A SPECIAL VISIT FOR BEGINNERS

22 March 17

Reminder : SOME Session 3 Fees are past due. 

A Glimpse of the visit by Regional Counsellor Martin Medeiros to the

Beginner's Class

Thanks to all Parents who helped provide refreshments YUM!

IMPORTANT MATT DATES: 

1. April 29  Next ROSE /ROSE BUD concert  Ticket order April 18 deadline
2. June 7 Dress rehearsal  5 pm 
3. June 13:  Final Concert  (4:30 arrival 6pm concert).
4. June 21:  Year End Party  4-to 6 pm

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HOMEWORK !!

PRACTICE  CHARTS REQUIRED FOR START OF ALL CLASSES 

  Beginners: 

THEORY WORK IS DUE !  Making words on your staff .
                                SEE below to find your staff note names!!

 1. Music READING : BOOK(AFS)Review # 5 to 9

 2.  Long, long ago:  ALL lines to be learned well 

              BOWINGS : short short long bows

                

  3.  D scale- Listen for perfect tuning of notes; Check sitting /standing position, bow grip, straight bow, whole bows

  4 . Review Twinkles : Long Bows

                                           Mississippi Hot Dog- middle bow  

                                           Run Pony  full and short bows

                                           Mississippi mississippi

 

 Memorize YOUR lines and spaces, from bottom UP

Violins: 5 lines: Every Good Boy Deserves Fun.  
              4 spaces : F A C E 

Violas: 5 lines:  (FACE +G) OR Fat  American  Cats Eat  Garbage    
             4 spaces: Great Big Dogs Fight

Cellos and  Bass: 5 lines: Great Big Dogs Fight Always
                                 4 spaces: All Cows Eat Grass                        

       

       Intermediates: 

                         Practice charts required for start of all classes 
        1. REVIEW this week Ave Verum by Mozart . Bars 1 to 10

               Learn your notes, then add your slurs for smooth and calm effect .

       2. AFS Book: # 165 - A: violin 1 B: violin 2,  viola and cello 
       3. Scale of G
       4. Heart and Soul: REVIEW to bar 18. Practice UP BOWS after 1/8 rests and correct slurs! 

                                        

       5. MARCH. Pr. of Denmark -to bar #26  

              REVIEW with careful counting and military precision!                                                                                   

       Advanced: 
                       Practice charts required for start of class every week 

       1. Intermezzo from Cavaliera Rusticana by  Mascagni: 

                   Bars 1 to 11. Violin 1 COUNTING is demanding!  MUCH practice required on this.                       REVIEW: bar 20  to end.

                   LISTEN to this beautiful and famous piece on YOU TUBE

       2.Scale of G - TWO octaves

       3. Besame Mucho - Continue to work on : ALL, with correct repeats, Dal Segno and Da Capo-
                            Learn to play your Melody line  with passion !!:

                 Viola bar 1- 11 Violin 2: letter B Cello :bar 24 Violin 1 letter A

          Continue perfecting rhythms -triplets, and "accidentals"  added flats or sharps 

       4. Grieg "Holberg Suite": Gavotte For Orchestra BALANCE :Work on special rhythmic bars in correct style and dynamic 
           Review : ALL, especially Bar 42 on: Learn "staccatos" (.) and tenutos (-)longer notes 
                

                                                

   
ENGAGE you HEART and SOUL with MUSIC!!

     “Music is the universal language of mankind.”