PARENT NOTES
May 21 : Final ensemble rehearsals before Play a thon performances All ensembles play to audition for the June Concert opportunity.
2. Interviews Begin Monday in the Lunch room. Please wait in the hall till your app’t time.
3 Please reply today to Ms. Currie’s email about July 1st invitation..
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PLAY A THON SCHEDULE
All students are required at attend their class Play a thon Performance- see schedule below. One hour for each class participation - rehearsal for the June 7 Showcase Concert
ALL Beginners: arrive 10:45: Play 11 to 11:45.
Tuesday Intermediates.: arrive 11:30 Play 11:45 to 12:30
Thursday Intermediates : arrive 12:15 Play 12:30 to 1:15 pm
Ensembles / Solos: Arrive 1:pm. Play 1:15 to 1 :45 pm
Advanced: arrive 1:30 pm Play 1:45 to 3 pm
Bring class music.and stand with your name on it.. Wear MATT t shirt with casual clothing
Parents are needed during your own child’s class time only, to help students care for /store cases etc and to hand out the snack after performance. Please see Yogita if you can help .
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
BEGINNERS: Concert Pieces: Doh a Deer, Twinkles, Long Long Ago, Pirates ( June 7th )
Practice charts filled in daily FOUR times per week . Bring chart to class!
PIRATES MUSIC: for full cast performance at June 7th concert!
Extra Help : Come to Intermediate Tuesday Class at 5:15 and play it with us!
Or Attend Advanced Class at 6:15 for 15 minutes
DON’T FORGET F natural (not F#) cello: all F’s are low-played with 2nd finger!
violin/viola: 2nd finger touches 1st for f natural BUT: Keep 3rd finger high.
Please write in the names of the notes in your music. Review to bar 26 for the June 7 concert
Strictly Strings Review Page 17 : 1-3 to Page 1 new : 1-4. NEW PAGE 18: 1,2 3 Home- work: # 5, 6 and 7. KEEP your eyes on the NOTES!
D scale-- D scale handout- play and READ daily
Twinkles: long bows and with one of the rhythms below each day
Our rhythms : run pony, mississippi hotdog, mississppi ,mississippi,
I stop & you stop
LONG, LONG AGO : ALL
MUSIC :THEORY ASSIGNMENTS The following students still need to hand in Theory Sheets:
Amadea- Grand Staff,Treble clef, Musical words; Dakila,#4 Bass clef Musical words; Nayali,#3 Grand Staff , Bass clef, Please hand in in your overdue assignments. .They are helpful in learning to read music
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INTERMEDIATES:
Practice charts filled in daily FIVE times per week . Bring chart to class!
PLAYLIST June 7th Concert.
1. Orchestra Book : p.4 Trumpet Tune. Scale of G
2 p..11., March in style of Corelli
3 March from Scipio
4 Fandango
5. Largo Handel ALL- careful counting!!
PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN bars 1 to 51 scale of G major:, Scale of F Major-Bb/ F&C natural NO #s,
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ADVANCED:
Practice charts filled in daily FIVE times per week . Bring chart to class!
. PLAYLIST FOR June 7th. Concert:
SOLOS: 1. Amazing Grace- cello solo, by Johann
2. Gabrielle’s Oboe- violin solo: by Mya Norman
3.. Canon
4. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
5. Rondeau
6. Deep River - Play a thon only
7. Au Clair de Lune CELLOS : See help videos by Mr. Brown for :google Youtube Music at the Towers.. THANKYOU Mr Brown!!
8. Danny Boy
NB: Special practice sections for : Au Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy-
Violin I . bars 24 & 25, 35-42
Violin II . bar 1-4, 37 , 43 -46
Violas . bars 1-4 tuning, 31-34, 43-46
Bass . bar 8-9 , 26-33,51-65-end
9. Pirates of the Caribbean - learn to the end with BOWINGS
WORK HARD… PLAY EASY!!