PARENT NOTES
PARENTS OF INTERMEDIATE STRINGS:
Now TWO Special Thursday Rehearsals for Nov 25th Event
Tuesday Intermediates Students:
TWO Combined Intermediate Strings rehearsals are now scheduled during Thursday class time. Please be sure to mark them in your calendar:
1. Nov. 16th - THURSDAY, 5:15: combined Tues./Thurs. String music only;
Concert Song, Beethoven 9th, Pizzicato Magic!
2. Nov. 23- THURSDAY 5:15 Combined Strings with choir .
Santa Claus is Coming to Town , Jingle Bells , Doh a Deer
Your attendance at these rehearsals is important. If there is an important reason that you cannot attend, please NOTIFY Yogita .
1. Week 2 THEORY CLASSES START for Intermediate and Advanced students Tuesday Nov 14, Wed. 15th and Thurs. 16th in the LUNCH ROOM Arrive 5 min. early. Attendance will be taken each class.
New Theory students must purchase from Yogita - All For Strings Theory Workbook 1, cost $8.00. Please bring EXACT change, or bring $10 in bills and donate $2 to MATT!
3. T-shirts : T shirts not already available will be ordered in time for Nov 21, 22 and 23 pick-up.
Beginners Class
UPCOMING MATT PERFORMANCE EVENTS
1. Saturday November 25: INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS :
10:00 am arrival at Charolais Blvd Door- 11 am Performance
Wear MATT t-shirts, dress shoes, pants/skirt.
INT. STRINGS PLAY : Santa Claus is Coming to Town , Jingle Bells , Doh a Deer
Concert Song, Beethoven 9th, Pizzicato Magic!
CHOIR with STRINGS: Doh a Deer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jingle Bells
CHOIR ALONE When children join hands and sing, Hymn to freedom ,plus other Carols
2. Saturday Dec 2: 7:00 pm arrival
ADVANCED STRINGS: ROSE ORCHESTRA INTERMISSION CONCERT-
Dress shirts from last year- new Advanced students must be fitted for this special attire.
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.
requirement :4 practice sessions per week.
1. REVIEW DAILY :Repeat 3 to 5 times each :
a). Review: correct bow grip, sitting position, instrument hold.
a). Review: correct bow grip, sitting position, instrument hold.
b). Music alphabet: abcdefg repeat abcdefg etc
c). Name your strings
2. NEW Rhythm - using Eighth notes. Mississauga Hot dog
Review""Run pony" rhythm: half note, quarter, quarter/ on each string
3. Review- "open string cycle"- 4 quarters on each string Play 4 short bows on each string from low to high, then from high to low. Remember that your elbow will change levels for each string
4. NEW: THEORY HOMEWORK SHEET- Read and fill in the 2 questions carefully.
1. Your Clef sign and 2. lines and spaces Name your lines and spaces from the bottom up.
4. Review: Play Run Pony on each string- long short short
5. Review correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly
Then PLAY " 0-1 string cycle "
6. NEW "TWINKLE" LINE 1 D D A A / B B A___/ 0 0 0 0 / a1 a1 0___/
NEXT WEEK: the D SCALE- USING ALL THE NOTES ON D and A STRINGS
INTERMEDIATE
NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -
requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.
FOR Nov 25th Santa event:
1. Jingle Bells- learn pizzicato, later short notes
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
4.. Pizzicato Magic
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.
2. Scale of G
3. G scale: Eleanor Rigby:: Work on your Special Bars. up to bar 14.
Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes
cellos: learn important bars-4, 26, 28 to 31
4. D scale Jingle Bells Hoedown- Review all to bar 39
:NEW Bars 40 to 49- violin 1- learn in groups of 4 notes, then 8 etc.
others: strong pizz- play only top notes.
NEW Bars 66 to the end
Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.
5. 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 switch to bass part : bar 59 to 64
7. G scale Blue Tango: Practice the whole piece! Play with PASSION!
GEARING UP FOR FESTIVE PERFORMANCES:
Sharing Music is a Beautiful Gift to Give!!
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