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!!