Music at The Towers

PARENTS' NOTICE BOARD

WARM WELCOME TO OUR TWO NEW ASSISTANTS:

AKILAH ANDALL: New Admin Assistant-will take over in September from Claudia

KAPIL KHURANA: is doing Marketing for the MATT program over the summer months, sponsored by our OTF Grant

We are very pleased to have them both with us!

CONCERT JUNE 16: REMINDER

Most of you now know that we will be holding ONE CONCERT June 16^th at 5 pm.

This is due to the Towers Management kindly providing chairs to accommodate us and our audience.

4 pm rehearsal for all students

Doors will open at 4:45 for our guests.

HELP NEEDED FOR CONCERT

EVEN MORE CHAIRS!!

If you happen to own 4 collapsible chairs, we need about 20  for students to sit on at the side during concert.

This does not add extra people - just helps to stage the concert more easily. Please bring them to the 4pm rehearsal. Our volunteers can help load and unload them if needed. Please tell Claudia if you will bring some.

THANK YOU!

Parent Teacher Discussions: CONTINUED :THIS WEEK June 3 and 4, Wednesday and Thursday,  Parent interviews during your child’s private lesson time. Claudia has arranged the schedule. I look forward to sharing thoughts re:child's progress,your suggestions etc. 

For Beginners and others who have lessons on Tuesdays:

 IF you could meet with Andrea on Wed June 10 after 4:45 or June 11 after 3pm please let Claudia know .Otherwise we will have to have a phone interview- not ideal!

YEAR END POOL PARTY

Thank you to the parents who have offered to help with arranging for FREE PIZZA for the year end party.

The last MATT class/Year-end Party will be Tuesday June 23rd. All students attend at 4pm, then gather for pool party, and refreshments,

at Ms. Currie's home, very close to Towers. Details to follow. 

Possible Performance: Classic Car show in Mall parking lot-June

THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK

BEGINNERS

PRACTICECHARTS TO BE FILLED IN FOR FOUR/FIVE  DAYS PRACTICE

CONCERT PIECES ARE IN RED

1.     VIVA LA VIDA: YOUR FIRST SHEET MUSIC!

ALL STUDENTS: Use our repeated rhythm in 2 bar segments, watching to change notes in the music as required. The notes move up one or down one, on either the D or G string.

 CELLOS: YES Misha’s Dad is right –you are missing the first 20 bars-which I will give you Tuesday. However, those bars are very similar to the ones you have, and will come before the ones you have, so work on your music lots and get to know it well!

2.  Review note reading thoroughly every day- NOTE READING –AFS BOOK

  #32 page 19. Continue PAST  #35 AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO!

Page 33; CONTINUE PAST 110 and 111 on G string notes

3. Review Twinkle(A)  Long Bows, Miss Hot dog and (B) I STOP and YOU STOP  eg “D D rest D A A rest A”

    

4. Review Lightly Row- short short long. etc.: half bows for short and whole bows for long:

INTERMEDIATES

CONCERT PIECES ARE IN RED

1.     SKATERS WALTZ Continue working up to bar 52 quarter note melodies -very smooth bowing

2.     SAHARA CROSSING - work on your hard parts: especially :violin/viola bars19 to 25 and cellos bars 41 to 51

3. VIVA la VIDA  practice Practice through the whole piece HAVE FUN WITH IT! Listen to it on YOU tube  Use correct up and down bows. for your rhythm on open strings  AT  FROG of bow. 



4.  POMP and CIRCUMSTANCE YOUR concert piece

ADVANCED

CONCERT PIECES ARE IN RED

1.     SONATA by SCARLATTI: Practice each eighth note bars separately, with perfect tuning and smooth sound.

This week we will play it with Kalpi, so be sure to know your part well!

2.     VIVA LA VIDA Continue through the whole piece- HAVE FUN !!

3. Continue learning Bach Air- aim for very smooth long in tune eighth notes

       4.  BACH BRANDENBURG- ALL!!

       5.  Continue perfecting the notes and melodies of  MAC PHERSON.

        6. TRIO by Mya, Balaaj and Zoe!!