Beautiful Beginnings-AND next week's CONCERT

HERE ARE EVENTS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO!

 

ADVANCED and INTERMEDIATE LESSONS start Oct 14,15, 16 (for those who are fully paid up)- arrive 10 min early - lessons will be kept on schedule- You may leave after 30 min. lesson- no theory as yet - no volunteer teacher

 

LIVE QUARTET CONCERT TUESDAY Oct 14-5:30 

for ALL MATT parents, students, and friends

Hear a 30 min. concert by The Northern Lights Quartet,

 including your MATT teachers, Andrea Currie and Marilyn McKay

Please arrive by 5:20. Quiet attendance is required throughout.

 

ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

BE sure to sign up for live orchestra performances at the Rose Theatre Brampton. We get very low special rates-this year better than ever!

LIVE concerts are a part of your music education. First one Nov 1st

You will hear the Youth Orchestra- "The ROSEBUDS",

including our MATT student, Kalpi Patel

Pick up the info letter from Claudia- She must be paid, in cash, by Oct 24

 

 

Advanced HOMEWORK 

1.NEW : MacPherson's Lament

    then work up to bar 32

Continue: 2.Fletcher: FIDDLE DANCE- S

 then work up to 6 bars after

3.Beethoven: MINUET in G work to bar 3

 4.Elgar: POMP and CIRCUMSTANCE all

                

 

 

 Intermediate HOMEWORK

1.Scales of G and D

2. AFS BOOK- Work through 114 to118

 

3. Pomp and Circumstance: work through to bar16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginner HOMEWORK 

 

1. Review correct Bow grip- repeat 10 times-ALL fingers curved

2. Review correct sitting position-on front of chair

 

3. Review correct instrument holding position

 

4. NEW- LEARN the music alphabet a b c d e f g- a b c d e f g-etc

 

5. NEW- LEARN the names of your strings:they are a 5th( FIVE letters) apart

CELLO/VIOLA lowest string is C, then up 5 to G up 5 to D, up 5 to A:

                      memorize  C G D A  ie: C is lowest (thickest)  highest is A 

 

VIOLIN lowest string is G, then up 5 to D, 5 more to D 5 more to A

                      memorize  G D A E  ie.  G is lowest (thickest) highest is E

 

6. NEW: "STRING CYCLE" With excellent bow grip and instrument position, raise right arm above your LOWEST string. Drop the bow weight onto the string and play four short bow strokes- Repeat on each string up to highest and back to lowest

 

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!

 



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