TIME CHANGES for NOV 25 EVENT

Nov. 15, 2017

PARENT NOTES 

 1. INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS, 

Re: Sat. Nov 25th  PLEASE NOTE the time changes 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 .

TUESDAY Intermediates :  2 Special Thursday Rehearsals :

 Nov. 16th - THURSDAY, 5:15: combined Tues./Thurs classes. 

                                          Strings only:  

                                   Concert Song, Beethoven 9th, Pizzicato Magic!                                                                Bring Santa Claus.. and Jingle Bells music as well

 Nov.  23- THURSDAY 5:15 Combined Strings with Choral Students .

                         Santa Claus is Coming to Town , Jingle Bells , Doh a Deer 

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

          ticket DEADLINE : Nov. 23rd. Adults $20 , up to 4 children incl. -$10.

                                  this one is the MOST Family Friendly of the year! 

                                                DON"T MISS OUT!

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

• MATT Advanced Students  Intermission Performance
• 7pm. 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  

3. THEORY CLASSES: Some changes may be made where classes are very small- Yogita will inform you if you are affected.

 Workbooks are available from Yogita :cost $8.00. Please bring EXACT change, or bring $10 in bills and donate $2 to MATT! 

4. T-shirts : T shirts not already available will be arriving for Nov. 21, 22, 23rd pickup

5. Advanced Students Blouses/ shirts. A special dress shirt /blouse is worn for our Rose Theatre concerts. Please make sure you have spoken to Heather Norman / Susan Dal Dosso about your child's attire, by Tuesday next week.

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

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: ADVANCED STRINGS:7:00 pm arrival Rose Theatre

 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.

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. 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  Complete.last week's 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. " 0-1 string cycle "  Review carefully the correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly

5. NEW Hand out- How to play all the notes of the D Scale
6.  Review  "TWINKLE" LINE 1 D D A A / B   B  A___/                                                                                                                   

                                                    0 0  0 0  / a1 a1  0___/

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  

                                  Violas and cellos- learn your melody bar 13 &14

6. Doh a Deer: D scale 

                      

ADVANCED CLASS

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

1. NEW or Review: "Variant on English Carol" -learn for next Tuesday

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 switch to bass part : bar 59 to 64

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

Learning an instrument is worth your best efforts-

ONCE LEARNED, YOU HAVE  IT  FOREVER!