Instrument Care Reminders

February 2, 2017,

PARENT NOTES

• Beginners: First private lessons continue this week. Week 2, make sure you have the dates recorded carefully in your MATT calendar for all week 2 lessons till May?June. These lessons allow you, if you do your regular daily review and practice, to move forward at your own pace and SHINE!!
• Rose Orchestra Tickets ordered: February 11, 8pm  Rose Orchestra Concert, with Rosebuds will be available for you at Yogita's desk this week.
• Instrument Care: Recently we have had some unfortunate damage to 2 instruments. Remember when they are in your care, you should have your rented instrument insured under your home policy.
  
  Simple Maintenance Steps to Follow:
  1. Keep your eye on the bridge - if it is starting to lean, please tell your teacher so it can be corrected before expensive repair is needed.
  2. Bow hair must be loosened while not being used to avoid excessive stretching.
  
  
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IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP: June 7, dress rehearsal at concert venue: Holland Christian Homes

• June 13: Final Concert  
• June 21:  Year End Party  

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

PRACTICE  CHARTS REQUIRED FOR START OF ALL CLASSES 

       Beginners: 
       1. D scale- slowly, with excellent position
       2. Review Twinkles -Long Bows
           Mississippi Hot Dog- middle bow  
           Run Pony  full and short bows
           Mississippi mississippi
                       
       3. THEORY: New, Up and Down Bow markings counting clapping and bowing.                      Whole notes half notes quarter notes. Theory sheets to be home.

       4. NEW THIS WEEK: Long, Long Ago ALL of line two see hand out

           full bow, half bow, half bow, full bow.

           (b) Add notes to this bowing: Line two 

           (a ) Long long ago Bowing: Practice on D string

       Intermediates: Practice charts required for start of all classes 

       1. AFS Book: # 165 - A: violin 1 & violin 2 B: viola and cello 
       2. Scale of G
       3. Heart and Soul: Practice to bar 15

       4. MARCH. Pr. of Denmark -MILITARY STYLE-"CLEAR" RHYTHMS                                          PERFECT to bar 10!!

       Advanced: Practice charts required for start of class this week 

       1. Review Canadian Ballad

       2. Scale of G - TWO octaves

       3. Besame Mucho - ALL, with correct repeats, Dal Segno and Da Capo-

           WORK eighth note and triplet parts carefully.  

       4. Grieg "Holberg Suite": Gavotte to bar 41

       5. NEW PIECE: Palladio- to bar 14

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                       WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START for YEAR END CONCERT!!

Practice  your part till it's fabulous!!