PARENT NOTES
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NOV 25th Performance : INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS
all participants have 2nd Special rehearsal today- Thurs 23 Nov. 5:15 in party room
SATURDAY Nov 25th : DETAILED INFO
WHEN TO ARRIVE: 9 am- You will be greeted and directed by MATT Parent greeters
WHERE TO GO: Shoppers World Mall northwest door on Charolais (Medix entrance)
WHAT TO WEAR: MATT t-shirt, colorful skirt / dark pants, festive touches no blue jeans
WHAT TO BRING: Strings : music folder with music in order below, music stand with your name on it
PROGRAM ORDER- Strings - use your folder to organize music as follows:
1.Hymn to Freedom- Chorus
2.Frosty the Snow Man -chorus
3.Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer -chorus
4.Concert Song- Strings
5.Pizzicato Magic- Strings
6. Doh a Deer - (no sheet music -D Scale )Combined Chorus and Strings
7.Up on the Housetop - Chorus
8.Beethoven 9th - Strings
9.When children join hands to Sing Chorus
10.Jingle Bells -Strings - or Combined Chorus and Strings
*AND when Santa shows up : Here Comes Santa Claus - combined.Chorus sand Strings
*Afterwards some of the above will be performed once more.
PLEASE NOTE the times for Saturday:
arrival :9 am performance 10:30 am further details below
Please NOTIFY Yogita immediately if you cannot attend the Nov 25th Sat morning event or any special rehearsal .
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2. ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERT ticket DEADLINE : Nov. 23rd.
for Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm Concert at Rose Theatre
for Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm Concert at Rose Theatre
Ticket purchase deadline Today Nov 23 by 6pm.
Here's what's happening at the Dec 2 Rose O. Concert:
- MATT Advanced Students Intermission Performance
- 6 to 7:15pm. "Instrument petting Zoo" for children
- Children's Choir
- Music from Home Alone, and Polar Bear Express
- Treats and other surprises!
Parent Reminder: MATT students are required to attend one Rose O concert each year, an important part of their music education, and to earn their MATT Certificate
Advanced Students Blouses/ shirts. A special dress shirt /blouse is worn for our Rose Theatre concerts. Please make sure you have spoken to Farah Merrick about your child's attire.
UPCOMING MATT PERFORMANCE EVENTS
1. Saturday November 25: INTERMEDIATE STRINGS and CHORAL STUDENTS :
9:00 am arrival at Charolais Blvd Door- 10:30 am Performance
2. Saturday Dec 2: ADVANCED STRINGS:6:45 pm arrival Rose Theatre
ROSE ORCHESTRA INTERMISSION CONCERT-
Wear: Dress shirts - dressy skirt/ dress pants/dress shoes.
Bring Instrument and music- no stand required
Bring Instrument and music- no stand required
3 .Friday December 8:
ALL MATT STUDENTS play : ANNUAL SHOPPERS WORLD MALL CONCERT 7:30 pm
ARRIVAL TIMES: at CHAROLAIS BLVD DOOR:
6:45 pm Advanced Strings
7pm: Intermediate Strings
7:15 ALL Choral and Strings Beginners
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
BEGINNERS NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -
requirement :4 practice sessions per week.
1. REVIEW DAILY :Repeat 3 to 5 times each :
a). Review: correct bow grip, sitting position, instrument hold.
a). Review: correct bow grip, sitting position, instrument hold.
b). Music alphabet: abcdefg repeat abcdefg etc
c). Name your strings
2. Review: String Cycle- TWO rhythms: "Mississippi Hot dog" middle bow
"Run pony" : on each string - long short short
. Remember that your elbow will change levels for each string
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3 Review: 0-1 string cycle " Review carefully the correct placement of first finger- Review HOW to find your first finger spot correctly
5. Use Hand out- to play all the notes of the D Scale up and down
Review "TWINKLE" LINE 1 D D A A / B B A___/
0 0 0 0 / a1 a1 0___/
NEW LINE 2 G G F# F#/ E E D_____ :/
violin /viola d3 d3 d2 d2 / d1 d1 d0
cello d4 d4 d 3 d3/ d1 d1 d0
bass g0 g0 d4 d4/ d1 d1 d0
LINE 3 //:A A G G /F# F# E D ://
violin /viola a0 a0 d3 d3 / d2 d2 d1 d0
cello a0 a0 d4 d4 / d3 d3 d1 d0
bass g1 g1 d0 d0 / d4 d4 de d0
INTERMEDIATE
NB: BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS -
requirement : 5 practice sessions per week.
FOR Nov 25th Santa event: 
1. Jingle Bells- learn with short notes- for happy effect!
2. "Here Comes Santa Claus" .
(a) Practice playing to the end
(b) Write in notes names for ALL notes of the song.
3. CONCERT SONG AFS #75 very smooth bowing
4. Pizzicato Magic
5. Beethoven's Ninth - Practice- bar 21 to the end
6. Doh a Deer: D scale 
ADVANCED CLASS
***BRING COMPLETED PRACTICE CHARTS TO CLASS 5 sessions per week
1. NEW CAROLS: Violin 1 plays Line A all others play Line B
Angels we have heard on high
Silent Night
Angels we have heard on high
Silent Night
2. G scale: Eleanor Rigby: cellos: learn important bars- 4, 26, 28 to 31
new bass notes bar added
ALL: Work on your Melody Bars.
:Practice Spiccato bowing for short notes- strong bounced bow
3. D scale Jingle Bells Hoedown-
Review ALL- find tough parts and repeat repeat till very comfortable
Mark in notes and finger numbers with pencil where needed.
4. D scale Andante Cantabile:ALL work especially on:
CELLOS: bar 43 to 57
EVERYONE: bar 58 to the end
ALL: REVIEW all of your hard bars .
Cellos play penciled-in to bass part : bars 49 to 64
5. G scale Blue Tango: Practice the whole piece! Play with PASSION
We practice for:
PERFECT NOTES, EXCELLENT TUNING, CORRECT BOWINGS, HUGE DYNAMICS,
TO MAKE THE MUSIC COME ALIVE!
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