November 28, 2018
PARENT NOTES
1.
SESSION TWO BEGINS DEC 4, 2018. FEES ARE NOW DUE !
SESSION TWO BEGINS DEC 4, 2018. FEES ARE NOW DUE !
$10.00 LATE FEE IF NOT PAID BY DEC. 4.
2. Dec 6th Concert at Towers: 6:30- 8pm is ON!! THEREFORE
DEC . 6 THURSDAY CLASSES Dec 6 MOVED to Tuesday- same times.
Private lessons cancelled
PARENT HELP IS NEEDED Friday Dec 7th .Please sign with Yogita to help with something: supervision, bring refreshment etc.
PARENT HELP IS NEEDED Friday Dec 7th .Please sign with Yogita to help with something: supervision, bring refreshment etc.
3. THEORY CLASSES CONTINUE next week- Tues Dec. 4
CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE CAREFULLY
NEW THEORY WORKBOOKS COST : Book 1: AFS $7.00 Book II -Alfred : $20
NEW THEORY WORKBOOKS COST : Book 1: AFS $7.00 Book II -Alfred : $20
Testing on day 1 for all !
4. ADVANCED STUDENTS AND ENSEMBLE
CONCERT at ROSE THEATRE THIS SATURDAY DEC. 1ST
arrive by 6:30 pm for PHOTO and Warm up
Purple Dress shirts and blouses required. boys: with black pants, bow tie
girls: with black or colourful dressy pants/skirt, ALL: dress shoes
Bring: instrument, music for this performance only- in folder
No stands required
5.TICKETS for Dec 1:
Please meet Ms. Currie in Party room Thursday at 5pm to pick up ordered tickets
IF NOT, you will need to meet a MATT parent, "Linette" in the BOX OFFICE area Saturday at 7pm to receive them. Do not be late.
4. CONCERT DATES 2018!!
ALL STUDENTS Dec 6 at Towers 7pm. arrive 6:30 pm .
ALL STUDENTS: Dec. 7 MALL CONCERT: 7pm. arrive 6:15pm- . Dress: MATT t-shirt and festive colourful pants/skirt/ accessories- no blue jeans please.
MORE DETAILS next week!
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
BEGINNERS:
four practice days per week
BRING YOUR PRACTICE CHART to CLASS
1. Daily Warm up and Review: STRING CYCLE:
0-1 STRING CYCLE.
2. T-shirts will be handed out Thursday Nov. 28 and Tuesday Dec 4
3.CONCERT PIECES for BEGINNERS Dec 6 and 7:
1. DOH A DEER - play D SCALE WITH TUNE
D Scale NOTES for scale of D major: UP and DOWN!!
viola & violin: (UP) D E F#G A B C# D (DOWN) C# B A G F# E D
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 g3 2 1 0
cello : (UP) 0 1 3 4 0 1 3 4 (DOWN) 3 1 0 g4 3 1 0
bass: (UP) D E F# G A B C# D (DOWN) C# B A G F# E D
0 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 a4 1 a0 g0 d4 1 0
4. TWINKLE VARIATIONS : see handout for correct fingerings
a) long bows
b) run pony rhythm
c) mississippi hot dog rhythm
THURSDAY INTERMEDIATES
N. B. CLASS Meets Tuesday Dec 4 , instead of Dec 6 . Arrive 6:30 Dec. 6 for concert
five practice days per week
PRACTICE CHARTS REQUIRED EVERY CLASS
CONCERT PIECES:
1.Christmas SONG with Tues Intermediates
2. Beethoven 9th
TUESDAY INTERMEDIATES
five practice days per week
PRACTICE CHARTS REQUIRED EVERY CLASS
1. CONCERT PIECES: Practice the hardest parts first, then play through
Angels we have heard/
Hark the Herald Angels Sing-
Fandango
Christmas Song
Fandango
Christmas Song
Trumpet Tune
2. Review: Scale of G one octave March in the Style of Corelli -careful tuning
ADVANCED
five practice days per week
PRACTICE CHARTS NOW REQUIRED EVERY CLASS
five practice days per week
PRACTICE CHARTS NOW REQUIRED EVERY CLASS
CONCERT PIECES: Fine tuning PRACTICE for Dec. 1:
1. Pachelbel CANON.
- CORRECT BOWINGS
- Practice cuts to move from last bar before cut to next section easily.
- Practice quick passages in slow sections, then connect and increase to speed required
2.Mozart EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
- CORRECT BOWINGS
- Work to be comfortable and in tune in all HARD BARS
- Work on continuous timing- no slowing down. Use a metronome.
- work on light style
- work on decrescendo endings
3. DEEP RIVER:
- CORRECT BOWINGS
- Work on opening- ENERGY
- Work on bar 35 to 40 ENERGY
- Work on dramatic (dynamics) ending
GO, ADVANCED PLAYERS and ENSEMBLE!!
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