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SEE the REWARDS of PRACTICE!!


SOUND BYTES FROM ADMINISTRATION
January 28, 2016
musicatthetowers@gmail.com

Parents need to sign up this coming week for tickets for the Rose performance. It's going to be amazing!!

BEGINNER LESSONS:
We are making progress with the beginner lessons!  Please stay tuned.  We are expecting lessons still to be able to start the week of Feb 8th!

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Beginner parents:
We would appreciate if you could be present in class tomorrow for a special presentation by Councillor Medeiros at 430pm.  

Please bring your money if you ordered a music stand.

Please sign in (this week only) with Administration and confirm your private lesson time!!

THANKS!!
Marilyn

MATT Parents

Music stand order goes in this week. Sign up today with Marilyn.

Beginner lessons - see Marilyn to discuss your available times.

Up-coming event, February 13! "Classic Romance"
a program of audience requests.
INCLUDING the Rosebud Orchestra-Try not to miss this one!

Valentine's Day Weekend at the Rose Theatre.
Save The Date! Order your tickets starting Tuesday Feb.2nd!

Remember to sign up for Theory Lessons.

                                                                               Matt Parent--Patrenella
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

ALL STUDENTS are REMINDED TO BRING YOUR CHART TO CLASS 

BEGINNERS

TUESDAY CLASS : FILL IN and BRING THEORY SHEETS to class next week 


1. Scale of D: long bows.          
    then again with these rhythms on each note:

2. TWINKLE -long bows- smooth, beautiful sound         
           (A) Mississippi Hot Dog - upper half of bow, use elbow 
          (B) Run Pony - long, short short full and half bows
          (C) Misissippi Mississippi middle bows


 3. TUESDAY Class : REVIEW  "Long, Long Ago" Line 1.
                                          USE HANDOUTS FOR THIS SONG
                                                                                                                                                       
                   

4. Wednesday Class :  PLEASE BRING YOUR MUSIC STANDS NEXT WEEK  IF you have ordered one, please bring payment . They will be available for you to pick up.
(a)Review all of above :Scale of D,
(b)TWINKLE with all BOWINGS 

 (c) ALL of Long Long Ago -with measured full and half bows.



                                                                              INTERMEDIATE
                                        
                                          PRACTICE FIVE DAYS A WEEK and....
                                                    bring chart to class!

              Practice your Suzuki song regularly

1. Scale of D, Scale of C


2. ALL FOR STRINGS: REVIEW #165 
NEW this week:167,, 168, 170, 171, 176, 177, 178, 179,  180, 181

3. REVIEW: MAMBO-  LEARN Up to ONE BAR before C: 
      TO PREPARE: Play Scale of C- NO SHARPS
       Start on YOUR LOWEST C and go to your highest note on A or C string 
                                                         F Bb and C are VERY low 
                                                

4.  ROSA LEE: Scale of D- 2 sharps F# and C# as usual  . LONG smooth bows

                                            

ADVANCED

                                          BRING YOUR CHART TO CLASS 
                                          PRACTICE FIVE DAYS A WEEK

              
1. Suzuki song practice 

2. Brandenburg: scale first, Baroque bowing styles:  first section to bar 43
3. Mozart: scale first- light style bars 75 to end. Last 3 unison bars- exactly in tune
4. Sine Nomine :scale first, intro to bar 61; ;dynamics: FULL BOWS --> FULL SOUND
5. Brother James Air-c major section to bar 29

6. Continue work to perfect details in the following re: NOTES, RHYTHMS, BOWINGS and DYNAMICS.  
                                    Londonderry Air 
                                    Billy Tell- review last section- especially dynamics at the end
                                    La Paloma perfect violin 2 soli  all melody parts
                                    Queen of Sheba: work on tricky bits

                           
           LET'S ALL FOLLOW AN EXCELLENT PRACTICE ROUTINE THIS WEEK.
                                        NO QUESTION, IT ALWAYS PAYS OFF!!!
                         

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