Music at The Towers: January 2018

CREATING A MASTERPIECE

January 24, 2018

PARENTS NOTES

1. BEGINNER PRIVATE LESSONS will begin February 5th . These lessons are crucial to your child's individual progress, enabling each one to move ahead appropriately to their level of dedication and progress.We are happy to provide this excellent service to our students.

A few important reminders:

$5 charge per lesson, unless you miss it without notifying the teacher as required.(then you pay the entire fee of $15 for a 30 min. lesson. Please be sure to pay Yogita for your Session 2 lessons by Feb 1st.
bring a small lined notebook for the Teacher's assignments/no stand required.
sit in on lessons to ensure you understand what the teacher is teaching and assigning for homework.
Read and follow MATT absence and lateness policy as well as the MATT calendar.
Give 6 hours notice if you need to miss a lesson due to illness.To avoid paying the full cost of missed lessons, pay close attention to the lesson weeks and dates. Some weeks there are NO lessons.

2. MUSIC STANDS- All students will soon need a music stand for home and class. If you wish to order a very sturdy one through MATT, ($34.), place your order with Yogita by Feb. 1st. These should last a life time, available to you at our cost of $34 incl.tax, complete with a carry bag.

3. ROSE/ROSEBUD Orchestra Concert "Mozart Love- in" Saturday Feb 10th 7:30 pm at the Rose Theatre

Tickets prices are Adult $20, and up to 4 children $10 inclusive . Sign up and pay Yogita for your tickets by Thursday February1st.. This concert includes and Rosebud student orchestra participation.

4. VOLUNTEER PARENT MEETINGS.
Within a few of weeks, meetings for Librarian and Photography volunteers will be held during your child's class. Dates will be given ahead. Please plan to attend.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

"EACH INDIVIDUAL IS LIKE A SINGLE NOTE.

TOGETHER WE CREATE A MASTERPIECE."

ALL students are required to bring a completed practice chart to each class

Beginners: D SCALE up AND down

new song: LONG ,LONG AGO,
line 1: D__D E /F#__F# G /A__ B A/ F#____
violin/viola d0__d0 d1 / d2__ d2 d3 / a0__1 a0 d2 __
cello d0__d0 d1 / d3__ d3 d4 / a0__a1a0/ d3___
bass d0__d0 d1/ d4__d4 g0 / g1__ g4 g1/ d4__

Intermediates : AFS book CONTINUE#126.first line. ADD ALL lines
ADD # 127, 137
NEW : Little Classic Suite bars 1 to 4 ADD bars 5 to 8.

Advanced:  REMINDER: all students are required to be in the class at least 10 min ahead of start time to unpack, stet up, and tune
NEW: SUITE for STRINGS- prepare your part for Sarabande and Gigue Francaise
Fiddlers three: continue through the whole piece
  Ave Verum all- practice specific bars which have tricky fingering

Harry Potter- to bar 77 VIOLAS: practice main theme starting bar 3

MATT ACTIVITY UPDATES

January 17, 2018

PARENTS NOTES

1. MUSIC STANDS- Beginning MATT students will be requiring music stands within the the month. We will place an order for your convenience and to ensure that your stand does not break within a year or two. These are very sturdy ones, which should last a life time, available to you at our cost of $34 incl.tax, complete with a carry bag. Sign with Yogita if you would like one of these stands.

2. ROSE/ROSEBUD Orchestra Concert "Mozart Love- in" Saturday Feb 10th 7:30pm at the Rose Theatre. Sign up and pay Yogita for your tickets by Thursday Jan 25th. This concert includes a Special performance of , Mozart Symphonie Concertante viola. violin duet and Rosebud student orchestra participation.

3.BEGINNER PRIVATE LESSONS will begin in February. Since home practice is scheduled and supervised by Parents , you are expected to sit in on these lessons to ensure you understand what the teacher is teaching and assigning for homework.

Important reminders:

1.Read, keep, and follow the MATT absence and lateness policy

2.Practice and perfect each assignment given by your teacher. If you do this,your lesson will be prove to be a very helpful aspect of your musical training.

3.Carefully watch the MATT calendar for your lesson week 1 or 2. There are some weeks with no private lessons.

4.There is a $5 charge per lesson, unless you miss it without notifying the teacher as required.(then you pay the entire fee of $15 for a 30 min. lesson) Please be sure to pay Yogita for your Session 2 lessons before they begin.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

FACT: 20% of kids learn to play music.

70% of adults wish they had!

ALL students are required to bring a completed practice chart to each class

Beginners: D scale ascending AND descending Twinkle
Two Theory work sheets: The STAFF & LINES and SPACES

Intermediates : AFS book #110/111, 126.first line. ADD#127 and #132 (review)
NEW : Play and name notes:: Little Classic Suite bars 1 to 4

Advanced: REMINDER: all students are required to be in the class at least 10 min ahead of start time to unpack, stet up, and tune
NEW: Fiddlers three to bar 49
Ave Verum all- practice specific bars which have tricky fingering

Harry Potter- to bar 34 VIOLAS: practice main theme starting bar 35!

ONWARD INTO 2018

January 11, 2018

WELCOME BACK and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

PARENTS' NOTES

1. BEGINNERS' PRIVATE LESSONS : sign up with Yogita by next week for Private lessons, to start in February.

At this stage it is essential for each of you MATT students, receive individual help, to be the best you can be ! We are very confident in our teachers' ability to correct any position issues, guide you, and assist you in your individual musical development. Please be sure to add their assignments to your practice chart list.

TEACHERS: Bem Partington, a fine young musician and good friend of MATT, will be teaching the beginning violins and violas. Susan Naccache, and Elizabeth Wallace our current excellent cello and bass teachers, will help our youngest students

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: these lessons take place ALTERNATE WEEKS for all MATT students. You will receive the teacher's phone number before your first lesson.

In case of illness there is a required 6 hour notice to the teacher, required, or the full cost must be paid by the parent. If late, the lesson time is lost- the teacher must stay on schedule.

In short, value these lessons- they avail your child of his/her full potential as an individual, to progress as fast as he/she is able, while strengthening confidence and contribution to the class-orchestra ensemble.

You will be given the absence/lateness policy document to carefully read and follow. Speak to Yogita (or Andrea while Yogita is away in January),if you have questions.

2. VIOLIN /VIOLA STUDENTS PRIVATE LESSONS: Within in the next couple of days we hope to make an announcement regarding a new teacher for Advanced and Intermediate Students

We are very pleased that by next week all lessons will be back in place once again, in a positive direction for our students and our program.We will update you, we hope by the weekend- check back for the news!

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

All students have new materials to work on as review and re-start:

Beginners: D scale Twinkle, Theory work sheet for lines and spaces.

Intermediates : AFS book #91, 94, 95/96 and Note naming: Crepuscule

Advanced: REMINDER: all students are required to be in the class at least 10 min ahead of start time to unpack, stet up, and tune
NEW Ave Verum all- practice specific bars which have tricky fingering

Harry Potter- to 34 VIOLAS: practice main theme bar 35!

JOYOUS SOUNDS TO ALL!!

Letters from our MATT parents

"... My wife and I are immensely pleased with the benefits that our children have gained from this activity.

They are both learning to play the violin. The instructions have improved their listening, memory and concentration. They have become more disciplined and reliable as a result of the demanding practice that they must do at home. They understand that time management and organization are essential if they are to participate in other activities. There are also benefits... stage fright has been reduced. Playing with a group to make harmony has shown them the value of interdependence and integration. Perhaps best of all, it is most endearing to watch and listen to our children endeavoring to enchant us with their music.

We hope that this program will endure so that other families may experience the value of the involvement of children in playing musical instruments.

Yours truly,

N. Merrick

"...It is absolutely and inspiration to watch Ms. Andrea share her knowledge and love of music with all the kids of MATT. I am happy and feel extremely privileged to have my daughter enrolled in this program. It has helped her develop a keen interest in music, built her confidence and made her more responsible and disciplined by practicing 5 days a week. I think the MATT program gives kids in our community an opportunity to bring out their talents and most of all keeps them busy and helps them stay out of trouble"

Sincerely,

S. Hooper

"MATT is such an incredible beneficial orchestra program for children, especially for those whose families do not have a lot of disposal income to pay for classical music lessons. I wish MATT had been around when I was a kid. It would have given me my heart's desire to play an instrument from young, become accomplished and play in an orchestra all my life.

Classical music is so beautiful! It is a gift that keeps giving. MATT under the direction of an accomplished musician, Andrea Currie Jefferson, who dedicates her time without pay to help children receive such a gift is a worthy cause. Her desire to expand this successful program so more children can acquire this gift of music is worthy of financial support."

Yuke Man.

Rose Concert 'Gypsy Violin'

"... was nice. I liked the violinist, he was playing fast. It was great... We had fun"

Christian Dal Dosso

"...I enjoyed his tweety bird sound on the violin... It was amazing..."

Mya Norman

"... I liked watching all the instruments playing together, the solo Violinist was awesome. I hope I can play like that one day..."

Ben Perdomo

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