STRINGING ALONG to JUNE CONCERTS

PARENT NOTES: 1.Thank you for your Rose Concert comments - 2 or 3 so far- it's really fun to hear what the children have to say, so "Gypsy" concert-goers, please ask your little one to respond to the recent comment sheet. Either they write, or you write their comments as you discuss them. And your own comments are very valuable, so please bring'em on!

COMING EVENTS: Please pencil these dates in .
June 10th Towers Concert:  Dress rehearsal  for ALL students 4pm, CONCERT 5pm
June 3rd Class adjustments to accommodate combined concert groups-TBA
Saturday,June 21st -tentative mid-day concert(s) at SW Mall times TBA

2. Comments about the MATT program: We are seeking funding at the moment, hoping to build a base for our program's continuation into the future. We felt that parent comments' about  the value of the program for your child, would be helpful. Please do write a couple of sentences about this, if you feel inclined to do so.

3. And we are always working towards increased contact with people who may wish to enroll their children. We take their names and numbers now, and contact them at registration time. If you know any such families, please pass on a brochure to them.
Fall Promotion:  I would like to have a couple of our Level 3's playing with me as I do my annual Brampton Towers promotion in September-I arrive by 3pm and stay till about 3:30 on 4 different days. More on that later.

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK
LEVEL 1 Parents please ensure your young one practices 4 or 5 times per week, with your watchful eye on correct positions. If they are losing their excellent position habits, they will find it harder to undo bad habits than just continuing the good ones they started with!

Write each item on the practice chart as they do it: Do one of each of the below each day and make sure you laugh and enjoy your time together, while correcting and perfecting!
Scales- D and G For excellent placement of fingers and full bows
Twinkles- upper half(start Down bow) -use elbow-on Msrippi Mrsippi , and Mrsippi Hotdog
nice smooth bowing on theme, and long short short for Run Pony
Song- Long Long Ago, Lightly Row
AFS Book- review #30, NEW #32  continue to #37 and #38 READING .the notes, not playing by ear.

LEVEL 2
We are moving ahead with reading
1. AFS BOOK Work on #84 O Come Little Children -start at middle of bow and go UP to frog, then long short short etc. .Everyone will play bars 1 to 4 Tuesday to make sure you've got it. The rest is  more of the same!
2. Review #92- .
3.NEW this week SLURS #94 smooth::downdown uuup COOL!!! That's why string instruments sound so smooth-they do SLURS
Continue on to #97
For fun play Concert Song(for the concert ), Rosa Lee and Beethoven's 5th

LEVEL 3
Handel Air:  F major scale first then nice and gentle -count those long notes carefully
NEW Vivaldi Concerto in D: Two notes joined . Very gentle . with PERFECT TUNING!!

REVIEW: Rainbow, Hornpipe, Allegro, Chariots
Enjoy long free bows and beautiful sound on  ALL these pieces!

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