YOUR PERFECT ATTENDANCE-INFO for the next few weeks

A reminder to students and Parents:

PERFECT ATTENDANCE at classes(ANY kind)

 is your best way to stay on top of learning. (Also for MATT, your way to receive an honours Certificate at the end of June.)

 

AND along with that, in the case of learning to play an instrument,

your consistent practice routine is absolutely necessary.

AT least  FIVE, times a week, review carefully all materials we play in class!

 

 MATT is hiring good substitute teachers, while I am away for two Tuesdays, 

who will keep your learning fresh, and help you move forward. They will be using the HOMEWORK posted on this BLOG as the basis for your classes-

SO KEEP UP!

Claudia will be recording attendance- 

 HELP her and the teachers, as much as you can,
 by arriving on time and paying attention.

Individual Lessons will continue as usual, along with the Theory component.

 

DURING MARCH BREAK THERE ARE NO LESSONS OR CLASSES

 

If I can, I will forward to Claudia, some photos

from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Viet Nam!

 

 

HOMEWORK

BEGINNERS
 

DAILY WARM UP open -1 string cycle:  CHECK for perfect RH and LH
2. Scale of D- long bows and careful tuning

3. TWINKLES:

(a)Long bows . No bow re-takes

(b) Mrssippi hotdog: at middle of bow-R elbow mov't

(c) Run Pony:  LONG short short

(d)  Mrssippi Mrssippi short bow at middle with right elbow movt

 4. LIGHTLY ROW. Review Lines 1 and 2 as shown on hand out sheet
Bring stands to class and new Book "All for Strings"

NEW: You can ADD LINE 3 and then  4 -SAME AS line 2

Follow your line in the note sheet handed out in class:

          LINE 3: E  E  E  E   / E   F#  G__/F# F# F# F# /  F# G A___/

       vln/vla: d1 d1 d1 d1 / d1 d2 d3__/d2 d2 d2 d2/ d2 d3 A0/

     cello:     d1 d1 d1 d1 /d1 d3 d4__/ d3 d3 d3 d3/  d3 d4 A0

LINE 4: Repeat line 2 :A  F# F#F#/   G  E   E    E      / D   F#   A     A / F#F#F#___/ (SAME AS LINE 2)

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

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

 

NEW: READING MUSIC: ALL FOR STRINGS Method Book (AFS)
Take good care of the book-you are responsible for keeping it in GOOD condition.

• All exercises read in class are to be reviewed at home For next week  review # 1 to 3 . You will continue on from there.

• Bring your stands and books to class every week.

INTERMEDIATE

1.Scales: D and G- special attention  to perfect position and tuning.

2.Review AFS.:#165-There's Music in the Air

3.NEW DUETS #181 practice your part

4. Happy Blues #183:

5. Sahara Crossing - up to bar  34.

6. REVIEW Pomp and CIrcumstance-all- FOLLOW all BOWINGS

 

 

ADVANCED

 

1.Vibrato exercise DAILY slow with even pulses

2.Scales  TWO octave D, and G  Bass-one octave asc. and desc.

3. Bach Air : work carefully on the first section: bars 1-32- NEW this week Bars 25 to 32

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

7. Review Pomp and Circumstance

ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!

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