HAPPY HALLOWE"EN!-lessons moved to Nov 7th.

ENJOY your SPOOOOOKY night- Oct 31st. lessons are moved to the following next week, same times as usual.

DO NOT MISS  this lesson, unless you call the day ahead.

More on that later. Parents will receive our absence policy with contact numbers, at your next lesson.

Thursday LESSON DATES 2013/14

Level 2 and 3 Students and parents please mark these dates onto your calendar, if you haven't already done so.

Alternate Thursdays as follows:

Nov. 7 (replacing Hallowe'en ), 14, and 28

Dec. 12

Jan. (2 tentative) 16 and 30

Feb. 13 and 27

March 20

April 3, 17

May 1, 15 and 29

June 12 and (26 Tentative)



ROSE CONCERT "Young Masters" Saturday night 8pm.

Meet Claudia at the Rose Theatre Box Office

 between 7:15 and 7:45 p.m. to receive your tickets.

 

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

 

Level 2

Jingle Bells with correct bowing and tuning!

Joy to the World-continue into line 2 and 3

Line 1 : D C# B A__ G F# E D__

        start on a3 (Cello a4) then down the D scale to open D

Don't forget : C# and B are both UP BOW in line 1

 

Line 2: A B_ BC#_C# D____

Line 3: //: D  DC# BA A G  F# ://-this is the D scale from the top down.

      violin a 3 3 2   1  0  0  d3 2  repeat

      cello   a4  4  3  1  0  0  d4 3   repeat

AFS BOOK: review p25 # 71 and 72

 NEW "CONCERT SONG" #75 p.26

                      learn the upper line-"Solo"

Level 3

 

D and G scale 2 octaves, with shifting on A string

D scale two notes slurred -one octave

 

PIECES:
For your Private lesson, circle IN PENCIL the hardest parts and ask  your teacher for help perfecting them:
 

Entrance of the Q of Sheba: COMPLETE the SONG

Gavotte: COMPLETE the SONG

Sahara :COMPLETE the SONG

 

 

Level 1

 

Homework CHARTS: now filled in for all parts except scale

 

EVERY time you play, check RH bow grip and LH finger placement and Correct instrument hold position

 

Review Open  string cycle (a) in whole notes and (b)4 quarter notes
                                          (c) 2 Half notes 

              Open-1 string cycle- finger correctly placed on tape

 TWINKLE LINE 1 continue working on:

DD AA BB A__

                                                00   00  a1a1 0---

 

NEW  fingers 1,  2 and 3 on D string.

PLAY EACH NOTE 4 times before you move to the next one:



 

Review:

Place finger 1 in correct spot on tape- to play D string (:open) then E -1

NEW

Hold finger 1 in place and add finger 2(violin/viola) or 3 (cello) Leave a good space (2.5cm) between fingers to create the right sounds.

Then keep all down and add 3 (violin/viola) or  4 (cello)

 

You are now playing D E F# and Git sounds like Doh ,Re Mi Fa

 

PRACTICE NOTES:CAREFULLY CHECK YOUR RH AND LH  POSITION FIRST, , then begin your slow and careful practice! 

 

HAVE FUN THIS WEEK!