WORKING TOGETHER

 

WORKING TOGETHER "IN HARMONY"

Thanks to all parents who have connected with me upon receiving an update letter. Please know that we are working hard to balance all aspects of your program for the best possible outcomes.

I do welcome your input on any issues which are yet to be resolved and if  action was requested in your letter, please do so as soon as possible.

 

THIS WEEK"S HOMEWORK

 

BEGINNERS

 

1. DAILY WARM UP open -1 string cycle 

                                 CHECK for perfect RH and LH position

2. Scale of D- long bows and careful tuning

3. TWINKLES: 1.Long bows, Mrssippi hotdog: at middle of bow-R elbow mov't

                         2.Run Pony:  LONG shot short

              NEW  3. Mrssippi Mrssippi short bow at middle with right elbow movt

 

NEW SONG

LIGHTLY ROW :  NOTES for lines 1 and 2:

 

LINE 1:          A  F# F#__/ G     E   E__ / D   E   F#   G / A A A __ /

 

Violin/viola  A0 d2 d2__/ d3 d1 d1__/D0 d1 d2 d3/  0 0 0 __/

Cello   A0  d3 d3__/d4 d21 d1__/ D0 d1 d3 d4 /A0 A0 A0__

LINE 2:  A  F#  F# F# / G   E   E   E  / D  F#  A  A /  F#  F#  F#___/

             A0 d2 d2 d2/ d3 d1 d1 d1/D0 d2 A0A0/ d2 d2  d2___

.             A0 d3 d3 d3/d4 d1 d1 d1/ D0 d3  A0 A0/d3 d3d d3___/

NB The long line beside letters means hold the note for 2 counts and a full bow. Eg , Line 1 / first bar / is short short long etc.

 

 

 

INTERMEDIATES

Annalies

-two MATT newbies-
nice work

                                Graeme


1.DAILY WARM UP : Scales  of D and G with perfect RH and LH positions,

excellent tuning and sound

 

2.AFS - NEW #176 Practice carefully with good sound and long bows,all exercises up to #182

NEW Sahara Crossing: Work slowly and carefully with correct counting. Learn well up to bar 18.Watch for low C's and added FLATS

3.REVIEW: #167 and #165

4.Continue with work on Pomp and Circumstance

 

 

 

Riley- cool bass playing

 

                  Ali on violin-SWEET


 

ADVANCED  HOMEWORK

1.Vibrato exercise DAILY -slow and with even pulses
2.Scales  TWO octave D, and G  Bass-one octave asc. and desc.
3. NEW PIECE Bach Air : work carefully on the first section: bars 1-12
4. Continue slow and careful work on Ipanema,
 for sections with accidentals (added sharps /flats- get teacher help)
5. All of MacPherson Vln. 2/vla. work in small quick sections at 37 and 45
6. Fiddle Dance : ALL work in chunks to perfect short difficult parts

HOW TO ACHIEVE PERFECTION : find the problems, figure out how to fix them, then practice (REPEAT) them
until you can  play them with EASE and BEAUTY

HOW MANY PASSAGES OF MUSIC CAN YOU "PERFECT" THIS WEEK?
HAVE A GOOD ONE!