CHOIR and INTERMEDIATES GREET SANTA

Nov 30
 CONGRATULATIONS
             TO ALL PERFORMERS!
 Last Saturday, at Shoppers Mall
          our brand new MATT Choir and Intermediate Students shared their joyous sounds with lots of other children as Santa arrived  at his        Shoppers World Workshop.


<-Intermediate  Orchestra Violins

Here they are - the NEW Music at the Towers Choir! 

Wayne Strongman leads his exuberant choristers and some of their parents- even a MOM on flute!

WELL DONE!!

PARENT NOTES

1. ADVANCED STUDENTS : Here's what's happening Dec 2 :Rose O. Concert:

Three chaperones will be with the students all evening. Please make sure they arrive in good time . And be prepared to pick them up at 9:30pm. Meet them in the Theatre lobby.

WHERE TO GO: Rose Theatre Brampton - STUDIO Theatre (green room)

WHAT TO WEAR, for  this fancy occasion: DRESS UP!

boys: dress purple shirt/ bow tie for  black pants, dress shoes. 

girls:  purple blouse ,colorful skirt /pants ,festive touches, dress shoes

WHAT TO BRING:

Instrument- no stands required

Music in folder: Blue Tango

                            Andante Cantabile

                            Eleanor Rigby

                           Jingle Bells Hoedown

                            Carols: Silent Night, Angels we have heard on high

ARRIVAL TIME: 6:25pm 

                           6:30 Tuning and Rehearsal :6:30- 7:15 

                           7:15 Move to Seats in auditorium for 7:30 concert

                       During Intermission, perform, then have snack in lobby

                       Return to seats for second half of concert

  9:30 - 10 pm At end of concert- pick up your instruments, coats and music. Meet parents in lobby

2.LESSON CHANGES FOR Ms YOSHI'S STUDENTS: 
Watch email for your new lesson time. Confirm with Yogita immediately. Thank you!

Friday December 8: Shoppers world  MATT concert: 
                       ALL STUDENTS PERFORM

ALL PARENTS ARE ASKED TO HELP with this event. 

                                  Be sure to sign up for a task on Yogita's task list this week.

 DETAILS FOR MALL CONCERT  DEC 8 7:30 pm performance:

WHERE TO  GO:    Shoppers World Mall 
                                        ENTER AT  CHAROLAIS BLVD DOOR: "Medix Court"

           Two Parents will be there to direct you to  "green room" when you arrive. 

WHEN  TO ARRIVE:               6:45: Advanced Strings 

                                                 6:50 : Intermediate Strings 

                                                 7:05  Choral students  

                                                 7:10  Beginners

6:45 :Teachers present to tune with Nicole, Jelena, (Cecilia), Andrea,

WHAT TO BRING: ALL : instrument, rock stop/shoulder rest 
                            ADV./INT.: music folder, stand with name on it
WHAT TO WEAR: MATT t-shirt with colorful pants/skirt and festive touches if you like.
                         PS Keep in mind, we will have to sit on the floor at times

PROGRAM ORDER WILL BE IN NEXT WEEK"S BLOG

                                                     

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
Practice all your concert music!

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. Review: String Cycle- TWO rhythms: "Mississippi Hot dog" middle bow

                                                    "Run pony" :  on each string - long short short

3 Review: 0-1 string cycle "  Review carefully the correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly

4. Use  Hand out- to play all the notes of the D Scale up and down

FOR DECEMBER 8TH CONCERT: 1. Doh a DEER: D scale
                                         2. Twinkle- follow your hand out for all fingers and note names.

INTERMEDIATE

       NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -

    requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.

   FOR Nov 25th Santa event: 

1. Jingle Bells- learn with short notes- for happy effect! 

2. NEW THIS WEEK:  HAPPY BLUES: AFS  p.47, # 183   

2. "Here Comes  Santa Claus" .

  (a) Practice playing to the end 

  (b) Write in notes names for ALL notes of the song.

3. CONCERT SONG AFS #75 very smooth bowing

                                             

4. Pizzicato Magic   

5. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice- bar 21 to the end  

6. Doh a Deer: D scale 

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

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

1. NEW CAROLS: Violin 1 plays Line A all others play Line B
                               Angels we have heard on high
                               Silent Night

2. G scale: Eleanor Rigby: cellos: learn  important bars- 4, 26, 28 to 31

                                                                                    new bass notes bar added

    ALL: Work on your  Melody Bars. 

            :Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes- strong bounced bow

                              

3. D scale Jingle Bells Hoedown-

                 Review ALL- find tough parts and repeat repeat till very comfortable

                                                               

                Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.                              

   

4. D scale Andante Cantabile:ALL  work especially on:

                                                  CELLOS: bar 43 to 57

                                                  EVERYONE: bar 58 to the end

                                                  ALL:  REVIEW all of your hard bars . 

                                      Cellos play penciled-in to bass part : bars 49 to 64

5. G scale Blue Tango:  Practice the whole piece! Play with PASSION

ADVANCED STUDENTS: PRACTICE CAREFULLY and

 HAVE A BLAST SATURDAY NIGHT !!

EVERYONE ONE ELSE: GET READY TO SHINE -YOUR TURN NEXT WEEK!

The MATT CHORUS DEBUT Saturday Nov 25th 10:30 am!

Nov 23, 2017

PARENT NOTES

Happy Birthday Melissa!

 NOV 25th Performance : INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS

all participants have 2nd Special rehearsal today- Thurs 23 Nov. 5:15 in party room 

SATURDAY Nov 25th : DETAILED  INFO

WHEN TO ARRIVE: 9 am- You will be greeted and directed by MATT Parent greeters 

WHERE TO GO: Shoppers World Mall northwest door on Charolais (Medix entrance)

WHAT TO WEAR: MATT t-shirt, colorful  skirt / dark pants, festive touches no blue jeans 

WHAT TO BRING: Strings : music folder with music in order below, music stand with                                                                                                                             your name on it

PROGRAM ORDER- Strings - use your folder to organize music as follows:

1.Hymn to Freedom- Chorus

2.Frosty the Snow Man -chorus 

3.Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer -chorus 

4.Concert Song-  Strings 

5.Pizzicato Magic- Strings

6. Doh a Deer - (no sheet music -D Scale )Combined  Chorus and Strings

7.Up on the Housetop - Chorus 

8.Beethoven 9th - Strings

9.When children join hands to Sing  Chorus

10.Jingle Bells -Strings - or Combined Chorus and Strings

*AND when Santa shows up : Here Comes Santa Claus - combined.Chorus sand Strings 

*Afterwards some of the above will be performed once more.

PLEASE NOTE the times for Saturday: 

 arrival :9 am performance 10:30 am  further details below

Please NOTIFY Yogita immediately if you cannot attend the Nov 25th Sat morning event or any special rehearsal .

Concert prep. requires focus.

2. ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERT ticket DEADLINE : Nov. 23rd.
for Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm Concert at Rose Theatre

Ticket purchase deadline Today Nov 23 by 6pm.     
   

Here's what's happening at the Dec 2 Rose O. Concert:

• MATT Advanced Students  Intermission Performance
• 6 to 7:15pm. "Instrument petting Zoo" for children
• Children's Choir
• Music from Home Alone, and Polar Bear Express
• Treats and other surprises!

Parent Reminder:  MATT students are required to attend one Rose O concert each year, an important part of their music education, and to earn their MATT Certificate  

 Advanced Students Blouses/ shirts. A special dress shirt /blouse is worn for our Rose Theatre concerts. Please make sure you have spoken to Farah Merrick about your child's attire.

UPCOMING MATT PERFORMANCE EVENTS

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

 9:00 am arrival at Charolais Blvd Door- 10:30 am Performance

2. Saturday Dec 2: ADVANCED STRINGS:6:45 pm arrival Rose Theatre

 ROSE ORCHESTRA INTERMISSION CONCERT-

  Wear: Dress shirts - dressy skirt/ dress pants/dress shoes.
  Bring Instrument and music- no stand required

3 .Friday December 8: 

ALL MATT STUDENTS play : ANNUAL SHOPPERS WORLD MALL CONCERT 7:30 pm

ARRIVAL TIMES: at CHAROLAIS BLVD DOOR: 

                                                 6:45 pm Advanced Strings

                                                  7pm: Intermediate Strings 

                                                 7:15 ALL Choral and Strings Beginners

                                                     

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. Review: String Cycle- TWO rhythms: "Mississippi Hot dog" middle bow

                                                    "Run pony" :  on each string - long short short

.  Remember  that your elbow will change levels for each string
.

3 Review: 0-1 string cycle "  Review carefully the correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly

5. Use  Hand out- to play all the notes of the D Scale up and down

 Review  "TWINKLE" LINE 1           D D A A / B   B  A___/                                                         

                                                          0 0  0 0  / a1 a1  0___/

       NEW     LINE 2          G   G   F#   F#/ E    E    D_____ :/       

                    violin /viola   d3  d3  d2   d2 / d1   d1   d0

                              cello   d4  d4  d 3  d3/  d1   d1   d0

                             bass    g0  g0  d4   d4/  d1   d1   d0

                     LINE   3     //:A   A   G     G   /F# F# E D  ://                               

                      violin /viola  a0  a0  d3  d3   / d2  d2 d1 d0

                                cello  a0  a0  d4  d4   / d3  d3  d1 d0

                                bass  g1   g1   d0 d0   / d4  d4  de d0

INTERMEDIATE

       NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -

    requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.

   FOR Nov 25th Santa event: 

1. Jingle Bells- learn with short notes- for happy effect! 

            

2. "Here Comes  Santa Claus" .

  (a) Practice playing to the end 

  (b) Write in notes names for ALL notes of the song.

3. CONCERT SONG AFS #75 very smooth bowing

                                             

4. Pizzicato Magic   

5. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice- bar 21 to the end  

       

6. Doh a Deer: D scale 

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

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

1. NEW CAROLS: Violin 1 plays Line A all others play Line B
                               Angels we have heard on high
                               Silent Night

2. G scale: Eleanor Rigby: cellos: learn  important bars- 4, 26, 28 to 31

                                                                                    new bass notes bar added

    ALL: Work on your  Melody Bars. 

            :Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes- strong bounced bow

                              

3. D scale Jingle Bells Hoedown-

                 Review ALL- find tough parts and repeat repeat till very comfortable

                                                               

                Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.                              

   

4. D scale Andante Cantabile:ALL  work especially on:

                                                  CELLOS: bar 43 to 57

                                                  EVERYONE: bar 58 to the end

                                                  ALL:  REVIEW all of your hard bars . 

                                      Cellos play penciled-in to bass part : bars 49 to 64

5. G scale Blue Tango:  Practice the whole piece! Play with PASSION

                                                        We practice for: 

PERFECT NOTES, EXCELLENT TUNING, CORRECT BOWINGS, HUGE DYNAMICS,

                                     so we can reach THE BIGGER GOAL :

                                     TO MAKE THE MUSIC COME ALIVE!