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!