Nov 30
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL PERFORMERS!
Last Saturday, at Shoppers Mall
our brand new MATT Choir and Intermediate Students shared their joyous sounds with lots of other children as Santa arrived at his Shoppers World Workshop.
<-Intermediate Orchestra Violins
Here they are - the NEW Music at the Towers Choir!
Wayne Strongman leads his exuberant choristers and some of their parents- even a MOM on flute!
WELL DONE!!
PARENT NOTES
1. ADVANCED STUDENTS : Here's what's happening Dec 2 :Rose O. Concert:
Three chaperones will be with the students all evening. Please make sure they arrive in good time . And be prepared to pick them up at 9:30pm. Meet them in the Theatre lobby.
WHERE TO GO: Rose Theatre Brampton - STUDIO Theatre (green room)
WHAT TO WEAR, for this fancy occasion: DRESS UP!
boys: dress purple shirt/ bow tie for black pants, dress shoes.
girls: purple blouse ,colorful skirt /pants ,festive touches, dress shoes
WHAT TO BRING:
Instrument- no stands required
Music in folder: Blue Tango
Andante Cantabile
Eleanor Rigby
Jingle Bells Hoedown
Carols: Silent Night, Angels we have heard on high
ARRIVAL TIME: 6:25pm
6:30 Tuning and Rehearsal :6:30- 7:15
7:15 Move to Seats in auditorium for 7:30 concert
During Intermission, perform, then have snack in lobby
Return to seats for second half of concert
9:30 - 10 pm At end of concert- pick up your instruments, coats and music. Meet parents in lobby
2.LESSON CHANGES FOR Ms YOSHI'S STUDENTS:
Watch email for your new lesson time. Confirm with Yogita immediately. Thank you!
Friday December 8: Shoppers world MATT concert:
ALL STUDENTS PERFORM
ALL PARENTS ARE ASKED TO HELP with this event.
Be sure to sign up for a task on Yogita's task list this week.
DETAILS FOR MALL CONCERT DEC 8 7:30 pm performance:
WHERE TO GO: Shoppers World Mall
ENTER AT CHAROLAIS BLVD DOOR: "Medix Court"
Two Parents will be there to direct you to "green room" when you arrive.
WHEN TO ARRIVE: 6:45: Advanced Strings
6:50 : Intermediate Strings
7:05 Choral students
7:10 Beginners
6:45 :Teachers present to tune with Nicole, Jelena, (Cecilia), Andrea,
WHAT TO BRING: ALL : instrument, rock stop/shoulder rest
ADV./INT.: music folder, stand with name on it
WHAT TO WEAR: MATT t-shirt with colorful pants/skirt and festive touches if you like.
PS Keep in mind, we will have to sit on the floor at times
PROGRAM ORDER WILL BE IN NEXT WEEK"S BLOG
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
Practice all your concert music!
BEGINNERS NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -
requirement :4 practice sessions per week.
1. REVIEW DAILY :Repeat 3 to 5 times each :
a). Review: correct bow grip, sitting position, instrument hold.
b). Music alphabet: abcdefg repeat abcdefg etc
c). Name your strings
2. Review: String Cycle- TWO rhythms: "Mississippi Hot dog" middle bow
"Run pony" : on each string - long short short
3 Review: 0-1 string cycle " Review carefully the correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly
4. Use Hand out- to play all the notes of the D Scale up and down
FOR DECEMBER 8TH CONCERT: 1. Doh a DEER: D scale
2. Twinkle- follow your hand out for all fingers and note names.
INTERMEDIATE
NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -
requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.
FOR Nov 25th Santa event:
1. Jingle Bells- learn with short notes- for happy effect!
2. NEW THIS WEEK: HAPPY BLUES: AFS p.47, # 183
2. "Here Comes Santa Claus" .
(a) Practice playing to the end
(b) Write in notes names for ALL notes of the song.
3. CONCERT SONG AFS #75 very smooth bowing
4. Pizzicato Magic
5. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice- bar 21 to the end
6. Doh a Deer: D scale
ADVANCED CLASS
***BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week
1. NEW CAROLS: Violin 1 plays Line A all others play Line B
Angels we have heard on high
Silent Night
2. G scale: Eleanor Rigby: cellos: learn important bars- 4, 26, 28 to 31
new bass notes bar added
ALL: Work on your Melody Bars.
:Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes- strong bounced bow
3. D scale Jingle Bells Hoedown-
Review ALL- find tough parts and repeat repeat till very comfortable
Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.
4. D scale Andante Cantabile:ALL work especially on:
CELLOS: bar 43 to 57
EVERYONE: bar 58 to the end
ALL: REVIEW all of your hard bars .
Cellos play penciled-in to bass part : bars 49 to 64
5. G scale Blue Tango: Practice the whole piece! Play with PASSION
ADVANCED STUDENTS: PRACTICE CAREFULLY and
HAVE A BLAST SATURDAY NIGHT !!
EVERYONE ONE ELSE: GET READY TO SHINE -YOUR TURN NEXT WEEK!
