VALENTINES DAY CONCERT at the TOWERS

 

WE are INVITED to "SHARE the LOVE"

with MUSIC!

 

Level 2 advanced (Hannah, Ali, Nyan) and Level 3's

will play a 30 minute concert in the lobby of one of the Brampton Towers

 Friday Feb 14 at 4pm. arrive at 3:50

 

Please wear your MATT t-shirt and warm clothing, bring stands.

The program will include Queen of Sheba, and Gavotte (Christmas concert),
the new Handel Allegro and Chariots of Fire.
Also Beethoven's 9th,  .: Concert Song & Jazzy Blues ( AFS Book)
 Twinkle Variations

 

SO PRACTICE!!

It should be fun!

 

Homework this week:

Level 3

 

 

Continue with our 4 pieces Each day choose two of them and:

• play the scale which goes with it (check the key signature)
• find the hard parts,  pencil them in
• count through them
• practice correct bowings
• check for correct sharps
• check mark- Y for improved ability-N -ask for extra help if needed in class or lesson!

PRACTICE CHARTS should show at least five practice times with clear work on certain difficult parts! ALL students need to bring this for evidence of work done!

You DO want to get GOOD don't you?

 

Level 2

 

1.Continue in AFS Book : # 39, up to 44

2.Work on in tune scales : D G

3.Long Long Ago- all lines- in correct order

4.Twinkle Rhythms 4 different ones. Each day play 2 rhythms

 

Level 1

 1. Scale of D and G with long bows- check for PERFECT position -violin held by shoulder and head ALL the time

2
. Twinkle rhythms 3 different rhythms- pick 2 each day
                  mississippi,mississippi-middle bow  make ELBOW do the work

                                          mississippi hotdog- middle bow  ELBOW motion
 

                                          run pony run pony  - long short short  

 

3. Long Long Ago : lines 1, 2. 1, 3  PERFECT!!

                               Line 1       D__D E/F#__F# G/A__B    A/  F#____

                                                 0__0 1 / 2/3 2/3 3/4   A0__1 0/ d2/3  cello notes-red

 

                               Line 2        A   G    F#  E__/       G    F#  E 

                                               A0__d3/4 2/3 1_____/ 3/4  2/3 1 / 0_____played once only

(line 1 again) D__D E/F#__F# G/A__BA/ F#____

 

                                 Line 3  A___   G   F#  / E__F#  E/ D_____/_____// FINE



                                            A0__ d3/4  2/3 / 1__ 2/3 1/ D_____/______/

 

                                 Line 4  //:A__ G   F#/  E__  A   A / G___F# E /D_____:// (play twice)

                                                 A__3/4  2/3/ 1__  g1 g1/ d3/4 2/3 1 /D0_____
                                                                   
                                                             " Da Capo  al FINE":                                         

       Back to beginning- line 1 and then line 3 to "FINE" (the end)

EYES ON THE BOW HIGHWAY!!!