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Nov. 12 blog


                            
 A CONDUCTOR IS BORN - Thanks for helping , McKenna!
More photos below..

PARENTS' NOTES

ANNOUNCING:

CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT SHOPPERS WORLD
ALL STUDENTS PERFORM TOGETHER 
FRIDAY, DEC 11-ARRIVE  7:00
Plan to be there with your child to see this performance of Christmas Carols and other great music!

We wear our MATT t-shirts to all our concerts
ORDER YOURS FROM AKILAH : $10.00

ADVANCED STUDENTS  WILL PLAY IN THE ROSE THEATRE FOYER, 
DURING ROSE ORCHESTRA CONCERT INTERMISSION 
SAT DEC 5, 7 PM 
 It looks like we have  good attendance of our advanced students.
PARENTS -please decide if you would like to watch the ROSE CONCERT
"A VIENNESE  CHRISTMAS"
If you would like to attend the Dec 5 Concert and SEE our MATT Rose Theatre debut as well,
Please order and pay for CONCERT TIX with Akilah.
Price review: Adult: $20, up to 4 children, inclusive: $10
YOU DO not have TO PAY FOR TIX FOR YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE IS PERFORMING, 
UNLESS YOU WISH THEM TO SIT WITH YOU IN THE CONCERT.
They will receive comp tickets to sit together in VIP seats with a chaperone.


TWO  PARENTS are NEEDED to CHAPERONE: sit with our MATT students 
during the Rose Concert Dec 5th.If you can help, please let Akilah know
ALL student performers and our two chaperones receive free tickets. 
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CLASS SWITCH Nov 24 and Dec 1 for Intermediates and Advanced IS ON!

INTERMEDIATES ARRIVE at 6pm and leave at 6:45
ADVANCED ARRIVE at 4:45 and leave at 6pm


HOMEWORK 

BEGINNERS


 MARK YOUR PRACTICE CHART SESSION EACH DAY WITH CHECK MARKS.

During tuning time before class, show chart to your teacher- if you have 4 days practice marked you may choose a sticker for your chart! 

EACH DAY REVIEW THE FOLLOWING:
1. Sitting position- 
2.PRACTICE the bow hold 5 times before holding your instrument
3. Bow exercises: Windshield wiper, Monkey crawl up and down, Twinkle with coin.
4. Instrument hold. Take the time to practice the correct hold position 5 times, before putting the bow on the string.
5.Placing bow on strings LIFT arm above your string, drop weight of arm onto string, feel it "settle into" the string. 
6. String Cycle: Drop bow onto your lowest (thickest) string. Pull four short strokes, then move to next string and repeat bow strokes. 
  7. 0-1 String Cycle: On each string, as above play 0-1 then go to next string. Listen for correct "doh-re: sound. Check correct round finger position
8. TWINKLE - line 1, 2 and 3. ALWAYS PLAY with correct position !

TWINKLE, TWINKLE

       line 1 //: D    D    A    A    /B    B    A____/
What fingers? ( d0    d0    a0     a0   /a1  a1    0 ____/)

                       line 2        G    G   F#   F# /E    E    D_____ :// FINE
(vln /va)   d3  d3  d2   d2 / d1   d1   d0)
                    (cello   d4  d4  d 3  d3/  d1   d1   d0)

                                                              line 3  //: A     G     G    /F# F# E D  :// DC al FINE
                                                                (vln.vla.)a0  a0  d3  d3   / d2  d2 d1 d0)
                                                                  (cello  a0  a0  d4  d4   / d3  d3  d1 d0)


   NEW:  SCALE OF D

                          d e f# g             a b c# d

violin/viola: D STRING  0 1 2 3  then A STRING 0 1 2 3
           cello  D STRING 0 1 3 4  then A STRING 0 1 3 4




INTERMEDIATE

Those who wish TO AUDITION  for  ADVANCED CLASS 
MAY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DO SO.
You will be expected to play 3 of the trickiest selections from AFS  Book 1, from the last 10 pages, correctly with correct tuning and rhythms.
Congratulations TO RYAN FRANCEY, 
who is joining the ADVANCED CLASS NEXT WEEK!

BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class
PRACTICE 5 DAYS EACH WEEK

SLURS

 HOMEWORK EXERCISES: 94 to 102 all contain slurs.
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR BOW DIRECTION THE same FOR two NOTES 
IF A CURVED SLUR MARK JOINS THEM TOGETHER
"down down" OR "up up" 

NEW SCALE of  C

MOST Start on C on your G STRING (BASS  on A) :

                                          C.........D E F G........A B C
                                CELLO:  G string: 4     ( D str: 0 1  2 4 (on A str:  0  1  2 

                    VIOLIN/VIOLA:  G string  3      ( D str: 0 1  2 3 (on A str:  0  1  2  

                             BASS: A string:  2-then D str.0 1 2.to G str.         0 1shift up- 2(on B)4 


 2.  CONTINUE : MAMBO from the CONGO- bars 1-8. Count carefully.

3. Review: MOUNTAIN WILLIAM- long bows. 


REMEMBER:

 CLASS TIME EXTRA HELP Those who are not yet able to easily read the assigned AFS material, will be receiving special help sessions for part of the class, while others move forward with new material.



ADVANCED
BRING DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS to class



Learn notes and rhythms for all ROSE THEATRE  pieces: Winter Fantasy, A Christmas Lullaby,  Pie Jesu, and Variant on an Old English Carol
                                                                                   
                                                    MORE TO COME!

1. BRING YOUR SCALE SHEET, with  correct fingerings marked in by your teacher, to class. Be ready to play all of these scales well in class, with shifting as required.

2. Mozart Quartet , BROTHER JAMES AIR,  LONDONDERRY AIR, LA PALOMA, BILLY TELL, are all still good pieces to learn,  ,but only after you are EXCELLENT at CHRISTMAS repertoire.

practice only on the days you eat!!!!

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