BEGINNERS START PRIVATE LESSONS Feb 6th!

January 31/18

PARENTS NOTES

1. BEGINNER PRIVATE LESSONS will begin February 5th . Important guidelines are posted in last weeks blog- please scroll down and read thoroughly. These lessons are crucial to your child's individual progress, enabling each one to move ahead appropriately to their level of dedication and progress.

Remember:

• the lesson weeks and dates are in your calendar.
•  Some weeks there are NO lessons

2. MUSIC STANDS- will be available Tuesday and Thursday for those who ordered through MATT. All Beginners bring stands to class every week starting Feb. 6.

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

Tickets for those who have ordered them will be available in class next week.

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4. VOLUNTEER PARENT MEETINGS. Ms. Currie will be speaking to volunteer Photographers and Librarians to set up meeting times outside of your child's class. 

General duties requested:  Librarians are asked to help sort and file music in the MATT office. Every week, check the pile in the office and do what you can that day. This will make a big difference as our library pile grows!

All photographers are asked to take photos during your child's class, focusing on very small groups and ensuring we have lots of smiles! Send your best 2 or 3 to Ms Currie every week for posting!

                                          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: 

Homework Sheet Notes and Rests :

Practice: D SCALE up AND down

Review: Twinkles- NEW rhythm: Mississippi Mississippi- middle bow- elbow move

Review:  LONG ,LONG AGO: continue work on line 1  
                     

Work ahead if you like -handout sheet shows notes and fingers

                           

                    

Intermediates : AFS book   #159- Bow Twister-# 161, Finger Twister FUN! 

                                     #165, song-violins, violas line  A  cello Bass line B      

                                      # 176 C STRING

                                                  NEW : Little  Classic Suite bars 1 to 8 review. NEW 9 to16

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-  Sarabande  to bar 26. Write in any notes ,#s,b's
          Fiddlers three:  the whole piece  careful counting!!
          Ave Verum all- practice specific bars which have tricky fingering 

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