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April 20, 2017                                         
PARENT NOTES

CLASS TIME PARENT MEETINGS Tues. May 2 and Wed May 3 : 

PARENTS: Book your time to be present, during your child's class, 
at this important meeting 
re: CURRENT MATT BOARD  INITIATIVES- which involve all of us!


Sat MAY17 EVENTS to COME: Pencil in Saturday May 17 for a possible MATT fun - fundraising event, now being planned. 
Tues and Wednesday May 2 and 3 CLASS TIME: PARENT MEETINGS with Board members are being planned to introduce this idea and others! Book your time and plan to be there

IMPORTANT MATT DATES: 
  1. June 7 Dress rehearsal  5 pm to 7pm
  2. June 13:  Final Concert  (4:30 arrival 6pm concert).
  3. June 21:  Year End Party  4-to 6 pm

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HOMEWORK !!




  Beginners:  

DETAILED PRACTICE  CHARTS REQUIRED FOR START OF ALL CLASSES ALL homework listed below must be practiced during the week- at least 2 or 3 times each.


THEORY  Homework hand out. - .BRING your completed homework sheets this week
        This work is there to help you with your  reading and performing progress

 1. Music READING : AFS Review #30, NEW  #32 F#-   read, and learn well- 
     NEW for Homework: #33, 34 , 36 and 38- Mary Had a Little Lamb!

2. CONCERT  FINALE :PALLADIO:  write in note names find your rhythms, practice playing those bars You are going to love this piece!
                                   

 3. CONCERT:  Long, long ago:  ALL lines to be learned well , with correct short and long bows

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

 5 CONCERT: Review Twinkles : To play in JUNE CONCERT Long Bows
                                           Mississippi Hot Dog- middle bow  
                                           Run Pony  full and short bows

 REMINDERS to help with Theory  HOMEWORK:                                          
 Reading your staff notes from bottom line 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: 
                         DETAILED Practice charts required for start of all classes - 
    all of the homework items below must be practiced at least 3 times per wee
     

1.. SCALE of F - for PALLADIO :practice reading and playing all notes on your F scale handout, including added ones.

2.   CONCERT FINALE PALLADIO!   THIS WEEK CLASS,  is PALLADIO CLASS! Be ready :
Write in note names if needed Work on perfecting one bar at a time- then add the next bar

3. O Canada- next week- class study

 4AFS Book: # 165 - A: violin 1 B: violin 2,  viola and cello 

 5Scale of G
 6. CONCERT Heart and Soul: ALL
                                        
 7.. CONCERT MARCH. Pr. of Denmark -ALL 
              REVIEW with careful counting and military precision!  

8. .. ENSEMBLES- Practice !! :Possible CONCERT DUETS , if well prepared!
                                                   Jonathan,/Nathan/Johann J. : Judas Maccabeus
                                                               Saige /JohanR :  Blue Bells of Scotland

                                                                                

       Advanced: 
                           Practice charts required for start of class every week 

       1. O CANADAEvent Audition piece learn it to perfection!! 

       2.CONCERT Intermezzo from Cavaliera Rusticana by  Mascagni: ALL - to be carefully practiced
                 Watched  it on YOU TUBE YET?

       3.Scale of G - TWO octaves
       4CONCERT Besame Mucho - Continue to work on : ALL, with correct repeats,
                                           Dal Segno and Da Capo-
          

       5.. CONCERT Grieg "Holberg Suite": Gavotte For Orchestra BALANCE :Work on special rhythmic bars in correct style and dynamic 
          

      7. CONCERT FINALE PALLADIO scale of F major. 
          Learn 16th note bars one at a time- slow, then quick, till they become fun to play!

       2. CONCERT ENSEMBLES.  Vivaldi group. preparing ALL for Concert performance 

                    
    "An orchestra, you know, it's a community. 
                                           It's a little world where you can create harmony."
                                                       Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Philharmonic

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