T SHIRTS for BEGINNERS

October 25, 2017

PARENT NOTES

1. T SHIRT ORDER for all Beginners - MATT t-shirts ($10) are worn to all performances- please place your  order with Yogita. Any student can order, if needed.

2.HALLOWEEN at MATT: 

TUESDAY Beginners, Intermediate Advanced 

It's HALLOWEEN!

                  TUESDAY CLASSES  - Wear a costume to class . TREATS for ALL!

3. THEORY please confirm your THEORY TIME at Yogita's desk. Classes START  Nov. 7.  New Theory students will need to buy the Theory workbooks($7.00) before their first class- these are on order.

UPCOMING MATT PERFORMANCE EVENTS

1. Saturday November 25: INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS :

 10:30 arrival at Charolais Blvd Door- 11 am Performance

Wear MATT t-shirts, dress shoes, pants/skirt.

 We Play:

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" to 

 welcome Santa to Shoppers World. AND....
We also play Concert Song, Beethoven 9th, Pizzicato Magic
AND JINGLE BELLS!

2. Saturday Dec 2: 

ADVANCED STRINGS: ROSE ORCHESTRA INTERMISSION CONCERT- arrival tba-depends on concert start time.

Dress shirts from last year- new students must be fitted for this special attire.

3 .Friday December 8: 

ALL MATT STUDENTS

                          ANNUAL SHOPPERS WORLD MALL CONCERT 

                             ARRIVAL TIMES: at CHAROLAIS BLVD DOOR 

                                                 6:45 pm Advanced Strings

                                                  7pm: Intermediate Strings 

                                                  7:15 ALL Choral and Strings Beginners

                                              CONCERT at 7:30 pm.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

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. NEW Theory: WHAT is a HALF NOTE? How many beats does it get?
Review: What is a quarter note? a bar? What does 4/4 mean?

                                                                                   
3. "STRING CYCLE" :  FIRST: i) check for correct bow grip,ii) check for correct instrument hold position. iii) Lift bow over string ,drop arm weight onto string.
                              Play 4 short bows on each string from low to high
                                                                      then from high to low.                    
                           Remember : Your elbow will change levels for each string.
4. NEW placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly
Then NEW PLAY " 0-1 string cycle ":
                               PLAY "OPEN -1 "4 times (4 quarter notes) on EACH STRING.
                                                   Listen for the correct sound .

INTERMEDIATES

                       NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -

                            requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.

  

1. NEW SONG for November 25th "Here Comes  Santa Claus" .
  (a) Practice playing up to bar  8 
  (b) Write in notes names for ALL notes of the song.

 2,AFStrings book: Review ALL of CONCERT SONG - especially bar 17 to the end
 3.AFStrings #79 learn both parts!

                                             

4.. Pizzicato Magic   REVIEW: up to bar 22 to 28. 

5. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice- bar 21 to the end  
                                  Violas and cellos- learn your melody bar 13 &14

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

 ***BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week

1. Scale of D 2 octaves. Be ready to create a rhythm for the scale- have your rhythm ready!  Use 8th notes, quarter notes, half notes- even 16ths!
2. Scale of G 

3. Eleanor Rigby:: Work on your Special Bars. up to bar 14.
                               Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes

4. Jingle Bells Hoedown- Review Sections : Bar 23 to 31 with CELLO melody
                                                                      Bar 40 to 49-  violin 1 passages
                                            REVIEW ALL to bar 22- especially YOUR melodies

                Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.                              

   

5. Andante Cantabile: REVIEW all work on your hard bars each day with .Careful work on counting and accidentals (added sharps) to bar 42-  there are lots of repeated parts. Cellos special "Shifting spot: " 

6. Blue Tango:  Practice the whole piece!

                                    PRACTICE EVERY DAY YOU EAT!

                     It will never be too much, even if it gives you loads of JOY!!

                                   

THEORY STARTS NOVEMBER- CHECK YOUR LESSON TIME, PARENT MEETINGS!

October 19

PARENT NOTES

1. PARENT MEETINGS with MATT BOARD PRESIDENT BRADLEY GEORGES, will take place during your child's class this week, regarding parent volunteer assistance for MATT activities. There is a wide range of small tasks which we would appreciate help with. We ask all Parents to make arrangements to attend this special meeting, during your child's class time this week, in the MATT office. Thank you for your support!

2. All private lesson students are required to bring to every lesson, a lined notebook (Can be bought at the dollar store spiral bound- $1.25)) for your teacher 's notes and lesson assignment. 

3. INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED THEORY SIGN UP THIS WEEK and NEXT- please confirm your THEORY TIME at Yogita's desk. Classes START  Nov. 7.  New Theory students will need to buy the Theory workbooks($7.00) before their first class- these are on order.

4. T SHIRT ORDER for all Beginners - MATT t-shirts ($10) are worn to all performances- please place your  order with Yogita next class. Intermediates and Advanced can order an up-size if they need one.

 5.  INTERMEDIATES and CHORAL Students PERFORMANCE - Saturday November 25th:

 "Welcome Santa to Shoppers World" 11 am. 

Mark your calendars NOW!

6. "ROSE /ROSEBUD" Concert ,"Canada 150 Ports of Call" at Rose Theatre Sat. Oct. 28:8pm Tickets will be disbursed in class next week

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

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. NEW: Where does your left hand sit? Can you remember? This will be the new focus for next class.
    NEW Theory: What is a quarter note? a bar? What does 4/4 mean?

                                                                                   
2. "STRING CYCLE" :  FIRST: i) check for correct bow grip,ii) check for correct instrument hold position. iii) Lift bow over string ,drop arm weight onto string.
                              Play 4 short bows on each string from low to high
                                                                      then from high to low.                    
                           Remember : Your elbow will change levels for each string.

INTERMEDIATES

                       NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -

                            requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.

  

1. AFStrings book: Review ALL of CONCERT SONG - especially bar 17 to the end
                               NEW : #79 learn both parts!

                                            

2. Pizzicato Magic   NEW: up to bar 22 to 28. 

3. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice NEW section- bar 21 to the end  Violas and cellos- learn your melody bar 13 &14

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

 ***BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week

1. Scale of D 2 octaves. Be ready to create a rhythm for the scale- have your rhythm ready!  Use 8th notes, quarter notes, half notes- even 16ths!
2. Scale of G 

3. Jingle Bells Hoedown- NEW Sections : Bar 23 to 31 with CELLO melody
                                                                      Bar 40 to 49- new violin 1 passages
                                            REVIEW ALL to bar 22- especially YOUR melodies

                Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.                              

   

4. Andante Cantabile: REVIEW all work on your hard bars each day with .Careful work on counting and accidentals (added sharps) to bar 42-  there are lots of repeated parts. Cellos special "Shifting spot: " 

5. Blue Tango:  Practice the whole piece!

                                    WORK HARD, REST EASY!!!!
                     THE REWARDS OF MUSIC ARE LIFE CHANGING.

           

INTERMEDIATE /CHORAL PERFORMANCE NOV 25!!

October 12, 2017

PARENT NOTES

1.. WEEK 2 lessons START THIS WEEK;  READ THE GUIDELINES POSTED LAST WEEK- TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY FULL COST OF LESSONS. THE COMPLETE LESSON SCHEDULE WAS ALSO POSTED 

2. "ROSE /ROSEBUD" Concert ,"Canada 150 Ports of Call" at Rose Theatre Sat. Oct. 28: orders and payment are due this week for all classes 

                       Special MATT prices $20 each adult. $10 total for 1 to 4 children.

 3. INTERMEDIATES and CHORAL Students PERFORMANCE - Saturday November 25th:

 "Welcome Santa to Shoppers World" 11 am. 

Mark your calendars NOW!

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

BEGINNERS

NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS - 4  practice sessions per week.

 

REVIEW:1. bow grip, sitting position, holding the instrument correctly. Scroll down to previous BLOG posts for details if needed  . 

                  ALL three bow games need to be practised every day!

               2. Music alphabet: abcdefg  repeat abcdefg etc

               3. Name your strings

                                                                                   
4. :STRING CYCLE" :  WITH STRONG BOW GRIP AND EXCELLENT INSTRUMENT HOLD POSITION: Play 4 short bows on each string from low to high
                                                                                   then from high to low.                    
                   Your elbow will change levels for each string.

INTERMEDIATES
  

1. AFStrings book: review  : #76, 77, 78 NEW : #79 learn both parts!

                                            Review CONCERT SONG to bar 16

2. Pizzicato Magic  -up to bar 21. Special work on :bars 9 & 10,and 15

3. Beethoven's Ninth - up to bar 16. Violas and cellos- learn your melody bar 13 &14

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

 BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week

1. Scale of D 2 octaves. Be ready to a rhythm for scale- have your rhythm ready! Try to stump us: Use 8th notes, quarter notes, half notes- even 16ths!

2. Jingle Bells Hoedown- Work to be confident on ALL your parts up to bar 22! 

 Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.                              

Keep working on YOUR MELODY PARTS on your melody parts-see below -learn to play them                                                                                                     STRONGLY:

     

                                                            VIOLAS:bar 5 to 12

                                  CELLOS: lower 2 strings always X 1-2-4 fingering 

                                    bar 18: place finger 1 where 3 was and do extension 1-2-4 fingering  

                                                        VIOLIN 2: bar 15 and 32  and 58 (all same)- 
                                                        VIOLIN 1 bars 15, 32, 58 - embellishing melody "fiddle style"

3. Andante Cantabile: we played through all- -work on your hard bars each day with .careful work on counting and accidentals (added sharps) to bar 42-  there are lots of repeated parts. Cellos special "Shifting spot: " 

4. NEW Eleanor Rigby! get started on the first 20 bars

4. Blue Tango:  Practice the whole piece!

            The time you put into learning will pay off tenfold- make the effort-it's worth it!

                                    HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE WEEK-ALL!!

PRIVATE LESSONS START THIS WEEK! HEADS UP- HERE"S the DRILL!!

October 5, 2017

PARENT NOTES

WEEK 1 PRIVATE LESSONS START TUESDAY

YOUR SCHEDULE IS MENTIONED BELOW- use your October Calendar, handed out this week, to mark in your lesson dates. 

Ms. Yoshi (Violin Viola) 95 Charolais Blvd.

Monday (WEEK 1):

3:45 – 4:30 pm_________Leo

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Levin

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Jeremiah Gowe

Monday, (WEEK 2) : 

3:45 – 4:30 pm_________Christian 

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Rashad Merrick

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Jasjeet Sidhu

Tuesday (WEEK 1):

3:00 -3:45 pm _________Rachael

3:45 – 4:30 pm_________Chloe

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Aaron Merisanu

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Jordan Merisanu

Tuesday, (WEEK 2): 

3:00 -3:45 pm _________Sophie Hernandez

3:45 – 4:30 pm_________ Madison Lovell

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Julia Lai

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Olivia Lawson

Wednesday (WEEK 1):

3:45 – 4:30 pm_________Lilly

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Elijah

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Aswin Senthilnathan

Wednesday, (WEEK 2): 

4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Sofija Paz

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Mya Norman

Thursday, (WEEK 2): 

 3:00 -3:45 pm _________ Reagan Lovell

Friday (WEEK 1):

3:45 -4:30 pm ________Graeme
4:30 – 5:15 pm_________Jessiah
5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Leah Tiwari

Friday, (WEEK 2): 

4 :30 – 5 :15 pm_________Sarah Zouah

5:15 – 6:00 pm_________Samantha Zouah

Cecilia Lee (Violin-Viola) – 440 Mc Murchy Avenue South

Week 1 Tuesday

7:30 – 8:15 pm ___________Angelica Brown 

Week 2 Tuesday

7:30 – 8:15 pm ___________Melissa
8:15 - 9:00 pm ___________ Hanna Mathew

Week 1 Wednesday

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm_________Aaron Jaison
6:15 pm -7:00 pm__________Tristan Roach

7:00 pm – 7:45 pm_________Mia Chen

7:45 pm – 8:30 pm_________Andrew Chen

Week 2 Wednesday

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm_________Bella Qinting Wu

Susan Naccache (Cello) 430 Mc Murchy 

Week 1 Tuesday

4:00 – 4:45 pm________Joah Jaison

4:45 -5:30 pm _________Misha Partington

6:30 – 7:15 pm________ Laylah Villaroel

7:15 – 8:00 pm________Johan Jensen Joseph

 Week 2 Tuesday

4:00 – 4:45 pm________Matthew Daley

4:45 -5:30 pm _________Elizabeth Lawson

5:30 – 6:15 pm ________Saige Lovell
6:30 - 7:15 pm ________ Ashleigh Brown

7:15 – 8:00 pm________Joana

IMPORTANT NOTES RE: MATT  PRIVATE LESSONS:

MATT pays more than 2/3 of lesson cost because it is the best way for each student 

to improve individually . The Parent responsibility is as follows: 

1.If your child is home sick on lesson day, call the MATT office at the same time you call the school- You will be charged full price for the lesson unless we hear from you at least 10 hours ahead.

2. Your child will be given a specific homework assignment to work on over the two weeks between lessons. The teacher will expect it to be completely learned by next lesson. Include parts of the Private lesson assignment along with class homework every practice day.

3. The most important part of the Private lesson is progress in the Suzuki book, along with assigned scales. If you aim to learn well a new song every two weeks- you will move ahead very quickly!

NB Repeated failure to attend every lesson on time and/or lack of preparation of the lesson assignment will be noted and reported . This may result in suspension of private lessons .Please make wise use of this beneficial gift to encourage progress!

Here are the locations of lessons

Ms Yoshi (violin/viola)teaches at the main entrance level of #95 Charolais

Cecilia Lee (violin/viola) teaches in Main entrance level office of.# 440 McMurchy

Susan Naccache (cello)  teaches in main entrance level of # 430 McMurchy.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

BEGINNERS

 REVIEW: bow grip, sitting position, holding the instrument correctly. Scroll down to the last 2 weeks assignments for detailed review . 

ALL three bow games need to be practised every day!

NEW this week: Music alphabet: abcdefg  repeat abcdefg etc.

Names of your strings :VIOLIN:  Count 5ths from  Thickest (lowest ) to thinnest (highest:)

                                                                                G             D          A             E

                                      VIOLA: Count 5ths from thickest (lowest ) to thinnest (highest:)

                                                                                C              G          D            A

                                     CELLO: Count 5ths from thickest (lowest ) to thinnest (highest:)

                                                                                 C              G         D            A

                                        BASS: Count 4ths from thickest (lowest ) to thinnest (highest)
                                                                                 E               A          D            G 

                                                                                   
WITH STRONG BOW GRIP AND EXCELLENT INSTRUMENT HOLD POSITION:
                                     Play 4 short bows on each string from low to high
                                                                                   then from high to low.
Keep the bow moving in line with the bridge. Your elbow will change levels for each string.
Bring your practice chart to class, showing each day's practice activity.

INTERMEDIATES
 Repeat assignment  For all 3 musical selections below, write in note names in pencil! 
MS CURRIE WILL BE CHECKING THAT THIS IS DONE. Use your lines and spaces and AFS # 73 to help name the notes and to play them

1. AFStrings book: review #70 to #75 up to end of Bar 8 NEW: #76, 77, 78

2. Pizzicato Magic  -up to bar 21. Special work on :bars 9 & 10,and 15

3. Beethoven's Ninth - up to bar 16. Violas and cellos- learn your melody bar 13 &14

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

 BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week

1. Scale of D 2 octaves. Each week someone chooses a rhythm for scale- have your rhythm ready! can have 8th notes, quarter notes, half notes- even 16ths!

2. Jingle Bells Hoedown- FIND Your melody parts and learn to play them WITH GUSTO! 
Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil. 

                                                            VIOLAS:bar 5 to 12

                                  CELLOS: lower 2 strings always X 1-2-4 fingering 

                                    bar 18: place finger 1 where 3 was and do extension 1-2-4 fingering  

                                                        VIOLIN 2: bar 15 and 32  and 58 (all same)- 
                                                        VIOLIN 1 bars 15, 32, 58 - embellishing melody "fiddle style"

3. Andante Cantabile: we played through all- -work on your hard bars each day with .careful work on counting and accidentals (added sharps) to bar 32-  there are lots of repeated parts. Cellos special "Shifting spot: " 

4. Blue Tango: Practice bar 7 , 13 and 14 with correct bowing and rhythm .Then Practice the whole piece!

 We have so many blessings to be thankful for! MUSIC is only ONE of them!

     Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!