WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE

WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE!

Music is a force for good in your child-it enhances thinking skills, trains discipline, offers opportunities to collaborate with others regardless of social/economic, cultural or religious background.
It is a purposeful, satisfying and educational use of spare time.
Performing well brings a natural high, the well-earned exhilaration 
which comes with achievement-

and it lasts for life.

 

LET"S TALK!   PARENT MEETINGS THIS TUESDAY -

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CLASS.

Please bring your questions and comments.

 

ROSE/ROSEBUD ORCHESTRA

"When you wish upon a Star" FEB.14- 8pm Rose Theatre

It is great to see that several parents have made arrangements to attend this concert with their children. It will be an important chance for them to see a live concert with the youth orchestra- and lovely music. It's part of the MATT music education to see live performances on their instruments!

If you haven't done so yet, please contact Claudia this week and make arrangements for your tickets.

COSTS are much less than half of the regular prices!

(ADULT $20. and $10 total for up to 4 children inclusive)

Your relatives and friends can attend as well by contacting the box office-MATT friends can use "code50" when purchasing tix and get %50 off!

Box office tel. #:905-874-3612

 

Just FYI :ANOTHER FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY for you all :
"BOWFIRE" next Thursday Jan 29 at the Rose-

a whole different take on violin playing- I'll see you there!

See the Rose Theatre Website for more info!

 

 

Beginner Homework

Each day work on the following things-and mark on your chart:

 

Always check RH and LH position before you start each task

1.LONG BOWS-straight bows on open strings 

2.0-1 String cycle with beautiful sound and in-tune first finger

3.Scale of D

4.TWINKLE- long bows

5. Mississippi hotdog on each note of Twinkle- start at MIDDLE of bow

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Intermediate Homework

Each day work on the following things-and mark on your chart:

    1. Review D scale- perfect tuning-long straight bows

    2. Review G scale - make a beautiful sound-use wrist to PULL  up and down

    3. AFS- Reading music well is the goal :

                            sharps or naturals are now very important.

Look at the beginning of the exercises and remember : F#? C# ? move fingers close or farther (for cello/bass different fingers are used) depending on these .

    4. REVIEW # 132-bowing is important- long,short,short

    5.165- will be a concert piece in June.

    6. #167 violins now read notes on the E string

    7. ALL students continue on to #171

 

ADVANCED STUDENTS

Each day work on the following things-and mark on your chart:

1. VIBRATO: practice exercise only. To save UNLEARNING bad habits later, please do not use it in music until approved.



2. Girl from Ipanema- challenging section:C to D. Work out your fingerings, sharps and flats, etc with your teacher.

3. Fiddle Dance learn well: 4 bars before 2 to 4 after 2

                                           Review the rest of the piece

4, Macpherson: review all up to bar 29-learn it well.

5.Review :Beethoven and Pomp

 

REMEMBER YOUR LESSONS are there to help you play well.

 Prepare questions about difficulties to ask teachers, while you practice.

Make all your music sound beautiful with long smooth bows!