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.