Music at The Towers

October 5, 2016

PARENT NOTES

REGISTRATION FOR THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM WILL CLOSE TUESDAY OCT 11, 2016

PRIVATE LESSONS:

Group 1 private lessons will begin Tuesday Oct 17, Group 2 Tuesday Oct 24

NEXT UP: THEORY planning- STAY TUNED

ROSE and ROSEBUD CONCERTS: Start Nov 5, 2016 8pm at the Rose Theatre
MATT  TICKET ORDERING STARTS THIS WEEK!

Get a THREE-  ROSE/ROSEBUD series subscription by ordering at Yogita's desk, starting  this Tuesday Oct 11. Our very special rate is excellent, BUT you save even more this way!

NOVEMBER 5 is the next CONCERT. 

Single concert tickets cost: $20 per adult and $10 for up to four children inclusive. 
Sign up Tuesday and pay in advance cash or check to the Rose Orchestra. Orders and payment are due no later than Wed October 25th. You will receive your tickets Nov 1st

3 "  ROSE and ROSEBUD CONCERT SERIES DATES: Nov 5, Feb 11 & April 29  
Because it is SO important for young music students to experience live concerts, all MATT students MUST attend at least one of these to receive the year end certificate. Your child will be VERY inspired to see four former or current MATT colleagues on stage this year with this talented young orchestra.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK

BEGINNERS: 

Practice charts to be filled in for each day of practice- check each exercise you do for each day . Bring your practice chart with you to class every week.YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AT LEAST FOUR DAYS BEFORE NEXT CLASS.

What to practice? follow the hints at top of first 3 columns:
 RH- BOW HOLD- use bunny start position and picture to repeat 5 times the correct right hand position 
LH correct left hand position(cellos not learned yet)  
Bow exercises: 1."elevator"- for flexible wrist :Place Coin/eraser- flat top of  hand . Violin/viola: Slowly move hand up to eyes and back to tummy singing Twinkle without dropping coin. Cello/bass- coin n top of hand Keep fingers facing forward and hand flat while moving hand to right and left.
2. Windshield wiper Correct bow hold tip up - holding correct position, turn tip to right -hair up, then across to left with hair facing floor
3 Monkey crawl. Bow Tip up -using tips of fingers crawl up to top of bow , then use "inch worm" style movt to return to frog

NAME YOUR STRINGS: Bass: start with lowest thickest string:E -count up 4 (including E)to name next string till all 4 are named
Cello/viola: start with your lowest C -count 5 (including C )up to next string till all 4 are named
Violin: Start with lowest thickest: G count 5(including G) up till next string and continue till all 4 are named.

INTERMEDIATES

Practice Charts to be filled in and brought to class every week
Practice at least FIVE days a week.
1. AFS book # 124 and  in #126 Learn YOUR assigned part A B or C
2. Continue with Double Trouble bar 1 to 8

ADVANCED
CHARTS TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS- PRACTICE  5 DAYS AT LEAST 30 MIN PER DAy!

1. D scale- work to perfect your tuning and shifting
2. Harvest Home: continue to letter Q VIOLAS PLEASE LEARN the solo part at letter S!
CELLOS -for your first private lesson, ask your teacher to work on the next movement after Harvest Home "FIRESIDE " -it's a fabulous CELLO SOLO!
3, CANON: VIOLAS: Practice pizz notes -press LH hard and pull strongly for a ringing sound NB : for your first lesson ask your teacher to help you play these pizz. notes well! 
Cellos: in TUNE notes- smooth and beautiful tuning.\
Violins: learn notes up to bar 18
4.Canadian Ballad: Learn up to bar 13.