THEORY SCHEDULE IS DONE- TAKE NOTE!

November 9, 2016

                                                          PARENT NOTES                                                  

 FINAL THEORY SCHEDULE!!

N.B. Please bring your Theory workbook, a pencil and eraser to class.

WEEK 1 Theory starts Nov 15, then Nov. 29 and Dec. 13, Jan.10...

   Tuesday Week  1  4:15 to 4:45             Tuesday Week  1  4:15 to 4:45 

          arrive 4:10                                                       arrive 4:10                                                       OFFICE                                                        LUNCH ROOM

Julia Lai	Simone Gowe
Jonathan Nguyen                                            Nathan Merisanu
Jeremiah Gowe                                               Jordan Merisanu
Aswin Senthilnathan                                        Aaron Mersisanu
Reagan Lovell	Rashad Merrick

       ____________                                                Riley Partington

Tuesday Week 1             5:15 -5:45
                            arrive. 5:10 
                             OFFICE

Kalpi Patel

     Elijah McLaughlin

     Mya Norman

     Leah Tiwari

     Graeme Georges
     Hanna Matthews ..

WEEK 2 THEORY CLASSES - continue Nov. 22, , Dec 6 and 20, Jan 13.

   Tuesday Week  2  4:15 to 4:45                                  Tuesday Week 2     5:15 -5:45

arrive 4:10                                                                 arrive 5:10                  OFFICE                                                                         OFFICE

Johann Ragoobar                                                                Ryan Francey         Johan Joseph Jensen                                                          Leila Merrick        Madison Lovell                                                                     Sofia Merrick        Saige Lovell                                                                         Christian Dal Dosso        Olivia Lawson                                                                       Dania Murtaza        Elizabeth Lawson                                                                  Ali Dixon         coming TO CLASS  this week: 1. T SHIRTS :ALL STUDENTS Place your order for our NEW T-SHIRTS this Tuesday and Wednesday . Advance payment is $10 cash or check to Music at the Towers.These are not the same as last year. This is the ONLY chance to order -they arrive Dec 6th.. in time for Mall Concert Dec 9th.                                                                                           2. ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERT Tickets Dec.3rd. will be on sale. Our ADVANCED MATT students will perform at Intermission. Two children's choirs will perform in a program filled with lots of seasonal favorites, like "Home Alone" and The Nutcracker. Deadline to order is Nov. 29th.    MATT IMPORTANT DATES  confirmed: 1. ALL STUDENTS Friday eve. Dec. 9th Concert Shoppers World Mall Dec.9 7pm - 8:30 2. ADVANCED CLASS Rose Theatre- Intermission Performance Sat.Dec 3rd arrive 7pm 3. MATT WINTER BREAK: Last class DEC 20 and DEC 21. Resume  JAN. 10th 4. Session 2 PAY DATE December 6                                                                                                    HOMEWORK THIS WEEK                                                                                                                                          BEGINNERS: PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING EVERY DAY- at least FOUR DAYS  REVIEW 1. perfect bow hold  (RH on chart)  Bow exercises: 2."elevator"- for flexible wrist :Place Coin/eraser- flat top of  hand . V 2. "Windshield wiper"  3 "Monkey crawl". Review: Pizzicato- plucking the string - string cycle- pluck four notes on each string high to low and back BOWING - STEPS for good sound: LIft bow over string, "touch down" flat bow hair. Relax arm weight onto hand, feel the "grab", then PULL four short strokes! STRING CYCLE: .Pull four short strokes in the middle of the bow on each string lowest to the highest string and back to the lowest.                                                    NEW THIS WEEK. Placing the first finger on the A string. Remember the finger tip touches on the tape on A string to get the note B. Press firmly.Pull a nice strong bow stroke and you will hear a nice clear note! Be careful to relax the left hand.  CELLOand BASS-  PALM of hand faces YOU. VIOLIN and VIOLA-  left arm is straight from elbow to fingers- thumb and first finger touch the neck  with "mouse hole" between them You can try this on every string: On D you get __? on G you get __? on C? on E?  (hint: music alphabet has seven letters)  NEXT week: D scale and Line 1 of Twinkle! INTERMEDIATES CHARTS TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS- PRACTICE  5 DAYS- AT LEAST 30 MIN PER DAY! If you consistently don't have a chart, you will not play in the class! Practice at least FIVE days a week. Practice scales : G and scale of D 1. AFS book #126 for December concert Learn YOUR assigned part A B or C#  2.167 violins - E string 3. AFS BOOK: Snake Charmer #153. remember low F - no f# in this one 4. Continue with Double Trouble bar 1 to bar 16!!. 5.  Sahara Crossing - Learn bars 1 to 16 lower your E to  Eb  where marked and violin 1- same on A string for Bb .in bar 9. ADVANCED Week 1 lessons this week- take your difficult passages to your lesson and make sure your teacher helps you learn them !! CHARTS TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS- PRACTICE  5 DAYS AT LEAST 40 MIN PER DAY! If you consistently don't have a chart you will not play in the class! 1. REVIEW APPROPRIATE SCALE BEFORE EACH PIECE 2. Harvest Home:We are making good progress, but there is more work to be done! ALL  VIOLAS: Bars 27 to 30 must be mastered Bar 31 to 33 for violins 3. Canon: CUT - play to bar 14, cut to bar 43  Violin 2 -you have 1 week left to master bar 19 to 21. If it's too difficult for now, we will drop it one octave. See how you manage- Get your teacher's help.! VIOLAS: Practice pizz notes with new clearer music KEEP at it! Press LH hard and pull strongly : Cellos: in TUNE notes- smooth and beautiful tuning. Practice till it's easy to play the B and F3 in bar 1 Violins: learn all passages- in small sections for clear sounds.  4.Canadian Ballad: Learn the notes for the whole piece.  5.  December Rose Theatre concert.                                       : carols and other pieces -to be handed out this week                                      ENJOY your BEEEEautiful sounds!!

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Quote of the Month:                                                       courtesy of Dania Murtaza                                            ''Where words fail,music speaks"                                               Hans Christian Andersen