MERRY MUSIC MAKING

CONGRATS ALL !

You did a super job playing the Mall Concert Saturday!

Lots of people asked about joining our MATT program too!
Jingle Bells rang out at Shoppers World

 

This SATURDAY: ADVANCED and INTERMEDIATES are playing Carols at the Towers!

• bring your instrument, stand and music
• wear your MATT t-shirt

• ARRIVE AT THE CLASS ROOM BY 10AM SATURDAY

We play in each tower lobby between 10am and 2:45 pm. We leave at 3pm.

CLAUDIA is buying pizza for lunch- at 12 noon when we finish 2ndTower

don't forget to say THANK YOU to her!

If you wish a drink etc. please bring one for yourself

 

NEXT TUESDAY CLASS!!

THIS iS PAY DAY for SESSION 2

last class till January 4th

Bring instrument and practice charts.

Bring a small snack for each member of your class if you wish.

Activities: concert photos

video clips

music games

 

homework this week
INTERMEDIATES AND ADVANCED:
1. PREPARE ALL CONCERT CAROLS AND SONGS FROM last week's CONCERT
Advanced:
2. work on Fiddle Dance hard parts-bring you practice chart to all classes
3. Work on Girl from Ipanema

Intermediate:up to
1. Work in AFS book all lines from 142 to 145
                                                   149 and 150
                                                   153, 155, 156, 161 and 164
2. Continue working on Pomp and Circumstance

 Beginners:

1. String cycle-long bows
2. 0-1 string cycle-long bows, perfect bow grip
3. D scale (Doh a deer) listen carefully-keep left  hand finger #1 on tape for good tuning (see last week's blog for notes.
4.TWINKLE, TWINKLE

         line 1    //: D    D    A    A    /B    B    A____/

What fingers?(all - d0    d0  a0  a0   /a1  a1    0 ____/)

        line 2          G    G   F#   F# /E    E    D_____ :// repeat (FINE)

         (violin /viola   d3  d3  d2   d2 / d1   d1   d0)

                    (cello   d4  d4  d 3  d3/  d1   d1   d0)

        line 3      //: A   A   G  G    / F# F# D ____ ://PLAY TWICE                                                                                              THEN                      
      (violin /viola  a0  a0  d3 d3   / d2 d2 d1 d0) back to beginning

                 (cello  a0  a0  d4  d4  / d3 d3 d1 d0) back to beginning

 

Mississippi Hot dog- MIDDLE BOW Review Twinkle notes and D scale notes with this rhythm on each note

Looking forward to seeing you all TUESDAY!

PRACTICE WELL to PLAY WELL!!!!