April 18, 2018
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PARENTS NOTES
1. Ivone Ragoobar is helping with Admin. work in Yogita's absence.
She will also be the assistant in Wednesday and Thursday classes
Ivone 's contact info:
MATT Office : 905 497 2220 and mattchoral@gmail.com
Tuesdays :PARENT ASSISTANTS
Michelle Mack: Beginners
Mercy Mantey: Intermediates
Patrenella Lawson: Advanced
2. NEW Bulletin board - MATT office hallway:
current month calendar and lesson schedules
complete list of dates till June - see below
This should help avoid calls/emails to ask for lesson information.
Thank you all for your support as we adjust to these changes.
May 23 to 27 INTERVIEW SIGN UP FOR ALL PARENTS
with Ms. Currie- discussion, private lesson progress report & your suggestions for MATT
with Ms. Currie- discussion, private lesson progress report & your suggestions for MATT
April 30 to May 11 LAST WEEKS of Private lessons-
Parent Interviews.- all parents, with Ms Currie
Saturday May 5, 11 to 4 MATT PLAYTHON II FUNDRAISER at SHOPPERS' WORLD
ALL Students and Parents are asked to help bring in pledges & to perform on May 5th
Please initial your name in class to indicate that you will be at the Play a thon event
See the calendar for your time slots.
MAY 5 PLAY A THON SCHEDULE
10:30: set up - Wayne Strongman, NIcole Yoshimura
11:00 - 11:30: - Beginners
11:30 - 12:30: CHOIR / Intermediate Ensembles
12:30 - 1:30: Intermediate Class
1:30 - 2 pm: MATT Ensembles/ tentative- guest performers
2pm - 3 pm: Advanced Class
3pm - 4pm: Northern Lights Quartet-
NLQ trio: Andrea Currie Jefferson Leona Davidson, violins,
cellist David Rodrigo
ALL performers receive a sweet treat after performing, Thank you, Brampton Towers.!!
Tuesday May 22- DRESS (final) REHEARSALS- wear normal clothing
at Holland Christian Homes- Heritage Hall,7900 McLaughlin Rd South
bring your instrument, stand , concert music
Beginners: 4:30 -4:45
Intermediates: 5 to 5:45
Advanced: 6 -7pm
Tuesday May 29: FINALE SHOWCASE CONCERT 6 to 7:15pm
at Holland Christian Homes- Heritage Hall,7900 McLaughlin Rd South
ALL students arrive at 4:15 pm FULL REHEARSAL 4:30 to 5:45 pm
Wear MATT t-shirts, dress pants/shoes
Bring your instrument, stand , concert music
PARENTS: Please bring refreshments. We serve all who perform and attend, including residents of HCH .- to be co-organized by two parents. Mid -May we will post a sign up sheet in class. Sign up in class to bring your choice : beverage/ snack / fruit. It is always a feast of wonderful variety!
TUESDAY
JUNE 5: Year - end AWARDS CELEBRATION 4
to 6pm Ms Currie’s yard!
June 6 till mid. August - MATT office is closed
ADVANCED PERFORMANCES, MARKET BOOTHS TBA .
MATT Registration: Mid August - September 14
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
BEGINNERS:
2. Scarborough Fair- write in note names and practice to bar 27
3.Strictly Stings Page 17 - all
4. Scale of D
5. Scale of G
6. Long, Long Ago- to be played from memory
7. Twinkles- three rhythms
INTERMEDIATES
1.Two - week MATT fundraising campaign: FIND PLAY A THON PLEDGES!
2.. Scales of D and G
3. Water Music Dances 1 and 3 all
4. Crepuscule -mark in note names NEW- bars 48 to 76- Review all from beginning.
5.`Happy Blues- Review ALL Work on CODA ending and "road map"
ADVANCED
1.Two - week MATT fundraising campaign: FIND PLAY A THON PLEDGES!
2. Fiddlers Three: "FIDDLE Style"- use elbow motion/strong arm weight/ fuller bows
3. Ave Verum: careful attention to BOWINGS- correct slurs, perfect tuning
4. Beauty and the Beast - to bar 69
5. Suite for Strings: Preludio and Gigue
6. Harry Potter: to bar 77- work on dynamics and strong ending!
"Music is the social act of communication among people,
a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is." Malcom Arnold
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