Front Seats at the Orchestra Concert!

Welcome to all students and their families

who will be attending the GYPSY VIOLIN CONCERT!

Saturday Night at the Rose Theater-8pm

(SEE HOMEWORK BELOW)

 

We are ALL happy to have families and children at the concert. And we hope not to disturb any other audience members during the performance,

Just a couple of tips and suggestion to help keep the children listening and watching. Most of you will be front and center-

GREAT seats!- to be able see the string players and especially the GYPSY VIOLINIST!

 

 

                        1.   Silence during the music is a MUST. But during the applause you can talk a moment till the next announcement and music comes.

                         2. If you find you need to take a break for the sake of a small child, try to wait for applause and dash out. But if the child is too noisy during the music, just sneak out at any time.

                         3. DO show your appreciation with applause at the end of a piece-(when the conductor turns to face the audience) 

                          4. Watch the details of your favorite instrument player- you can learn A LOT from watching hands, arms, positions, etc. It's like a very relaxing lesson on how to play!

                          5. Lots to see!. Notice the other winds and percussion instruments behind the strings- how many of each -what their names are, what their sound is like, etc.

                          6. Lots to hear! try closing your eyes and listening- sounds different!

                          7. At the end of the soloists's pieces or the whole concert, it is customary to keep clapping till the soloist or orchestra come back and play one more (usually short) piece- the "encore". And we LOVE it when people express their enjoyment by standing while they clap at the end of the concert!

 

I'll look for you in the lobby at intermission!!

Have your questions ready!

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE !

Thanks for coming to the ROSE Orchestra Concert

 

HOMEWORK This week

 

Level 3:

1. Careful listening and drilling on tricky parts of all pieces . Use the scales to really listen to yourself and to perfect tuning.

2. Work to include  correct bowings so that your bow matches the others in your section.

3. Use your Practice Guide to help you find and learn the hardest parts, and show your teachers where you need most help.

 

We are working most on Air, first part (with scale of F major) D Major scale: Hornpipe, Rainbow, Boogaloo, Allegro

 

                                                                 Level 2:

 

1. Scales D and G 1 or 2 octaves as before.

2. Review Rosa Lee

3. AFS Book:   NEW # 84 Start UP bow at middle

4. Review #75 Concert Song, #79 Duet, 85,86,89

        Keep up the practice and DON'T FORGET YOUR PRACTICE CHARTS

                                                              

                                                                 Level 1

 

1. Scales: D and G: Check positions: bow grip, bow tilts away from nose, violin on shoulder

2. Review: Lightly Row, Long Long Ago

3. Twinkles

4. AFS Book Review 23, 25 from class

5. NEW #26 d, e (open D and first finger)-same as D scale first 2 notes. Watch the notes go up and down from d to e and back

6.Continue practising reading these two notes 27, 28   to #29 "FLASHY FIRST"

                                           Have fun with your reading!

                                        KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!