PARENT NOTES
CLASS TIME PARENT MEETINGS Tues. May 2 and Wed May 3 :
PARENTS: Book your time to be present, during your child's class,
at this important meeting
re: CURRENT MATT BOARD INITIATIVES- which involve all of us!
Sat MAY17 EVENTS to COME: Pencil in Saturday May 17 for a possible MATT fun - fundraising event, now being planned.
Tues and Wednesday May 2 and 3 CLASS TIME: PARENT MEETINGS with Board members are being planned to introduce this idea and others! Book your time and plan to be there
Tues and Wednesday May 2 and 3 CLASS TIME: PARENT MEETINGS with Board members are being planned to introduce this idea and others! Book your time and plan to be there
IMPORTANT MATT DATES:
- June 7 Dress rehearsal 5 pm to 7pm
- June 13: Final Concert (4:30 arrival 6pm concert).
- June 21: Year End Party 4-to 6 pm
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HOMEWORK !!
Beginners:
THEORY Homework hand out. - .BRING your completed homework sheets this week
DETAILED PRACTICE CHARTS REQUIRED FOR START OF ALL CLASSES ALL homework listed below must be practiced during the week- at least 2 or 3 times each.
THEORY Homework hand out. - .BRING your completed homework sheets this week
This work is there to help you with your reading and performing progress
1. Music READING : AFS Review #30, NEW #32 F#- read, and learn well-
NEW for Homework: #33, 34 , 36 and 38- Mary Had a Little Lamb!
NEW for Homework: #33, 34 , 36 and 38- Mary Had a Little Lamb!
2. CONCERT FINALE :PALLADIO: write in note names find your rhythms, practice playing those bars You are going to love this piece!
3. CONCERT: Long, long ago: ALL lines to be learned well , with correct short and long bows
4. D scale- Listen for perfect tuning of notes; Check sitting /standing position, bow grip, straight bow, whole bows
5 . CONCERT: Review Twinkles : To play in JUNE CONCERT Long Bows
Mississippi Hot Dog- middle bow
Run Pony full and short bows
REMINDERS to help with Theory HOMEWORK:
Reading your staff notes from bottom line up:
Violins: 5 lines: Every Good Boy Deserves Fun.
4 spaces : F A C E
4 spaces : F A C E
Violas: 5 lines: (FACE +G) OR Fat American Cats Eat Garbage
4 spaces: Great Big Dogs Fight
4 spaces: Great Big Dogs Fight
Cellos and Bass: 5 lines: Great Big Dogs Fight Always
4 spaces: All Cows Eat Grass
4 spaces: All Cows Eat Grass
Intermediates:
DETAILED Practice charts required for start of all classes -
all of the homework items below must be practiced at least 3 times per wee
1.. SCALE of F - for PALLADIO :practice reading and playing all notes on your F scale handout, including added ones.
2. CONCERT FINALE PALLADIO! THIS WEEK CLASS, is PALLADIO CLASS! Be ready :
Write in note names if needed Work on perfecting one bar at a time- then add the next bar
3. O Canada- next week- class study
4. AFS Book: # 165 - A: violin 1 B: violin 2, viola and cello
5. Scale of G
7.. CONCERT MARCH. Pr. of Denmark -ALL
REVIEW with careful counting and military precision!
8. .. ENSEMBLES- Practice !! :Possible CONCERT DUETS , if well prepared!
Jonathan,/Nathan/Johann J. : Judas Maccabeus
Saige /JohanR : Blue Bells of Scotland
Advanced:
Practice charts required for start of class every week
1. O CANADA: Event Audition piece learn it to perfection!!
2.CONCERT Intermezzo from Cavaliera Rusticana by Mascagni: ALL - to be carefully practiced
Watched it on YOU TUBE YET?
3.Scale of G - TWO octaves
4. CONCERT Besame Mucho - Continue to work on : ALL, with correct repeats,
Dal Segno and Da Capo-
5.. CONCERT Grieg "Holberg Suite": Gavotte For Orchestra BALANCE :Work on special rhythmic bars in correct style and dynamic
7. CONCERT FINALE PALLADIO scale of F major.
Learn 16th note bars one at a time- slow, then quick, till they become fun to play!
2. CONCERT ENSEMBLES. Vivaldi group. preparing ALL for Concert performance
"An orchestra, you know, it's a community.
It's a little world where you can create harmony."
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor Los Angeles Philharmonic
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