHESTRA
Please bring a small snack to share with others

THERE WILL BE NO WEDNESDAY BEGINNER CLASS  DEC 16

  

HOMEWORK 

BEGINNERS

During tuning time before class, show practice 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. EVERY DAY PRACTICE WARM UP:

• Sitting position 
• PERFECT Bow Hold: all fingers rounded
• Bow exercises: Windshield wiper, Monkey crawl up/ down, Twinkle with coin.
• Correct Instrument hold
• Placing bow on string: LIFT arm above your string, drop weight of arm onto string, feel it "settle into" the string. 
• Careful placement of LEFT HAND , -violin/viola at end of fingerboard.  CELLO tape or index finger measurement/ thumb behind 2nd finger, on back of neck

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

2. MIssissippi Hot Dog  on each STRING PLAY: short short short short long long

3.  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

4. FOR CONCERT: TWINKLE - line 1, 2 and 3. ALWAYS PLAY with correct position ! 
                 SEE "TWINKLE"  Hand out sheet TO LEARN lines 2 AND 3

5. FOR CONCERT: Tuesday  and Wednesday Classes: SCALE OF D:  DOH A DEER!

                                                     

6. Wednesday Class: Continue "Long, Long Ago" Line 1.

                                                                            

                                                                        LONG, LONG AGO

                                           Line 1 //:D____ D    E/   F#____ F#  G / A_____  B A / F#____

                                 violin / viola    (D0___ D0 D1/ D2____D2 D3/ A0_____A1 A0/ D2____) 

                                           cello     (D0___ Do D1/ D3____ D3 D4/A0_____A1A0  D3____)   

INTERMEDIATE

BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class PRACTICE 5 DAYS EACH WEEK

 FOR CONCERT DEC. 11

BEETHOVEN'S 9TH ALL

D Scale 

CONCERT CAROLS

Work on : Joy to the World

       and Silent Night

"all for strings" learn  P33 
Use these exercises to put in finger #s or  note names for
 G STRING NOTES in "We wish you a Merry Christmas"

Practice Good King Wenceslas

IF you have learned all of the above, CONTINUE 

 AFS HOMEWORK EXERCISES:  NEW 113 TO 123 

                      

                           

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

arrive 7pm, meet Chaperones,Tammie Thompson and June Buckle, 

who will stay with you and direct your activities at the ROSE until you leave.

 BE SURE to let them know when you leave. They are responsible for your safety.

TUNING BACKSTAGE: 7:10

You will be taken to your place to play at 7:25

7:30 to 7:45 CAROLS: 

please put in order in Binder as below- 

BUT we may skip to the last two at some point if we run out of time!

PLAY TWICE through each one:

                       1. Deck the Halls

                       2. Silent Night
                       3.  First Noel
                       4. Good King Wenceslas.
                       5. We wish you a Merry Christmas
                       6. Joy to the World
                       7. Jolly Old St Nicholas
                       8. Jingle Bells
                       9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
                     10. Angels We Have Heard on High

You will put away instruments at 7:45 and chaperones will take you into the auditorium for the Performance at 8pm 

 INTERMISSION  PROGRAM: 

                      1.A Christmas Lullaby 

                     2. Winter Fantasy 

                     3. Pie Jesu

                     4. Variant on an Old English Carol

of course ALL WILL PRACTICE FOR EXCELLENT TUNING, DYNAMICS, TIMING, etc.

                                                             HAVE FUN!  

WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!